Lucknow: The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court saw red earlier this week when it had its brush with the ubiquitous paan stains that occupy most corners in the city of ‘adab’ (etiquette). Noticing fingerprints in red on pages of a petition, a bench of Justice Shree Prakash Singh expressed serious concern on use…
Lucknow: Barabanki District Judge Pratima Srivastava on Saturday sentenced Rakesh Kumar (27), Nagendra Kumar Verma (32) and Satish Upadhyay (35) to life imprisonment and fine of Rs 30,000 each for murder of Anand Kumar.According to prosecution, Anand Kumar was beaten to death with iron rods on Aug 3, 2024, while returning home from his uncle’s…
Lucknow: Praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership under which India emerged as a confident nation on the global stage, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that the country is undeterred by threats and is emerging as a leader in digital revolution.Speaking in Lucknow at the inauguration of the indigenous BSNL 4G network and BharatNet project by…
Lucknow: Spearheaded by the Uttar Pradesh Expressways Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA), the Uttar Pradesh Defence Industrial Corridor (UPDIC) has attracted investment proposals worth Rs 33,896.16 crore, marking a significant leap in India’s journey toward defence self-reliance. Spread across six strategic nodes—Kanpur, Jhansi, Lucknow, Aligarh, Agra and Chitrakoot—the corridor is witnessing accelerated industrial activity. Of the…
Lucknow: A junior resident at Queen Mary’s Hospital has submitted a written complaint to the KGMU administration, accusing a senior resident of molestation. The case has been referred to the Internal Complaints Committee (ICC), the statutory body mandated to address sexual harassment complaints under the PoSH Act, 2013.According to the complainant, a second-year resident from…
Lucknow: Lucknow Development Authority will appoint retired revenue officers to fast-track new housing projects, said divisional commissioner and LDA chairman Vijay Vishwas Pant announced during a meeting at Parijat auditorium on Saturday. LDA Vice Chairperson Prathamesh Kumar presented updates on the city’s development and beautification initiatives, followed by a report on proposed housing schemes, including…
Lucknow: Youth should read about Bhagat Singh and learn lessons from his writings if they want to succeed in life, said Prof Sudhir Pawar, former head of the zoology department at Lucknow University and ex-member of the UP Planning Commission, while addressing a symposium on ‘Relevance of Bhagat Singh in Modern India’ on Saturday. The…
Alok Kumar, IAS principal secretary LUCKNOW: Laying out the government’s priorities to achieve the Viksit Uttar Pradesh-2047 goal, principal secretary (planning) Alok Kumar on Saturday said that a major agenda is to bring back citizens to UP.Speaking at The Times of India Viksit Uttar Pradesh: Vision 2047 Conclave, Kumar said that the idea of development…
LUCKNOW: A history-sheeter carrying a bounty of ₹1 lakh, Zubair alias Kalia, was injured in a police encounter with Ganj police in Rampur on Friday. Wanted in Gorakhpur for the murder of 19-year-old NEET aspirant Deepak Gupta and a cow slaughter case, Zubair was intercepted near the road from Chaku Chowk to Mandi when he…
LUCKNOW: In 2017, the state bore the weight of its “BIMARU” label—sick, stagnant, and scarred by corruption, casteism, and lawlessness. Riots disrupted festivals, mafias held sway, and bureaucracy crumbled under systemic rot. But on a vibrant morning at the Times of India’s Viksit UP Vision 2047 conclave, chief minister Yogi Adityanath stood before an eager…
