Lucknow: A joint team of ATS of UP and Gujarat on Saturday carried out searches at the residence of arrested terror accused Mohammad Suhail Saleem Khan in Jhala village of Lakhimpur Kheri district in connection with the conspiracy to mix poison in ‘prasad’ of temples in various cities including Delhi, Lucknow and Ahmedabad.The probe began…
Lucknow: Hospitals in the city are witnessing a rise in viral flu cases, with patient load increasing by nearly 40% over the past two weeks. Doctors say a mix of changing weather conditions and worsening air pollution is making residents more prone to infections, pushing daily OPD numbers close to 1,000 in major facilities that…
Lucknow: Students of Lucknow University, under the banner of Sanyukt Chhatra Morcha, staged a protest outside proctor’s office on Saturday against alleged assault on a senior research scholar from applied economics department by a member of proctorial board on Friday. Multiple student groups, including NSUI, SCS, BAPSA, AISA and several independent collectives, joined the demonstration….
Lucknow: In Invest UP’s high-level stakeholder consultation with sourcing companies, manufacturers, global firms, and industry experts across the textile and apparel sector, officials from the state govt reiterated the govt’s push towards an investor-friendly ecosystem while the sectoral representatives flagged areas of improvement.An official statement issued on Saturday said: “Industry representatives underscored the need for…
Lucknow: At least 40 students of Lucknow got the opportunity to experience the natural richness of Terai region during a curated Vistadome Train Safari in Dudhwa National Park, organized by the Uttar Pradesh Eco-Tourism Development Board.The group travelled from Lucknow to Bichhia by road, where their immersion into nature began with a visit to the…
Lucknow: Chief engineer Harish Chandra Verma of UP Power Corporation Limited, suspended following the Oct 17 power outage at Ayodhya Ram Temple complex, has now been reassigned to Shakti Bhawan headquarters in Lucknow.Verma, a 1992-batch officer, was initially attached to Madhyanchal Vidyut Vitran Nigam Ltd headquarters in Lucknow. After the outage, he was suspended and…
Lucknow: Under State Rural Livelihood Mission, women’s self help group of Jai Maa Ratangarh Wali from Jariyai village in Chirgaon block of Jhansi district started making LED bulbs, selling in the village and neighbouring areas.President of the SHG, Anjana, said 12 women are associated with the group. “We started making LED bulbs about eight months…
Lucknow: Two persons were run over by trains in Gomtinagar Extension and Alamnagar–Kakori rail sections on Saturday morning, police said.In the first case, Akhilesh, 18, who lived in a slum near Khargapur crossing, was on his way to work around 8 am when he crossed the tracks with earphones on. “Unable to hear the train…
Lucknow: The planning department organised a one-day training and workshop on Saturday to strengthen district level economic insight.The workshop was titled ‘From Data to Development: Strengthening District-Level Economic Insight’. Principal secretary planning, Alok Kumar, who chaired the workshop, highlighted the critical role of economic data at the district level and the need to use it…
Lucknow: Former chief secretary Manoj Kumar Singh, who retired this July, will return to the UP govt as CEO of the State Transformation Commission. According to the order confirming his appointment, Singh will hold the post for three years. The State Transformation Commission was set up in 2022 as the restructured version of the State…
