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After searches, money trail linked to racket under ED lens

LUCKNOW, Dec. 16 -- After searches conducted at 24 locations in UP, Jharkhand and Gujarat, the Enforcement Directorate on Monday began analysis and evaluation of documents and other incriminating evid... Read More


Trader's accountant robbed of Rs.85 lakh at gunpoint

Meerut, Dec. 16 -- In a daylight robbery, bike-borne criminals looted Rs.85 lakh at gunpoint from the accountant of a ghee and edible oil trader near Saraswati Medical College on the Hapur-Ghaziabad H... Read More


Bareilly man duped of Rs.78,500 by fake bank recovery agents

Meerut, Dec. 16 -- In Bareilly district, five people posing as bank recovery agents cheated a local man, Enul Alvi, of Rs.78,500 on the pretext of closing his SBI loan account. The victim realised the... Read More


Bill to overhaul higher edu system tabled in Lok Sabha

New Delhi, Dec. 16 -- Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Monday introduced "The Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill, 2025" in the Lok Sabha. Approved by the cabinet on Friday, the bill- ... Read More


Municipal corpn steps upmonitoring of night shelters

LUCKNOW, Dec. 16 -- With temperatures set to plummet in days to come, the Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC) has stepped up monitoring of night shelters to ensure that no homeless person sleeps in th... Read More


CPI (Maoist) leader's 13-yr run from law ends

LUCKNOW, Dec. 16 -- The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad (UP ATS) on Monday arrested an absconding leader of the banned CPI (Maoist) outfit from Varanasi, marking a major breakthrough in the fight a... Read More


Exam aspirants list demands, stage sit-in at UPPSC gate

PRAYAGRAJ, Dec. 16 -- Competitive exam aspirants staged a protest outside the Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) headquarters on Monday, demanding transparency in the PCS-2024 (Preliminar... Read More


Phoney loans, dummy bank accounts:32 held in Agra for Rs 300 cr cyberfraud

Agra, Dec. 16 -- Police here have arrested 32 individuals following scores of cyberfraud complaints, claiming losses of approximately Rs 300 crore, were filed on an online portal of the central govern... Read More


Weeks after murdering daughter,retd S-I, son, kin held for hate crime

Agra, Dec. 16 -- A retired police sub-inspector allegedly strangulated his daughter over her decision to marry against the family's wishes, and, later, disposed of her body in the Yamuna with the help... Read More


$396 mn crypto trail unearthed in Blue Chip fraud: Police

KANPUR, Dec. 16 -- Kanpur Police have traced a cryptocurrency wallet handling transactions worth $396 million, roughly Rs 3,564 crore, as they probe deeper into the alleged Rs 970-crore fraud orchestr... Read More