Lucknow: If Samajwadi Party veteran Azam Khan is known for his inimitable oratory laced with Urdu couplets striking emotional chords, then his meeting with Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday saw all that in abundance. So much so that it overshadowed the political symbolism that took place in Rampur on the day.To begin with, Akhilesh reached Bareilly…
Lucknow: Mayor Sushma Kharakwal has sought an explanation from Namrita Singh, additional municipal commissioner and officer-in-charge (property), over delay in granting permission for religious events at Jhulelal Vatika.Rajesh Raj Gupta, chief manager of Rainyo Seva Trust, applied on July 4, 2025, to hold Sharadiya Navratri and Ramotsav from Sept 30 to Oct 2. The application…
Lucknow: The death anniversary programme of BSP founder Kanshi Ram in Lucknow on Oct 9 will see the two top leaders — party president Mayawati and national convener Akash Anand — sharing the stage.After his expulsion in March, and then re-entry into the party and subsequent promotion in Aug as the national convener of the…
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) on Tuesday arrested three notorious members of Shubham Rawat alias Monu gang, a contract killer group operating in Lucknow, during an operation near Safedabad crossing in Barabanki district. The arrests were made while the accused were attempting to purchase illegal firearms, officials said.The arrested men were identified…
Lucknow: Stressing that women’s empowerment was at the core of a self-reliant India, UP BJP state general secretary (organisation) Dharampal Singh pressed on the idea of increasing the responsibility of women in the party organisation. Addressing a meeting of UP BJP Mahila Morcha in Meerut, Singh said that in addition to increasing women’s representation in…
Lucknow: Forest officials launched a search operation after locals in Narni village of Maholi forest range in Sitapur district claimed to have spotted tiger cubs on the village outskirts. Four trap cages were placed in the fields, and camera-mounted drones and trap cameras were installed in the region to monitor movement from multiple angles.The command…
Ayodhya: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday announced that the four major gates of the Ram Temple would be named after prominent leaders of the Sanatan culture, further strengthening the cultural connection between different regions of the country. He was speaking after unveiling the statues of three south Indian saints at Brahspati Kund in Ayodhya.The…
Lucknow: Volumetric analysis through drones will be carried out to ascertain the quantity of minerals stored at a mining site. Officials from the mining department said that private agencies with expertise in estimating the stock of minerals such as sand and mohrum, as well as major minerals, will be engaged to develop software. This software…
Lucknow: Chief secretary SP Goyal on Wednesday directed officials to complete the digital crop survey in all districts by Oct 10, 2025, and verify the work in the next five days.He said this during a video conference with divisional commissioners and district magistrates. Goyal was informed that out of 90,153 villages selected for the survey,…
Lucknow: Two former Lok Sabha MPs—one Dalit and other a Brahmin—both from east UP, along with an OBC UP minister from the Bundelkhand region, have emerged as the frontrunners for the post of UP BJP chief.The development follows hectic consultation on the issue by the BJP central leadership and the RSS over the last few…
