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Balrampur religious conversion racket: ATS tightens noose around Chhangur Baba's aide

LUCKNOW, Oct. 12 -- The Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) is set to interrogate Mohammad Ahmad Khan, a key aide of Jalaluddin Shah alias Chhangur Baba, the alleged kingpin of the Balrampur religious conversi... Read More


UP FSDA conducts raids across 30 locations to curb codeine syrup abuse

LUCKNOW, Oct. 12 -- Uttar Pradesh's Food Safety and Drug Administration (FSDA) has intensified its crackdown on a network smuggling codeine-based syrups. Over the weekend, FSDA teams raided more than ... Read More


Viksit Bharat Buildathon 2025: Students across UP to design solutions for a self-reliant nation

LUCKNOW, Oct. 12 -- Uttar Pradesh is set to join the Viksit Bharat Buildathon 2025, a national initiative launched by the Union education ministry to promote innovation, creativity, and self-reliance ... Read More


Deepotsav 2025: Ayodhya to aim for new world record with 2.8 million earthen lamps at Saryu ghats

LUCKNOW, Oct. 12 -- The ninth edition of the Deepotsav in Ayodhya will aim to set a new world record by lighting 28 lakh (2.8 million) earthen lamps or diyas along the Saryu ghats on the Diwali eve on... Read More


Codeine syrup supplier arrested in Lucknow, city-wide drug network under lens

LUCKNOW, Oct. 12 -- A key supplier of illegal and highly addictive codeine syrup has been apprehended following a coordinated raid by the narcotics department and the Food Safety and Drug Administrati... Read More


Expertise Group delegation from Saudi meets minister, explores investment opportunities in UP

LUCKNOW, Oct. 12 -- A high-level delegation of Saudi Arabia's company, the Expertise Group, met UP's industrial development minister Nand Gopal Gupta 'Nandi' on Saturday to explore investment opportun... Read More


"Op Prahar": Lucknow police seize tons of illegal crackers ahead of Diwali

LUCKNOW, Oct. 12 -- Under their ongoing "Operation Prahar" to put an effective check on illegal activities, Lucknow Police have seized tons of illegal firecrackers in the past one week as part of thei... Read More


Rae Bareli: UP ministers visit family of lynched Dalit, provide financial aid

LUCKNOW, Oct. 11 -- Uttar Pradesh ministers Rakesh Sachan and Asim Arun on Saturday visited the family of Hariom Valmiki in Rae Bareli, a Dalit man allegedly lynched by a mob on suspicion of theft on ... Read More


UP DGP orders crackdown on illegal firecracker-making, sale & storage

LUCKNOW, Oct. 11 -- The director general of police (DGP), Rajeev Krishna, has issued strict directives to crack down on the sale, purchase, manufacture, and storage of crackers and its raw materials a... Read More


Allahabad HC directs Meta, Google to take down defamatory content against seer

LUCKNOW, Oct. 11 -- The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court has directed social media giants Meta Platforms, Inc and Google LLC to remove ''objectionable content'' targeting Padma Vibhushan Swam... Read More