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Man arrested for using forged Aadhaar to get drug licence

VARANASI, Dec. 25 -- A man has been arrested in Adalhat area of Mirzapur for allegedly using a forged Aadhaar card to obtain a drug licence and set up a firm that received about 1,42,000 vials of coug... Read More


Rape accused escapes from hospital

PRAYAGRAJ, Dec. 25 -- The main accused in the rape of an eight-year-old girl escaped from police custody at Pratapgarh Medical College Hospital on Wednesday. The accused was receiving treatment for a ... Read More


HC quashes 19-yr-old dismissal order of MNNIT lecturer

PRAYAGRAJ, Dec. 25 -- The Allahabad high court has observed that the termination of a Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology (MNNIT)-Allahabad lecturer for a consensual relationship with a stu... Read More


HC acquits man convicted of dacoity after 24 years of jail

PRAYAGRAJ, Dec. 25 -- Observing that his admission of guilt was likely driven by a fear for his life, the Allahabad high court has set aside the conviction of a man in a dacoity case and paved the way... Read More


Three booked for illegal stay of B'deshi youth

VARANASI, Dec. 25 -- Three persons have been booked for allowing a Bangladesh national to stay at a hotel in the Lanka area of Varanasi without filling the required Form C and without informing the lo... Read More


Eco-friendly golf carts from tomorrow

PRAYAGRAJ, Dec. 25 -- In a first-of-its-kind step, an eco-friendly golf cart service will start inside the Magh Mela area from December 26. The service is being launched to help elderly and women pilg... Read More


'Overwhelming' surge in new applicants for land to set up camps

PRAYAGRAJ, Dec. 25 -- Last year's Mahakumbh has significantly enhanced the allure of the first Magh Mela to be held after the grand spectacle. The annual event has witnessed an unprecedented surge in ... Read More


No final decision yet on power sector privatisation: Minister

LUCKNOW, Dec. 25 -- The Uttar Pradesh government has not taken a final decision yet on the privatisation of the power sector, and any move in this direction will be guided by the larger public interes... Read More


No celebration, no comment, Sengar's kin urge people

KANPUR, Dec. 25 -- A day after the Delhi high court suspended the life sentence of former BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar in the 2017 Unnao rape case, his kin and supporters urged people not to post reac... Read More


Two-century-old shrine razed in Fatehpur, Bajrang Dal functionary held

KANPUR, Dec. 25 -- Police arrested a Bajrang Dal coordinator and launched a manhunt for eight others after a two-century-old shrine was allegedly demolished in Fatehpur's Mawai village on Tuesday. The... Read More