Lucknow: Amid dhol, chants and prayers, devotees welcomed Ganpati Bappa on Ganesh Chaturthi at different pandals on Wednesday. Women in heavy sarees and finery and men wearing kurta pyjamas and dhotis thronged different pandals chanting ‘Ganpati Bappa Morya, Mangal Murti Morya’. While adults were busy praying, children ran around and enjoyed ice cream and other…
Lucknow: The issue of illegal migration is expected to figure high on the agenda of the coordination meeting of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) scheduled to be convened in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, from Sept 5-7.According to a senior functionary of the RSS from Uttar Pradesh, the issue has been before the Sangh even as Prime Minister…
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Lucknow: UP Congress chief Ajay Rai on Wednesday accused the Yogi govt of manipulating statistics to present a false picture and earn accolades.“A Lucknow vendor, Rajesh Kaushal, died of diarrhoea. The cause of death was consumption of contaminated water but govt is attributing his death to other reasons,” Rai claimed.Lucknow has been ranked third in…
NEW DELHI: A Delhi court has issued a non-bailable warrant (NBW) against Vikash Yadav, a former R&AW officer who was named by the US as a conspirator in an alleged plot to kill pro-Khalistan terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, in a case of alleged abduction and extortion involving a city-based businessman.Additional sessions judge Saurabh Partap Singh…
Lucknow: Deputy chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya on Wednesday termed decentralised renewable energy (DRE) as a movement to ensure rural women were not mere users of energy but energy leaders too, shaping future of the country. Speaking at ‘DRE Samwad’ organised by Uttar Pradesh State Rural Livelihoods Mission, Maurya said that by 2030, every Gram…
Karan Johar and Rani Mukerji will celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi in 2025. They will share a selfie with fans. Karan Johar will wish his followers joy and prosperity. He is producing Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari. The film stars Varun Dhawan and Janhvi Kapoor. The film’s release is scheduled for September 12. It is their second…
Lucknow: Rashtriya Lok Dal has convened two key meetings on Aug 29 and 30 to bolster its organisational structure, devise poll strategies and chart out public campaigns in the run-up to panchayat and subsequent state elections in 2027.A meeting of state office bearers, regional presidents, organisation general secretaries, and district presidents will be held on…
Lucknow: UP BJP state general secretary (organisation) Dharampal Singh on Wednesday said the party will celebrate ‘Seva Pakhwada’ (service fortnight) from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s birthday on September 17 to Gandhi Jayanti on October 2.Singh was addressing the organisational meeting of regional officials, district presidents, and district in-charges at the Gorakhpur regional office. “Party leaders,…
Lucknow: Fuel theft is one of the major reasons for revenue loss for UP State Road Transport Corporation. To deal with this, the corporation plans to install potentiometers inside the fuel tanks to record the sudden fall in the diesel level and report it to the control room in real time.The corporation has its buses…
