Lucknow: Lucknow University‘s faculty of commerce organised the Commerce Street Fest on Thursday, celebrating creativity, knowledge, and student engagement.The event featured cultural performances, quiz competitions, e-sports events, and a lively jamming session that drew enthusiastic participation from students. Handmade jewelry and food stalls added a vibrant touch to the festive atmosphere. Rajya Sabha MP Dinesh…
Lucknow: Anaemia among elderly is affecting nearly one in four senior citizens and contributing to death rate up to 40%, experts warned at the opening of Haematocon 2025 in the city, on Thursday.Prof Vijai Tilak of Banaras Hindu University termed anaemia in elderly a “public health crisis” often ignored by families and even doctors. “It’s…
Lucknow: UP transport minister Dayashankar Singh said pure electric vehicles purchased between Oct 14, 2025 and Oct 13, 2027 in the state will get 100% exemption from registration fees under the UP Electric Vehicle Manufacturing Policy-2022. A notification regarding the same was issued on Nov 5, said the minister.Pure electric vehicles purchased and registered during…
Lucknow: Minister-in-charge for Lucknow Suresh Khanna on Thursday directed officials to fast-track city’s development work as well as improve civic management, including streetlights, night sweeping and creation of parking spaces.During a review meeting held at the municipal corporation headquarters, Khanna, who is also minister for finance and parliamentary affairs, directed officials to ensure strict implementation…
Lucknow: Not just particulate matter like PM 10 and PM 2.5, but gaseous harmful pollutants like sulphur dioxide, ammonia, and nitrogen dioxide are also making the city’s air toxic. According to the live air monitoring conducted by Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) stations, the presence of five gaseous pollutants was found in six different localities.At…
Lucknow: The history of Awadh, from the arrival of the Nawabs until the 1857 First War of Independence, is being re-lived every evening these days with the recent revival of the light and sound show at the historic Residency. Organised by the tourism department every evening from 6 pm, the 45-minute show also tells the…
Lucknow: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday urged the people of Bihar to rise above the politics of identity to stand firmly with development and nationalism.Addressing election rallies in West Champaran and Sitamarhi, Yogi said that just like Uttar Pradesh, mafia rule in Bihar will also end. “The countdown for the dynastic mafia has begun,”…
LUCKNOW: At least 20 passengers were seriously injured and several others sustained minor wounds after a double-decker sleeper bus overturned on the Agra-Lucknow Expressway in Uttar Pradesh’s Unnao district late on Wednesday night, police said. The bus, carrying around 60 passengers from Agra to Lucknow, collided with a pickup truck loaded with vegetables near Hasanpur…
Lucknow: UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday described Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, RLSP chief Upendra Kushwaha, HAM chief Jitan Ram Manjhi, and LJP (Ram Vilas) leader Chirag Paswan as the “five Pandavas” of the NDA, asserting that they would ensure the “Jungle Raj” never returns to Bihar.Addressing successive rallies…
Lucknow: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday said the BJP govt successfully curbed the mafia in the state and added that those who recite prayers in the burial of criminals should understand that they will no longer be tolerated in UP.Handing over keys of flats of the houses developed for people of economically weaker sections…
