Lucknow: The All India Professionals Congress (AIPC) on Saturday appointed Pragya Singh as the acting chairperson of its Uttar Pradesh unit.Vice-chairman of the media department, Manish Hindwi, said: “The move aims to strengthen and energise the organisation in the state.” He informed that Singh is an architect by profession but is passionate about social work….
Lucknow: UP Congress chief Ajay Rai on Friday wrote to Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, urging the state govt to provide immediate relief to farmers whose crops were damaged by unseasonal rain triggered by cyclone Montha.“Heavy rainfall over the past two days caused extensive damage to paddy, potato, oilseed, and green vegetable crops across several districts…
Lucknow: The department of social welfare has added more than 1.5 lakh beneficiaries to its old age pension programme in this financial year, using data from the family ID programme, reports Neha Lalchandani. A senior official from the department said that with the family ID programme now being used more extensively, departments are getting access…
A chilling account emerges from Lucknow, where a girl has accused her mother and sisters of selling her for Rs 10 lakh, thrusting her into the grim world of sex work. After asserting her autonomy, she was met with brutality. In a desperate bid for safety, she fled to her sick father, only to be…
Lucknow SI’s ‘act of graft’ inside police stn goes viral LUCKNOW: Two days after a police sub-inspector posted at the Paper Mill Colony outpost was caught accepting Rs 2 lakh bribe inside Mahanagar police station premises, a video of his entire ‘act of graft’ has gone viral on social media. The video was part of…
Lucknow: Paying tribute to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on his 150th birthday anniversary, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath hailed Patel as a “great unifier” and said that people should not only talk of unity in their speeches but also practice it in life.“The true homage to Sardar Patel, who dedicated his life to the nation’s unity and…
Lucknow: Taking potshots at Rahul Gandhi, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday said the Congress MP’s joining Bihar poll campaigning itself would ensure NDA’s victory.“Rahul Gandhi’s entry has happened in Bihar elections. This itself is the guarantee of BJP and NDA candidates’ victory. Whenever he campaigns, NDA’s victory becomes certain. He is the biggest guarantee…
Lucknow: Remembering how Sardar Patel banned saffron brigade’s fountainhead, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, SP chief Akhilesh Yadav on Friday said today there was a need to ban the ideology of the RSS.Akhilesh’s remarks came close to the heel of Congress president Malikarjun Kharge’s “personal view” that RSS should be banned. “Yaad rakha chahiye BJP ko ki…
Lucknow: The Lakhnavi platter, famed for the flavours of its cuisines, has now been recognised by Unesco, which has included Lucknow on its list of Creative Cities Network under the ‘gastronomy’ category.Lucknow is the second Indian city, after Hyderabad (designated in 2019), to earn a spot in the coveted list. The honour is particularly special…
Lucknow: The Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) of 19 MLD (million litres per day) capacity in CG City, which is fully constructed but not yet operational, will soon start catering to sewer connections of nearly 2.5 lakh residents of group housing complexes and those working in offices, hospitals, and malls in Sectors 6 and 7 in…
