Lucknow: The national president of Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), Mayawati on Wednesday said that the use of govt money by political parties to sway people’s verdict in elections in their favour has made winning elections a much bigger challenge now.“Winning elections anyhow is the new fashion in the country,” she said during the review meeting…
Lucknow: Several men who have contributed in various spheres of life were honoured with Golden Age Era Men’s Honor on the occasion of International Men’s Day organised jointly by Guide Social Welfare Institute and Lucknow Management Association at Smriti Bhavan on Wednesday. International Men’s day is celebrated to promote positive male role models. In the…
Lucknow: Lucknow University authorities on Wednesday issued a show-cause notice to three office-bearers of the Lucknow University Teachers Association (LUTA) for accusing senior officials of committing irregularities in funds meant for promoting research activities.The notice was served to three LUTA vice-presidents, Monisha Banerjee, Arshad Ali Zafari, and CR Gautam, who wrote to Chief Minister Yogi…
Lucknow: Lucknow Development Authority registered property sales of over Rs 425 crore through its latest e-auction. Bids climbed to nearly three times reserve price in several cases. A 75 sq m residential plot in Sector 5, valued at Rs 28 lakh, closed at Rs 1.5 crore. LDA vice chairperson Prathamesh Kumar said a land audit…
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Congress president Ajay Rai on Wednesday accused the state govt of shielding illegal mining operations in Sonbhadra, alleging that a nexus between the mining mafia and those in power was claiming lives of tribal labourers.Rai visited Panari village in Sonbhadra to meet the families of Indrajeet Yadav and Santosh Yadav, who were…
Lucknow: Interrogation of the arrested accused in the Delhi blast case has revealed a deeper chain of influence, with investigators claiming that the arrested Kashmir-based cleric, Maulvi Irfan Ahmad, radicalised the key conspirators. Investigators say he systematically targeted young medical professionals using layered indoctrination and emotional manipulation.Maulvi Irfan first radicalised Dr Muzammil by establishing a…
Lucknow: In a first, the state govt has come up with a special training module, ‘Navarambh’, to connect children from child and juvenile shelter homes with the mainstream.The State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT), in collaboration with the women welfare department and Unicef, selected 46 teachers from the basic education department for expert…
Lucknow: As the state govt inches closer to collecting one crore suggestions for the Viksit Uttar Pradesh 2047 vision document, the planning department has started stakeholders’ meetings with various departments coming together to discuss development strategies.On Wednesday, the social welfare department organised a meeting with participation from nine departments, including social welfare, minority affairs, women…
Varanasi: A Pocso court in Varanasi has sentenced a man to death for the rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl. Special judge (Pocso) Vinod Kumar also imposed a fine of Rs 60,000 on the convict Irshad, a resident of Ramnagar in Varanasi.The court delivered the verdict within 11 months of the crime. Special public…
Lucknow: The reduction in stamp and registration charges for rent agreements is set to be implemented across the state from Thursday. The proposal to reduce the stamp and registration duties by as much as 90%, cleared by the Cabinet recently, was notified on Wednesday.A govt official said until now, UP saw an average of 36,000…
