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(From Right) Taras Slyviak, Ivan Sukmanovskyi and Petro Hurba LUCKNOW: Three Ukrainian nationals, identified as war veterans by intelligence agencies, were taken into custody by the Bureau of Immigration (BoI) officials at Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport in Lucknow and handed over to the National Investigation Agency last week.The arrests were made on March 13….

Lucknow: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath reviewed arrangements for Chaitra Navratri fair in Mirzapur and directed the officials to ensure that the fair area is kept clean and plastic-free.He also took stock of the ongoing development works and projects in Mirzapur.“Door-to-door garbage collection should be carried out to improve sanitation, and ghats and roads should be…

Lucknow: The high court has refused to extend the interim order issued in the dispute over the proposed construction of a flyover on La Martiniere College land. The court had on March 10 temporarily restrained the LDA from carrying out any construction on the college’s land. The court passed this order because the LDA’s lawyer…

Lucknow: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday reviewed the preparations for Chaitra Navratri and Ram Navami and instructed the officials to ensure that devotees have smooth ‘darshan’ during festivals.The CM also visited the Maa Vindhyavasini Temple in Mirzapur where he performed ‘aarti’ and offered prayers. He offered a red ‘chunari’ to the goddess and performed…

Bahraich: The district supply department has busted an illegal LPG refilling and blackmarketing racket in Bahraich, registering a case against a shopkeeper at Nagar Kotwali police station. During a raid, officials seized 11 small and big gas cylinders after district supply officer Narendra Tiwari received information that a person was illegally refilling gas from large…

Lucknow: The UP BJP on Monday nominated nearly 2800 party functionaries as corporators across various urban local bodies in the state, a move seen as part of organisational exercise ahead of the next assembly elections.The nominations were made in 17 municipal corporations, 200 nagar palika parishads, and 545 nagar panchayats across UP. Under the exercise,…

Lucknow: Chief secretary SP Goyal on Monday chaired a meeting of the high power committee for 2025-26 related to projects funded under Nabard‘s Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF).The CS reviewed a proposal by the animal husbandry department for a veterinary hospital project. He said that the proposal should be submitted to Nabard for approval at…

Lucknow: A day after a Class XII student died in a motorcycle crash while attempting a high-speed stunt near Janeshwar Mishra Park, Lucknow Police intensified enforcement against reckless biking in Gomti Nagar Extension and urged parents not to buy powerful sports bikes for minors.Police officials said the area, known for its wide roads and relatively…

Lucknow: Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Monday accused the Election Commission of India of functioning under the influence of BJP and alleged that opposition voters were removed from electoral rolls through fraudulent means.Speaking to reporters in the Parliament complex, the former UP CM claimed that the BJP was using printed Form 7 applications with…

Lucknow: The economic offences wing (EOW) of UP Police arrested 20 wanted accused involved in various financial crimes during a week-long special crackdown titled ‘Operation Shikanja’. The operation was conducted from Mar 9-15.Officials said the special campaign was launched to accelerate pending investigations and apprehend absconding accused in economic crime cases across the state. To…