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Codeine nexus: Accused admit smuggling 6L bottles to Bangladesh, earning crores

VARANASI, Jan. 29 -- Three men arrested in Siddharthanagar district have confessed to smuggling approximately six lakh bottles of codeine cough syrup and earning crores of rupees through a network of ... Read More


CBI probes wider bribery network after raids on arrested NR officials' homes

LUCKNOW, Jan. 29 -- The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has expanded its probe into an alleged bribery case involving two Northern Railway officials after conducting late-night searches at their... Read More


Chief secretary directs dist heads to accelerate Ayushman Bharat card drive

Lucknow, Jan. 29 -- Chief secretary SP Goyal on Tuesday issued strong directives to district administrations to accelerate the drive for Ayushman Bharat card, farmer registry and land identification f... Read More


Municipal corporation personnel to be trained as Aapda Mitras

Lucknow, Jan. 29 -- The Uttar Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority will train municipal corporation personnel as Aapda Mitras (Disaster Friends) at the district level to mitigate damage and pro... Read More


Pragati children's festival focuses on personality growth of students: Minister

LUCKNOW, Jan. 29 -- The UP Basic Education Department is organising 'Pragati - Towards Self-Respect and Success - 2.0' children's festival with an approved fund of Rs.186.60 lakh, a spokesperson said.... Read More


Rs.4k bribe costs SSB accountant five years in jail, Rs.1 lakh fine

LUCKNOW, Jan. 29 -- A special CBI court here has convicted and sentenced Ram Nibas Verma, senior accountant at the Zonal Pay and Accounts Office of the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) in Aliganj, to five ye... Read More


5 minors travelling alonerescued at Vns Junction

LUCKNOW, Jan. 29 -- Five minors travelling alone were rescued at Varanasi Junction on Wednesday following timely intervention by Northern Railway staff, officials said. According to a release issued b... Read More


Midnight fire damages shops in Lucknow's Transport Nagar

Lucknow, Jan. 29 -- A major fire broke out in the early hours of Wednesday in Transport Nagar Phase-1, near the RTO office road in Sarojini Nagar, damaging several roadside shops. No one was injured i... Read More


U.S. delegation backs deeper defence ties

New Delhi, Jan. 29 -- A bipartisan US Congressional delegation met external affairs minister S Jaishankar and defence secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh to take forward defence cooperation and deepen strate... Read More


oppn protests new rural job scheme during murmu's speech

New Delhi, Jan. 29 -- The Opposition on Wednesday lodged a rare protest during the President's speech over their demand to scrap the new rural jobs scheme VB-G Ram G and bring back MGNREGA even as the... Read More