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Picture used for representational purpose only LUCKNOW: In a shocking incident, a 65-year-old physically-handicapped man and his son were found dead inside their house in Krishnanagar on Saturday night. The cops are verifying if they died of Covid-19 or any other ailment. Police said the victims were identified as Arvind Goel (65) and his 20-year-old son Kashish, adding their bodies had been badly decomposed. Arvind’s wife Ranjana Goel (65) was also found in an unconscious state in another r...

Amidst an exponential rise in Covid cases and a shortfall of health workers and doctors, chief minister Yogi Adityanath asked officials to consider se

Picture used for representational purpose only VARANASI: Three days after action was taken against 22 policemen in Chandauli, two sub-inspectors and three constables in Ballia also came in the firing line for links with liquor smugglers. Senior officials got intelligence inputs of a nexus between local cops and smuggler for transporting liquor in bordering Bihar, a dry state following which strict vigil and tip-offs enabled seizure of two big liquor consignments in Ballia by a special team aft...

Accused Sarvesh Kumar LUCKNOW: In a bizarre incident, a man beheaded his 17-year-old daughter and reached the police station with her chopped head to surrender before cops in Hardoi district on Wednesday evening. Police said the man was irked over his daughter’s alleged affair with a youth whom he disliked. Superintendent of police, Hardoi, Anurag Vats told TOI that the accused, Sarvesh Kumar of Pandeytara village under Majhila police station, has been arrested. “Sarvesh is a vegetable v...

Allahabad high court PRAYAGRAJ: Observing that any display of affection among the members of the LGBT community towards their partners in public, so long as it does not amount to indecency or has the potentiality to disturb public order, cannot be bogged down by majority perception, the Allahabad high court recently directed reinstatement of a home guard. He had been sacked on the charge of indecency after a video in which he was seen displaying affection to his same-sex partner. Justice Sunit...

More than 1.71 lakh health workers were administered Covid-19 vaccine in UP on Saturday, as it improved upon its performance in the previous round, re

The Yogi government has decided to withdraw criminal cases registered against traders and migrant labourers who violated the Epidemic Act during the l

The Yogi government has decided to withdraw criminal cases registered against traders and migrant labourers who violated the Epidemic Act during the l

More than 1.71 lakh health workers were administered Covid-19 vaccine in UP on Saturday, as it improved upon its performance in the previous round, re

Yogi Adityanath GORAKHPUR: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath offered khichdi to Baba Gorakhnath in Brahma Muhurta at 4am in Gorakhnath temple on Thursday and wished happy Makar Sankranti to all. He also appealed to people to follow Covid protocol during celebrations. “This is a festival of worshiping the Sun god besides being an occasion of happiness and enthusiasm for the farmers. It is a festival when farmers offer their crop produces after a lot of hard work to their god,” CM Yogi said. �...