Maharajganj police have registered an FIR against an unidentified bus driver over the death of a 42-year-old Nepalese national in a road accident on June 18, acting on a court directive after the victim’s family alleged police inaction. Lucknow: Maharajganj police have registered an FIR against an unidentified bus driver in connection with the death…
Members of cyber fraud gang accused in police custody Lucknow: Basti police busted a two-member cyber fraud gang accused of posing as crime branch officers and extorting money from people across 12 states in the country.The gang allegedly threatened victims with arrest by claiming that their call detail records had been recovered and that they…
Lucknow: N Franklin Jayakumar assumed charge as chairman-cum-managing director (CMD) of Northern Coalfields Limited (NCL), the Singrauli-based subsidiary of Coal India Limited, on Tuesday.Jayakumar is a mining professional with over 34 years of experience in mechanised underground and opencast coal and lignite mining operations in India and abroad.Before joining NCL, he served as Director (Technical),…
Lucknow: UP govt on Wednesday issued detailed guidelines for the conduct of Special Teacher Eligibility Test (Special TET) for teachers and special educators.Additional chief secretary, basic and secondary education, Parth Sarathi Sen Sharma said that primary teachers from Class 1 to 5 and upper primary teachers from Class 6 to 8, and special educators are…
Lucknow: Fourteen years ago, when Mohit Mishra had the option of taking up a teaching job at a private school, he chose a different path. While many of his friends opted for private schools offering higher salaries, Mishra decided to work in a govt school for blind children who needed specialised support.“Money is important, but…
Key sections are being prepared for higher speed train operations LUCKNOW: Railways has taken another step towards running trains at speeds of up to 160 kmph on the New Delhi-Mumbai route, with a new traction substation at Chhata becoming operational on Sept 7.“Simply put, the substation will provide the stronger and more stable electricity supply…
The Uttar Pradesh government has appointed Mohsin Raza as chairman of the Minority Commission LUCKNOW: The Uttar Pradesh govt has appointed former minister Mohsin Raza as chairman of the Uttar Pradesh minority commission, filling the post that had remained vacant for more than two years.An office order issued by the minority welfare department on Sept…
North Central Railway will upgrade Bateshwar halt station to an intermediate station LUCKNOW: North Central Railway will upgrade Bateshwar halt station on the Bhandai-Udimor rail section of Agra division from a ‘D’ category halt to a ‘B’ category intermediate station at an estimated cost of Rs 33.45cr.The project, sanctioned during the 2025-26 financial year, is…
Rahul Gandhi arrived in Rae Bareli for a two-day constituency visit RAE BARELI: A brief exchange outside the Rae Bareli Collectorate on Wednesday added a political twist to Rahul Gandhi’s constituency visit, after a few people were heard shouting “naraaz fufa” as the Congress MP arrived for a DISHA meeting.The phrase, used by Prime Minister…
Mayawati said Akash Anand, the BSP’s national coordinator, would continue to work in the party. (File Photo) LUCKNOW: BSP national president Mayawati said on Tuesday that Ashok Siddharth, the father-in-law of her nephew Akash Anand, should take complete “sanyas” from politics. Only then, she said, would it be appropriate for Akash Anand to work freely…
