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Hapur's air 'most toxic' in country; Lko AQI 200+ for 2nd day

LUCKNOW, Nov. 26 -- With an air quality index (AQI) of 389, Hapur was the most polluted city in the country for the second consecutive day on Tuesday. A day ago, Hapur's AQI fared worse at 416, and it... Read More


Mutawallis struggle as UMEED portal deadline draws closer

LUCKNOW, Nov. 26 -- With just 10 days remaining to meet the UMEED portal deadline, thousands of Mutawallis (caretakers) are struggling to upload documents of Waqf establishments as the system crashes ... Read More


Hacker uses APK file to drain Rs.2 l

LUCKNOW, Nov. 26 -- A cybercriminal hacked a Kakori resident's phone using an APK file and siphoned off nearly Rs.2 lakh through an e-mandate. But prompt intervention by the Kakori Cyber Police Team a... Read More


High achievers lauded as errant BLOs face action

LUCKNOW, Nov. 26 -- District election officers (DEOs) in Uttar Pradesh have adopted carrot-and-stick approach towards booth-level officers (BLOs) to achieve the target set by the Election Commission o... Read More


Asst teacher engaged in SIR ends life in Gonda; wife cites 'work pressure'

LUCKNOW, Nov. 26 -- An assistant teacher of a government primary school, engaged as a booth level officer (BLO) in the SIR of electoral rolls in Gonda, died by suicide after consuming some poisonous s... Read More


HC raps trial court for 'lethargic' handling of 20-year-old case

PRAYAGRAJ, Nov. 26 -- The Allahabad high court has pulled up a trial court in Prayagraj for its "lethargic" handling of a 20-year-old criminal case, observing that a 73-year-old accused has been "vict... Read More


One killed, 3 hurt in 2 road mishaps

LUCKNOW, Nov. 26 -- A 25-year-old man riding a motorcycle was killed early Tuesday after being hit by an unidentified vehicle near Virpur village under Mal police station limits. Police said the incid... Read More


Transport, mining dept officials go on sudden leave, come in STF crosshairs

LUCKNOW, Nov. 26 -- The Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force's (STF) crackdown on the truck overloading racket has triggered a wave of sudden leave applications across the transport and mining departments... Read More


'Blue drum' murder case: Accused Muskan gives birth to baby, slain husband's kin seeks DNA test

MEERUT, Nov. 26 -- Lodged in Meerut jail for allegedly killing her husband and former merchant navy officer Saurabh Rajput,30, and concealing the body in a blue drum, Muskan Rastogi ,27, gave birth to... Read More


6 die, 7 injured in Bihar truck-auto collision

PATNA, Nov. 26 -- Six people were killed and seven others were injured after a speeding truck rammed into an auto-rickshaw on Sheikhpura-Sikandra highway in Bihar on Tuesday, police said, adding that ... Read More