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Under pressure from teen to marry, Class 11 girl hangs self

PRAYAGRAJ, March 19 -- A Class 11 girl, who attended a local college in the area, hung herself inside her house after facing immense pressure to marry from a teenage boy belonging to a specific commun... Read More


Evaluation of UP Board answer sheets begins at 254 centres

PRAYAGRAJ, March 19 -- The evaluation of answer sheets for the UP Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad (UP Board) High School and Intermediate examinations 2026 commenced across the state on Wednesday. UP Board... Read More


24 domestic LPG cylinders seized in Fatehpur village

Kanpur, March 19 -- The district supply department on Wednesday seized 24 domestic LPG cylinders during a raid at a house in Lalipur village of Bhitaura block in Fatepur district, exposing an illegal ... Read More


Ganga boat rides now come with cleanliness warning

VARANASI, March 19 -- Following the alleged dumping of chicken biryani leftovers in the Ganga, boatmen in Varanasi are now cautioning passengers not to throw waste into the river. The incident came to... Read More


Meat, fish shops to remain shut in Varanasi during Navratri

VARANASI, March 19 -- All shops selling meat, poultry and fish within Varanasi Nagar Nigam (VNN) limits will remain closed during Navratri beginning Thursday. This follows a decision taken at a meetin... Read More


Naini unit to be the first ITI Ltd to produce solar energy

PRAYAGRAJ, March 19 -- In a move to promote renewable energy, ITI Limited's manufacturing unit in Naini, a government of India undertaking, is set to begin generating solar power within its campus. Di... Read More


Govt tightens school bus rules; Prayagraj RTO to launch 15-day inspection drive

PRAYAGRAJ, March 19 -- After two recent tragedies in Aligarh and Agra, where schoolgirls died after falling through broken floors of old, poorly maintained buses, the Uttar Pradesh government has tigh... Read More


'No embargo on religious prayers on pvt premises'

PRAYAGRAJ, March 19 -- The Allahabad high court has reiterated that there can be no impediment or embargo with regard to holding prayers or religious functions within private premises, irrespective of... Read More


HPCL double murder case: Bulldozer action in Badaun, main accused's illegal market razed

Meerut, March 18 -- The district administration cracked down on illegal constructions linked to the main accused of the HPCL compressed biogas plant double murder, Ajay Pratap Singh, in Saijani villag... Read More


All adoptive mothers entitled to 12-week maternity leave: SC

New Delhi, March 18 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday declared as unconstitutional a key provision in the Code on Social Security, 2020, that restricted maternity leave for adoptive mothers to those ado... Read More