Lucknow: Senior functionaries of the Bharatiya Janata Party held a coordination meeting with office-bearers, mandal presidents, and volunteers on Friday to finalise arrangements for the election process of the party’s state unit president.The nomination and election procedure will be held on Dec 13 at the BJP state headquarters in Hazratganj, while the official announcement of…
Noida: The Union ministry of housing and urban affairs has objected to National Capital Region Transport Corporation’s (NCRTC) proposal to connect Noida International Airport by rapid rail via Ghaziabad. The ministry wants the corridor to be built directly from Sarai Kale Khan, which is the terminal station of the Dehi-Meerut corridor. It has directed NCRTC…
Lucknow: A 45-year-old madrassa teacher was assaulted and shot point-blank by 6-7 assailants in Rokha village of Rae Bareli district on Friday, police said.The victim, Murtaza Hussain, a resident of Pure Pathak village, was returning home after picking up his newly married daughter from her in-laws’ house when he was attacked by assailants.Murtaza’s daughter Ishrat…
Lucknow: The Bahraich sessions court of Pawan Kumar Sharma, in its verdict on the October 2024 violence in the district that claimed the life of a young man and triggered communal tension, termed the killing an act of “extreme barbarity” that shook the social order and “tore the fabric of humanity”. The court noted that…
Lucknow: Another 1,598.92 hectares of land is now available for allotment under the Uttar Pradesh Defence Industrial Corridor (UPDIC), an official spokesperson said on Friday. The Defence Corridor has already allotted 977.54 hectares to 62 companies, paving the way for Rs 11,997.45 crore in committed investment and 14,256 direct jobs.Another 110 MoUs are in the…
Gorakhpur: To ensure clean, safe and round-the-clock drinking water for students, the Aishpra Foundation, with support from Hari Prasad Gopi Krishna Saraf Pvt Ltd, has installed two free RO and chilled water plants at the Sports Hostel and Maitri International Hostel of Deen Dayal Upadhyay University, Gorakhpur. The units were inaugurated by vice-chancellor Prof Poonam…
AI-generated image used for representational purpose. RAJKOT: A sinister conspiracy driven by the desire to settle in Israel and greed for money was uncovered by police in Rajkot’s Bhayavadar town, which arrested a 25-year-old man for allegedly plotting his father’s murder to claim life insurance benefits.On Thursday, police arrested Ramde Jog, who roped in his…
Lucknow: As the Enforcement Directorate (ED) widened its financial probe into codeine-based cough syrup smuggling network, social media erupted in disbelief over the opulence of dismissed UP police constable Alok Pratap Singh’s Lucknow residence.During Friday’s coordinated raids across Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand and Gujarat, a video of Singh’s sprawling multi-storey bungalow went viral on social media….
Lucknow: The Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow (IIM-L), has achieved the prestigious EFMD Quality Improvement System (EQUIS) accreditation, a globally recognised marker of excellence in management education.Administered by the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD), EQUIS is considered one of the most rigorous institutional accreditation systems for B-schools worldwide. Its assessment process goes beyond academic…
Lucknow: After a decade of stalled progress and repeated design changes, the international-standard velodrome, Uttar Pradesh’s first, at Guru Gobind Singh Sports College in Lucknow is finally set to see the light of day. The ambitious project, which began in June 2015, has faced multiple setbacks ranging from cost escalations to redesigns, despite an expenditure…
