Police said they had arrested the four kidnappers who had confessed to having sodomised the boy and throwing him alive in the Ganga. Police divers were looking for the boy or his body, they said.

The EC approved the enhancement of the fees of the courses to be effective from the session 2022-23, said AU PRO, Prof Jaya Kapoor. It was after a gap of several decades that the AU had raised fee of its courses, she added.

The biggest challenge in front of us is upskilling of people and establishing start-ups as we may require more skilled professionals when industries start coming to the state, said Asim Arun

Statistically 10% of the kidney patients (who need a transplant) get family donor and one percent cadaveric transplant, said Dr Rakesh Kapoor, director, Medanta Superspeciality hospital.

The woman’s daughter had done a court marriage on August 16 with a man from the same village, who also belonged to the same caste. The couple got married with the consent of their families. However, the girl’s grandmother was not happy with the marriage and on her initiative, a panchayat was called, said police

Along with the home department, Awasthi had charge of Uttar Pradesh Expressway Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA), energy, religious affairs, jail administration and reforms, vigilance department, confidential and visa passport departments.

Asim Arun, now minister of state (independent charge) for Social Welfare, Schedule Caste and Tribal Welfare in Uttar Pradesh Government, is a first time BJP lawmaker from Kannauj, famous for its fragrance.

Bulldozers of the Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC) roared to life again and demolished around 10 illegal shops selling election material in front of the Samajwadi party office, on Vikramaditya Marg, on Wednesday

These toll free numbers can be used for getting detailed information about skin diseases, according to a press release issued by the administration.