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MGNREGA job demand drops to 10-month low

New Delhi, Aug. 7 -- Demand for rural jobs under India's flagship public employment programme fell to a 10-month low in July as the onset of the monsoon season pulled millions of workers back to the f... Read More


Ganga, Yamuna continue to recede, bringing relief to flood-hit locals

PRAYAGRAJ, Aug. 7 -- After eight days of continuous rise, the water levels of the Ganga and Yamuna-which had inundated 123 localities, wards and villages in Prayagraj-continued to recede for the secon... Read More


Wazukhana survey: Next hearing on Sept 23

PRAYAGRAJ, Aug. 7 -- The Allahabad high court on Wednesday fixed September 23, 2025 for the next hearing in connection with a matter wherein an Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) survey has been sou... Read More


Plea seeks setting aside of HC order on representative suit

PRAYAGRAJ, Aug. 7 -- An application has been filed before the Allahabad high court to set aside the court's recent order that decided suit no. 17 of 2023 as the representative suit in the Sri Krishna ... Read More


Two teenagers drown while bathing in village pond in Prayagraj

PRAYAGRAJ, Aug. 7 -- Two teenage boys drowned while bathing in a pond in Devli village, under Phulpur police station in the trans-Ganga area of Prayagraj district, on Wednesday afternoon. According to... Read More


'Ganga has come to wash your feet': UP min's remark sparks row

Kanpur, Aug. 7 -- Amid the flood situation in several parts of the state, Uttar Pradesh fisheries minister Sanjay Nishad's remark during a visit to a flood-hit village in Kanpur Dehat district's Bhogn... Read More


HC adjourns hearing in Banke Bihari temple ordinance case to Aug 26

PRAYAGRAJ, Aug. 7 -- The Allahabad high court on Wednesday adjourned the hearing of a petition challenging the appointment of government officials as trustees in the Banke Bihari temple of Mathura to ... Read More


Varanasi man arrested for throwing sons into Ganga

VARANASI, Aug. 7 -- A man accused of throwing his two young sons into the Ganga river on Monday was arrested, police said. The accused, Durga Sonkar, a resident of Varanasi, jumped into the river alon... Read More


Vulnerable zone bears brunt of disasters

New Delhi, Aug. 7 -- Close to 5,600 people have died in flash floods mainly caused by extreme rainfall events, cloudbursts and glacial lake overflows mostly in five districts of Uttarakhand since 1970... Read More


Maurya slapped in Rae Bareli, supporters beat up accused duo

LUCKNOW, Aug. 7 -- Apni Janta Party chief and former minister Swami Prasad Maurya was allegedly slapped during a welcome programme at Saras crossing in Rae Bareli district on Wednesday afternoon. The ... Read More