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'Demand spike likely to help meet targets': FM

New Delhi, Sept. 7 -- An expected spurt in consumption once the new Goods and Services Tax (GST) rates take effect from September 22, coinciding with the festival season, will most probably help the g... Read More


Man arrested in Noida for bomb threat in Mumbai

LUCKNOW, Sept. 7 -- A 51-year-old astrologer and Vastu Shastra expert from Bihar was arrested from Gautam Buddha Nagar (Noida) in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday for allegedly sending a bomb threat during t... Read More


gem studded Gold urn stolen from Red Fort premises: police

New Delhi, Sept. 7 -- A gold urn studded with diamonds, rubies and emeralds, valued at over Rs.1 crore, was allegedly stolen from a park outside the Red Fort during a Jain community religious festival... Read More


12 institutions booked for Rs.18.36 lakh scholarship scam

PRAYAGRAJ, Sept. 7 -- As many as 12 educational institutions of Pratapgarh have been booked for allegedly embezzling over Rs 18.36 lakh by submitting details of 230 fake students under the National Sc... Read More


Mauritius PM to visit Varanasi, meet Modi

VARANASI, Sept. 7 -- Prime Minister of Mauritius, Navinchandra Ramgoolam, will be on a visit to Varanasi from September 10 to September 12 as part of his visit to Uttar Pradesh, a senior official of t... Read More


Petrol pump robbery accused injured, nabbed in police encounter in Pratapgarh

PRAYAGRAJ, Sept. 7 -- A man accused of robbing Rs.25,000 from a petrol pump in Katrauli area of Fatanpur in Pratapgarh district, by assaulting the staff, was injured and nabbed during a police encount... Read More


3.5 lakh in Prayagraj risk losing subsidised ration over pending KYC

PRAYAGRAJ, Sept. 7 -- The distribution of subsidised ration to more than 3.5 lakh people under the public distribution system (PDS) in Prayagraj has been stalled due to incomplete KYC (Know Your Custo... Read More


'No Helmet, No Fuel' drive loses steam

PRAYAGRAJ, Sept. 7 -- The 'No Helmet, No Fuel' campaign in Prayagraj seems to be fizzling out, with most of the two-wheeler riders continuing to get petrol without protective headgear. Out of 349 petr... Read More


Chironji processing unit set up in Sonbhadra district

VARANASI, Sept. 7 -- The Sonbhadra district administration has begun efforts to rejuvenate chironji (Charoli Nut, or Cuddapah Almond) production by motivating farmers to plant more and more saplings o... Read More


Two arrested for teen's murder and ransom plot

PRAYAGRAJ, Sept. 7 -- Police have arrested two youths, including a minor, for the murder of a 15-year-old boy from Hathigawan village in Pratapgarh. The boy, Ravi Patel alias Saurabh, was killed over ... Read More