Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh’s young entrepreneurs and innovators are emerging as key drivers of the state’s growth story, with youth-led initiatives taking centre stage at this year’s India International Trade Fair (IITF) underway at Bharat Mandapam these days.Stating this on Thursday, an official spokesperson said, “Rising presence of young talent on national platforms reflects not only…
Lucknow: The Vistadome Train Safari on the 107 km Mailani-Bichia route is fast gaining popularity among tourists in UP.While it was launched in May last year, the service could not take off as Dudhwa tiger reserved closed in June. In April this year, only four passengers boarded the train but by June, the number of…
Lucknow: A string of unsolved burglaries across Lucknow’s southern zone was finally cracked after the PGI police and the Southern Zone Surveillance Cell arrested a four-member interstate theft gang that targeted locked houses for weeks. The breakthrough came after investigators painstakingly scanned more than 200 CCTV camera feeds, used technical surveillance tools, and deployed manual…
Lucknow: A day after TOI highlighted how the law and order situation on the Lucknow University campus is deteriorating, the chief proctor office on Thursday issued a series of instructions to bring things under control. Acting on the FIR registered in connection with the Wednesday violence inside LU main campus, chief proctor Rakesh Dwivedi issued…
Lucknow: Sixteen-year-old Aarti Verma from Chandauli remembers the day her family began preparing for her marriage. She fought back, insisted on continuing her studies, and today stands as the brand ambassador of ‘Beti Bachao Beti Padhao’ in her district. Her journey from resistance to leadership reflects the courage rising in many girls across rural UP.She…
Lucknow: EWS and LIG housing units in Omaxe Residency and Amaravati IT City near Shaheed Path will be launched soon. LDA Vice Chairman Prathamesh Kumar inspected both townships on Thursday and asked developers to speed up the pending work.He found that the construction of EWS and LIG houses was moving slowly and told developers to…
Lucknow: At least 16 schoolgirls took ill following a suspected gas leak at a private school in Sandila town of Hardoi on Thursday morning. The students complained of coughing and breathlessness and four of them fell unconscious. Nine of the ill students were referred to KGMU where their condition is said to be stable.Chief Minister…
Lucknow: The UP Electricity Regulatory Commission (UPERC) has instructed UP Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) to implead Adani Power Limited (APL) as a party in its petition seeking approval for procurement of 1,500 MW power under the Design, Build, Finance, Own and Operate (DBFOO) model. The power is to be sourced through coal linkage under the…
Lucknow: The promise of basic sanitation and hygiene at Lucknow University remains unfulfilled, with essential amenities neglected across the campus, particularly in washrooms. Coincidentally, the World Toilet Day was observed on Nov 19. A reality check by TOI across several departments revealed that women’s washrooms have deteriorated to what students describe as ‘unusable.’ Filthy floors,…
Lucknow: Children suffering from serious bone cancers will now receive complete treatment — from chemotherapy to complex limb-saving surgeries — at the paediatric orthopaedics department of King George’s Medical University. Until now the department only handled benign (non-cancerous) bone tumours in children below 18 years, and those diagnosed with life-threatening malignant tumours were referred to…
