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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


Sanitation worker found dead on DFC railway track

PRAYAGRAJ, Aug. 28 -- A 40-year-old sanitation worker was found dead on the Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC) railway line opposite Bharha village in the Karchhana police station area of Prayagraj on T... Read More


Prayagraj farmers to take up makhana cultivation for first time

PRAYAGRAJ, Aug. 28 -- Farmers in Prayagraj are set to take up makhana (fox nut) cultivation for the first time as the horticulture department seeks to promote crop diversification and encourage cultiv... Read More


Software engineer held in Agra for girlfriend's 'murder' in US

Agra, Aug. 28 -- In a joint action by the CBI, Telangana police and assisted by Agra police, a software engineer was arrested from Agra on August 24, wanted in the murder case of a woman friend in the... Read More


3 dangerous trees near Pauri school to be cut

Haridwar, Aug. 28 -- Taking cognisance of a protest by students of Bhagat Ram Modern School in Pauri district, the forest department has decided to fell three old and dangerous trees that were posing ... Read More