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ECI sends Tejashwi 3rd notice to hand over 'fake' voter ID

Patna, Aug. 9 -- ECI on Friday issued another notice to RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, asking him to submit his "fake" EPIC (Election Photo Identity Card) by August 16, days after he claimed his name was ... Read More


MLA urges govt for a pool, other facilities for Chunar swimmers

LUCKNOW, Aug. 9 -- Chunar (in Mirzapur district) MLA Anurag Singh has requested the state government for the construction of a swimming pool and other sporting facilities for better development of the... Read More


Ganga, Yamuna recede further

Prayagraj, Aug. 9 -- The Ganga and Yamuna continued their receding trend, falling by 1.5 to 2 metres in the past 24 hours and flowing well below danger levels by 4pm on Friday. According to the Irriga... Read More


Allahabad HC grants interim relief to SP MP

PRAYAGRAJ, Aug. 9 -- The Allahabad high court on Friday granted interim relief to Samajwadi Party MP Zia Ur Rehman Barq by staying proceedings against him in the Sambhal violence case at the lower cou... Read More


Consider staff grievance on biometric attendance: HC

PRAYAGRAJ, Aug. 9 -- While disposing of a petition of 10 Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Ltd (UPPCL) employees who could not mark biometric attendance in June this year through Urja Janshakti applicat... Read More


UP STF nabs criminal with Rs.50k bounty on his head

Prayagraj, Aug. 9 -- A man wanted in several serious crimes, including a recent shooting in Pratapgarh, has been arrested by the Uttar Pradesh Police's Special Task Force (STF) from Mumbai. The accuse... Read More


Cattle smuggler, six others booked for Rs.10L extortion, death threats

PRAYAGRAJ, Aug. 9 -- A case involving the demand for an extortion of Rs.10 lakh and issuing life threats has been registered against known cattle smuggler Mohd Muzaffar and six others at Nawabganj pol... Read More


India's space programme rooted in communication, not defence: ISRO scientist

Varanasi, Aug. 9 -- India's space technology programme was initiated not for defence or military purposes but for communication and broadcasting, said Dr Ramanagouda V Nadagouda, associate director of... Read More


Ex-councillor shot at by bike-borne attackers in Prayagraj

PRAYAGRAJ, Aug. 9 -- Former municipal councillor Ashok Sonkar was shot and injured by two masked men on a motorbike early Friday morning while he was on his way for a walk. The incident took place nea... Read More


Girl's body exhumed for 'occult ritual'recovered, mom among 4 held

GORAKHPUR, Aug. 9 -- Kushinagar police on Thursday recovered the decomposed body of a 10-year-old girl-16 days after it was allegedly exhumed for an occult ritual-and later arrested four people, inclu... Read More