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Kaushambi family held hostage; robbed of Rs.5 L, case registered

PRAYAGRAJ, Aug. 5 -- Five masked men looted Rs 5 lakh in cash and jewellery after holding a family hostage and threatening to kill the house owner's son by placing a sickle to his neck. The incident o... Read More


Govt starts Haldwani railway land encroachment survey

Haldwani, Aug. 5 -- A joint team comprising officials from multiple government departments has launched a comprehensive survey in the Jawahar Nagar area of Haldwani to identify and demarcate encroachm... Read More


Insurance cover for int'l, domestic flights separate: Govt

New Delhi, Aug. 5 -- The ministry of civil aviation said that insurance coverage for domestic and international air passengers is governed by separate legal instruments. Replying to a question by CPI(... Read More


17 UP dists flood-hit, relief work intensified

Lucknow, Aug. 5 -- With major rivers in Uttar Pradesh in spate, 694 villages have been flooded, 11,386 hectare of agricultural land submerged and 1.16 lakh people affected in 17 districts of the state... Read More


Congress, SP dividing societyon caste lines, says Yogi

MEERUT, Aug. 5 -- Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday flayed the Congress and the Samajwadi Party (SP) for protecting criminal networks as he specifically referred to the 2008 Malegaon blast case... Read More


Ganga, Yamuna cross 86 metres; Yogi likely to visit Prayagraj today

PRAYAGRAJ, Aug. 5 -- Mohd Javed Iqbad, a retired government official, has been stranded in his house with his family of nine in the Kareli area of the city after floodwater engulfed the entire area on... Read More


Kashi tea sellers, paan sellers met PM Modi

VARANASI, Aug. 5 -- A few tea sellers and paan sellers met prime minister Narendra Modi during his visit to Varanasi on August 2. Vijay Yadav aka Ballu Yadav, who runs NaMo tea stall in Pandeypur, sai... Read More


Bail plea of Vikas Dubey's aide rejected in Bikru ambush case

PRAYAGRAJ, Aug. 5 -- The Allahabad high court has denied bail to Bablu alias Ballu Musalman alias Islam Beg, who is allegedly linked to gangster Vikas Dubey, the main accused in the 2020 Bikru ambush ... Read More


Carpet exporters seek bailout after US tariff hike

VARANASI, Aug. 5 -- The Carpet Export Promotion Council (CEPC) has urged the Centre to announce a bailout package for the handmade carpet industry following the imposition of an additional 25% tariff ... Read More


'Medical colleges to have organ donation facilities'

Jaipur, Aug. 5 -- The state government aims to establish organ donation and transplant facilities in all medical colleges across the state to save more lives by promoting this noble cause, said medica... Read More