Lucknow: Municipal Commissioner Gaurav Kumar directed officials to expedite construction of animal birth control centres in the city, on Wednesday. After inspecting under-construction ABC and training centre at Jarhara, he reviewed the progress and quality of work and instructed teams to speed up pace while maintaining construction standards and transparency.Kumar said centre at Jarhara would…
Lucknow: UP is poised to take a big leap on India’s logistics map with the approval of Rs 8,000-crore Integrated Industrial Township and Logistics Hub at Bodaki in Greater Noida.This project is expected to be one of the most advanced multimodal logistics centres in north India, an official spokesperson said.Planned under the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor…
Lucknow: Prioritising placements for students enrolled in Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs), the state govt has sought support from Deloitte. Vocational education, skill development, and entrepreneurship minister Kapil Dev Agarwal on Wednesday asked officials to expand industry partnerships and organise monthly placement drives in every district with support from Deloitte to ensure employment for youth.Chairing a…
Lucknow: Principal secretary (agriculture) Ravindra on Wednesday said the department has so far issued 57% of farmer identity cards under the Agristack scheme. Against a target of 26,421,350, the state govt has managed to issue ID cards to 15,069,897 farmers.“A special campaign to issue farmer identity cards was launched on Oct 16. During the campaign,…
Lucknow: As part of the govt of India’s ‘Swachhata Mah’ initiative, the office of the principal commissioner of income tax (Central), Lucknow, organised a special camp for redressal of taxpayers’ grievances at Ayakar Bhawan on Wednesday.The camp was inaugurated by director general (Investigation) Ajay Atri, in the presence of principal commissioner Meenakshi Singh and principal…
Uttar Pradesh has significantly boosted its farmer support by increasing the State Advisory Price (SAP) for sugarcane by Rs 30 per quintal for the 2025-26 season LUCKNOW: In a major farmer centric measure, the state government on Wednesday raised the State Advisory Price (SAP) for sugar cane by Rs 30 per quintal for the upcoming…
LUCKNOW: In a major farmer centric measure, the state government on Wednesday raised the State Advisory Price (SAP) for sugar cane by Rs 30 per quintal for the upcoming 2025-26 cane crushing season.With this, the SAP for common and upgraded variety will stand raised to Rs 390 and Rs 400 per quintal. Importantly, this is…
Lucknow: Children whose parents are behind bars suffer from high emotional distress, such as anxiety, sadness, or aggression, reveals a socio-legal research project conducted by the law faculty of Lucknow University.The research has brought to light alarming data about the condition of children whose parents are incarcerated, either convicted or undertrials.Conducted under the Centre of…
Ayodhya/Lucknow: As part of the efforts to shape Ayodhya as the global spiritual capital, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday reviewed proposals for the implementation of the 2031 Master Plan and emphasized that the city’s development should be a balanced model of grandeur, faith, and modernity.With a strong focus on grandeur, faith, and modernity at…
Lucknow: Making education more experiential, skill-driven and future-oriented to promote culture of ‘learning by doing’ (LBD), state govt has developed a comprehensive action plan to adopt the model across 3,288 selected state-run schools and DIET institutions in UP.From Nov 3, basic education department will conduct three-day skill-based train-the-trainer programme for 1,888 teachers at Deen Dayal…
