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Free text books elude students as enrolment rises in Prayagraj schools

PRAYAGRAJ, Aug. 17 -- More than four months into the new academic session, hundreds of students in Classes 1 to 8 at several schools in Prayagraj are still waiting for free textbooks and workbooks. Sc... Read More


Pallavi visits Atiq sister's home, consoles family over Abaan's death

PRAYAGRAJ, Aug. 17 -- Samajwadi Party MLA from Sirathu, Pallavi Patel, on Saturday visited the home of slain gangster-politician Atiq Ahmed's sister Parveen Qureshi in Hatwa village and met members of... Read More


Woman injured after husband allegedly slits her throat over dowry demand

PRAYAGRAJ, Aug. 17 -- A woman was allegedly brutally beaten and had her throat slit with a blade by her husband over a demand for additional dowry in Umarpur village under the Sandipan Ghat police sta... Read More


Obra Thermal Power Station celebrates 80th Independence Day

Varanasi, Aug. 17 -- Obra Thermal Power Station marked the 80th Independence Day at Gandhi Maidan with a flag-hoisting ceremony led by chief general manager Dudh Nath. In his address, Nath honoured th... Read More


New high-tech traffic park and recreational centre to come up in Rajrooppur

PRAYAGRAJ, Aug. 17 -- The Prayagraj Municipal Corporation (PMC) is redeveloping a dilapidated 22-bigha park in the Rajrooppur locality into a high-tech, integrated recreational hub under the Smart Cit... Read More


7 new Ganga ghats to be built ahead of 2027 Ardh Kumbh

Haridwar, Aug. 17 -- Seven new Ganga ghats will be added to the existing network of more than 100 ghats in Haridwar ahead of the 2027 Ardh Kumbh, with the mela administration also planning to involve ... Read More


Wanted criminal arrested after encounter: COPS

Haldwani, Aug. 17 -- A 40-year-old wanted criminal was injured and arrested after an exchange of fire with police in a forest area of Ramnagar in Nainital district on Saturday night, police said on Su... Read More


Forest department steps up patrolling, fencing in Doiwala

Haridwar, Aug. 17 -- Forest department has stepped up patrolling and begun fencing and trenching around Dhanyadi village in Barasi Grant of Thano forest range to prevent a wild elephant from entering ... Read More


Woman crushed to death by hydraulic crane in Kashipur: cops

Haldwani, Aug. 17 -- A 54-year-old woman was crushed to death after a hydraulic crane struck her in Kashipur town of Udham Singh Nagar district on Sunday morning while she was on her way to a temple, ... Read More


Workers demand higher compensation from PSU

Dehradun, Aug. 17 -- Workers at the Tehri Hydro Development Corporation (THDC) tunnel in Chamoli have expressed anger over the compensation announced by the public sector undertaking, calling it inade... Read More