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HC reserves verdict on Abbas Ansari's plea for stay on conviction

PRAYAGRAJ, July 31 -- The Allahabad high court on Wednesday reserved its judgment on a revision petition filed by Abbas Ansari, who challenged the MP-MLA court order in Mau rejecting his plea for a st... Read More


Cow smuggler carrying reward of Rs 50k arrested, family cries foul

PRAYAGRAJ, July 31 -- A joint team of Nawabganj police and SOG Ganganagar arrested an alleged cow smuggler Mohammed Zaid on Tuesday night from his house in Chafri village under Nawabganj police statio... Read More


Officials asked to ensure foolproof measures for PM's Kashi visit

VARANASI, July 31 -- Uttar Pradesh chief secretary Manoj Kumar Singh on Wednesday directed officials from various departments to ensure foolproof arrangements for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's propos... Read More


Govt refuses to bow to pressure, merges nearly 10,000 schools

LUCKNOW, July 31 -- Despite protests by political parties and opposition from a number of teachers, parents, students and a legal battle, the state government has refused to buckle under any pressure ... Read More


CM assures homes and health support to needy in Gorakhpur

GORAKHPUR, July 31 -- Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath, during a Janata Darshan at Gorakhnath Temple on Wednesday, assured citizens that those in need would be provided housing under gover... Read More


Woman held hostage after husband defaults on loan; rescued

Kanpur, July 31 -- In an incident that raises questions over coercive loan recovery practices, a Jhansi man has accused a private microfinance company of illegally detaining his wife over his alleged ... Read More


Patient taken to OT 'by mistake', bolts mins before surgery

Kanpur, July 31 -- What was supposed to be a routine hospital visit turned into a near-surgical disaster for Brijesh Chaudhary from Jalaun's Madhaugarh, who found himself moments away from an operatio... Read More


Two minor girls drown in pit dug by Rlys in Bahraich

Bahraich, July 31 -- Two minor girls died after accidentally falling into a rainwater-filled pit dug by the Railways in Rupaidiha area of Nanpara tehsil, on Wednesday.According to sub-divisional magis... Read More


Mosque construction halted in Haridwar

Haridwar, July 31 -- The construction of a mosque in the Sultanpur locality of Haridwar district has been temporarily halted following objections and concerns raised by local groups and through social... Read More


Tikait slams centre at farmers' rally

Prayagraj, July 31 -- Farmer leader Rakesh Tikait strongly criticised the Central government while addressing the Hunkar Mahasabha organised by the district unit of the Bharatiya Kisan Union at Dharna... Read More