Lucknow: To strengthen the Swachh Bharat Mission, the Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC) and Nagar Panchayat Rasoolabad, Unnao, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Tuesday under the ‘Swachh Shehar Jodi’ (City Pairing) initiative. The move aims to give a new dimension to cleanliness management by linking a large municipal body with a smaller town.Under the…
Lucknow: Lucknow Municipal Corporation has begun sealing 170 acres of land in Gomtinagar, including the iconic Subrato Kothi belonging to the Sahara Group. Boards declaring the area sealed have been installed on the premises.The action follows a detailed inquiry led by Municipal Commissioner Gaurav Kumar, which found multiple violations of licence and lease agreements. The…
Lucknow: Trans-Gomti Puja Pandal has its own name and reputation, said Subhroto Banarjee, founding member and former president of the puja committee. Established in 1981, it upholds Bengal’s tradition with simplicity and devotion. Tuhin Banarjee, of the committee, said the pandal was made 15 days in advance by a renowned artist from Varanasi. Pandits invited…
Lucknow: A 26-year-old passenger was booked by Sarojininagar police following a mid-air altercation with an Gauriganj MLA Rakesh Pratap Singh aboard Air India flight AI 837 from Delhi to Lucknow. Passenger, Samad Ali of Fatehpur, was returning from Jeddah via connecting flight. According to Singh, Ali used abusive language while talking on phone. When Singh…
Lucknow: In a significant initiative, the Uttar Pradesh Police emergency response service, UP-112, has rolled out a special ‘night escort service’ in Lucknow to ensure the safety of women travelling alone at night.The service, launched as part of Mission Shakti 5.0, allows any woman in need of assistance to call 112, following which a Police…
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh faced a deficit of only 6% rainfall between June 1 and Sept 20, which is considered normal rainfall received during the monsoon season.According to officials at the Met Department, it was a good monsoon season for the state since there was continuous rainfall with a gap of just a few days or…
Lucknow: In the case of death of a 14-year-old boy in Lucknow’s Mohanlalganj, police traced the fraud to a Jharkhand-based youth, arrested after a 15-day probe. Police identified the key suspect as the 21-year-old, who allegedly ran a cyber racket trapping minors through gaming platforms. The accused was caught after extensive technical surveillance and raids…
Lucknow: It turned dark during the daytime when thick clouds covered the Lucknow sky, followed by light rain on Tuesday. According to the met department, similar conditions may continue for the next two days with the possibility of light showers.“The change in weather conditions witnessed in the city was due to a low-pressure system arising…
Lucknow: At a meeting of the apex committee of ‘Uttar Pradesh State Sanitation Mission’ under Swachh Bharat Mission (Rural), chief secretary S P Goyal directed officials to identify immediately sites for plastic waste management units and faecal sludge treatment plants. He also granted approval for appointment of additional manpower for the SNA Sparsh Cell.During the…
Lucknow: Describing the cancellation of selection process for lecturers for the fourth time in a row within a span of six months, Samajwadi Party national president Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday demanded disbanding of the Uttar Pradesh Education Service Selection Commission (UPESSC) for its repeated failures.“When the Uttar Pradesh Education Service Selection Commission is incapable of…
