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UP: IPL betting racket unearthed, one held

6:38 pm November 7, 2020

Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force on Saturday claimed to have busted an IPL betting racket with the arrest of a bookie. According to a statement issued by the STF, the bookie, identified as Gagandeep Singh, was arrested from Lucknow on Friday. The STF action came following a tip-off that the accused was involved […]

COVID-19: UP records 2,187 fresh cases, 25 more deaths

10:25 pm November 6, 2020

Lucknow: With 2,187 fresh cases, the total COVID-19 tally in Uttar Pradesh went up to 4,93,527 while the death toll rose to 7,155 with 25 casualties on Friday. The number of active cases in the state stood at 23,132 of which 10,218 are in home isolation, said Principal Secretary, Medical and Health, Alok Kumar. So […]

Woman among 4 Nepalis held for robbery in bizman’s house

7:58 pm October 26, 2020

Hyderabad: Four Nepali nationals, including a woman, have been arrested for looting a businessman’s house here, police said on Monday. The four committed the theft on October 19 and were arrested from Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, and here between October 22 and October 25, Rachakonda Commissioner of Police Mahesh M Bhagwat said. Two of them worked […]

UP govt sacks home guards official on corruption charges

4:52 pm October 22, 2020

Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government on Thursday ordered the dismissal of a senior home guards official, who was posted as district commandant, Lucknow in 2019, on charges of corruption. Kripa Shankar Pandey has been dismissed on charges of irregularities in allotment of duties to home guards. According to a spokesman, a reply was sought from […]

Ballia firing case: Police seek remand of BJP leader

8:58 pm October 20, 2020

Ballia (UP): Police here on Tuesday sought the remand of Dhirendra Pratap Singh, a local BJP leader arrested for allegedly murdering a man during the allotment of ration shops in the presence of senior district and police officials. The incident had taken place at Durjanpur village in the Reoti area on October 15. The local […]