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UP puts smart meter replacement on hold

Lucknow, April 19 -- Acting on the chief minister's directions, the Uttar Pradesh government has constituted a high-level expert committee to examine complaints related to smart meters, including issu... Read More


Hidden heritage: 18th-century Kakrabad mosque falls into ruin

LUCKNOW, April 19 -- A short detour off the Ring Road, along narrow trails cutting through wheat fields and overgrown bushes, leads to a forgotten relic of Awadh's past - crumbling, silent, yet not en... Read More


Police raid rave party in Knp, nab two

KANPUR, April 19 -- Police arrested two men and seized multiple drugs, including LSD and cocaine, after raiding a rave party at a club in the NRI City area of Kanpur late on Friday, police commissione... Read More


BSP ex-MLA, brother get 3-yr jail in 2016 cop assault case

GORAKHPUR, April 19 -- An MP/MLA court in Sant Kabirnagar on Saturday sentenced former Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) MLA Mohammad Tabish Khan and his brother Iftekhar Khan to three years of imprisonment a... Read More


BJP, Opposition trade barbs over Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill

LUCKNOW, April 19 -- After the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill 2026 failed to pass in the Lok Sabha, the ruling party and Opposition took swipes at each other on the issue. While the BJP said "a d... Read More


Ahead of 2027 polls, no power tariff hike likely in UP for 7th straight year

Lucknow, April 19 -- Power consumers in Uttar Pradesh are set to be spared an increase in electricity tariffs for yet another year, with the state regulator expected to retain existing rates for 2026-... Read More


Knp police uncover Rs 80-cr cyber fraud network, two arrested

KANPUR, April 19 -- Two Punjab residents were arrested by the UP STF and Kanpur police for supplying mule accounts to an interstate cyber fraud network that moved nearly Rs 80 crore through fake firms... Read More


Bodies of 3 missing youths recovered from Rapti

Gorakhpur, April 19 -- The bodies of three youths who drowned in the Rapti river were recovered on Saturday morning after an overnight search operation by the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) a... Read More


Fire guts half a dozen shops in Jhansi's Mauranipur

JHANSI, April 19 -- Panic spread in the Mauranipur area of Jhansi district on Saturday morning after a massive fire broke out in nearly half a dozen shops located near Damele Inter College. The blaze ... Read More


BHU researchers visit villages, create awareness

VARANASI, April 19 -- A team of researchers from the department of ancient Indian history, culture and archaeology, BHU, visited villages Godhana, Sarava, and Bhuwalpur in the Majhwa block of Mirzapur... Read More