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Birla: New index to evaluate functioning of assemblies

Lucknow, Jan. 22 -- The 86th meeting of presiding officers of legislatures has signed off on the creation of a unique index to evaluate performance, output and quality of assembly sessions, an idea pu... Read More


Post 2013, UP assembly hasn't held 30 sittings a year

Lucknow, Jan. 22 -- The call for a consensus on legislative bodies holding a minimum of 30 sittings a year appears to have a valid reason. The Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha is a case in point. It has not... Read More


SIR: Hearings begin; 'logical discrepancies' in 2.22 crore forms

LUCKNOW, Jan. 22 -- Hearings on the notices served to voters under the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls commenced in Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday. The Election Commission ... Read More


Bank depositors demand action following FD scam

LUCKNOW, Jan. 22 -- Anger among depositors over an alleged multi-crore fixed deposit (FD) fraud escalated on Wednesday, with more than 25 customers staging a protest at a bank branch inside Shakuntala... Read More


Ex-NCB official held for Rs 42l theft from seized cash

LUCKNOW, Jan. 22 -- A former Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) official has been arrested for the alleged misappropriation of Rs 42.23 lakh from government cash kept in official custody, the Economic Off... Read More


Property of fugitive mastermind Shariq Satha attached

MEERUT, Jan. 22 -- The Sambhal police on Wednesday attached the property of Shariq Satha, an alleged mastermind in the violence that broke out in Sambhal on November 24, 2024, following a court order.... Read More


Withdraw notice within 24 hrs, or will go to court: Avimukteshwaranand

PRAYAGRAJ, Jan. 22 -- Shankaracharya Swami Avimukteshwaranand has responded to the notice given to him by the Prayagraj Mela Authority administration. Along with the reply, the seer, through his lawye... Read More


No bigger insult than asking Shankaracharya about identity: Akhilesh

Lucknow, Jan. 22 -- If officials are asking Shankaracharya about his identity and credentials, there can be no bigger insult to Sanatan Dharma than this, said Samajwadi Party national president Akhile... Read More


Seers demand halt to 'atrocities' on Hindus in B'desh

PRAYAGRAJ, Jan. 22 -- Concerns over alleged atrocities against Hindus in Bangladesh strongly resonated at a grand convention of seers held at the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) camp in the parade ground ... Read More


Woman opens fire at liquor vend; one injured

GORAKHPUR, Jan. 22 -- A young woman with a history-sheet opened fire during an argument at a liquor vend at Singhaniya Chowk, under the Cantt police station area, on Tuesday night. One man sustained c... Read More