Lucknow, July 19 (IANS) The fourth season of the UPT20 League is set to get underway on August 14, with Kashi Rudras taking on defending champions Meerut Mavericks in the tournament opener in Lucknow. The 24-day competition will showcase some of Uttar Pradesh’s finest cricketing talent as players vie for glory on one of the country’s fastest-growing domestic T20 platforms.Kanpur Superstars batter Sameer Rizvi praised the league for its rapid growth and the opportunities it continues to provide t…
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Lucknow, July 19 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath inaugurated the new headquarters building of the Uttar Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority (UPSDMA) in Lucknow on Sunday and called for developing a collective mechanism for tackling natural disasters and assisting in rescue operations.The Chief Minister, addressing the audience after unveiling the building constructed for Rs 200 crore, said that disaster management is not merely a matter of government administration bu…
Lucknow/New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) has arrested a Nigerian national from Delhi for running an online fraud racket that targeted Indian men and women through fake social media profiles, officials said on Sunday. The accused, identified as 27-year-old Obase Prosper, was also found in possession of 5.085 kilograms of methamphetamine, valued at more than Rs 10 crore in the international market.According to the STF, Obase Prosper was residing at house number …
Lucknow, July 18 (IANS) Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind president Maulana Arshad Madani on Saturday said that politics driven by hatred weakens the nation. Referring to the action being taken against Rampur’s Jauhar University, he said that if there were any irregularities, the government should impose penalties or take legal action, but demolishing the university with bulldozers was not the right solution. He also described the “One Nation, One Election” proposal as a political issue and said that the Gyan…
Bengaluru, July 17 (IANS) A hoax bomb threat found inside the lavatory of an IndiGo flight bound for Ahmedabad triggered a security scare at Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport, leading police to register an FIR and launch an investigation into the incident.The threat was discovered on Thursday evening aboard IndiGo flight 6E-6423, which was scheduled to depart for Ahmedabad at 8 p.m.According to police, a handwritten note bearing the message, “Don’t go. Bomb Hai! Please,” was found tuc…
Lucknow, July 16 (IANS) The fourth season of the UP T20 League is set to begin on August 14, with Kashi Rudras taking on defending champions Meerut Mavericks in the tournament opener at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. The competition will run for 24 days, concluding with the final on September 6 in Kanpur. For the first time in the league’s history, the tournament will be played across two venues.The opening phase will take place in Lucknow, where 22 …
Mumbai, July 15 (IANS) Actor couple Vatsal Sheth and Ishita Dutta have opened up about their love story and revealed that theirs was not a case of love at first sight, but a friendship that blossomed into romance after a life-threatening incident on the sets of their show in Lucknow. Vatsal shared a video on Instagram, where the husband and wife duo are seen sitting on a couch and discussing their love story. Recalling the moment, they shared how Vatsal’s quick thinking saved Ishita from a dange…
Lucknow, July 15 (IANS) Several saints on Wednesday welcomed the decision of King George’s Medical University (KGMU) to prohibit the cooking and serving of non-vegetarian food in all hostel messes and canteens with immediate effect. The move follows a recent inspection of the campus by Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel, who also serves as the Chancellor of state universities.The KGMU administration has clarified that while non-vegetarian food will no longer be prepared or served in hostel m…
Lucknow, July 14 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Assembly Speaker Satish Mahana on Tuesday strongly backed the proposed ‘One Nation, One Election’ legislation, telling the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) that simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha and state Assemblies would save time, resources and administrative effort while allowing elected representatives to focus more on development.The JPC, headed by BJP MP P.P. Chaudhary, is on a three-day visit to Lucknow to gather views on the Constitution…
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) The Cyber Police Station of North-East District, Delhi, has busted a mule bank account racket and arrested four persons in connection with a fraud case involving cheating of Rs 2.47 lakh on the pretext of a courier delivery company.The arrested accused have been identified as Md. Arbaz Daniyal alias Labbu (20), Jimmy Bathla (41), Abdul Wadood (27), and Aniket Verma (25). Police said the accused were allegedly involved in operating and supplying mule bank accounts used t…