In a shocking revelation of police misconduct in Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh, a court has ordered the registration of an FIR against 12 police personnel for allegedly staging a fake encounter to claim the arrest of a man already in jail. The case dates back to April 25, 2022, when milk vendor Durvesh was reportedly robbed of ₹1 lakh. Police initially claimed that Omveer and Rishipal were arrested in connection with the robbery during an encounter. However, it was later revealed that Omveer had been incarcerated in Badaun jail from April 11 to May 12, 2022, making his alleged arrest in the robbery case impossible. During the court proceedings, it was found that police had conspired to present a staged encounter on July 7, 2022, and falsely reported the recovery of 19 motorcycles to implica...

LUCKNOW: What was once a foul-smelling garbage heap in the Ghaela area along IIM Road in Lucknow has now been transformed into a sprawling national inspiration site. On December 25, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the “Rashtra Prerna Sthal” in the Uttar Pradesh capital to mark the 101st birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. During the event, Modi will unveil bronze statues of Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Shyama Prasad Mukherjee, and Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya, and tour a state-of-the-art museum. From Dump to LandmarkThe 65-acre site, developed at a cost of approximately ₹230 crore, was once infamous as a garbage dump, emitting stench and spreading filth across the area. The site’s degradation also polluted the Gomti River and rendered the surrounding soi...