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30,000 meritorious girl students to get scooters from next month

LUCKNOW, Nov. 5 -- Around 30,000 meritorious girl students in Uttar Pradesh are likely to receive free scooters from next month in phases under the state government's Rani Lakshmibai Scooty Yojana, a ... Read More


Barabanki man kills wife, calls father-in-law to collect body

LUCKNOW, Nov. 5 -- A 30-year-old woman was allegedly strangled to death by her husband following a domestic dispute at their home in Barabanki's Rasoolpur locality around midnight on Tuesday. The accu... Read More


Bodies of Kheri schoolgirl, classmate found hanging

LUCKNOW, Nov. 5 -- The bodies of a schoolgirl and her male classmate, aged 17 and 19 respectively, were found hanging from a tree in a village in Lakhimpur Kheri district on Wednesday afternoon, a day... Read More


UP forms advisory council to drive $1 trillion economy vision

LUCKNOW, Nov. 5 -- The Uttar Pradesh State Transformation Commission (STC) on Wednesday constituted a 14-member advisory council, with former IAS officer and former World Bank executive director Parme... Read More


LU upgrades Arabic and Persian studies board to department

LUCKNOW, Nov. 5 -- Lucknow University has upgraded its Oriental Studies in Arabic and Persian board to a full-fledged department. The decision was taken at an executive council meeting last month. Sye... Read More


BJP has no ground left after setbacks, says Akhilesh

LUCKNOW, Nov. 5 -- Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday claimed that the BJP had lost ground following successive electoral setbacks, with its political graph continuously declining. ... Read More


People have stopped voting for thieves, says Keshav Maurya

Prayagraj, Nov. 5 -- Deputy chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya on Wednesday dismissed opposition claims of electoral fraud, stating that the public has rejected "thieves," and that opposition parties... Read More


ECI gears up to launch major voter enrolment drive in UP on Nov 12

Lucknow, Nov. 5 -- The Election Commission of India (ECI) has decided to launch a major drive in Uttar Pradesh for registration of voters, including missing ones, during the special summary revision (... Read More


UP sees 3,786 fewer polling stns after ECI nod

Lucknow, Nov. 5 -- Uttar Pradesh has witnessed a reduction of 3,786 polling stations, from 1,77,516 to 1,73,730, after the Election Commission of India (ECI) approved proposals submitted by district e... Read More


Yogi likens Rahul to 'Diwali rocket,'decries Akhilesh's revenge remark

GORAKHPUR, Nov. 5 -- Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, comparing him to a Diwali rocket that releases all its smoke but fails to t... Read More