(BCCL/ Farhan Ahmad Siddiqui) At Khadi Bhawan in Dalibagh, the air carries the faint, familiar smell of wet earth. Rows of terracotta diyas catch the afternoon light, while idols, pots, toys and vases sit beside contemporary clay décor, each piece shaped by hand, fired in a kiln and carrying a story older than the festival…
Lucknow: The CBI has arrested a Punjab National Bank (PNB) employee and her alleged accomplice in connection with a Rs 10.24-crore fraud involving unauthorised withdrawals from customer accounts at the bank’s Sector Pi branch in Greater Noida.The accused, identified as Deepanshi, an office assistant at the branch, and Ashutosh Kumar Pathak, were arrested after the…
Lucknow: Commuters travelling from Delhi, NCR, Lucknow, Kanpur and Agra to Jhansi and Chitrakoot are set to get seamless connectivity, with Uttar Pradesh Expressways Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA) finalising construction agencies for two key link expressways that will plug major gaps in the Bundelkhand Expressway network.The projects, comprising the 106.3-km Jhansi Link Expressway and the…
A judge’s gavel rests on a wooden desk in a courthouse setting, symbolizing a legal ruling and the justice system. TNNLucknow: A Lucknow bench of Allahabad high court has held that the State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) can recommend additional compensation to victims of human rights violations even if compensation has already been paid under…
File photo Ayodhya Deepotsava Lucknow: Visitors to Ayodhya’s Deepotsav will bring the epic Ramayan to life on mobile phones, with an augmented reality (AR) experience that will let them scan designated spots at Ram Ki Paidi and watch five 3D scenes from the epic unfold against the actual surroundings.The Uttar Pradesh tourism department is developing…
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath presents a cheque for LPG cylinder refill subsidy under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) to a woman beneficiary during a programme, in Lucknow on Tuesday. State Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak, State Minister Manoj Kumar Pandey and MoS Satish Chandra Sharma also present Lucknow: With only a few months left…
Lucknow: The UP Food Safety and Drug Administration on Tuesday inspected 1,133 locations linked to the production, storage and sale of sweets, suspending licences of 27 establishments. Officials said teams seized about 54 quintals of food items worth an estimated Rs 1.32 crore.According to a spokesperson, 32 mobile food squads conducted special inspections in Bareilly…
Lucknow: An additional district judge’s court in Gonda has acquitted two men accused in a 2011 murder case, citing the benefit of the doubt after holding that the prosecution failed to prove the charges beyond reasonable doubt. The court also directed proceedings against the complainant for making false allegations and giving false evidence.Additional district judge…
TNNLucknow: A special CBI court in Lucknow has sentenced a former Bank of Baroda branch manager to four years’ imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 30,000 in a bribery case dating back to 2015.The convict, Subodh Kumar Rastogi, was the then branch manager of the bank’s Balrampur branch in Uttar Pradesh. The court pronounced…
Lucknow: The UP Special Task Force (STF), in a joint operation with Jammu & Kashmir Police, arrested four alleged members of the notorious Gataru gang in connection with several criminal activities, including extortion, robbery, land-grabbing and contract killings in Jammu & Kashmir.The arrests were made late Monday in Sadar Bazaar of Meerut. Four mobile phones…
