Pilgrims carry holy water from Sangam during the Maha Kumbh Mela festival in Prayagraj on February 14, 2025. | Photo Credit: AFP The Uttar Pradesh jails department is making arrangements to take holy water from Maha Kumbh, Prayagraj, to all major jails across the State, allowing inmates to participate in the Maha Kumbh festival. The … Read more
Uttar Pradesh is looking to privatise two of its four power distribution companies, a State government tender showed, as the country’s most populous state grapples with power losses and a lack of sufficient transmission infrastructure. The State is inviting private companies to form partnerships with or privatise state-owned Dakshinanchal Vidyut Vitran Nigam and Purvanchal Vidyut … Read more
Maha Kumbh Mela: PhonePe has launched a unique insurance plan specifically for travelers attending the Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. The Maha Kumbh Mela, known as the largest religious gathering in the world and taking place once every 12 years, will take place from January 13 to February 26, 2025. The insurance plan, … Read more
उत्तर प्रदेश के इटावा सर्राफा कारोबारी की पत्नी और तीन बच्चों की संदिग्ध मौत पर बड़ा अपडेट सामने आया है. आरोपी मुकेश ने बताया कि यह घटना करवा चौथ के पहले ही होने जा रही थी, क्योंकि घर में पिछले 8, 10 सालों से काफी टेंशन चल रही थी, उसे वो सहन नहीं कर पा रहा था. बता दें, थाना कोतवाली … Read more
Devotees walking during the Kanwar Yatra at Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh in July this year. | Photo Credit: SHASHI SHEKHAR KASHYAP Around 17,600 trees have been cut in Ghaziabad, Meerut, and Muzaffarnagar districts of Uttar Pradesh to make way for a new Kanwar Yatra route, a four-member panel constituted by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) … Read more
Bharatiya Colony area under Nai Mandi police station limits in Muzaffarnagar district of Uttar Pradesh remained on edge on Tuesday after a Muslim man bought a house in the neighbourhood, with right-wing outfits allegedly warning that under no circumstances will Muslim families be allowed to settle in the predominantly Hindu locality. Tension escalated in the … Read more
Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, on Saturday reiterated his demand and the importance of conducting a nationwide caste census, saying it was not just a census but served as a foundation for effective policymaking. Addressing a Samvidhan Samman Sammelan in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj, Rahul Gandhi stated that 90 per cent of the … Read more
The district administration in Uttar Pradesh’s Bareilly has demolished at least nine houses belonging to people allegedly involved in a clash during the Muharram procession. On July 19, violence erupted in Bareilly after members of one community allegedly pelted stones at another community. A young man named Tejwas died after being beaten during the clash. … Read more
If Indians don’t lose weight, they can forget about becoming a developed economy, a long-term goal set by the government. It”s widely argued that it is the Indian economy’s moment to shine because it has a big demographic dividend, and a large population of youth which can turn into a huge productivity boost, especially when … Read more
A man named Vinod (in white) along with his sons performs last rites of his family members who were killed in a stampede during a ‘satsang’ on July 2, in Hathras on July 4, 2024. Vinod’s mother Jaya Manti (70), wife Rajkumari (40) and daughter Bhumi (10), who had gone to attend Bhole Baba’s satsang … Read more