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Women's panel member told to 'stay within limits' by police

KANPUR, Nov. 27 -- A routine inspection of Barra police station by state women's commission member Anita Gupta on November 22 has escalated into a bureaucratic dispute after the Kanpur police sent her... Read More


Court denies bail to two officers,jolts overloading racket in UP

LUCKNOW, Nov. 27 -- The crackdown on Uttar Pradesh's illegal truck overloading network has intensified after a special anti-corruption court on Tuesday rejected the anticipatory bail pleas of two key ... Read More


Taxi driver forced to chant 'Jai Shri Ram', assaulted

Agra, Nov. 27 -- A Muslim taxi driver was assaulted by two men after they forced him to chant 'Jai Shri Ram' here, police said on Wednesday. Rahees, 58, from Shahganj in Agra, told police that he was ... Read More


CBI probes Kandla-Gkp LPG pipeline project, raids cities

LUCKNOW, Nov. 27 -- The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday and Wednesday carried out searches across Lucknow, Noida and Prayagraj after a complaint from Indian Oil Corporation Limited (I... Read More


Heritage-style makeover underway as LDA inspects Hazratganj, Naza stretch

LUCKNOW, Nov. 27 -- The Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) has begun an upgrade across Hazratganj and the adjoining Naza Market zone, with a push toward pedestrian safety and uniform streetscape desi... Read More


Cancelling GST registration sans reason 'economic death' of biz entity: High Court

PRAYAGRAJ, Nov. 27 -- The Allahabad high court has held that cancellation of GST registration of traders by authorities without assigning any reason in the order amounts to "economic death" of a busin... Read More


UP digitises a record 1.14 cr SIR forms in 24 hrs

LUCKNOW, Nov. 27 -- Uttar Pradesh digitised a record 1.14 crore enumeration forms on Wednesday, bringing the state's total digitised forms to 6.40 crore, which represents 41.44% of the total. This exe... Read More


SIR war rooms in overdrive asDec 4 deadline approaches

LUCKNOW, Nov. 27 -- To ensure timely completion of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, the Lucknow district administration has set up assembly constituency-wise war rooms to assis... Read More


Akhilesh reiterates 'ploy' to cut 3 cr votes in UP

LUCKNOW, Nov. 27 -- Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday reiterated his allegation that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Election Commission of India (ECI) were conspiring to ... Read More


Azamgarh DM orders suspension of lekhpal, BLO for laxity in SIR

VARANASI, Nov. 27 -- Azamgarh district magistrate/district election officer Ravindra Kumar on Wednesday ordered the suspension of a lekhpal and a booth-level officer after finding serious lapses durin... Read More