Category: LUCKNOW

As the strike by power employees in Uttar Pradesh entered its third day on Sunday, the law-and-order situation in several districts is getting disrupted due to protests and demonstrations by people facing prolonged power cuts.

Navratna Gautam, in-charge of GRP Charbagh railway station said that the action was taken on the complaint of passenger Rajesh, a resident of Amritsar, whose wife faced the ordeal.

The Prime Minister expressed happiness at addressing the Rozgar Mela almost every week in BJP-ruled states and the country continuously getting many talented youths who bring new thinking and efficiency in the government system.

Students of the Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti (KMC) Language University on Wednesday continued to demand the removal of the warden, who allegedly stopped them from celebrating Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti on February 19 even as the university authorities formed a panel to probe the matter.

After the incident, the local police, fire tenders and ambulances reached the spot. The injured were later taken to the hospital for treatment. Later, the police helped clear the traffic jam.

The two were there to attend a news conclave organised by a TV channel during which they got into a heated argument which turned physical. The security personnel rushed in to separate the two.

Just before the Global Investors' Summit (GIS)-2023 kicks off on Friday, opposition parties in Uttar Pradesh have mounted a blistering attack on the Yogi Adityanath-led state government.

The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has informed the Supreme Court in an affidavit that the entry of women into mosques for offering 'namaz' inside is permitted.

The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) met here on Sunday and discussed various issues including the Gyanvapi dispute, uniform civil code and other issues related to Muslims.

The BJP, which had planned to make Ram temple - expected to be completed by then - its main poll plank in the 2024 elections, is now being gradually forced to rethink its strategy.

A Kolkata-bound AirAsia flight made an emergency landing at Lucknow airport after suffering a bird hit soon after take-off on Sunday, an airline official said.

The rescue operations in the house collapse incident here have finally ended with the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) and the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams retrieving a body of a 42-year-old woman, increasing the overall toll to three.

Baba, as he was called, remained a complete recluse and interacted with only a handful of 'believers' who visited him regularly. He never stepped out of his house, rather room, and majority of the people claim to have seen him only from a distance.

In a surprise move, the Uttar Pradesh government, on Thursday, opposed the bail plea of Union Minister Ajay Kumar Mishra's son, who is one of the accused in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case, in the Supreme Court.

Akhilesh has worked hard at the grassroots level during the recent Mainpuri Lok Sabha elections. Therefore, the SP won this seat by a huge margin of votes, added the SP leader.

Dr Javed said: "The madrasas, as an invaluable instrument of traditional education, have played a vital role in spreading literacy among the downtrodden segments of society. Students can be of any faith."

A Lucknow-based businessman was recently targeted in a "sextortion" attempt. Soon after accepting a woman's friend request on social media, he received a WhatsApp video call from her.

Agarwal was arrested on Sunday morning after three cases were registered against him at Hazratganj police station allegedly for making objectionable remarks on Twitter through the party's social media handle.