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UP brings ordinance denyingpension to ad hoc employees

LUCKNOW, Sept. 16 -- The Uttar Pradesh government has brought in an ordinance, retrospectively effective from April 1, 1961, to deny right to pension to ad hoc employees who were not appointed followi... Read More


Four arrested for attack on ex-block pramukh

Prayagraj, Sept. 16 -- Police have arrested four men for attacking former Chail block pramukh Sonu Kumar under the Airport police station area on Monday. One of the accused, Jaiprakash Dubey, is said ... Read More


Robbers thrash woman, loot cash and jewellery

PRAYAGRAJ, Sept. 16 -- Robbers faked a woman's voice to get entry into a roadside house, held a woman captive at gunpoint and thrashed her, and fled with jewellery worth Rs 2.5 lakh besides Rs 1.5 lak... Read More


Undertrial dies in Hamirpur jail, kin allege custodial abuse

Jhansi, Sept. 16 -- The family members of an undertrial created a huge uproar in Hamirpur, on Monday, after the undertrial died inside the district jail on Sunday. The family members accused the jail ... Read More


Complete schemes under Jal Jeevan Mission in Kashi by March: Union minister

VARANASI, Sept. 16 -- Union petroleum and natural gas minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Monday directed that the benefits of development schemes should reach beneficiaries in a transparent and timely man... Read More


Mandi Parishad Deputy director held for graft

Jhansi, Sept. 16 -- The anti-corruption department arrested Shiv Kumar Raghav, deputy director of Mandi Parishad, Jhansi, red-handed taking a bribe of Rs 30,000 on Monday. The bribe was taken from a r... Read More


Man killed in tiger attack in Katarniaghat

Bahraich, Sept. 16 -- A man was reportedly mauled to death by a tiger in the Murtiha area of Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary (KWS) on Sunday night. According to locals, Indal, 26, was attacked by the ... Read More


Another woman hurt in wild animal attack in Bahraich

Bahraich, Sept. 16 -- Amid a wolf scare in Bahraich district, an elderly woman was injured in a wild animal attack in Kaiserganj tehsil on Sunday evening, officials said. Two children were killed and ... Read More


Jivitputrika Vrat: Six kids drown in separate incidents

Gorakhpur, Sept. 16 -- Six children drowned while taking part in the Jivitputrika Vrat, a ritual where mothers fast and pray for the long life of their children. In Kushinagar, three separate drowning... Read More


The rise of a leader and his enduring popularity

India, Sept. 15 -- Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi will turn 75 this week. It is a diamond jubilee for a man who lived his formative years in anonymity, dedicated his middle years to organisational ... Read More