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Investigators are also examining a suspicious Delhi-registered scooter found near the scene. LUCKNOW: The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) has taken the lead in investigating the explosion outside the Vasundhara police outpost in Ghaziabad’s Indirapuram area, amid indications of a possible terror angle after a little-known Kashmir-linked outfit claimed responsibility through a social media post.Investigators…

Lucknow: The body of an 11-year-old girl who went missing while playing outside her home on Thursday night was recovered from a well in Palpur village of Barabanki’s Haidergarh district on Friday.Police suspect the girl was sexually assaulted and strangled and her body dumped into the well. The girl’s father had lodged a complaint stating…

Lucknow: A Lucknow court on Friday acquitted underworld don Om Prakash Srivastava alias Babloo Srivastava in a 27-year-old CBI case alleging that he made extortion and threat calls from inside Naini Jail in Prayagraj.Special Judicial Magistrate (CBI) Pratibha Singh gave Srivastava the benefit of the doubt, holding that the prosecution failed to prove beyond reasonable…

Gonda: In a first-of-its-kind initiative in the Devipatan division, the administration on Friday launched ‘Parampara se Poshan’, a nutrition campaign aimed at combating malnutrition among women and children across Gonda, Bahraich, Balrampur and Shravasti districts.The inaugural distribution drive was held at the Zila Panchayat Sabhagar in Gonda, where 250 undernourished mothers and children received nutrition…

Ayodhya: CM Yogi Adityanath will spend two days in Ayodhya on Saturday and Sunday as the temple town gears up for the 10th edition of Deepotsav. During his visit, he will participate in a series of key events, including the ceremonial welcome of Lord Ram, Raj Tilak, Saryu Aarti and the lighting of lamps.The CM…

To Look Into SIT Report On Cases Involving Harassment, Sexual Exploitation And Religious Conversion KGMU Lucknow: The executive council of King George’s Medical University (KGMU) on Friday decided to constitute a six-member disciplinary action committee to examine the report of the Special Task Force (STF) submitted to the state govt in connection with allegations involving…

Bahraich: A six-year-old girl was snatched from her mother’s lap by a leopard and fatally mauled in a sugarcane field in Bahraich’s Bhuda Baragadaha village on Thursday evening. The animal fled after around 12 villagers rushed to the spot with sticks in response to the mother’s screams, but the child succumbed to her injuries on…

Singh comes from a political family, being the daughter of former MP Saroj Singh and wife of Samajwadi Party spokesperson Anurah Bhadauria LUCKNOW: Days after IAS officer Divya Mittal quit the service and announced her decision to form her own political party, another bureaucrat from Uttar Pradesh has set her sights on a political career.Anupama…

Lucknow: In a major farmer-centric measure, Yogi govt on Friday announced an increase in financial assistance under the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF), doubling compensation for loss of human lives in natural disasters and accidents to Rs 8 lakh and increasing compensation for crop damage by 25% to 30%.According to relief commissioner Hrishikesh Bhaskar Yashod,…

Lucknow: One of the finest exponents of seam bowling, veteran India pacer Mohammed Shami, who played 64 Tests, bid adieu to the longest format of the game on Friday. However, he said he would continue playing white-ball cricket.Hailing from Amroha, Shami, who enjoyed a 13-year Test career and claimed 229 wickets, with best match figures…