Lucknow: The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, through its department of empowerment of persons with disabilities (DEPwD), on Friday issued a standard operating procedure (SOP) to streamline Aadhaar enrollment for destitute persons with disabilities aged 18 and above.This initiative, approved by UIDAI, aims to ensure inclusion and access to essential services for one of…
Lucknow: State-run schools with student enrolment of 500 or more will now have better infrastructural facilities to enrich the academic environment.DG of school education Monika Rani has asked DMs to help education officials identify such schools with sufficient land where a separate library, staff room, cultural, science and arts club, multipurpose hall, MDM shed, ICT…
Lucknow: A wanted criminal, Shivam Gupta of Lakhimpur Kheri, was injured in an encounter with police in Gomtinagar on Friday night. The encounter took place near Dayal Crossing. Shivam, wanted in multiple cases of snatching and robbery, opened fire on a police team during a routine vehicle checking drive before being shot in retaliatory firing….
Lucknow: A grand ceremony was held at the Uttar Pradesh Police Headquarters in Gomtinagar Extension on Friday to mark 150 years of the national song ‘Vande Mataram’, written by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay. The event aimed to deepen patriotism and devotion to the motherland among officers and staff.Senior officers, including DGP Rajeev Krishna, ADG (law and…
Lucknow: A married man was allegedly set afire by his paramour and her siblings in UP’s Siddharthnagar district on Wednesday, police said, adding that the victim succumbed to burns while undergoing treatment at BRD Medical College in Gorakhpur on Thursday night.Police said that the victim, aged 30, ran a milk business in Delhi and was…
Lucknow: Veteran playwright and dramatist Padma Shri Daya Prakash Sinha passed away at his residence in Noida on Friday. He was 90.Sinha passed away peacefully while sitting on a chair, confirmed actor and senior dramatist Anil Rastogi. He was an IAS officer and vice president of Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR). “Daya Prakash ji…
Lucknow: The UP govt’s flagship self-employment initiative, the Mukhya Mantri Yuva Udyami Vikas Abhiyan (MMYUVA), witnessed a surge in participation this financial year, according to official data released on Friday.In just seven months of the 2025-26 financial year, the scheme drew 2,76,824 applications, surpassing its annual target of 1.5 lakh. Of these, 2,26,511 applications were…
Lucknow: Generating additional income for the state coffers, the excise department has managed to collect Rs 30,658 crore till Oct 30 this year.Compared to the previous financial year, the collection was higher by Rs 4,327 crore. Excise minister Nitin Agarwal, during the latest review, said that strict vigilance needs to be maintained to ensure effective…
Lucknow: While lauding the UP govt on various counts, the 17th Common Review Mission (CRM) team of the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare identified areas for improvement for the state.The 12-member team interacted with the state health and family welfare department top brass on Friday. “The team noted that while medicine and diagnostic…
Lucknow: A special court on Friday acquitted former SP minister Azam Khan in a case related to allegedly spreading enmity, misusing an official govt letterhead and seal, and making defamatory remarks against the BJP, RSS, and Shia cleric Maulana Kalbe Jawad.Delivering the verdict, Special ACJM (MP/MLA Court) Alok Verma held that the prosecution failed to…
