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Varanasi attracts Rs.21,922 cr investment proposals

VARANASI, June 24 -- Investment proposals worth Rs.21,922.12 crore have been received in Varanasi through 197 Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs), officials said during a meeting of the district udyog... Read More


Over 40 coaching institutes sealed across districts of UP

KANPUR/VARANASI/PRAYAGRAJ/GORAKHPUR, June 24 -- In the wake of the recent fire incident in Lucknow, authorities have stepped up action against coaching institutes flouting safety and regulatory norms.... Read More


Over 1,600 asst prof posts to be filled in UP-aided colleges

PRAYAGRAJ, June 24 -- In a major boost to higher education and employment generation ahead of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, one of the biggest recruitment drives for assistant professors in go... Read More


Five arrested for cooking non-veg food on boat in Ganga in Kashi

Varanasi, June 24 -- Five people have been arrested for allegedly cooking non-vegetarian food on a boat in the middle of the Ganga under the Dashashwamedh police station area, police said on Tuesday. ... Read More


Suspected child marriage, trafficking attempt busted

PRAYAGRAJ, June 24 -- A suspected case of child marriage and human trafficking was thwarted after a teenage girl in Pratapgarh was allegedly sold and prepared for marriage to a middle-aged man from Ma... Read More


SIT formed to investigate Atiq Ahmed's alleged benami properties

PRAYAGRAJ, June 24 -- The police have constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe properties allegedly acquired through benami transactions by slain mafia don Atiq Ahmed and his associates... Read More


Labourer electrocuted while unloading sand in Pratapgarh

PRAYAGRAJ, June 24 -- A 25-year-old labourer died after suffering an electric shock while unloading sand from a truck in Pratapgarh district on Tuesday, police said. The incident took place near Bajha... Read More


Rethink on slashing fire NoC height threshold to 12m

LUCKNOW, June 24 -- The commercial building fire in Lucknow's Aliganj area that killed 15 people on Monday has triggered a wider policy rethink in Uttar Pradesh, with the state government examining ch... Read More


Pyres burn, queries remain after devastating inferno

LUCKNOW, June 24 -- On Monday, thick black smoke billowed from a commercial complex in Aliganj as desperate calls for help echoed from inside. By Tuesday, the smoke had given way to funeral pyres and ... Read More


Two victims from Kanpur, families grapple with enormity of loss

Kanpur, June 24 -- The deaths of two young men from Kanpur in the fire at a Lucknow commercial establishment have left their families grieving and grappling with uncertainty, with one household now fa... Read More