LUCKNOW: Politics in Uttar Pradesh is heating up again following a recent directive from the state government. Eateries, dhabas, fruit shops, and tea stalls along the Kanwar yatra route have been asked to display nameplates indicating proprietors’ details. Additionally, the state government has announced that action will be taken against those selling products with Halal…
NEW DELHI: Reacting strongly over the Hathras stampede incident which claimed 121 lives at an event held by ‘Bhole Baba’ alias Surajpal Singh, Uttar Pradesh governor Anandiben Patel on Friday urged people that they should not indulge in display of blind faith. “You know that an incident occurred in Hathras recently. People lost their lives…I…
LUCKNOW: Suresh Narain Mishra is a sub-inspector with the UP Police. Two years ago, he was in seventh heaven when his eldest daughter, Jyoti, cracked the coveted civil services exam. While he was flooded with calls, his daughter was the toast of the media for being a small-town girl who climbed the Everest of all…
Awadhesh Prasad and Akhilesh Yadav LUCKNOW: Samajwadi Party national president Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday formally forwarded his resignation from Karhal assembly seat to the assembly speaker.Akhilesh Yadav, who won the Kannauj Lok Sabha constituency, also holds the Karhal assembly seat. The move has put to rest speculations over whether he will retain his position as…
NEW DELHI: A man on a bulldozer smashed the toll booth when he was asked to pay in Hapur on the Delhi-Lucknow highway on Tuesday. The incident came to light when a video of the bulldozer operator surfaced on social media sites. “A JCB driver vandalized the toll booth with a JCB at Chhijarsi toll…
LUCKNOW: SP chief Akhilesh Yadav took a jab at the Narendra Modi-led NDA ahead of the swearing-in ceremony on Sunday. Commenting on the upcoming government, Yadav suggested it would face difficulties. In a post on ‘X’, Yadav wrote, “Upar se koi taar nahi, neeche koi aadhar nahi. Adhar me jo latki hui wo to koi…
LUCKNOW: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday asked all UP ministers to renounce VIP culture and reach out to the people in all possible ways.Chairing a meeting with cabinet and state ministers days after the party’s underwhelming performance in the Lok Sabha elections, Yogi underlined the need to establish coordination with people on local issues…
SHAMLI/SAHARANPUR: Azma Qureshi, 33, is in shock like many others in North Haqeeqat Nagar at Banat town in Shamli. Her husband Tehseen (Guddu) Qureshi was among two labourers transporting cattle who were lynched in Raipur district of Chhattisgarh on Friday. The third man is battling for life.“She was the last person to have spoken to…
JHANSI: In a bizarre goof up by traffic police, a Jhansi man has been slapped with a fine of Rs 1,000 for not wearing a helmet while driving his Audi car.Bahadur Singh Parihar, president of a truckers’ union in Jhansi, received the fine on his mobile phone. While the photo in the challan is of…
NEW DELHI/LUCKNOW: BJP has persuaded controversial incumbent in Kaiserganj, Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, to yield in favour of his younger son, Karan, while also repeating the candidature of UP minister Dinesh Pratap Singh from the Nehru-Gandhi family stronghold of Rae Bareli.By sidelining Brij Bhushan, the former Wrestling Federation of India chief who has been accused…
