Lucknow: Selection Centre East (SCE), Prayagraj, the oldest and largest Service Selection Centre in India, is set to celebrate its raising day on Saturday.Established in 1976 when the 11 Service Selection Board (SSB) moved to Allahabad, SCE has grown into a premier institution with five boards—11, 14, 18, 19, and 34 SSBs—making it the largest…
Lucknow: The All India Power Engineers Federation (AIPEF) has announced a nationwide agitation to oppose what it calls an “attempt to privatize electricity distribution through the back door.” AIPEF chairman Shailendra Dubey and secretary general P Ratnakar Rao argue that electricity falls under the Concurrent List in the Constitution, giving equal authority to both the…
Lucknow: The UP govt on Friday promoted additional director general (SSF) DK Thakur, a 1994-batch IPS officer, to the rank of Director General following the superannuation of DG (Rules and Manuals) Abhay Prasad.Known for his integrity, discipline and uncompromising policing style, Thakur has held several key assignments, including SP/SSP in 10 districts, SSP and DIG…
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav will address 17 public meetings for as many INDIA bloc candidates spread across 16 districts of poll bound Bihar. The candidates for whom Akhilesh will seek votes include Bhojpuri actor Khesari Lal Yadav and Osama Shahab, son of late mafia don-turned-politician Shahabuddin.Akhilesh’s whirlwind tour of the poll bound state…
Lucknow: Tripura chief minister Dr Manik Saha on Friday said that language is not merely a medium of communication, but also a thread of emotions. He emphasised that the use of the mother tongue in medical and technical education will reduce dependence on the colonial education system and bring fundamental improvements.Dr Saha, who is an…
Lucknow: The state health department will launch monthly reviews and compliance check meetings to improve the quality of services and the implementation of health programmes.Passing relevant orders in this regard on Friday while holding a review of Kanpur, additional chief secretary (medical health and family welfare) Amit Kumar Ghosh said: “A dedicated checklist and dashboard…
Lucknow: A group of 15 artists from 13 states showcased their artworks at a three-day painting exhibition titled Kala Yatra, which kicked off at the Kala Srot Art Gallery on Friday.Sunil Jangid from Rajasthan displayed artworks made of limestone, sandstone, slate, marble, and teakwood. “I have cut pieces of stones and stuck them on canvas….
Lucknow: An 8-year-old girl died after being hit by a speeding bus on the Lucknow-Ayodhya National Highway near Kotwa Road in Ramsanehighat, Barabanki, on Friday, police said.The victim, identified as Aastha of Mirzapur village of Barbanki, was travelling with her mother to her maternal grandparent’s home in Masoodpur village of Dariyabad area when the accident…
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 a trap planned by the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Corruption Organisation (ACO),…
Lucknow: Nearly 12% of the total damaged hip joint cases coming to doctors were found to have a history of being given strong doses of steroids for the treatment of Covid-19.The finding was highlighted at the 21st Annual National Conference of the Indian Arthroplasty Association (IAACON 2025) held in Lucknow. Experts said a growing number…
