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Accused in car hijacking, loot killed in police encounter

AGRA, Aug. 2 -- An accused involved in the July 29 car hijacking and silver loot on the Agra-Mathura road died on Friday after being injured in a police encounter. His associate, who was also injured,... Read More


Come October, eight teams to vie for Rs 5 lakh prize money over 29 T-20 matches

Ayodhya, Aug. 2 -- A new fervour is set to take Ayodhya by storm as the Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association (UPCA) announced the Ayodhya Premier League - a T-20 tournament on the lines of the Indian Pre... Read More


Govt decision to not merge distant schools a win, says SP Maurya

LUCKNOW, Aug. 2 -- Former UP minister and Apni Janata Party chief Swami Prasad Maurya on Friday said the Uttar Pradesh government's decision to not merge schools falling at a distance of more than one... Read More


'UP to boost global reach of farm produce'

Lucknow, Aug. 2 -- The state minister for agricultural marketing, Dinesh Pratap Singh, said on Friday that the state was stepping up efforts to take farmers' horticultural produce to international mar... Read More


3 pilgrims dead, 5 hurt as modified pick-up crashes into barrier

Meerut, Aug. 2 -- Three people died and five others were left critically injured when a Mahindra pick-up collided with a height gauge on the Meerut-Baraut road, under the Sarurpur police station limit... Read More


In next SIR phase, EC to verify claims, objections

New Delhi, Aug. 2 -- The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday published the draft electoral rolls for Bihar after the conclusion of the first phase of the controversial Special Intensive Revis... Read More


Centre approves Rs.125-cr project for landslide mitigation

Dehradun, Aug. 2 -- In a major boost to disaster preparedness and mitigation efforts, the central government approved a Rs.125 crore project aimed at reducing landslide risk and managing vulnerable zo... Read More


Locals: Halt digging Pune's Taljai hills for cement road

Pune, Aug. 2 -- Environmentalists have raised serious objections to the ongoing construction of a cement concrete (CC) road on a walking trail within the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) limits on Tal... Read More


2024 TN train collision due to sabotage: CRS

New Delhi, Aug. 2 -- A train collision that injured nine passengers in Tamil Nadu in October was the result of sabotage, the Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS) has concluded, asking Indian Railways ... Read More


Giving back to cricket: Arvind Solanki's first trainee in Under-19 team for Oz tour

LUCKNOW, Aug. 2 -- After playing for India in the 1998 Under-19 World Cup, all-rounder Arvind Solanki could play just two domestic matches in his two-year stint with the Uttar Pradesh team in 2001-02,... Read More