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Ex-IPS, who had run-ins with successive UP govts, arrested in 26-year-old case

LUCKNOW/Gorakhpur, Dec. 11 -- Former Indian Police Service officer Amitabh Thakur, known for his frequent run-ins with successive Uttar Pradesh governments and compulsory retirement from service in Ma... Read More


HC: Liquor shop in front of temple 'not acceptable'

LUCKNOW, Dec. 11 -- The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court has observed that the location of a liquor shop directly in front of a temple, across the road at a distance of 25 metres, is "not acc... Read More


With 2.91 cr 'uncollectible' voters, SIR deadline set to be extended in UP

LUCKNOW, Dec. 11 -- Even as the enumeration forms of 2.91 crore voters (approximately 19%) remain "uncollectible" in Uttar Pradesh, the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls is s... Read More


Drugs, smartphone addiction major challenges for youth: Yogi

Gorakhpur, Dec. 11 -- Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday warned that the two biggest threats facing today's youth are drug abuse and smartphone addiction, urging them to stay away from both t... Read More


U.P. Waqf bodies granted six more months to upload documents on UMEED portal

Lucknow, Dec. 11 -- Four days after the official deadline ended on December 6, the Uttar Pradesh Waqf Tribunal on Wednesday granted Waqf institutions associated with the UP Sunni Central Waqf Board a ... Read More


Freight train derails near Prayag Station, several trains delayed

PRAYAGRAJ, Dec. 11 -- Train services on the Prayagraj Sangam-Prayag station route were severely disrupted after a freight train arriving from Ayodhya derailed near Prayag station at around 2.20 am on ... Read More


Five dead as speeding SUV crashes into parked car on Purvanchal e-way

LUCKNOW, Dec. 11 -- At least five people, including a woman and four children, were killed after an SUV allegedly rammed a stationary hatchback on the Purvanchal Expressway in Barabanki district on We... Read More


Diwali gets coveted Unesco inscription on list of intangible cultural heritages

New Delhi, Dec. 11 -- Deepavali, the festival of lights celebrated by millions across India and the diaspora, was on Wednesday inscribed on UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heri... Read More


10 more indigo flights called off in patna; aai steps in to help stuck travellers

PATNA, Dec. 11 -- The Airports Authority of India (AAI) on Wednesday announced that it would extend all possible assistance to passengers stranded due to IndiGo's ongoing operational disruptions, whic... Read More


EOU arrests exam paper leak accused from Patna

PATNA, Dec. 11 -- The Economic Offences Unit (EOU) of Bihar on December 8 nabbed Sanjay Kumar Prabhat, a key member of the notorious Sanjeev Mukhia gang, from Gola Road in Patna, officers said on Wedn... Read More