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PNG connections boom in Prayagraj as residents escape LPG shortage

PRAYAGRAJ, March 29 -- The shortage of LPG (liquified petroleum gas) cylinders has sent residents turning to piped natural gas as an alternative. The supply crisis, which has left thousands waiting ab... Read More


Prayagraj cold storage collapse: Owner, son among 3 arrested; ammonia blast suspected cause

PRAYAGRAJ, March 25 -- In a coordinated late-night operation, police arrested Ansar Ahmed, the owner of the cold storage facility in Prayagraj that collapsed on Monday-killing four workers and injurin... Read More


UP govt tightens school bus rules; Prayagraj RTO to launch 15-day inspection drive

PRAYAGRAJ, March 19 -- After two recent tragedies in Aligarh and Agra, where schoolgirls died after falling through broken floors of old, poorly maintained buses, the Uttar Pradesh government has tigh... Read More


UP Board answer sheets' evaluation: Examiners to face payment cut, debarment for errors

PRAYAGRAJ, March 17 -- As the evaluation of answer sheets of the UP Board's High School and Intermediate examinations 2026 is set to begin on Wednesday (March 18), the Board has introduced strict perf... Read More


Despite 'Drive for Zero Road Fatalities', 106 accidents, 53 deaths in January alone in Prayagraj

PRAYAGRAJ, March 5 -- Despite traffic police department's 'Drive for Zero Road Fatalities' campaign launched in July 2025 in Prayagraj to eliminate road accident deaths, 53 road crash deaths were repo... Read More


Pocso case against seer: Police step up evidence collection, trace other minors

PRAYAGRAJ, Feb. 28 -- Jhunsi police have expanded their probe into the alleged sexual abuse case registered under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (Pocso) Act against Swami Avimukte... Read More


No more warnings: UP Board to act against absent teachers

PRAYAGRAJ, Feb. 23 -- The Uttar Pradesh Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad (UP Board) has taken a tough stand against teachers who have failed to report for examination duty without prior intimation, promptin... Read More


State Public Library in Prayagraj: Historic 'Shahnameh', other rare works to go digital under ONOS

PRAYAGRAJ, Feb. 20 -- The more than 250-page manuscript of the monumental Persian epic 'Shahnameh'-composed by poet Ferdowsi between 977 and 1010 CE and comprising nearly 60,000 couplets chronicling I... Read More


No entry without scan: UP Board rolls out QR-coded IDs for all exam staff

PRAYAGRAJ, Feb. 18 -- As the UP Board examinations commenced on Wednesday, a QR-code based identification system for all examination duty staff, including non-teaching employees, was put into operatio... Read More


Prayagraj sees steady fall in road fatalities since July 2025

PRAYAGRAJ, Feb. 17 -- The district traffic department's campaign,Drive for Zero Road Fatalities, to bring road accident deaths down to zero has begun to show results, with official data indicating a s... Read More