Lucknow: The UP Congress is set to launch a statewide rural outreach programme, ‘Samvidhan Samman Sammelan’, from Nov 26, Constitution Day, to mobilise OBC and Dalit communities ahead of next year’s panchayat elections. The campaign will focus on constitutional rights, social justice and what the party sees as growing disenfranchisement among marginalised groups. Party sources…
Priyanka Chopra may be a global name today, but a newly resurfaced photo from her teenage years has taken social media by storm. A picture from her high school days in the USA has gone viral on Reddit, bringing back memories for her former classmates and leading to a sweet comment from her old boyfriend….
Lucknow: In the ongoing paddy purchase season, more than 4.12 lakh metric tons of paddy was purchased from more than 70,000 farmers till Wednesday.For this quantity, paddy farmers were paid Rs 852.24 crore so far. In addition to this, millet farmers were paid Rs 168.39 crore till Wednesday.At the direction of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath,…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court struck down Wednesday the Tribunal Reforms Act as unconstitutional and slammed the central govt for its repeated attempts to override SC’s consistent rulings to shield the judicial independence of tribunals, which decide disputes in a gamut of regimes – taxation, environment, electricity, telecom and real estate. Days before his retirement, a…
Lucknow: In a meeting with divisional commissioners and district magistrates on Wednesday, chief secretary SP Goyal gave directions that there should be adequate availability of fertilisers in the state. He said that in case of a shortage, immediate reallocation of fertilisers should be done.To prevent stubble burning, Goyal said that continuous monitoring should be ensured…
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh is on the verge of completing distribution of enumeration form in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls campaign, with 99.48% of forms already disseminate, chief electoral officer (CEO) Navdeep Rinwa said on Wednesday.He said this during a meeting with representatives of recognised political parties. The state currently has 15.44…
Lucknow: A disturbing incident unfolded near Vikramaditya crossing on Wednesday morning when a woman and her son consumed poison, allegedly due to prolonged harassment and fraud by a group of alleged land dealers.“The incident occurred around 11.30 am, after which both collapsed on the roadside,” read Gautam Palli police’s official statement. The duo said that…
Indian football is back waiting for directions from Supreme Court after its tender to commercialise the rights of the top tier ISL for 15 years found no takers Panaji: Most clubs in the top tier of Indian football have indicated to KPMG, the company that prepared the request for proposal (RFP) to monetise the rights…
Lucknow: In yet another incident of violence, a student of Lucknow University was seriously injured after being attacked by rival group on the campus on Wednesday.Alakh Mishra, a student of BSc (first year) and a day scholar, was allegedly attacked by a group of hostellers outside philosophy department, leaving him with broken teeth and several…
Lucknow: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, while reviewing the comprehensive urban development plans for Meerut, Kanpur, and Mathura–Vrindavan on Wednesday, said that the growth of these cities must go beyond building roads and structures. He said development should integrate local identity, heritage, culture, and modern amenities in a balanced manner. He told the officials to execute…
