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…
Lucknow: UP minister Baby Rani Maurya inaugurated the Parent–Anganwadi Conference (ECCE Day) at the Ramchaura Anganwadi Centre in Sarojini Nagar Block. Anganwadi workers and parents of enrolled children participated in the event.In her address, she highlighted the crucial role Anganwadi centres play in ensuring nutrition, growth monitoring, and activity-based pre-school education for women and children….
Lucknow: Are you fond of chrysanthemum blooms and want to add new, unseen, colourful, easy-to-grow and highly floriferous chrysanthemums to your garden? A visit to CSIR National Botanical Research Institute’s Chrysanthemum and Coleus Flower Show to be held on Dec 20 and 21 will help meet that gardening goal.Four new varieties will be on display…
Lucknow: Singapore’s Jia Heng Jason and Chinese Taipei’s Sung Shuo Yun have received the top billing for the Syed Modi International Badminton Championships, set to commence at the UP Badminton Academy from Nov 25. Many top players from around the world will be seen in action as they vie for the prestigious trophy, but the…
Lucknow: The moderate winter is likely to get colder from next week in the city. The weather office said the advent of cool westerly winds is expected to drop the day and night temperatures, giving people the colder feel. It will also break the ongoing ‘warm’ spell in Nov. According to meteorological forecasts, temperatures will…
