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Man killed as SDM’s vehicle hits his moped

7:47 pm January 4, 2021

Amethi: A 60-year-old man died allegedly after a sub-divisional magistrate’s vehicle hit his moped in Uttar Pradesh‘s Amethi district on Monday, police said Sanjeev Kumar Maurya, the SDM of Gauriganj, was on his way to Lucknow around 11 am when his government vehicle hit the moped near Tetarpur, leaving Mohammed Sarvar seriously injured, Jagdishpur Station House Officer […]

IMD warns cold wave in 9 Odisha districts, Phulbani coldest at 7.5 degree Celsius

Bitter cold in eastern UP

7:45 pm December 26, 2020

Lucknow: Severe cold-wave conditions prevailed at isolated places over eastern Uttar Pradesh on Saturday. The meteorological department said that the lowest temperature in the state was 3.2 degrees Celsius was recorded at Churk observatory in Sonbhadra district, while the highest was 25.1 degrees in Allahabad and Jhansi district. The weather will most likely remain dry […]

GST Council leaves tax rate on vaccines unchanged

GST collection should be highest in UP: CM Adityanath

6:33 pm December 24, 2020

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh, being the most populous state in the country, should register the highest collection of Goods and Services Tax (GST), Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Thursday and directed officials to make efforts to raise revenue receipts. He said at a review meeting that strict action should be taken against those involved in […]

Asaram hospitalised after complaining of chest pain

Probe ordered into UP jail event ‘glorifying’ godman Asaram

10:15 pm December 23, 2020

Shahjahanpur: Prison authorities in Uttar Pradesh have ordered a probe into allegations that an event at the district jail here “glorified” godman Asaram, who is serving a sentence for rape. The rape victim’s father made the demand following reports that the self-styled godman’s two followers had come from Lucknow, distributed blankets and held a prayer meeting […]

19 coronavirus deaths in UP, toll climbs to 8,196

7:43 pm December 20, 2020

Lucknow: With 19 fresh coronavirus-related deaths reported in Uttar Pradesh, the death toll due to the viral disease in the state has risen to 8,196 on Sunday, official data showed. The total COVID-19 cases in the state rose to 5,74,631 with as many as 1,247 fresh cases reported in the last 24 hours. Of the […]