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Govt: Chinese manjha banned in UP, 104 injuries reported in Lko

Lucknow, Feb. 17 -- The Uttar Pradesh government on Monday informed the state legislative council that the manufacture, storage, sale and use of Chinese manjha (synthetic kite string) had been banned ... Read More


Akhilesh alleges large-scaleanomalies in SIR, demands EC action

LUCKNOW, Feb. 17 -- Reiterating his allegation of large-scale anomalies in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav on Monday said his par... Read More


Dy CM switches to Awadhito reply to SP members

LUCKNOW, Feb. 17 -- Deputy chief minister Brajesh Pathak on Monday adopted a regional tone to answer Samajwadi Party members in the house during Question Hour. Replying to Samajwadi Party members' que... Read More


Teacher, headmistress suspended for absence, alleged salary fraud

PRAYAGRAJ, Feb. 17 -- A teacher and a headmistress have been suspended for prolonged absence and allegedly drawing salaries using forged signatures. The action was taken by Prayagraj Basic Education O... Read More


'Three-day conf on Pali lit, Buddhist studies to strengthen India-Asia ties'

VARANASI, Feb. 17 -- The three-day conference on Pali literature and Buddhist philosophy, scheduled to be held at Banaras Hindu University (BHU) from February 17, will further strengthen ties between ... Read More


Om-shaped glass bridge being built at Kainchi Dham: Officials

Haldwani, Feb. 17 -- An Om-shaped glass bridge is being constructed at Kainchi Dham in Bhowali of Nainital district, as part of a plan to develop the shrine into a model religious tourism centre with ... Read More


20 mins, 12 km, 1 MUV: 3 dead, two critical

Meerut, Feb. 17 -- At least three people were killed and two others critically injured after an unidentified speeding MUV allegedly ploughed into multiple victims across a 12-km stretch in Badaun dist... Read More


Retd armyman kills wife, son; dies by suicide in Kanpur: Police

KANPUR, Feb. 17 -- A 52-year-old retired armyman, who was a Kargil war veteran, allegedly shot his wife and 16-year-old son dead with a double-barrelled gun at their home here in Sen Pashchim Para are... Read More


Disrespect to nat'l symbols not less than sedition: Yogi

Lucknow, Feb. 17 -- Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday made Vande Mataram the central plank of his attack on the Opposition while replying to the debate on the governor's address in the Uttar Pr... Read More


2.5mn more Bihar women get Rs.10,000 each as start-up grant

PATNA, Feb. 17 -- Chief minister Nitish Kumar on Monday disbursed Rs.10,000 each to 2.5 million women beneficiaries under the Mukhyamantri Mahila Rojgar Yojana (MMRY) via direct benefit transfer (DBT)... Read More