Lucknow: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday called upon senior BJP functionaries to work tirelessly and honestly to achieve success in life.“Keep working with sincerity. The right to work is given by the almighty,” he said during the Lucknow West Assembly dialogue programme. Singh emphasised that the greatest desire in human life is respect and…
Lucknow: Medha Sanvardhan 2025, youth cultural competition, concluded with performances across multiple creative categories. The event showcased talent of young participants through music, literature, theatre, art and fashion at the Jai Narain Misra PG College on Saturday.In the classical solo singing category, Jatin secured first place. In light vocal solo, Ashish Rawat took the top…
Lucknow: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath emphasised the need to adopt a plug-and-play model to expand UP’s industrial land bank and provide swift access to MSMEs. During a review meeting on Saturday, he said the lease rental framework should operate on a revenue-sharing basis to ensure adequate and sustainable land availability for industrial projects.He added that…
Lucknow: The ‘One Health’ approach is no longer optional, as the pandemic proved how closely human, animal and environmental health are linked. Covid-19 showed how quickly a crisis can cross borders and why preparedness, coordination and strong data matter. This was highlighted by additional chief secretary, medical health and family welfare, Amit Kumar Ghosh, while…
Lucknow: Two British passport holders — a man and a woman, both doctors — were arrested on Saturday for entering India illegally from Nepal at the Rupaidiha border in Bahraich district.Police identified the accused as Sushma Carlin Olivia, 61, and Hassan Aman Saleem, 35. Olivia was found carrying a British passport and an Overseas Citizen…
Lucknow: A wolf that had attacked and dragged away a three-year-old girl in Bahraich district was shot dead on Saturday evening. The animal was sighted around 4:30pm in the Kaiser block of the district when forest teams were combing the area.As the wolf came within one metre radius of the rescue team, forest personnel fired…
LUCKNOW: A joint team of the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad (UP ATS) and Gujarat ATS on Saturday carried out searches at the residence of Mohammad Suhail Saleem Khan (23) in Lakhimpur Kheri’s Singahi area in connection with an alleged terror conspiracy involving plans for a “biological attack”.According to investigators, Suhail is accused of being part…
JHANSI: A special camp was organised in Gursarai Block on Friday under the guidance of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to encourage people to claim their money lying unclaimed in individual bank accounts for years. These unclaimed funds are known as the Depositor Education and Awareness Fund (DEAF).According to Lead Bank Manager (LDM) Jhansi,…
Lucknow: In a nail-biting contest between BSP’s Satish Kumar Singh Yadav and BJP’s Ashok Kumar Singh in the Ramgarh constituency, the BSP candidate managed to pip his rival by a mere 30 votes. Ramgarh is the only seat that the BSP won out of the 190 it contested in Bihar this time. Yadav secured 72,689…
Lucknow: BJP-led NDA’s landslide victory in Bihar might have a cascading effect on UP politics too given the demographic similarities between the two states. The alliance in UP would see a new ray of hope for its electoral fortunes as non-Yadav OBCs and MBCs or EBCs have cemented their bond with the NDA in the…
