Lucknow: Hazratganj will soon get a Rs 440-crore integrated divisional office, to be built on 6 acres along Wazir Hasan Road. The plan includes a six-storey main building bringing 63 departments under one roof, a four-storey court complex, and multilevel parking.The project was presented in a review meeting chaired by divisional commissioner Vijay Vishwas Pant…
Lucknow: Major General Syed Taqui Abbas Rizvi, 52, who was serving at the Army Service Corps (MG ASC) in Command Headquarters Lucknow, passed away on Saturday after a prolonged battle with severe medical condition.He died at 11.25am at the Command Hospital, where he had been admitted for the past two months. Hailing from Gorakhpur, he…
Lucknow: Preparations to roll out the Viksit Uttar Pradesh-2047 project is nearing completion, with the first draft of the Vision Document expected to be ready by Dec last week.The state govt has received over 9.8 million suggestions and feedback, which are being processed by IIT Kanpur. Principal secretary, planning, Alok Kumar, said the institute is…
Lucknow: Chief Electoral Officer Navdeep Rinwa said the SIR process of updating the voter list is progressing rapidly, with over 9.41 crore forms—approximately 61%—already digitized.The massive exercise involves a workforce of 1,62,486 booth level officers (BLOs), supported by thousands of supervisors and other officials. With the deadline of Dec 4 fast approaching, officers have been…
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation (UPMRC) has unveiled a plan to construct a massive 1,575-kilometre metro network across the state by 2047. The blueprint was presented at the “Viksit Uttar Pradesh for Viksit Bharat@2047” seminar by UPMRC managing director Sushil Kumar.The roadmap begins with a major expansion in the three existing metro cities:…
H-1B visas for Indian companies fall sharply The number of H-1B visas approved for Indian-based companies has dropped sharply, highlighting a shift in the global tech labour market. According to an analysis by the National Foundation for American Policy (NFAP), only three Indian companies appeared among the top 25 employers with approved H-1B petitions for…
Lucknow: Urban development minister Arvind Kumar Sharma on Saturday said Uttar Pradesh has the potential and determination to become the strongest pillar of Viksit Bharat by 2047.He was speaking at the day-long programme, themed “Viksit Uttar Pradesh for Viksit Bharat 2047” organised by the urban development department. The event brought together policymakers and civic leaders…
JAMMU/SRINAGAR: Demolition of journalist Arafaz Ahmad Daing’s home in Jammu by Jammu Development Authority (JDA) has triggered a political confrontation, with deputy CM Surinder Choudhary demanding to know who ordered the action and urging LG Manoj Sinha to order an inquiry.Choudhary visited Saturday the demolished structure at Narwal and said neither the elected govt nor…
SRINAGAR: A division bench of the Jammu and Kashmir high court has stated that cross-LoC trade between Jammu and Kashmir and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir amounts to intra-state trade as PoK is part of Jammu and Kashmir.While deciding petitions from cross-LoC traders, the HC said, “It is not disputed by learned counsel appearing on either side that…
SRINAGAR: Leh Apex Body (LAB) urged Saturday a judicial probe panel to obtain medico-legal case (MLC) reports of all civilians injured in alleged firing by security forces on Sept 24 during protests in Leh for Sixth Schedule status and statehood.LAB spearheaded the protests as the largest political and religious group in the Union territory of…
