Lucknow: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday directed for the development of an airport, railway station, and multimodal logistics park in the Bundelkhand Industrial Development Authority (BIDA) area, setting the tone for a major infrastructure push in one of Uttar Pradesh’s underdeveloped regions.Chairing a high-level review meeting, the CM said Bundelkhand’s transformation into an industrial…
Lucknow: Chief secretary SP Goyal on Wednesday directed officials to clear all applications under Rani Lakshmibai Mahila Evam Bal Samman Kosh by Nov 20.Under this scheme, the govt provides one-time financial assistance to women and girls who have been affected by violence. In a meeting with district magistrates and divisional commissioners, Goyal said if any…
Lucknow: IIT-Kanpur on Wednesday conferred the Distinguished Alumni Award 2025 upon Awanish Kumar Awasthi (BT/EE/1985), advisor to CM Yogi Adityanath. In a social media post, the institute said: “Carrying forward the legacy of IIT-Kanpur, Awasthi has served with distinction in public administration, infrastructure and policy leadership. An IAS officer of the 1987 batch, he is…
Lucknow: Road repair work across the city remains incomplete as proposal for additional funds awaits approval from Lucknow Municipal Corporation’s executive committee, which is likely to take up the matter in its meeting on Thursday.LMC earlier sanctioned Rs 10 crore to repair roads damaged by rain, but several stretches remain in poor condition. Officials said…
Lucknow: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, while chairing a high-level review meeting of the Uttar Pradesh Industrial Expressway Development Authority (UPEIDA) on Wednesday, directed the officials to complete the construction of Ganga Expressway by December 2025.He also ordered weekly reviews of every project’s progress and stressed that no compromise on quality would be tolerated. The 594-km…
Lucknow: Sarojininagar MLA Rajeshwar Singh on Wednesday, in a message on X, said, “The Earth is crying, now it’s our turn. We keep our homes clean but continue to pollute the very home — Mother Earth — where we all live. If nature stops, human existence will stop.” He said small actions like replacing one…
Lucknow: With atrocities and injustice rising under the BJP govt, feudal forces are out to rewrite the Indian Constitution after erasing Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar’s name from it, Samajwadi Party national president Akhilesh Yadav said on Wednesday.Akhilesh’s statement came hours after he tweeted on X a video of a group, allegedly led by a lawyer, who…
Lucknow: To strengthen the state’s judicial infrastructure, the cabinet, by-circulation on Tuesday, approved a proposal to create 274 additional posts in the state judicial services. The newly created posts span administrative, officer, and support roles.The move to add posts to the state judicial dpartment, a govt spokesperson said, reflects the state leadership’s commitment to strengthening…
Lucknow: City’s air quality index improved following unseasonal rain and winds on Wednesday. According to data recorded by Central Pollution Control Board, air quality index of the city was 58, which falls under satisfactory category and was best air quality recorded post-Diwali celebrations.City’s PM 10 and PM 2.5 concentrations touched 500 micrograms per cubic metre…
Jhansi: Nishad Party district president Shiv Kumar along with his two brothers and sister-in-law was booked by the Kotwali police for abetment to suicide after his wife allegedly ended her life on Oct 21.Acting on the complaint of Rekha Raikwar, the mother of the deceased Nilu Raikwar, the Kotwali police booked Shiv Kumar, Kamal Singh,…
