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DMs authorised to appoint outgoing chiefs of kshetra panchayats asAdministrators

Lucknow, July 20 -- The Uttar Pradesh government on Sunday authorised district magistrates to appoint outgoing kshetra panchayat chairpersons as administrators for routine functioning until the newly ... Read More


Three held after video shows mutton, beer party on boat in Saryu

LUCKNOW/AYODHYA, July 20 -- In an incident reminiscent of the controversy over a boat-borne iftar gathering on the Ganga in Varanasi in March this year, the Ayodhya Police on Sunday took three individ... Read More


Man dies in road crash; family alleges foul play

PRAYAGRAJ, July 20 -- A 36-year-old ration dealer died after his motorcycle reportedly collided with stray cattle near Shukulpur under Maheshganj police station in Pratapgarh late on Saturday night. W... Read More


Teenager dies after lightning strike while irrigating fields

PRAYAGRAJ, July 20 -- A 15-year-old boy died after being struck by lightning while irrigating agricultural fields during rainfall in the Patti Kotwali area of Pratapgarh on Sunday morning. The decease... Read More


SIT seeks BKTC's 3-yr records in Badrinath donation theft case

Dehradun, July 20 -- A special investigation team (SIT) of the Chamoli police has sought the donation record of the last three years from the Badrinath Kedarnath Temple Committee (BKTC) in connection ... Read More


State starts probe for geothermal power plant site at Tapovan

Dehradun, July 20 -- Uttarakhand has begun scientific exploration for a proposed geothermal power project at Tapovan in Chamoli district, a move officials say could mark a key step in the state's shif... Read More


STF busts fake medicine racket

Dehradun, July 20 -- Uttarakhand Special Task Force (STF), in a joint operation with the state drug administration, busted a major fake medicines manufacturing syndicate in Udham Singh Nagar's Bajpur ... Read More


Abhishek's office bldg demolition stayed

Kolkata, July 20 -- The Calcutta High Court on Sunday ordered an interim stay on the demolition of the building at South 24 Parganas district's Amtala where Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general s... Read More


Prioritise rescue over recording videos during disasters: Yogi

LUCKNOW, July 20 -- Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday said his government was committed to making Uttar Pradesh a state fully prepared to deal with every disaster, where every citizen could liv... Read More


Live wires, wet streets: How safe are city areas this monsoon?

LUCKNOW, July 20 -- As monsoon rains intensify, exposed electrical wires hanging from streetlight poles across Lucknow are creating a lethal hazard for residents, casting doubt on the efficacy of the ... Read More