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…
Lucknow: The Bharatiya Janata Party will pay tribute to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on his 150th birth anniversary through various programmes across the country on Oct 31.BJP workers, from the booth level to the district panchayat level, will organise seminars to commemorate Sardar Patel’s life, his indomitable courage and his contribution to national unity. In Uttar…
Lucknow: The state govt announced a Diwali bonus for 14.82 lakh employees on Tuesday. A govt spokesperson said the amount of Rs 1,022 crore will be released into the accounts of employees at the earliest.The finance department issued an order stating that the bonus will be calculated on the basis of one month’s emoluments of…
Lucknow: The Yogi Adityanath govt is set to lend fresh traction to PM Ujjwala Yojana by distributing another tranche of free LPG cylinders to the beneficiaries of the scheme ahead of the upcoming Diwali.Launched by PM Narendra Modi in May 2016 from Ballia, the scheme is essentially aimed at providing free LPG connections to poor…
Lucknow: An explosion in Gosaiganj area on Tuesday afternoon claimed the lives of two men who were reportedly transporting firecrackers on a motorcycle.The blast took place after their bike collided with a cow in Malouli Bazaar, triggering a massive explosion that tore both victims apart, and the cow. The impact caused the motorcycle to overturn,…
Ayodhya: A leopard that had been roaming in the forests of Ayodhya Cantonment for two months was trapped in a net laid by the Army on Tuesday morning.The leopard was rescued after a dramatic five-hour operation involving the Army, police, and forest officials from Lucknow and Ayodhya. According to eyewitnesses, the big cat got trapped…
