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Rumours fuel panic buying in a few dists

LUCKNOW, March 26 -- Social media rumours of a fuel shortage triggered panic, albeit temporarily, in a few districts of Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday, with Ayodhya, Ambedkar Nagar and Balrampur witnessin... Read More


digital arrest: retired JE dupedof Rs.1.17 crore over 73 days

Lucknow, March 26 -- In what police describe as one of the longest "digital arrest" scams reported in the city, a 71-year-old retired junior engineer of the electricity department was duped of Rs.1.17... Read More


couple duped of Rs.12.9 lakh after 3 days of video surveillance

Lucknow, March 26 -- An elderly couple, Mahesh and Geeta Tiwari, were duped of Rs.12.9 lakh in Indira Nagar after Geeta received a call on March 16 and was put on a WhatsApp video call by fraudsters p... Read More


Man found murdered with throat slit; two acquaintances detained

LUCKNOW, March 26 -- A 24-year-old tiles worker was found murdered with his throat slit in a deserted field in Chinhat area late Tuesday night, police said on Wednesday. The victim, identified as Rite... Read More


Girl alleges repeated rape by ex-schoolmate; accused arrested

LUCKNOW, March 26 -- A Class 12 student in Ashiana area was allegedly blackmailed and raped for a prolonged period by a former schoolmate who also reportedly pressured her for to convert her religion,... Read More


Punctured cycle can't match bullet-train speed govt, says CM

GORAKHPUR, March 26 -- Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday launched a sharp attack on the Opposition, asserting that a "punctured cycle" cannot compete with a government running at "bullet-tra... Read More


Phoolan's sister Rukmini Nishad appointed SP Mahila Sabha state chief

LUCKNOW, March 26 -- The Samajwadi Party on Wednesday appointed Rukmini Nishad, elder sister of former MP Phoolan Devi, as the state president of its women's wing (SP Mahila Sabha) in a move seen as r... Read More


Instead of development, BJP using AI to malign oppn, says Akhilesh

Lucknow, March 26 -- Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav alleged that instead of using Artificial Intelligence (AI) for the country's development, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party was misusing A... Read More


PDA pitch: UP BJP chief takes dig at SP

Lucknow, March 26 -- Uttar Pradesh BJP president Pankaj Chaudhary on Wednesday launched a sharp attack on Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav, dismissing the SP's PDA pitch as a "parivar (family)... Read More


STF exposes proxy writer racket; 9 held

LUCKNOW, March 26 -- The Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) has unearthed a cheating syndicate that manipulated the 'amanuensis' (proxy writer) provision in competitive examinations by using forge... Read More