Lucknow: For Jhansi’s Vandana Chaudhary, a soft toy maker trained under One District One Product scheme, the upcoming India International Trade Fair (IITF) 2025 in New Delhi marks a defining moment. From a modest beginning with a single sewing machine, Vandana is now set to display her creations at Bharat Mandapam, representing the spirit of…
Lucknow: The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), Lucknow region, and Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation (UPMRC), marked Children’s Day with India’s first Aadhaar enrolment drive inside a moving metro train. Over 90 underprivileged children from Lucknow’s slum areas participated in the programme which combined celebration with empowerment.The Aadhaar enrolment process carried out during a…
Lucknow: The state cabinet on Friday approved an amendment to the UP Dookan Aur Vanijya Adhishthan Adhiniyam 1962, extending its applicability from urban areas to the entire state.With this, establishments in all districts, including rural regions, will now fall under the purview of the Act. This move aims to bring a larger number of workers…
The state cabinet congratulated the Indian Women’s Cricket team for winning the Women’s World Cup against South Africa. The cabinet commended the team’s “passion, discipline, and exceptional performance” and said that the players brought immense pride to the nation. Finance Minister Suresh Khanna said: “This achievement is not only a landmark moment for Indian cricket…
Lucknow: To make it easier for the registration of rent agreements, the stamp and registration department will be giving significant concessions in stamp charges for lease agreements of up to 10 years.The proposal was cleared by the cabinet on Friday. Currently, even though the provision for registration exists, very few landlords and tenants register agreements…
Lucknow: An MoU was signed between National Academy of Direct Taxes Regional Campus Lucknow (NADT RC of Income Tax Department) and Haryana State Excise Department recently for collaboration in training for Haryana state excise department officers.In wake of this MoU, a five-day training programme for the officers of Haryana State Excise Department titled ‘Pahal’ was…
An old photo of Dr Arif Mir and Aadhaar details of Dr Farooq Ahmad Dar. Colleagues described the detained doctors as soft-spoken and diligent. Lucknow/Kanpur/Hapur: Investigating agencies on the trail of the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) module behind the Delhi car blast detained Thursday two Kashmiri doctors who graduated from Faridabad’s Al-Falah University before moving to separate…
A Pakistan-backed Jaish-e-Mohammed “white-collar” terrorist network of medics was busted across Haryana, UP, and J&K LUCKNOW: Pakistan-backed banned outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed’s “white-collar” terror network of medics, busted across Haryana, UP and J&K, had plotted coordinated bombings in six cities on Dec 6 — the anniversary of the Babri Masjid demolition — to “avenge” the 1992 event,…
Lucknow: In an operation that read like a chapter from an espionage thriller, the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) and Jammu & Kashmir Police jointly cracked what investigators are calling the “Jaish code of white-collar terror.“The coordinated action dismantled the Faridabad module of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) — a covert network of highly educated medical professionals who…
Lucknow: In a joint intelligence-led operation, teams of the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) and Jammu & Kashmir Police on Thursday swooped down on a private university in Lucknow’s Madiaon area, following the detention of Dr Parvez Ansari, an assistant professor allegedly linked to a Faridabad Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) module behind the Delhi blast.According to sources,…
