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Performances, tributes mark Birju Maharaj's birth anniversary

LUCKNOW, Feb. 6 -- The two-day programme organised by Pandit Birju Maharaj Kathak Sansthan to mark the birth anniversary of the kathak maestro concluded at Kala Mandapam auditorium of Bhatkhande Sansk... Read More


Samajwadi Party memo to LDAover JPNIC 'use'

LUCKNOW, Feb. 6 -- The Samajwadi Party (SP) has demanded that the Jayaprakash Narayan International Centre (JPNIC) here should be completed and it should be used for cultural, literary and social acti... Read More


Court takes serious note of long delays in hearing

Lucknow, Feb. 6 -- The special judge for SC/ST Act cases on Thursday took serious note of delays in the hearing of criminal cases that have been pending for years. The court clarified that unnecessary... Read More


LU EC gives nod to permanent posts, promotions

LUCKNOW, Feb. 6 -- The executive council of Lucknow University on Thursday approved the appointment of 14 teachers on permanent posts in various departments. Besides, 14 teachers of Physics Department... Read More


Rs.4.49-cr assets linked to former social welfare officer to be attached'

MEERUT, Feb. 6 -- The Shahjahanpur district administration has ordered the attachment of assets worth Rs.4.49 crore belonging to dismissed district social welfare officer Rajesh Kumar, the alleged kin... Read More


Bee attack at Jalaun cremation injures 50

Kanpur, Feb. 6 -- Pandemonium prevailed at a cremation ground in Kadoura on Thursday afternoon after a swarm of bees attacked mourners during the last rites of an elderly man, injuring more than 50 pe... Read More


Teacher robbed by SUV-borne men, inquiry on

LUCKNOW, Feb. 6 -- A schoolteacher was allegedly robbed by two or three unidentified men travelling in an SUV here on Thursday morning. The assailants allegedly snatched his mobile phone and Rs.500 in... Read More


Raj's stone industry globally recognised: CM at 'Stonemart'

Jaipur, Feb. 6 -- Chief minister Bhajan Lal Sharma on Thursday said that the unique quality of Rajasthan's natural stones has earned global recognition and that the state's stone industry is now ready... Read More


Security upped in U'khand's Kotdwar amid tension

Dehradun, Feb. 6 -- Security has been heightened in Kotdwar town of Pauri Garhwal on Thursday, with around 200 personnel, including teams being called in from across district, days after communal tens... Read More


Ajit Pawar's last phone call was on communal unity

MUMBAI, Feb. 6 -- Just minutes before his plane went down, Ajit Pawar spoke of inclusivity in local body elections, in what is believed to be his last phone call before the crash on January 28. The ca... Read More