Gorakhpur: JB Park, president and CEO, Samsung Southwest Asia, on Saturday said the spirit of innovation is rapidly transforming both UP and India. “India is not only one of the world’s fastest-growing economies; it is a dynamic society whose progress is powered by young minds,” he said, adding that Samsung will be celebrating its 30th…
Gorakhpur: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday said that India, which once faced an identity crisis, is now emerging as a major global power through strong and visionary leadership.“A strong and effective leadership is one that can change the world’s perception of a nation. For the past 11 years, India has been witnessing such leadership,”…
Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan (File Photo) KOCHI: Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday declared in the state assembly that Kerala is now free of extreme poverty. The announcement was made during a special session of the assembly held to mark Kerala ‘Piravi’, the state’s formation day. The Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) opposition rejected…
Lucknow: After more than a month of collecting suggestions and feedback from the public and experts on the drafting of the Vision Document for Viksit Uttar Pradesh-2047, data shared by the govt shows that 7,119,607 suggestions were received during this period — 5,648,094 from rural areas and 1,471,515 from people living in urban areas.The Department…
Lucknow: The death of a 22-year-old BTech (chemical engineering) student at the Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET), Lucknow, continues to remain a mystery as the autopsy failed to determine the cause of death.The viscera of the deceased, Aakash Dutt Singh, has been preserved for forensic examination.Aakash, son of Prof Anjani Kumar Singh and Seema…
Lucknow: Once launched to ease traffic congestion and offer organized parking, several underground and multi-level facilities across the city have now turned into examples of poor maintenance, mismanagement, and civic neglect. A reality check by TOI on Saturday at Hazratganj, Alambagh, Lalbagh, Bhootnath, and Charbagh revealed a pattern of non-functional lifts, dim lighting, littered corners,…
Govt incentivised Aarrya’s scheme till it went bad MUMBAI: Launched as a private initiative in 2022, the Swachhta Monitor programme selected schoolchildren across Maharashtra as “cleanliness monitors”, tasked with calling out acts of uncleanliness in their surroundings. The initiative, led by Apsara Media Entertainment and Rohit Aaryya, who orchestrated the Powai hostage crisis, received official…
Lucknow: Director of a private firm has filed a complaint against five individuals for allegedly cheating him and his father of Rs 1.5 crore on the pretext of securing a mining lease.The FIR was lodged at the Vibhuti Khand police station. According to the complaint filed by Kanishk Pratap Singh, director of Jai Shakti Relycon…
Lucknow: Lucknow unit of UP Special Task Force seized foreign made liquor worth Rs 75 lakh being transported in a truck, hidden between bags of fertiliser from PGI police station area on Saturday. The accused arrested was identified as Vishvendra of Jhajjar, Haryana. The liquor was headed for distribution in poll-bound Bihar.On receiving information about…
Lucknow: If an accident victim experienced loss or reduction of taste, it should not be ignored and immediate consultation with a surgeon was advised, said Dr Amiy Agrawal from department of oral and maxillofacial surgery, KGMU. Timely treatment could help in complete recovery, he added, speaking at a conference organised by Association of Trauma and…
