Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh has accelerated the implementation of PM Surya Ghar Yojana, making the state the third highest in the country for solar installations after Gujarat and Maharashtra, and second in applications received, a govt spokesperson said.“The PM Surya Ghar Yojana has transformed Uttar Pradesh’s rural and economically weaker regions, offering affordable and uninterrupted electricity…
Lucknow: Rameez Nemat, the son-in-law of former UP MP Rizwan Zaheer, came under the spotlight after RJD chief Lalu Prasad’s daughter Rohini Acharya named him as one of the two “outsiders” weakening the Yadav clan in Bihar. She alleged that he contributed to RJD’s debacle in the assembly polls. Rameez has also been in the…
NEW DELHI: Amid a threat of additional levies for trade ties with Russia, an official on Monday said that countries will decide on trade based on their interests.“…for each country, trade with other countries is based on their bilateral relationship, (it is) based on their economic requirement and these carry on. In addition, every country…
Kanpur: Authorities at Laxmipat Singhania Institute of Cardiology in Kanpur have requested the govt to order termination of the service of Dr Arif, detained in connection with the Delhi blast case, stop his salary and set up a committee to investigate his activities during his tenure at the hospital.Dr Arif was known for being reserved,…
NEW DELHI: Aiming to strengthen the existing regime for tiger protection, the Supreme Court on Monday issued a slew of directions to the states including giving a six-month deadline to demarcate and notify core and buffer areas of tiger reserves and put in place within three months comprehensive tiger conservation plans (TCPs).In one of his…
Lucknow: A series of events featuring classical and light music competitions, solo dance, self-composed poetry, story writing, drama theatre and a fashion show marked the opening day of Divyankur 2025 at Shri Jai Narain Misra College on Monday.Students from various colleges gave performances. Chairperson of the Uttar Pradesh Sangeet Natak Akademi, Jayanth Khot said: “Cultural…
In an electrifying event in Qatar, Salman Khan took the spotlight alongside the talented comedian Sunil Grover, who delivered a side-splitting impersonation of the Bollywood icon. Clips capturing their lively banter, featuring a humorous mock duel and the intervention of Shera, quickly captivated audiences online. Salman Khan is currently busy with his tour in Qatar….
NEW DELHI: It was an ex-parte interim stay order by Supreme Court on a CBI probe into tiger poaching in Jim Corbett National Park, but it has continued to be in force for the last seven years. On Monday, Supreme Court finally issued notice on a plea for lifting the stay to pave the way…
Lucknow: Madhyanchal Vidyut Vitran Nigam Limited, Lucknow, has suspended superintendent engineer Pradeep Verma for alleged negligence in executing tasks under the business plans for 2023–24 and 2024–25 and disobeying orders from senior officials.Verma was posted at the electricity distribution division in Ayodhya. As per the directive, all tasks under the 2023–24 business plan were to…
MUMBAI: Govt has said that the financial sector should not fight disintermediation but “take the bull by its horn, work collectively, analyse trends deeply and see how to channelise these so that financial flows become smoother within the domestic economy to all segments that require finance”. Economic secretary Anuradha Thakur said there was a rising…
