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Lucknow: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday directed officials to expedite the creation of a Digital Agriculture Ecosystem in Uttar Pradesh to strengthen the agricultural sector through self-reliance, sustainability, and digital innovation. The proposed system will provide real-time, integrated access to data on crops, weather, seeds, irrigation, fertilizers, insurance, markets, logistics, and institutional services.Reviewing the…

Lucknow: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday said that cities should not be treated as mere collections of buildings, structures and directed officials to soon develop a comprehensive policy aimed at promoting planned urbanisation across key cities. The focus, he said, should be not only on the redevelopment of existing buildings but also on the…

Lucknow: In a focused effort to fast-track industrial development in the state, infrastructure and industrial development commissioner (IIDC) Deepak Kumar convened the high-level steering committee meeting on Tuesday. With the aim to remove bottlenecks from individual projects across key sectors, the IIDC called upon officials from stakeholder departments, industrial development authorities and involved districts.An official…

Lucknow: Governor and Chancellor of state universities Anandiben Patel on Monday urged students to shun bad habits for the sake of parents. She was addressing the students during the 30th convocation of Dr Rammanohar Lohia Avadh University, Ayodhya.In her address, Patel congratulated and advised students to spread brightness in life like the medals they bagged….

Lucknow: Dubagga police on Tuesday arrested Dr Suman Verma (32) wanted in connection with a case of negligence during childbirth that led to the death of a child in the womb. The arrest comes nearly two years after the incident, following intervention by senior police authorities.According to the FIR filed on the orders of the…

Lucknow: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday chaired a meeting with the Panchayati Raj department to discuss how gram panchayats can be made self-reliant. Discussions took place on possible revenue sources for panchayats, community involvement, and the use of technology to improve collections.“Gram panchayats are not just administrative units but are the soul of rural…

Lucknow: Sharing the expansion plan for RMLIMS, deputy CM Brajesh Pathak said the institute will be expanded on 40,000 sq ft of vacant Doordarshan land to build a new facility for patients and attendants. “Construction is also underway at Shaheed Path and the old campus to address space shortages, and the next convocation will be…

Lucknow: Consistency, hard work and self-belief are the keys to success, said the toppers of Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences during second convocation ceremony on Tuesday.Director’s Medal winner Dr Sonali Porwal of Nishatganj, received the institute’s most prestigious honour for securing the highest aggregate marks in all MBBS professional exams. “Consistency and…

Lucknow: The ninth edition of Deepotsav in Ayodhya will feature Ramlila performance by 90 artists from Russia, Thailand, Indonesia, Nepal and Sri Lanka, alongside lighting of millions of diyas across 56 ghats and temples from Oct 17 to 20. The show will be coordinated by Ayodhya International Ramayana and Vedic Research Institute. Sharing details, Vedic…

Lucknow: UP Police has intensified its crackdown on criminals as part of govt’s Mission Shakti 5.0 initiative. In the past 20 days, several notorious criminals were either gunned down or arrested in over a dozen encounters in the state.Over the past 8.5 years, 256 hardened criminals have been eliminated, 31,960 criminals arrested and 10,324 injured…