Uma Shankar

A 14-year-old boy's honey-collecting trip turned perilous when his head became trapped in a rock crevice in Nayagarh district. A six-hour rescue operation, braving bees and a python, successfully freed the unharmed boy. The daring rescue involved 45 personnel and advanced equipment.

In Lakhimpur Kheri, Uma Shankar Jaiswal, a Class 12 student living on an embankment after river erosion, achieved district-topping success with 93% in the UP Board Intermediate exams. Studying without digital access, his consistent effort highlights that determination can overcome displacement and hardship. The district magistrate congratulated him and pledged support for his engineering aspirations.

Bhubaneswar witnesses a significant drop in robbery and snatching cases, with a 65% decrease in 2025 compared to 2023. Police attribute this success to a multi-pronged strategy including crime hotspot identification, swift arrests, and enhanced surveillance. Despite improved recovery rates, residents express skepticism, calling for a revival of dedicated crime prevention teams.

Jharkhand's education department is launching a comprehensive third-party evaluation of its government school initiatives. This move aims to measure improvements in teaching, student engagement, and academic performance across schemes like smart classes and FLN. The assessment will guide policy decisions, ensuring targeted benefits reach students and identify best practices for future educational reforms.

In the heart of Kaimur and Rohtas districts, a dire shortage of drinking water has led tribal families to delay wedding festivities, many choosing to reschedule their ceremonies for July in hopes of monsoon rains. Despite the allocation of government resources, the rugged terrain is left wanting for water and electricity.

Eighty-four liquor shops across Jharkhand have ceased operations. Dealers cite significant losses stemming from stringent daily sales targets imposed by the excise department. The new excise policy, implemented last September, has led to these closures. Some shops in Ranchi and other districts failed to meet their targets. The excise department is proceeding with reallocating these licenses to new owners.

Jharsuguda police apprehended a 40-year-old man within 24 hours for allegedly shooting a pregnant woman due to personal enmity. The accused reportedly entered the victim's home and fired at her, then assaulted her husband before fleeing. The injured woman is receiving treatment, and the investigation is ongoing.

Additional sessions judge Vikas Goyal on Friday rejected the bail application of Uma Shankar Yadav, a resident of Safipur Unnao who has been charged by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) for murder and setting the house on fire during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.

Governor Ram Naik on Saturday disqualified BSP MLA Uma Shankar Singh from his membership of the state Assembly for procuring government contracts in his name.

Kanak agrees to perform the griha parvesh and the two then perform other rituals.

Kanak overhears Payal's mother talking to a saint and asking god to forgive her for ruining the life of her daughter by getting her married to Uma Shankar's brother.

Amid all celebrations, Kanak and Uma Shankar come face to face and he drops sindoor on her forehead.

Uma Shankar sees Kanak weeping continuously and tells him that this is probably because her family members were not present at her wedding.

Congress’ CM candidate Sheila Dikshit has a UP connect as she was married to IAS officer Vinod Dikshit, son of veteran Congress leader Uma Shankar Dikshit.

In the latest episode of Tu Sooraj Main Saanjh Piyaji, Kanak is en getting all ready for her first night after marriage with Uma Shankar.

Uma Shankar forcibly marries Kanak and Palomi decides not to leave but stay back.

When Kanak doesn't listen to Uma, he lifts her up and takes her to the mandap saying that he would get married to her.

The office of the commissioner for specially-abled persons (disability court) has asked all the government departments to submit the roster registers of backlog vacancies, appointments and promotions of persons with disabilities (PwDs) in their departments through reservation (from 1995 to 2023)

Uma Shankar questions Palomi about her presence at the beach, when he had asked all the family members to stay at home.

The AP high court on Tuesday reserved orders in bail petitions filed by Devireddy Siva Shankar Reddy and G Uma Shankar Reddy, the accused in YS Vivekananda Reddy murder case. The court posted the hearing on bail petition filed by another accused Y Sunil Yadav to next week.

Following recommendations by the Lok Ayukta, governor Ram Naik on Thursday announced the disqualification of two MLAs Bajrang Bahadur Singh of BJP, and BSP's Uma Shankar Singh, from the UP Assembly.

The company secretaries of those firms which have significant trade transactions globally must be aware of the new laws and regulations, said Uma Shankar, regional director, Reserve Bank of India, Bangalore, on Thursday.