Lucknow: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) conducted the second and final calibration flight test at the Noida International airport in Jewar on Tuesday. The first test was done on Oct 31.An Airports Authority of India aircraft, VT-FIS, evaluated various systems, including communication, navigation and surveillance. The air traffic management (ATM) automation system was…
Lucknow: Adopting a proactive approach, the state govt has decided to involve parents of children studying in state-run schools to achieve foundational literacy and numeracy skills by the end of Grade 3.The basic education department has asked schools to make parents aware of the objectives and importance of Nipun Bharat mission so that they can…
Lucknow: The banks of Gomti were filled with twinkling glow of earthen lamps on the occasion of Dev Deepawali on Wednesday as devotees made a beeline to Kudiya Ghat, Mankameshwar Ghat, Lallumal Ghat and Jhulelal Ghat. At Mankameshwar Upvan Ghat, 2.5 lakh earthen lamps were lit by hundreds of devotees. Mahant of Mankameshwar Temple, Devyagiri,…
Lucknow: BSP president Mayawati will address her first public meeting in Bihar on Thursday, at Bhabhua in Kaimur district for the second phase of the assembly polls.It will be the start of her election campaign in Bihar. BSP was the first party to declare candidates for the Bihar elections. Bhabhua, along with two other constituencies…
Lucknow: More than a year after it joined the BJP-led NDA bandwagon, the Jayant Chaudhary-led Rashtriya Lok Dal’s organisational membership soared by around 45% in UP. The party also managed to double its membership in other states, including Rajasthan, Haryana, and Punjab.UP RLD chief Ramashish Rai told TOI that the drive, conducted between Apr 14…
Lucknow: Former UP DGP and BJP MP Brij Lal recalled some heinous crimes committed in the past that tarnished the image of the state. Among them was the daylight murder of BJP MLA Krishnanand Rai, who was peppered with bullets at the behest of gangster Mukhtar Ansari. Lal said he had seen senior police and…
Lucknow: SP chief Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday said that Bihar is on the brink of a historic political shift. Addressing four big rallies in support of INDIA alliance candidates, Akhilesh said the people of Bihar have decided to end decades of misrule under the BJP-led NDA govt and will elect Tejashwi Yadav as their next…
Lucknow: A gang of fraudsters posing as medical admission consultants cheated four people of Rs 1.26 crore by promising MBBS seats in reputed private medical colleges in Uttar Pradesh.The accused set up a fake consultancy office in Vijayant Khand, Gomtinagar, under the name ‘Study Pathway Consultancy’, before disappearing after taking huge sums of money. The…
Lucknow: Brace up for poor visibility mornings as shallow fog is likely to be witnessed in coming days. According to weatherman, there will be no major change in temperatures over next five days.On Wednesday, maximum and minimum temperatures witnessed in the city were 30.4 and 18.4 degrees Celsius, respectively.“Due to western disturbance there will be…
Lucknow: Players from 45 districts will compete for 94 gold medals in the 41st Sub Junior, 9th Cadet and 42nd Senior State Taekwondo Championship to be held at KD Singh ‘Babu’ Stadium from Thursday. The top performers will be selected for the state team to participate in the national championships.Cricket: UPPCL (HQ) defeated Mukhyalay Lekha…
