Friday, September 25

Uttar Pradesh

Firozabad Toll Plaza Video: Driver Allegedly Breaks Barrier to Avoid Toll, Ends Up Damaging Car
North Zone STATES, Uttar Pradesh

Firozabad Toll Plaza Video: Driver Allegedly Breaks Barrier to Avoid Toll, Ends Up Damaging Car

Firozabad, September 24, 2026 (SDNA): A video showing a Scorpio driver allegedly speeding through a toll plaza without paying the required fee has surfaced on social media, drawing widespread attention online. The incident reportedly took place at a toll plaza in Firozabad, Uttar Pradesh. According to the video and claims accompanying it, the vehicle approaches the toll barrier at speed instead of stopping. It then hits and breaks through the barrier before continuing forward. The footage appears to have been recorded from inside the vehicle and was subsequently shared on social media. Video Draws Attention on Social Media The clip was shared on X by user Lakshya Mehta, who claimed that the Scorpio driver did not stop at the Firozabad toll plaza and drove through the barrier witho...
Signals Behind UP’s ‘Transfer Express’: What Does the Posting of 34 IAS Officers Mean?
Natioanal, North Zone STATES, Politics, Uttar Pradesh

Signals Behind UP’s ‘Transfer Express’: What Does the Posting of 34 IAS Officers Mean?

14 district magistrates shifted; key changes in investment and industrial development posts point to a fresh administrative realignment under the Yogi government Lucknow, September 22: (SDNA) The latest transfers in Uttar Pradesh are more than routine administrative orders. Amid a series of postings involving PCS, IPS, IAS and PPS officers, the state government late Monday night transferred 34 IAS officers, including district magistrates of 14 districts. Several important positions linked to investment, industrial development, revenue, food and civil supplies, prisons and other departments have also been reshuffled. The most significant feature of the exercise is that the district administration and the state-level governance structure have been reorganised simultaneously. This makes...
‘Date After Date’ — Verdict Comes After 10 Years! Judge Recalls ‘Damini’ Dialogue, Accused Acquitted in Charas Case
North Zone STATES, Uttar Pradesh

‘Date After Date’ — Verdict Comes After 10 Years! Judge Recalls ‘Damini’ Dialogue, Accused Acquitted in Charas Case

Muzaffarnagar Fast Track Court Verdict; Judge Ravi Kumar Diwakar Says Spending a Decade Going Back and Forth to Court Is a Punishment in Itself Muzaffarnagar: (SDNA) The famous dialogue “Date after date” from the film Damini once again came up during court proceedings. Additional Sessions Judge Ravi Kumar Diwakar of Muzaffarnagar Fast Track Court No. 3 acquitted an accused in a nearly 10-year-old case under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. The court observed that facing a case for such a long period and repeatedly appearing before the court is itself a form of punishment. Case Continued for 10 Years The case concerns Ashok Bharti, a resident of Patel Nagar in Muzaffarnagar. Police arrested him on October 21, 2015, near Bhartiya Colony. According to the po...