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Chief minister orders surprise inspections at procurement centres

LUCKNOW, Dec. 16 -- Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday directed district authorities to conduct surprise inspections at paddy procurement centres to ensure smooth operations, as he held a Janata... Read More


Ram Vilas Vedanti, key figure in Ayodhya movement, passes away

Ayodhya, Dec. 16 -- A key figure in the Ram Janmabhoomi movement and two-term former BJP MP Ram Vilas Vedanti died in a hospital in Rewa, Madhya Pradesh, on Monday. He was 67. His last rites will be p... Read More


Saryu bridges, flyovers mark ring road push

Lucknow, Dec. 16 -- After ring road project in the state capital, the state government has expedited the Rs 3418 crore ring road project in Ayodhya. Land acquisition for the 67.57 km long project has ... Read More


CAT issues notices to Centre, state govt

Dehradun, Dec. 16 -- Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT), Principal Bench, New Delhi, has issued notices to the Centre, the state government and the incumbent head of forest force (HoFF), Ranjan Mis... Read More


CM promises a grand Ardh Kumbh in 2027

Haridwar, Dec. 16 -- Chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Monday assured people that the Ardh Kumbh Mela scheduled to be held in Haridwar in 2027 would be organised on a grand scale, as he met repres... Read More


Tiger census begins in state's western forest circle, Corbett

Haldwani, Dec. 16 -- The first phase of the tiger census under the All India Tiger Estimation-2026 began on Monday in the state's western forest circle, including the Corbett Tiger Reserve (CTR), fore... Read More


Vigilance vital in age of AI, avoid sharing personal data on social media: Senior cop

Dehradun, Dec. 16 -- Additional superintendent of police (ASP) Ankush Mishra (STF cyber cell) on Monday stressed on the growing risks posed by artificial intelligence-enabled cybercrime and urged peop... Read More


J'khand HC quashes FIR against BJP MP Dubey in 'infiltrator' remark case

RANCHI, Dec. 16 -- The Jharkhand High Court on Monday quashed an FIR against BJP MP Nishikant Dubey. The FIR was registered in 2023 at Mohanpur police station. It was alleged in the FIR that Dubey ass... Read More


Ram Vilas Vedanti - key figure of Ayodhya movement - dies at 67

Ayodhya, Dec. 16 -- Former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lawmaker Ram Vilas Vedanti, who also played a key role in the Ram Janmabhoomi movement, died in a hospital in Madhya Pradesh's Rewa on Monday. H... Read More


25-yr-old man gets 30-yr RI for raping his minor neighbour

Chandigarh, Dec. 16 -- Special POCSO court in Chandigarh has sentenced a 25-year-old man to 30 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping an eight-year-old girl whom he lured into his house under the p... Read More