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Contract worker dies of electric shock in Gudamba

LUCKNOW, March 1 -- A 45-year-old contract worker (lineman) with the electricity department reportedly died after suffering an electric shock while carrying out repair work in Lucknow's Gudamba area e... Read More


Ahead of Holi, Yogi releasesRs.1,500-crore LPG refill subsidy

Lucknow, March 1 -- Ahead of Holi, chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday released Rs.1,500 crore as a gas cylinder refill subsidy for 1.86 crore (18.6 million) beneficiaries under the Ujjwala sch... Read More


Ex-dy CM faces protest at Brahmin meet for not speaking on UGC row

Lucknow, March 1 -- Former deputy chief minister and Rajya Sabha MP Dinesh Sharma faced protests at the All India Brahmin Mahasabha's "Prabuddha Samagam" at the Indira Gandhi Pratishthan in Lucknow on... Read More


Brahmins victims of oppression today, says Cong leader

LUCKNOW, March 1 -- Avinash Pandey, All India Congress committee national general secretary and the party's UP in-charge, said on Saturday that the Brahmin community has always made sacrifices for the... Read More


BSP, SP indulge in war of words over Kanshi Ram's legacy

LUCKNOW, March 1 -- The intensifying war of words between the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and the Samajwadi Party (SP) over the legacy of Kanshi Ram (1934-2006) underscores a broader political recalibra... Read More


Rs 60K cr spent, yet Prayagraj hasn't improved significantly: Akhilesh

PRAYAGRAJ, March 1 -- Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday alleged that despite an expenditure of Rs 60,000 crore over the past 10 years, the condition of Prayagraj has not improv... Read More


UU celebrates academic excellence at 3rd convocation

PRAYAGRAJ, March 1 -- United University (UU) celebrated academic excellence at its third convocation ceremony held on campus on Friday. Chief guest P Dwarkanath, former chairman of GSK-CX, underscored... Read More


3 lakh saplings to create 'Lungs of VNs' along Ganga

VARANASI, March 1 -- In a major green initiative, over three lakh saplings will be planted across 350 bighas in Sujabad Domari near the Ganga in Varanasi on March 1 to develop an urban forest using th... Read More


Crackdown on adulteration:Edible oil worth Rs.24L seized

GORAKHPUR, March 1 -- The food safety department on Saturday seized edible oil worth nearly Rs.24 lakh during a crackdown on adulteration in Sahjanwa and other parts of Gorakhpur. Officials found fres... Read More


Father, stepmother held for five-year-old's murder

PRAYAGRAJ, March 1 -- The Pratapgarh Police have arrested the father and the stepmother in connection with the murder of a five-year-old girl whose post-mortem report confirmed that she died due to su... Read More