Lucknow: The Indian Railways has declared the 171km Mailani-Nanpara metre gauge railway line, which traverses through the Dudhwa national park, a heritage route.“Efforts were made to convert the line to broad gauge. But the UP forest department raised objections due to its sensitive location. This prompted the Indian Railways to preserve the metre gauge route….
Lucknow: The National Botanical Research Institute (NBRI) is set to make its premium ‘Namoh 108′ lotus variety available for cultivation and religious offerings in Uttar Pradesh.This unique lotus, renowned for its 108 petals and pastel pink hue, will soon be cultivated in Bareilly, following its successful cultivation in Pune in Maharashtra, Erode in Tamil Nadu,…
Lucknow: In a major push to promote local artisans and entrepreneurs, the Uttar Pradesh govt is set to organise Swadeshi Melas across all 75 districts of the state from Oct 9 to 19 amid PM Narendra Modi’s push for ‘swadeshi’ mass movement in the wake of the high tariffs imposed by the US.Rakesh Sachan, minister…
Lucknow: SP chief’s visit to Rampur to meet party veteran Azam Khan triggered sharp political reactions with state ministers accusing Akhilesh Yadav of indulging in “vote bank politics” and “political drama” to retain Muslim support.Minister of state for cooperation (independent charge) JPS Rathore said Akhilesh ignored Azam Khan for 23 months while he was in…
Lucknow: In a major step toward combating human trafficking and improving the investigation of missing children cases, DGP Rajeev Krishna has issued directives to all zonal additional DGPs, police commissioners, Range IGs/DIGs and district police chiefs emphasising the strengthening of anti-human trafficking (AHT) police stations across UP.The DGP said human trafficking is a global organised…
Lucknow: The Lucknow bench of Allahabad high court on Wednesday directed the state govt and the Lucknow Municipal Corporation to file their replies on the plea filed by Sahara India Corporation Limited, challenging the LMC’s orders sealing its Sahara Shaher.The court has directed that the cattle, if there are any left inside the Sahara Shaher,…
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav flew down to Rampur on Wednesday and met party veteran Azam Khan at the latter’s residence. After the meeting, Akhilesh compared Azam with a “deep rooted tree” which has offered “shade” of protection to him and his ilk in the party.“Aaj main adarniya Azam Khan sahab se milne aaya…
Lucknow: City airport won five gold awards at chapter convention of the Quality Circle Forum of India (QCFI) on ‘Quality Concepts – CCQC 2025’.The Chief Airport Officer encouraged the team. The winning projects include Predictive and Preventive Maintenance (Team E&M), Digitalization and its Impact on Business (IT Team), Digital Twin (Design Team) and Enhancing Safety…
Lucknow: A brigade of about 100 children dressed as Vanar Sena will walk alongside the grand chariot of Lord Ram, Lakshman and Sita at the Ayodhya Deepotsav.The special attraction is expected to create a strong local connection as the children will be selected from Ayodhya city. These details were shared with tourism and culture minister…
Lucknow: UP govt officials on Wednesday said draft layout was ready for PM Mitra Park, coming up in Lucknow and Hardoi districts, to benefit industries and locals. Officials said the project sough to balance industrial progress with ecological preservation. According to the draft layout plan, 55% land of the park will be allocated for industrial…
