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Allahabad HC grants interim relief to SP MP

PRAYAGRAJ, Aug. 9 -- The Allahabad high court on Friday granted interim relief to Samajwadi Party MP Zia Ur Rehman Barq by staying proceedings against him in the Sambhal violence case at the lower cou... Read More


Consider staff grievance on biometric attendance: HC

PRAYAGRAJ, Aug. 9 -- While disposing of a petition of 10 Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Ltd (UPPCL) employees who could not mark biometric attendance in June this year through Urja Janshakti applicat... Read More


UP STF nabs criminal with Rs.50k bounty on his head

Prayagraj, Aug. 9 -- A man wanted in several serious crimes, including a recent shooting in Pratapgarh, has been arrested by the Uttar Pradesh Police's Special Task Force (STF) from Mumbai. The accuse... Read More


Cattle smuggler, six others booked for Rs.10L extortion, death threats

PRAYAGRAJ, Aug. 9 -- A case involving the demand for an extortion of Rs.10 lakh and issuing life threats has been registered against known cattle smuggler Mohd Muzaffar and six others at Nawabganj pol... Read More


India's space programme rooted in communication, not defence: ISRO scientist

Varanasi, Aug. 9 -- India's space technology programme was initiated not for defence or military purposes but for communication and broadcasting, said Dr Ramanagouda V Nadagouda, associate director of... Read More


Ex-councillor shot at by bike-borne attackers in Prayagraj

PRAYAGRAJ, Aug. 9 -- Former municipal councillor Ashok Sonkar was shot and injured by two masked men on a motorbike early Friday morning while he was on his way for a walk. The incident took place nea... Read More


Girl's body exhumed for 'occult ritual'recovered, mom among 4 held

GORAKHPUR, Aug. 9 -- Kushinagar police on Thursday recovered the decomposed body of a 10-year-old girl-16 days after it was allegedly exhumed for an occult ritual-and later arrested four people, inclu... Read More


Lekhpal caught taking Rs.15,000 bribe

Bahraich, Aug. 9 -- The Anti-Corruption team from Gonda caught Lekhpal Sarwar of Nanpara Tehsil red-handed taking a Rs.15,000 bribe for land measurement and possession, following a complaint by desh r... Read More


4 women among 5 killed as tree falls on roadways bus in Barabanki

LUCKNOW, Aug. 9 -- Five people, including four women, died when a tree fell on a moving roadways bus due to heavy rainfall on Haidergarh road, under the Jaidpur police station limits of Barabanki dist... Read More


SC seeks govt's reply on plea against BNS Sec 152

New Delhi, Aug. 9 -- The Supreme Court on Friday sought the Centre's response on a petition challenging the constitutional validity of section 152 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), which replaced ... Read More