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…
A series of development projects carried out under the Jhansi Smart City project has transformed the once sleepy town into a mini metro, boasting all the modern infrastructural amenities required for ease of living.Wider roads, numerous parks with modern recreational facilities, a series of museums, public bus services, flyovers, and the revamping of ponds, heritage…
There was a time when Bundelkhand was known as one of the most backward regions in the country. Mass migration was common in this agriculture-intensive land due to severe water scarcity and lack of opportunity.The notion has totally changed in the past decade, especially after rapid infrastructure growth, including a network of expressways connecting the…
With multiple large-scale projects aiming to enhance natural beauty, promote biodiversity and provide residents with spaces for recreation, learning, and eco-tourism taking shape, Lucknow is poised to turn into a green city soon.In fact, the city is on track to become a model for sustainable urban development all thanks to projects like development of bio-diversity…
The newly built state-of-the-art 200-bed multi-specialty Smart City Hospital in Jhansi is proving to be a boon for the economically weaker sections who are receiving corporate hospital-like facilities at subsidised govt rates. Located near the RTO office, this project has been developed under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model between Jhansi Smart City and Azael Healthcare…
To enhance quality of health services in Jhansi division, especially in rural areas where patients complain about not being attended to properly, ‘digital feedback systems’ are being installed at all community health centres to make services more robust, transparent and patient-centric by allowing them to share experience.Initiated by divisional commissioner Bimal Kumar Dubey, the project,…
