The race for the post of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust has narrowed to three names, with former bureaucrats Yogeshwar Ram Mishra and Rajesh Pandey emerging as prominent contenders, according to government sources. The interview process for the post has been completed and a panel of three names…
3 min readLucknowUpdated: Aug 12, 2026 02:21 PM IST Eight of the 16 shortlisted candidates were interviewed on the first day as the Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust on Tuesday started the interview process to select its first chief executive officer (CEO) in the wake of the controversy over alleged embezzlement of donations at…
Devotees at Mankameshwar Temple in Lucknow Lucknow: Ahead of Shrawan month beginning on Jul 30, temples across Lucknow completed preparations to welcome thousands of devotees to offer prayers to Lord Shiva. The four Shrawan Mondays are on Aug 3, 10, 17 and 24. Temples’ committees plan rituals, aartis, bhandaras, fairs, bhajan-kirtan programmes and enhanced security…
Gorakhpur: All India Congress Committee (AICC) national secretary and former MLA Satyanarayan Patel on Friday criticised BJP govt, alleging that its policies had adversely affected the country’s youth, devotees and common citizens.Addressing a news conference, Patel raised the issue of the NEET paper leak controversy and demanded a transparent and corruption-free education system.Congress district president…
Kolkata: The toll in the Taratala warehouse collapse rose to 16 on Friday after three more bodies were pulled out of the debris, the last around 1.10 am, and two injured workers died at SSKM Hospital on Thursday night and Friday evening.One of the bodies recovered early on Friday was yet to be identified till…
Suvendu Adhikari after Taratala collapse Kolkata: Chief minister Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday announced a four-week suspension of all construction projects in Kolkata and adjoining municipal areas, barring emergency and relief-related work, to facilitate a safety audit of under-construction buildings. The suspension will cover all the 144 wards under KMC as well as municipal areas of…
Kolkata: The death toll in Wednesday’s collapse of an under-construction warehouse in Taratala rose to 11 after five more bodies were pulled out of the rubble and one critically injured person died in hospital on Thursday. Rescuers feared the toll could rise further as they suspected three more bodies were still under the rubble.Five persons,…
Ghaziabad: Four men have been arrested for allegedly trying to kidnap a builder from the Link Road area and extort Rs 5 crore from him. Police said it was the son of the builder’s associate who plotted the abduction because he wanted quick money to support his expensive lifestyle.The builder, Rajesh Pandey, filed a complaint…
Patna: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat arrived in Patna on Sunday on a four-day visit to Bihar with a focus on organisational reviews, ideological guidance and interactions with volunteers as part of the RSS centenary year celebrations.Bhagwat was received at Jayaprakash Narayan International Airport by CM Samrat Choudhary. It was the first time…
