Lucknow: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday said that cities should not be treated as mere collections of buildings, structures and directed officials to soon develop a comprehensive policy aimed at promoting planned urbanisation across key cities. The focus, he said, should be not only on the redevelopment of existing buildings but also on the…
Haryana DGP Shatrujeet Kapur sent on leave CHANDIGARH: Haryana DGP Shatrujeet Kapur, in the eye of a storm following the suicide of IPS officer Y Puran Kumar, was on Monday sent on leave.Rajiv Jaitly, media adviser to Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini, confirmed the development but the official order was yet to be released till…
Lucknow: In a focused effort to fast-track industrial development in the state, infrastructure and industrial development commissioner (IIDC) Deepak Kumar convened the high-level steering committee meeting on Tuesday. With the aim to remove bottlenecks from individual projects across key sectors, the IIDC called upon officials from stakeholder departments, industrial development authorities and involved districts.An official…
Lucknow: Governor and Chancellor of state universities Anandiben Patel on Monday urged students to shun bad habits for the sake of parents. She was addressing the students during the 30th convocation of Dr Rammanohar Lohia Avadh University, Ayodhya.In her address, Patel congratulated and advised students to spread brightness in life like the medals they bagged….
Lucknow: Dubagga police on Tuesday arrested Dr Suman Verma (32) wanted in connection with a case of negligence during childbirth that led to the death of a child in the womb. The arrest comes nearly two years after the incident, following intervention by senior police authorities.According to the FIR filed on the orders of the…
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday claimed that China is “purposefully” not buying the soybeans from their farmers, and this is the reason they are considering terminating the business with Beijing.Calling China’s deliberate work an “economically hostile act,” Trump said that they can make the cooking oil themselves and don’t need China for that. In…
Lucknow: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday chaired a meeting with the Panchayati Raj department to discuss how gram panchayats can be made self-reliant. Discussions took place on possible revenue sources for panchayats, community involvement, and the use of technology to improve collections.“Gram panchayats are not just administrative units but are the soul of rural…
NEW DELHI: US PresidentDonald Trump on Monday surprised attendees at the Sharm el-Sheikh Summit on Gaza by inviting Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to address the gathering. Interrupting his own speech, Trump asked Sharif, “Do you want to say something” and further told him to “say what you said to me the other day.“During his…
Lucknow: Sharing the expansion plan for RMLIMS, deputy CM Brajesh Pathak said the institute will be expanded on 40,000 sq ft of vacant Doordarshan land to build a new facility for patients and attendants. “Construction is also underway at Shaheed Path and the old campus to address space shortages, and the next convocation will be…
The US-China trade war took a sharper turn this week, with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent accusing Chinese President Xi Jinping’s regime of making “provocative,” economic moves after Beijing tightened export controls on rare earth minerals.Speaking to Fox Business on Monday, Bessent said the move was a direct challenge to the global economy, “This is…