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Cabinet approves LoI for Sardar Patel Apex University in Mirzapur

LUCKNOW, May 19 -- The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet on Monday approved a proposal to issue a Letter of Intent (LoI) to the sponsoring institution for establishment of Sardar Patel Apex University, Mirzapur i... Read More


Four highway robbers arrested after police encounter

Varanasi, May 19 -- Four members of an interstate robbery gang, who allegedly dressed as women to target truck drivers and passersby on the Delhi-Kolkata National Highway, were arrested after a police... Read More


Forest fire spreads across 1.5 km in Manda

PRAYAGRAJ, May 19 -- A fire broke out in the Manda forest area, following which forest personnel at the spot immediately informed senior officials and the fire department. Acting on the alert, several... Read More


Prepare six-month progress calendar for ongoing schemes: Hardeep Puri

VARANASI, May 19 -- Hardeep Singh Puri, Union Minister of petroleum and co-chairperson of the DISHA (District Development Coordination and Monitoring Committee) meeting in Varanasi on Monday, said mai... Read More


Tempo traveller carrying Maha pilgrims overturns on highway

PRAYAGRAJ, May 19 -- A tempo traveller carrying pilgrims from Maharashtra overturned on the Prayagraj-Ayodhya Highway near Bhawanipur village in the Delhupur area on Monday afternoon after the driver ... Read More


Mini truck driven on railway track halts trains, major mishap averted

PRAYAGRAJ, May 19 -- A major railway accident was narrowly avoided on the Sultanpur-Varanasi rail route on Monday after a mini truck driver drove his vehicle onto the tracks to bypass a closed railway... Read More


Sonbhadra tops NITI Aayog's aspirational districts ranking

Varanasi, May 19 -- Sonbhadra has secured the top position in overall performance among all 112 aspirational districts in the country, according to the latest progress report released by NITI Aayog un... Read More


Nabin to visit state on May 29-30 as part of BJP's '27 campaign prep

Dehradun, May 19 -- BJP national president Nitin Nabin will visit Uttarakhand for two days on May 29 and 30, party office bearers said on Monday. The proposed visit will be Nabin's first to the hill s... Read More


8-yr-old Tiger found dead in Corbett, samples sent for probe

Rudrapur, May 19 -- The carcass of an eight-year-old tiger was found in the Kalagarh range of Corbett Tiger Reserve on Monday morning, forest officials said. Authorities later disposed of the body aft... Read More


Nainital inspects 238 homestays, 35 found operating illegally

Rudrapur, May 19 -- Nainital district administration has intensified its crackdown on illegal homestays, inspecting 238 such facilities across the district, officials said on Monday. During the drive,... Read More