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4% reservation for employees with disabilities IN GOVT HOUSING

New Delhi, May 24 -- The Union ministry of housing and urban affairs (MoHUA) announced 4% reservation for persons with disabilities in the allotment of government housing under the general pool reside... Read More


K'taka gang-rape accused celebrate bail with victory parade, FIR filed

Bengaluru, May 24 -- Seven men accused in the Hanagal gang rape case in Karnataka's Haveri district were welcomed with celebratory greetings by their supporters triggering widespread outrage. The accu... Read More


India-US trade pact will be finalised soon: Jitin Prasada

Lucknow, May 24 -- A trade agreement between India and the United States will be finalised soon, Union minister of state for commerce and industry Jitin Prasada said on Friday in a reference to the on... Read More


IGP set for first major upgrade in 15 years

Lucknow, May 24 -- For the first time in 15 years, the Indira Gandhi Pratishthan (IGP), which is a hub for government events, exhibitions, cultural programmes, and educational conferences, will underg... Read More


Tribal man shoots arrows at cop on duty; motive unclear

LUCKNOW, May 24 -- In a recreation of a Bollywood action sequence, enacted in the heart of Hazratganj, a tribal man armed with a bow and arrows attacked a police officer outside the CBI office on Nawa... Read More


Two-day salary cut for sanitation officers over laxity; private firm warned

LUCKNOW, May 24 -- With garbage still piling up in several city wards and growing complaints about inadequate door-to-door waste collection, mayor Sushma Kharakwal on Friday took stern action against ... Read More


Patients bear the brunt as CT scan machine at Civil Hosp out of order

LUCKNOW, May 24 -- The CT scan machine at Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee (Civil) Hospital has been non-operational for a few days, patients alleged on Friday. The hospital caters to 2,500 to 3,000 patient... Read More


Strike-wary UPPCL's order: Disrupt power, face dismissal

Lucknow, May 24 -- Even as power employees have threatened to go on a statewide strike from May 29 against the proposed privatisation of electricity distribution in 42 districts under Agra and Varanas... Read More


'Cannibal', 'skull collector' sentenced to life in double murder case

LUCKNOW, May 24 -- A special court of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday awarded life term to Raja Kolandar alias Ram Niranjan Kol, a former Central Ordnance Depot employee-turned-occult ... Read More


Gorakhpur zoo: Two leopard cubs, three crows and a cockatiel test +ve for bird flu

GORAKHPUR, May 24 -- Two leopard cubs, a cockatiel (a medium-sized parrot) and three crows tested positive for the bird flu from among the samples sent by Gorakhpur zoo earlier this week, taking total... Read More