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Bogus entries used to siphon off over Rs 60 crore, FIR registered

PRAYAGRAJ, Aug. 28 -- A fraud exceeding Rs 60 crore has been detected in the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-Kisan) scheme, allegedly carried out through the misuse of the 'direct entry' option ... Read More


AAP UP spokesperson held over 'misleading' social media post

VARANASI, Aug. 28 -- AAP UP spokesperson Mukesh Singh was arrested here on Thursday for allegedly posting a video of government primary school on X while claiming that the school had been shut down to... Read More


Schools urged to record APAAR IDs during regn, exam formalities

PRAYAGRAJ, Aug. 28 -- The Uttar Pradesh Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad (UP Board) has advised schools to enter the APAAR (Automated Permanent Academic Account Registry) IDs of students in Classes 9 to 12 ... Read More


Court orders probe into salary payment to life convict teacher

PRAYAGRAJ, Aug. 28 -- The Allahabad high court has directed the Ballia district inspector of schools (DIOS) to conduct a thorough inquiry into disbursement of salary to an assistant teacher, who was s... Read More


Board steps up scrutiny of date-of-birth correction requests

PRAYAGRAJ, Aug. 28 -- The Uttar Pradesh Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad (UP Board) has stepped up scrutiny of applications seeking correction of students' dates of birth, with officials flagging discrepanc... Read More


UP's population its biggest strength, not challenge, says CM Adityanath

LUCKNOW, Aug. 28 -- Uttar Pradesh's 25-crore population is not a challenge but its biggest strength and a huge demographic dividend if linked with skilling, chief minister Yogi Adityanath said on Thur... Read More


Develop values, character, IAF chief tells students

Gorakhpur, Aug. 28 -- Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh, the Chief of Air Staff, on Thursday exhorted students to embrace discipline, hard work and patriotism, telling them that the responsibility of... Read More


Murder-themed song at centre of investigation

LUCKNOW, Aug. 28 -- A murder-themed song posted by 32-year-old Haryanvi singer and YouTuber Ankit Balyan about an hour before he was shot dead outside a gym in Shamli is at the centre of the police pr... Read More


Instructor, trainee pilot killed in training aircraft crash in Kanpur

New Delhi/Kanpur, Aug. 28 -- A training aircraft crashed in Kanpur on Thursday killing both the instructor Sachin Bhatia and the trainee pilot Abhishek Pujari, officials said. The Aircraft Accident In... Read More


Brick kiln worker killed over suspicion of theft in Varanasi

VARANASI, Aug. 28 -- Two people, accused of beating a brick kiln worker to death in Cholapur area on August 21, have been arrested from village Hariyadih under Cholapur Police Station area here on Wed... Read More