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newBJP sweeps Vidhan parishad elections in UP
Among graduate seats, BJP's Arun Pathak won from Kanpur-Unnao for the third time by a whopping 53,185 votes. He polled over 62,000 votes while his nearest rival SP's Kamlesh Yadav got just about 9,000.
- 9 hours ago 3 Feb 23, 10:20pm -
newBJP keeps SP away from LoP post in UP's Upper House
The SP has nine members in the 100-member Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council, against BJP’s 75, and needed one more to stake claim to the LoP’s post.
- 11 hours ago 3 Feb 23, 8:10pm -
newJewar airport ready for takeoff in early 2024
Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath has said that the Noida International Airport would be operational by early next year, while the 594-km Ganga Expressway connecting Meerut and Prayagraj will be opened for commuters before the Maha Kumbh in 2025.
- 21 hours ago 3 Feb 23, 10:08am -
Skygazers thrilled to catch glimpse of rare Green comet in Lucknow
Astronomers and sky gazers of the city were on cloud nine when they spotted the Green comet for the first time on Thursday. Though the view was not very clear, but the sight of the comet that was last seen during Neanderthal age 50,000 years ago filled astronomers with joy.
- 1 day ago 3 Feb 23, 6:22am -
Student's death: Crime scene recreated in Lko
To solve the mystery behind the death of a class 8 student of a city school, the police recreated the crime scene at the spot, on Thursday. A dummy approximately the weight of the victim was thrown thrice from the fifth floor of the hostel and was videographed by forensic experts.
- 1 day ago 3 Feb 23, 6:13am -
To avoid 'exam paper leaks', Uttarakhand university shifts to digital mode
In light of several recent paper leak scams, the Veer Madho Singh Bhandari (VMSB) Uttarakhand Technical University has moved to a digital question paper method, in which the papers are uploaded to a central server by the controller of examination and made available only 30 minutes before the exam.
- 1 day ago 3 Feb 23, 6:01am -
UP MLA Rahul Prakash Kol dies of cancer
Apna Dal MLA from Chhanbey (SC) assembly constituency in Mirzapur, Rahul Prakash Kol died after a prolonged illness at a cancer hospital in Mumbai on Thursday. He was 39. He was undergoing treatment for cancer for a long time.
- 1 day ago 3 Feb 23, 5:42am -
75% MoUs signed in '18 already realised: Yogi
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has said that more than 75% MoUs signed during the 2018 investors summit have already materialised and the proposals at the forthcoming Global Investors Summit in Lucknow would be several times more than the target.
- 1 day ago 3 Feb 23, 5:38am -
32 yrs on, 82-yr-old gets yr in jail for Rs 100 bribe
A special CBI court on Thursday sentenced an 82-year-old retired railway clerk to one-year imprisonment for a bribe of Rs 100 that he took 32 years ago. It also imposed a fine of Rs 15,000 on the accused, reports Ravi Singh Sisodiya.
- 1 day ago 3 Feb 23, 2:21am -
82-year-old gets year in jail for Rs 100 bribe
Special CBI judge Ajay Vikram Singh on Thursday sentenced an 82-year-old retired railway clerk to one-year imprisonment for taking a bribe of Rs 100 32 years ago. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 15,000 on the accused.
- 1 day ago 2 Feb 23, 11:14pm -

Gang cheats people by cloning thumbprints
Cyber cell and Hapur police on Wednesday busted a gang who allegedly cloned thumbprints of around 100 locals to withdraw money from their accounts through Aadhaar Enabled Payment System (AEPS) in Hapur.
- 1 day ago 2 Feb 23, 11:05pm -
Ballia trader's FB suicide: 18 booked
The Ballia police on Thursday booked as many as 13 identified and five unidentified persons in the suicide of trader Nandlal Gupta in Ballia district. These persons have been booked for abetment of suicide, cheating, criminal breach of trust and criminal intimidation.
- 1 day ago 2 Feb 23, 11:04pm -
Wife of ex-chief engineer sent to jail in ED case

- 1 day ago 2 Feb 23, 10:35pm -
Ram temple Shaligram 'shilas' arrive in Ayodhya
On the way to Ayodhya, the Devshila Rath carrying two giant Shaligram stones to carve out the idols of Lord Ram and Sita to be used at Ram Mandir reached Gorakhnath temple in Gorakhpur from Nepal. It reached Ayodhya on Thursday morning.
- 2 days ago 2 Feb 23, 11:31am -
Rs 3,500 cr boost for these high-speed tains (RRTS)
The country’s first high-speed Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) corridor being constructed between Delhi and Meerut got a major boost of Rs 3,596 crore in the Union Budget. However, the allocation was lower than last year’s Rs 4,472 crore.
- 2 days ago 2 Feb 23, 10:49am -
Panel to probe graft during ex-AKTU VC Pathak’s term
APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University (AKTU) authorities formed a fourmember inquiry committee headed by a retired high court judge to probe corruption charges during former VC Prof Vinay Kumar Pathak’s term.
- 2 days ago 2 Feb 23, 7:15am -
Harassed by lenders, man shoots self on FB live
Claiming harassment and mental torture by moneylenders from whom he had borrowed money, a 45year-old trader in Ballia on Wednesday shot himself in the head while streaming the act live on Facebook from his shop.
- 2 days ago 2 Feb 23, 7:03am -
Mom, kid stuck in lift during blackout at LDA apt
From a three-yearold child stuck in a lift to a 70year-old patient stranded on the sixteenth floor, residents of the LDA’s Sargam Apartment on Kursi Road faced another nightmare on Wednesday, when there was a blackout for almost four hours.
- 2 days ago 2 Feb 23, 7:03am -
‘Ramcharitmanas’ issue raised to derail our agenda'
Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath said here on Wednesday that the ‘Ramcharitmanas’ issue was being raised by those who wanted to spoil the atmosphere in society and derail the development agenda of the state government.
- 2 days ago 2 Feb 23, 6:49am -
Woman kills three children in UP's Shamli
A woman allegedly killed her three children by poisoning them following a family dispute in the Kairana area of Shamli district, police said on Wednesday. Her eight-year-old son died on the spot.
- 2 days ago 1 Feb 23, 10:57pm -