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Magh Mela begins today; 30 lakh likely to take first holy dip

PRAYAGRAJ, Jan. 3 -- Braving dense fog and chilly winds, lakhs of pilgrims will take a holy dip in the Sangam waters in Prayagraj on Saturday, the first day of the 44-day Magh Mela. With an anticipat... Read More


Landlord can file eviction plea even sans written tenancy agreement: Allahabad HC

PRAYAGRAJ, Jan. 3 -- The Allahabad high court has held that the absence of a written tenancy agreement or not furnishing particulars of tenancy do not bar the jurisdiction of rent authority. The cour... Read More


Magh Mela area declared no-vehicle zone

PRAYAGRAJ, Jan. 2 -- The entire Magh Mela area was declared a no-vehicle zone from 8 pm on Thursday as the administration put in place extensive traffic and crowd management measures ahead of the Magh... Read More


Magh Mela: Seers angered by mismanagement block road, shut down sector office

PRAYAGRAJ, Jan. 2 -- With the first bathing festival of the Magh Mela scheduled to begin on Saturday, frustration among seers is growing over the lack of basic facilities. On Thursday, their patience ... Read More


LT Grade Teachers' exam on Mauni Amavasya sparks concern

PRAYAGRAJ, Jan. 1 -- Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) aspirants have expressed concern over the scheduling of the LT Grade Teachers' Recruitment Examination for English and Physical Edu... Read More


Deliberate inflation of marks makes appointment illegal: Allahabad HC

PRAYAGRAJ, Jan. 1 -- The Allahabad high court has held that the appointment of a candidate who deliberately enters higher marks in a recruitment application form to gain undue advantage in the selecti... Read More


Prayagraj retd teacher escapes rRs.r2 cr cyber fraud attempt

PRAYAGRAJ, Jan. 1 -- A retired school teacher in Prayagraj narrowly escaped an alleged cyber fraud attempt involving Rs.2 crore after bank officials and cybercrime police intervened in time, officials... Read More


Tension erupts over Karbala land dispute in Pratapgarh; four detained

PRAYAGRAJ, Dec. 31 -- Tension erupted on Tuesday morning in the Chilbila area of Pratapgarh district after an alleged attempt to forcibly occupy land associated with a Karbala site using two JCB machi... Read More


38 years on, HC acquits three men sentenced to life

PRAYAGRAJ, Dec. 30 -- Thirty-eight years after being sentenced to life, the Allahabad high court has acquitted three men accused of murder, holding that the case was one of a "blind murder" and that t... Read More


Interim maintenance too must be granted from date of application: Allahabad high court

PRAYAGRAJ, Dec. 30 -- The Allahabad high court has held that interim maintenance too must be granted from the date of application and decried the delays in deciding such cases. "Permitting a woman to... Read More