Pawan Dixit

Gorakhpur deaths: Doctor who was hailed as ‘hero’ removed from BRD hospital post

Dr Kafeel Khan, who reportedly saved many encephalitis-affected children, was sacked on charges of dereliction of duty and has been accused of fabricating stories.

Uttar Pradesh: Rebel SP, BSP MLCs join saffron fold

The former MLCs, whose resignations paved way for induction of UP CM Yogi Adityanath and deputy CMs Keshav Prasad Maurya and Dinesh Sharma into the state legislature, joined the BJP.

Experts gear up to secure world heritage city status for Ayodhya

There are seven stages of getting on the UNESCO list. Three are related with the technicalities of the proposal and rest are political. 

Tax burden up: Now, LDA flats to cost more with GST

Homebuyers will have to deposit instalments at the enhanced tax rate of 12%.

BJP chief Amit Shah snubs party worker for calling Congress VP Rahul Gandhi ‘Pappu’

Can ‘Heart of Bundelkhand’ beat the blues?

Making Jhansi a smart city will be an uphill task for the authorities as unlike other cities of UP, it even lacks basic amenities.

List of 201 government counsel deserves to be quashed, review by Aug 11:Allahabad high court

The list of 201 government counsel released by the state government on July 7 is in the thick of a controversy as it carries the names of even non-practising lawyers.

‘Needs to be seen if it happened’: Adityanath on acid attack survivor

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath has said it remains to be proved if a gang rape survivor’s allegations of yet another acid attack on her is true

Hooghly-Prayag waterways service before Ardh Kumbh

Yoga has connected the world with India: Modi

Yoga has connected the world with India: PM Modi on International Yoga Day

Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the Yoga Day celebrations on Wednesday, saying the young were captivated by yoga, an age-old tradition propounded by saints and seers.

In Pics: Lucknow gears up for 2017 International Yoga Day

A look in pictures as Lucknow prepares with a Full Dress Rehearsal ahead of the 3rd International Yoga Day.

‘Islam does not forbid Yoga’

Launching yoga classes at the Shia Post-Graduate Degree College in the holy month of Ramzan, Shia cleric Maulana Yasoob Abbas said Islam was not weak and yoga posed no threat to the religion.

Ram Temple in Ayodhya: Maurya, Swamy hold different views on how to go about it

Subramanian Swamy said Muslims who are party to the ongoing Ayodhya case in Supreme Court are afraid to enter into any out of court settlement on the issue.

Class 12th student’s film on cyclists saving the environment wins Italian film award

A student of Study Hall School, Lucknow, Reyan Siddiqui’s The Wind Walkers won two awards at Italian international film festival Cinemi Cinema

Ayodhya residents endorse CM’s views

Ram Mandir must come up at its original site. We all want it but though consensus and dialogue with the Muslims, says a resident of Ayodhya.

UP CM Yogi Adityanath visits Ayodhya, says Ram temple issue should be resolved through dialogue

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath said his government will provide all support to resolve Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute in Ayodhya.

Yogi Adityanath offers prayers at Ram temple in Ayodhya, first UP CM in 15 years

Adityanath’s visit — the first in 15 years by a UP CM — has given an impetus to the Ram temple issue even as BJP leaders have been summoned in connection with Babri mosque demolition.

Babri Masjid case: Advani, Joshi, Bharti charged with criminal conspiracy; Naidu says BJP leaders innocent

A special CBI court also granted bail to LK Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi and Uma Bharti after they appeared before it in connection with the Babri Masjid demolition case.

Babri demolition case highlights: Charges of criminal conspiracy framed against Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi, Uma Bharti

Bharatiya Janata Party leaders LK Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi and Uma Bharati appeared before a court in Lucknow and were granted bail in the Babri Masjid demolition case.

Babri demolition case: CBI court to frame charges against Advani, Joshi, Bharti

Bharatiya Janata Party party leaders LK Advani, Uma Bharti, Murli Manohar Joshi and nine others will be present in the Lucknow court when criminal conspiracy charges are framed under IPC section 120(b) in the Babri Masjid demolition case.

IAS officer Anurag Tiwari’s family says his honesty proved to be his nemesis

Karnataka-cadre officer’s kin say he was under pressure to sign some official documents and he did not want to return to Bengaluru where he was posted

Babri Masjid demolition case: VHP leaders surrender in court, get bail

Five Vishwa Hindu Parishad leaders being tried for their role in the Babri masjid demolition were granted bail by a CBI court in Lucknow on Saturday.

Sabarmati Express blast: Kashmiri man acquitted of charges after 16 years

Gulzar Ahmed Wani, who was pursuing his PhD in AMU’s Arabic department, was arrested from New Delhi on July 31, 2001, and named as an accused in the case.

Slaughterhouse case: Issue fresh licence, HC tells Yogi govt

Interim order by Allahabad high court comes as relief for meat sellers whose licences weren’t renewed by the Uttar Pradesh government after March

Allahabad HC to deliver judgement on slaughterhouses, meat shops today

The bench of justice AP Shahi and justice Sanjay Harkauli completed the hearing of litigations related to the operation of slaughterhouses on Thursday and reserved the judgment for Friday.

Child sexual abuse: More than half of the victims are boys

Only 25% of victims reported their abuse to anyone and cops informed in only 3% of cases, says study

Judge suspended after granting bail to SP leader Gayatri Prajapati ‘in haste’

Special judge (POCSO) Om Prakash Mishra granted bail to Prajapati on April 25, and was set to retire on April 30.

POCSO court grants bail to Gayatri Prajapati in rape case

Special judge of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) court Om Prakash Mishra granted the bail to Prajapati, Vikas Verma and Amrendra Singh alias Mintu.

Testing times for Yogi govt as saffron outfits run riot in UP

The Yogi Adityanath government is under pressure to curb rising violence by right-wing Hindu groups that escalated this month. Despite the new DGP’s warning of crackdown on hooligans, rightwingers haven’t stopped their violence.