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After 3 decades, endangered red-crowned roofed turtles return to Ganga

LUCKNOW, April 28 -- One of the most endangered turtle species, the red-crowned roofed turtle has returned to the Ganga after 30 years. As many as 20 freshwater turtles of this species were reintroduc... Read More


U.P. to deploy AI cameras at DTR to keep wandering tigers in natural habitat

LUCKNOW, April 5 -- The rise in the number of wild cats has put tiger reserves in Uttar Pradesh under pressure, but the growing incidents of tigers wandering out has compelled the forest department to... Read More


Ballia Recruitment racket: 37 nurses revealed to have knock-off joining letters, salaries stopped

LUCKNOW, March 31 -- The ongoing probe into the Ballia nurse recruitment racket has revealed that the number of nurses who got appointment via duplicate joining letters is now over three dozen. "To b... Read More


Tech tracking and tranquiliser: 91-day tiger chase ends in Rehmankheda

LUCKNOW, March 6 -- The villagers of Rehmankheda and the forest teams deployed there, have heaved a collective sigh of relief. After 12 hours of continuous combing, the elusive tiger was spotted and ... Read More


Ballia nurse recruitment racket: Knock-off appointment letters gave jobs to unqualified candidates, suggests probe

LUCKNOW, March 1 -- The joining letter for a staff nurse was replicated multiple times to give jobs to 15 undeserving candidates, who were deployed in the same posts at several health facilities in Ba... Read More


HT FOLLOW-UP: Ballia staff nurses' recruitment racket:Extra 'l' in email ID, forged signature, fake letter among tactics of deception

LUCKNOW, Feb. 25 -- Forged replies sent by post, bogus signatures of officials and fake email were apparently the tactics used to get 15 people, including two women, appointed as staff nurses in Balli... Read More


U.P. to set up board for docs, medical teachers hiring

LUCKNOW, Feb. 20 -- The Uttar Pradesh government has allocated Rs.3.34 crore for the formation of the 'Uttar Pradesh Specialist Doctors and Medical Teachers' Recruitment Board' to speed up the selecti... Read More


Laxmanpuri ecotourism reserve opens for public today

LUCKNOW, Feb. 10 -- On Monday, the gates of 'Laxmanpuri ecotourism reserve' developed on Rae Bareli road will open to the public. UP forest minister Arun K Saxena will inaugurate it. Created on 12 h... Read More


Villagers' bone-chilling moment with tiger in Lakhimpur

LUCKNOW, Feb. 6 -- Just 50 feet ahead of their bikes, a tiger emerged from the shadows, leaving villagers in Lakhimpur's Mohamadi forest range frozen in a bone-chilling standoff late one evening, two ... Read More