Prayagraj (UP): The Allahabad High Court has issued notice to the Uttar Pradesh Government asking about steps being taken to ensure that its natives are not forced to seek employment in other states. The order was passed by a division bench of Justice Govind Mathur and Justice Ramesh Sinha on a PIL filed by two […]
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MNNIT develops mobile app ‘AMRIT’ to track Corona suspects
Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh): The Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology (MNNIT) at Prayagraj, has developed a new mobile application which will help the administration and the corona control room to track suspected patients. The mobile app named ‘AMRIT’ (Assessment, Monitoring, Reporting and Intelligent Tracking), will help chemist shops, medical practitioners and other organisations to submit […]
Allahabad HC dismisses PIL on Eid prayers
Prayagraj (UP): The Allahabad High Court has dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by a lawyer Shahid Ali Siddiqui, seeking one-hour relaxation in the lockdown for ‘namaaz’ on the occasion of Eid. A division bench, comprising Chief Justice Govind Mathur and Justice Siddhartha Verma, said that the petitioner should first approach the state government […]
Allahabad university professor, foreign nationals arrested for hiding travel history and violating travel norms
Prayagraj: An Allahabad University (AU) professor and 29 others, including 16 foreign nationals, have been arrested for hiding travel history and violating travel norms. Among those arrested on Monday night are seven from Indonesia, nine from Thailand and one each form Kerala and Bengal. Caretakers of Abdullah mosque in Shahganj and Hera masjid in Kareli […]
Allahabad Uni professor who attended Tabligi Jamaat congregation but hid his travel details, quarantined, booked
Prayagraj: A professor of the Allahabad University (AU), who attended the Tablighi Jamaat congregation in Delhi but did not inform police about this, has now been quarantined with his family at a guest house in Kareli area since Thursday. A FIR has also been registered against him at Shivkuti police station for concealing his travel history […]
Main accused in Bulandshahr violence gets bail
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court has granted bail to Bajrang Dal leader Yogesh Raj, who is the main accused in the 2018 Bulandshahr violence in which a police officer and a civilian were killed. Justice Siddhartha allowed the bail application of Yogesh Raj on Wednesday. Raj’s lawyer, Anand Pati Tiwari argued that his client had […]
UP ATS arrests member of LeT terror outfit from Prayagraj
Prayagraj (1 MIN READ): The Uttar Pradesh Anti Terrorist Squad (ATS) on Sunday arrested a member of the Lashkar-e-Taiba who had been assisting the Pakistani terror outfit, from Prayagraj. According to information, Saurabh Shukla was helping the terrorist organization operating in Pakistan to raise funds in India for LeT. He is originally a resident of Madhya […]
CBI raids Ateeq’s home, offices in Prayagraj
Prayagraj: The CBI on Wednesday raided the Prayagraj-based residence and offices of mafia don Ateeq Ahmad, who is presently lodged in Ahmadabad jail. The searches were conducted in connection with a case related to businessman Mohit Jaiswal, who was allegedly called to Deoria jail by Ateeq when the latter was lodged there. The businessman was then […]
Couple abducted from outside Allahabad HC found in Kaushambi
Prayagraj: The young couple, which was abducted from outside the Allahabad High Court on Monday morning, has been recovered from neighbouring Kaushambi district in Uttar Pradesh, police said. The kidnappers have been arrested and the couple is safe. The kidnappers were the girl’s family members, the police added. The girl hailing from Amroha and the boy […]
Bareilly couple’s marriage valid: Allahabad HC
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court on Monday held that the marriage of Sakshi Misra, daughter of BJP MLA Rajesh Misra, and Ajitesh Kumar was ‘valid’. The court directed the state government to provide adequate police protection to the couple. According to the couple’s lawyer, Sakshi and her husband Ajitesh Kumar were attacked by some persons, wearing […]