Akhilesh Mishra

A wheelchair-bound woman was bravely rescued from a burning house in Lucknow by the Mahanagar SHO, Akhilesh Mishra. The fire, believed to be caused by a short circuit, broke out near the IT Metro station. Prompt action by the SHO and fire brigade prevented any casualties and controlled the blaze.

In a heartbreaking incident, 17-year-old Saurabh Kumar, a determined engineering hopeful from Patna, took his own life on Tuesday in his hostel room. As he prepared for the JEE exam, he became burdened by academic pressures. A poignant note discovered by his cousins revealed his struggles and a plea for his parents to sell their land for his sister's future.

A new direct train route connecting Dhanbad to Mumbai was inaugurated, inciting a political uproar. Reports surfaced that the local mayor and his MLA spouse were unceremoniously excluded from the festivities. Although initially on the guest list, their names mysteriously vanished from promotional materials, with officials attributing the omission to fears of overcrowding.

A woman and her lover have been arrested for allegedly murdering her mother-in-law in Nishatganj. Police state an illicit relationship and family opposition were the motives. The duo reportedly tied the victim before strangling her. They attempted to stage the scene as a robbery. However, CCTV footage and a sniffer dog led to their apprehension.

The Samajwadi Party district president Akhilesh Mishra described the Budget as "purposeless" and said there was nothing for the common man in it. The Budget is against the exceptions of the people, he said.

A woman in Hazratganj lost 45,000 rupees to an unknown person who tricked her into thinking he had accidentally transferred the money into her bank account. The case was only reported on January 4th, a few weeks after the incident took place. The person who called the woman, pretending to be from her bank, told her that he had accidentally transferred the money and asked her to refund it. Preeti Singh fell for the trap and lost the money immediately. Akhilesh Mishra, the police officer in charge of the case, said that an investigation is underway to find the person responsible.

Four people were killed, and two others sustained serious injuries when their SUV rammed the divider on Purvanchal Expressway in Sultanpur on Thursday evening. The injured were referred to Varanasi for treatment, said police.

The 75th anniversary of India's Independence was celebrated with enthusiasm and patriotic fervor at the Indian Embassy in Dublin, Ireland.

The hike in the prices of petrol announced on Thursday may force Hrishabh, an undergraduate to bike a bicycle and ride to his college, as 'maintaining a motor-cycle is fast becoming an expensive affair'.

As many as 347 Samajwadi Party (SP) workers were arrested in the four districts of Varanasi range while trying to carry out processions in protest against the action initiated by the administration and police during their previous agitation.

While the local unit of Samajwadi Party has expressed its determination to paralyse the functioning of government offices from March 7 to 9, the district administration and police have also geared up their exercise to foil such a bid.

BEd applications in the district saw a significant decline this year with nearly 3,000 less candidates as compared to the previous year. Around 12,770 applicants will take the exam on June 15, across 30 centres.

More than 470 houses have been allotted to homeless, widows, destitute and physically challenged persons, who are BPL and Antyodaya card holders.

The first day of the voter awareness week will be dedicated to signature campaign to be organized in a school in Kidwai Nagar on Tuesday.

Prerit Pandey won the voters awareness slogan contest held during the Assembly elections recently.

Community leaders from Indian diaspora in Canada organised an event in the honour of late President APJ Abdul Kalam at Sringeri Vidya Bharati Foundation (SVBF), Etobicoke on Thursday, August 6.

In order to increase the percentage of voting this time, the district election machinery has decided to organise Voter Awareness Campaign Week commencing from February 14.

Kathak dancer Smriti Raj amazed Lucknow audience with her dance recital at an event held at Rai Umanath Bali auditorium recently.

A woman entrepreneur reportedly accused her long time acquaintance woman and business partner of duping her of Rs 13 lakh which she gave to her friend to bail her out of an unprecedented financial crisis in Hazratganj.

The discovery of a dog collar in a leopard’s carcass solved two mysteries in MP’s Seoni – the disappearance of a large number of pet dogs and how the leopard died. The leopard was, of course, preying on pets. And a dog collar – buckles and all -- got stuck in its intestines, leading to a fatal infection.