Lucknow: Lucknow University‘s geology department has received an Advanced Research Grant from the Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF) for a study of the north western Himalayas. The project, funded with nearly Rs 90 lakh and led by assistant professor Shashi Ranjan Rai, focuses on understanding how rocks deep within the Himalayas were heated, squeezed, and…
Lucknow: In a major thrust to infra development, the Yogi government has made a provision of Rs 1,246 crore for the construction of an access-controlled greenfield expressway from Jewar Airport to Ganga Expressway to give new momentum to industrial development and global connectivity. Through this fund, the land acquisition process will be expedited. This project…
LUCKNOW:The supplementary grant budget tabled in the Vidhan Sabha on Monday shows that the Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) has sought an additional Rs 3,744.45 crore to compensate losses incurred by its five distribution companies under the Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS).The request comes shortly after the Union Ministry of Power, in a report…
Lucknow: The government has allocated Rs 3,500 crore to health family welfare for infrastructure, hospital expansion, availability of modern equipment and improving the quality of health services.Acording to a state govt spokesperspon, services at primary health centers, community health centers and district hospitals in rural areas will become more empowered under the leadership of Chief…
Lucknow: Opposition MLCs raised problems faced by the farmers’ community in the state on the floor of the Vidhan Parishad on Monday. Stating that the govt’s claim of doubling farmers’ income has fallen flat on the ground, Samajwadi Party MLC Balram Yadav said: “Contrary to the govt claim, input cost in farming has gone up….
Lucknow: Social activist Sanjeev Singh Rathaur on Monday urged public representatives from Bahraich, Gonda, Shravasti and Balrampur to ensure speedy construction of the damaged Sanjay Setu (Ghaghra bridge). Rathaur said Sanjay Setu is a key connectivity link for the Devipatan division, but has remained in a poor condition for a long time without any concrete…
Lucknow: Senior SP legislator Shivpal Yadav said it was a matter of grave concern that the name of Rahimtullah Muhammad Sayani, the second Muslim President of the Indian National Congress, was not mentioned alongside Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay and Rabindranath Tagore while highlighting the national song Vande Mataram. Sayani chaired the Congress convention in Calcutta in…
Lucknow: Deputy CM Brajesh Pathak accused the Samajwadi Party of turning hospitals into cattle sheds during its tenure.Replying to questions during the Question Hour in the Assembly, Pathak, who holds the health and medical education portfolios, said there is no state policy to fix or standardise consultation fees of private doctors or the rates of…
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh cabinet on Monday approved investment proposals worth Rs 15,189.7 crore for setting up 12 mega and super-mega industrial units across nine districts of the state. This move is expected to generate direct employment for thousands of people.The decision was taken at a cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath at…
Lucknow: A Sri Lankan national was detained at the Indo-Nepal border after SSB, police, and immigration officials at the Sonauli check post of Maharajganj district in UP discovered that he entered India illegally without completing mandatory immigration formalities. The incident came to light late Saturday, prompting local police to initiate criminal proceedings. According to an…
