Lok Sabha polls: UP children will now write to parents, urging them to vote

Lok Sabha polls: UP children will now write to parents, urging them to vote

Lucknow, March 21 School children in Uttar Pradesh will soon be writing to their parents saying, “My future is linked with a strong democracy of the country and for this I would like you to pledge to check your names in the voter list and surely vote in the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls.” This is…

Ayodhya gears up for rush of devotees on Ram Navami

Ayodhya gears up for rush of devotees on Ram Navami

Ayodhya, March 21 The Ayodhya administration is gearing up for the next big event of the year after the consecration ceremony held in January. The event is ‘Ram Navami’ — the first after the opening of the temple — and the festival is expected to attract the biggest ever inflow of devotees. Ram Navami, the…

Two killed as building collapses in Delhi’s Kabir Nagar

Two killed as building collapses in Delhi’s Kabir Nagar

New Delhi, March 21 Two workers were killed and one injured after a two-storey building collapsed in northeast Delhi’s Kabir Nagar area, police said on Thursday. The building was being used as a garment factory. The deceased were identified as Arshad (30) and Tauhid (20) while the injured Rehan (22) is undergoing treatment and is…

Eminent doctor duped of Rs 2 cr by cyber thugs in Lucknow

Eminent doctor duped of Rs 2 cr by cyber thugs in Lucknow

Lucknow, March 21 An eminent doctor of the state capital has filed a complaint with the cyber cell after fraudsters duped him of over Rs 2 crore. The doctor said in his complaint, “I became a member after watching advertisements of a wealth management firm. They asked me to deposit money and later showed profits…

ODOP helping traders & artisans, says UP govt

ODOP helping traders & artisans, says UP govt

Lucknow, March 21 The ODOP Scheme has immensely benefited the handicraft traders and is also enhancing the innovative skills of the artisans in Uttar Pradesh, said a government spokesman. The next level up in One District One Product (ODOP) will come from incubation centres to help entrepreneurs of the changing business ecosystem in terms of…

Drunk man thrashes three doctors during medical examination in Delhi hospital

Drunk man thrashes three doctors during medical examination in Delhi hospital

New Delhi, March 21 Three doctors, including the CMO, of Babu Jagjivan Ram Memorial Hospital in northwest Delhi were attacked by a 25-year-old man who was caught for creating nuisance in public and then brought to the hospital in an inebriated state by the police for medical examination. According to the FIR accessed by IANS,…

Tremors rock parts of central Maha at dawn, no casualties reported

Tremors rock parts of central Maha at dawn, no casualties reported

Hingoli (Maharashtra), March 21 An earthquake of moderate intensity shook parts of central Maharashtra around dawn on Thursday, sparking panic though there are no reports of any casualties. The quake, at 6.08 a.m., measured 4.2 points on the Richter Scale and took place at a depth of around 10 kms, around 20 kms outside Kalamnuri…

24 hours on, I-T raid at residence of Bengal minister’s kin continues

24 hours on, I-T raid at residence of Bengal minister’s kin continues

Kolkata, March 21 The marathon raid and search operation by the Income Tax sleuths at the residence of Swarup Biswas, the younger brother of West Bengal Power and Housing Minister, Aroop Biswas, continued on Thursday, said officials. The Income Tax sleuths reached his residence at New Alipore in South Kolkata on Wednesday morning and were…