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…
Lucknow: Lauding UP‘s efforts in organising the grand UPITS 2025, Union MSME Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi said the event serves as a model that can be replicated across other states.Speaking on the second day of the event, Manjhi said, “The UP govt’s way of promoting MSMEs in every district through UPITS is remarkable. Such initiatives…
Lucknow: Brilliant centuries by KL Rahul and Sai Sudharsan, and a fine half-century by skipper Dhruv Jurel helped India ‘A’ register a superb five-wicket victory over Australia ‘A’ in the second multi-day encounter to clinch the two-match series 1-0 at Ekana Stadium on Friday.The chase of formidable target of 412 was anchored by Rahul with…
Lucknow: In yet another case of wild animal attack, an eight-year-old boy was critically injured after being allegedly attacked by a wolf outside his house in Devanathpurwa village of Bahraich on Thursday night prompting the forest department to seek state govt’s approval for a shoot-at-sight order.DM Akshay Tripathi said the boy was outside his house…
Lucknow: The higher education department on Friday issued a notice inviting applications for the post of chairperson, UP Education Service Selection Commission after its first chief, Prof Kirti Pandey, tendered her resignation. The ‘all in one commission’ was formed in 2023 to handle all recruitments and was responsible for hiring teachers in govt-run and aided…
Lucknow: A heart patient, Ram Prakash (name changed), from Hardoi was being rushed to the Lari Cardiology Department of KGMU when he got stuck in a traffic jam.The ambulance, with its siren wailing, was trapped between Charak Chauraha and the hospital gate, a stretch of barely 500 metres. It took almost 20 minutes to cover…
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party national president Akhilesh Yadav on Friday alleged that the BJP conned people in the name of “GST Reforms”, particularly to hoodwink the poor. He said the BJP has reduced GST on finished goods but has increased it on raw material; as a result, the price burden on the common man will not…
