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Will create a farmers' fund if voted to power, says Akhilesh

LUCKNOW, Sept. 13 -- Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Friday announced that farmers will be directly connected to markets and a fund will be created for them if his party formed the next govern... Read More


Mauritius PM visits KV Temple and Ram temple, offers prayers

VARANASI, Sept. 13 -- Mauritius Prime Minister Dr Navinchandra Ramgoolam, his wife, Veena Ramgoolam, offered prayers to Baba Kashi Vishwanath on Friday, concluding his three-day visit to Varanasi. Gov... Read More


Rai meets kin of BJP worker who died after police 'lathicharge'

VARANASI, Sept. 13 -- Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee (UPCC) president Ajay Rai on Friday met the family of BJP worker Sitaram alias Siyaram Upadhyay, 35, who succumbed to injuries he allegedly susta... Read More


Classics, miniature & pocket books in demand at book fair

Lucknow, Sept. 13 -- Miniature and pocket-size books, classics and literature written by famous Hindi litterateurs are among top picks at the ongoing National Book Fair. From the classics of renowned ... Read More


For land bought in 1999, FIR against retd IPS Amitabh Thakur, wife

LUCKNOW, Sept. 13 -- An FIR was lodged on Friday against retired IPS officer Amitabh Thakur and his wife Nutan Thakur in connection with the purchase of an industrial plot of land in 1999. The FIR lod... Read More


Women's safety is top priority of UP govt: DGP

LUCKNOW, Sept. 13 -- Uttar Pradesh director general of police (DGP) Rajeev Krishna on Friday held a review meeting via videoconferencing with officials from all districts, commissionerates, ranges and... Read More


Ex-MoS, 13 other Cong members get two-year jail

JHANSI, Sept. 13 -- An MP/MLA court in Jhansi on Friday sentenced former Union minister of state Pradeep Jain Aditya and 13 other Congress members to two years' simple imprisonment in a 12-year-old ca... Read More


Two minors rescued from Kheri day later; teen kidnapper held

LUCKNOW, Sept. 13 -- A day after they were kidnapped from near their houses in the Alambagh area of the city, two minors were rescued from Gola Gokarannath in Lakhimpur Kheri district on Friday, polic... Read More


Husband, in-laws booked for woman cop's murder

GORAKHPUR, Sept. 13 -- District police on Thursday night registered a murder case against a man and his parents for their alleged involvement in the murder of his wife who was a head constable with th... Read More


Union minister launches drive to empower rural development

LUCKNOW, Sept. 13 -- Union minister of state for cooperation Murlidhar Mohol on Friday launched the 'M-PACS Membership Maha Abhiyan 2025' in Lucknow to empower rural development and farmers' welfare b... Read More