Mangesh Yadav, the main suspect in the Sultanpur jewellery shop robbery, was killed in a shootout with Uttar Pradesh Police’s Special Task Force. LUCKNOW: The mastermind of Sultanpur daylight dacoity at a jewellery shop was killed in exchange of fire with the Special Task Force (STF) of Uttar Pradesh Police on Thursday.The accused Mangesh Yadav,…
LUCKNOW: A five-year-old girl sleeping in her house in Girdharpurwa village of Uttar Pradesh‘s Bahraich district was injured in a wolf attack early Tuesday, a day after wolves killed a two-and-a-half-year-old girl and injured two women in back-to-back strikes in less than 24 hours Monday.This was the third wolf attack in the region in the…
BAHRAICH: In back-to-back strikes in less than 24 hours, wolves killed a toddler and injured two women in separate attacks in Hardi area of Uttar Pradesh‘s Bahraich district that has been in the grip of a wolf menace for two months now. As many as nine people, including eight children, have been killed and 20…
LUCKNOW: Wolves have inhabited the region nestled between the Ghaghara and Katarniaghat forests for centuries. But a ‘killer’ pack hasn’t been known to be on prowl for decades. The question that’s bothering the wildlife officials is what has changed now. Forest department and wildlife experts studying the causes behind the recent wolf attacks believe that…
LUCKNOW: The Indian Air Force military cargo aeroplane, the C-130 J Hercules, landed at Jalgaon airport with the mortal remains of the 25 bus accident victims from Bharatpur airport in Chitwan district, Nepal, on Saturday evening.The aircraft with call sign IFC1084, which was dispatched from Panagarh airbase of IAF on the directions of defence minister…
Image used for representative purpose only AYODHYA: The 12-year-old Ayodhya gangrape survivor has been admitted to Queen Mary’s hospital in Lucknow for treatment. Ayodhya CMO Sanjay Jain said she was referred to Lucknow as the women’s hospital in Ayodhya does not have the facility to provide adequate treatment to her. Jain added that a team…
AYODHYA: A three-member BJP delegation on Sunday met the 12-year-old rape survivor and her family members here, and urged the state government to raise the compensation to the girl’s kin from Rs 5 lakh to 25 lakh.Rajya Sabha MP Sangeeta Balwant Bind, who was part of the delegation, said her blood boiled when she heard…
LUCKNOW: A team from the District administration of Ayodhya and the police arrived with a bulldozer to demolish the bakery of SP leader Moeed Khan, who is accused of raping a minor girl. However, the machine got stuck in the soil by the pond during the operation. Consequently, the demolition has been temporarily halted, and…
LUCKNOW: The judicial commission formed to investigate the murder of gangster-politician Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf in police custody has ruled out the possibility of a “pre-planned conspiracy” or “police negligence”.The commission’s report, comprising 191 pages, was tabled in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly on the last day of the monsoon session on Thursday.Chaired by…
NEW DELHI: Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav announced on Saturday that the Agnipath scheme will be cancelled within 24 hours if his party comes to power, a day after Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath declared reservations for retired Agniveers.The INDIA bloc, which includes the Samajwadi Party, had promised during the Lok Sabha election campaigns…
