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Bullet train ops from Aug 2027: Vaishnaw

India, Nov. 19 -- India's first bullet train will begin operations on the Ahmedabad-Vapi stretch by August 2027, covering 100 km, Union railways minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Tuesday. "(The) bulle... Read More


HC acquits convict, says police confession inadmissible

PRAYAGRAJ, Nov. 19 -- The Allahabad high court recently set aside the conviction of one Mohammad Ilyas in the 1996 Modinagar-Ghaziabad bus bomb blast case while observing that the prosecution "miserab... Read More


UP winter session likely next month

Lucknow, Nov. 19 -- The Uttar Pradesh government is considering convening the state legislature's winter session next month when it is likely to present the first supplementary budget for 2025-26. The... Read More


Panchayat tries to bury minor rape survivor's ordeal

Meerut, Nov. 19 -- A 14-year-old Class 9 student from a village under the Bisauli police station in Badaun district was allegedly raped multiple times and forced to undergo abortion after she became p... Read More


UPSMF cancels regn of Dr Adeel, Dr Shaheen

LUCKNOW, Nov. 19 -- The Uttar Pradesh State Medical Faculty (UPSMF) has cancelled the registration of two doctors -- Dr Shaheen Saeed, 45, and Dr Adeel Ahmad Rather, 38, -- after receiving an official... Read More


LMC revises budget to Rs.3.3K cr;focus on sanitation, urban infra

LUCKNOW, Nov. 19 -- After nearly a month of delay due to administrative stalemate, the Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC) cleared a revised budget of Rs 3,392.24 crore for financial year 2025-26 duri... Read More


Expect long-pending civic works to finally take off

LUCKNOW, Nov. 19 -- Residents can now expect long-pending civic works to finally take off, with the LMC's executive committee clearing the revised budget for 2025-26 on Tuesday. With this approval, th... Read More


U'khand Mahotsav ends, CM Dhami reminisces his Lucknow years

LUCKNOW, Nov. 19 -- Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami virtually announced the culmination of 10-day Uttarakhand Mahotsav organised by the Uttarakhand Mahaparishad at Pandit Govind Ballabh... Read More


U.P. push to raze old buildings for modern towers

LUCKNOW, Nov. 19 -- The Uttar Pradesh government is set to introduce a new redevelopment policy to replace old, unsafe buildings with high-rise complexes, a move that would transform skylines in its m... Read More


Pandey, Kedia re-elected president,general secy amid pandemonium

LUCKNOW, Nov. 19 -- Amid pandemonium over rigging allegations that prevailed during the counting process till late on Monday night, Prof Manoj Pandey and Prof Anshu Kedia were re-elected president and... Read More