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UP STF nabs slain don Ashraf's aide with rRs.r50k bounty from Delhi

LUCKNOW, Dec. 11 -- The Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) has arrested Afsar Ahmed, a close associate of Ashraf Ahmed, the younger brother of mafioso-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed, according to an... Read More


Rashtra Prerna Sthal: Officials review security, transport plan ahead of PM's Dec 25 event

LUCKNOW, Dec. 11 -- With Prime Minister Narendra Modi scheduled to inaugurate the Rashtra Prerna Sthal on December 25, the Lucknow administration on Wednesday carried out an extensive inter-department... Read More


'If required, protest': Akhilesh's call to PDA Praharis ahead of SIR deadline

LUCKNOW, Dec. 11 -- As the first phase of Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls nears its end in Uttar Pradesh, Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav has asked booth level agents... Read More


29.1 million 'uncollectible' voters to be verified in Uttar Pradesh, SIR deadline set to be extended

LUCKNOW, Dec. 11 -- Even as the enumeration forms of 2.91 crore (29.1 million) voters (approximately 19%) remain "uncollectible" in Uttar Pradesh, the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of elect... Read More


Barabanki : Five dead as speeding SUV crashes into parked car on Purvanchal e-way

LUCKNOW, Dec. 10 -- At least five people, including a woman and four children, were killed after an SUV allegedly rammed a stationary hatchback on the Purvanchal Expressway in Barabanki district on We... Read More


Former IPS officer Amitabh Thakur, who had run-ins with successive Uttar Pradesh govts, arrested in 26-year-old case

LUCKNOW, Dec. 10 -- Former Indian Police Service officer Amitabh Thakur, known for his frequent run-ins with successive Uttar Pradesh governments and compulsory retirement from service in March 2021, ... Read More


Yogi Adityanath hails Unesco recognition for Deepavali, highlights festival's Ayodhya connection

LUCKNOW, Dec. 10 -- Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday hailed the inclusion of Deepavali in Unesco's Intangible Cultural Heritage list. He emphasised the special significance of this recognit... Read More


SIR: EC flags around 19% UP voters as uncollectible

LUCKNOW, Dec. 10 -- Around 2.93 crore voters (approximately 19%) in Uttar Pradesh are under the scanner of the Election Commission of India (ECI) for not submitting their enumeration forms under the o... Read More


Lucknow Police curb car-o-bar trend, 1,123 penalised

LUCKNOW, Dec. 9 -- Cracking down on the city's growing 'car-o-bar' culture, where groups drink inside or around parked vehicles and similar nuisance in parks, markets and transit hubs, Lucknow Police ... Read More


Shamli's assistant commissioner of stamps, clerk caught taking rRs.r1-lakh bribe

LUCKNOW, Dec. 9 -- The Uttar Pradesh vigilance establishment, Meerut sector, on Tuesday arrested Shamli's assistant commissioner of stamps Ravindra Mehta and office clerk Ashwani red-handed while alle... Read More