Lucknow: Chief secretary SP Goyal directed all districts to complete the digital crop survey by Oct 10.During a review of the status of work on Wednesday, the CS said that strict action would be taken against concerned officials if there was any delay in work. To expedite work, he said, additional manpower should be deployed…
Lucknow: A five-day manhunt involving multiple police units and technology helped Lucknow Police crack the chain-snatching case that claimed the life of 42-year-old Atul Jain in Jankipuram. The breakthrough came on Thursday when a joint team arrested one of the accused, Arvind Kumar, after an encounter in Gudamba, while his accomplice fled.On Sept 20, Jain…
Lucknow: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday arrested a postal department official in Mau district while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 10,000 for sanctioning leave to a subordinate employee.The accused has been identified as Tribhuvan Yadav, mail overseer at the Mohammadabad Gohana post office in Mau. According to CBI officials, the case…
Lucknow: To expand access to higher education, the state cabinet on Friday approved the establishment of three new private universities in Chandausi (Radha Govind University), Jhansi (Gandhi University) and Fatehpur (Thakur Yugraj Singh University).Higher education minister Yogendra Upadhyaya said the establishment of the universities was approved through the Uttar Pradesh Private Universities (Fifth Amendment) Ordinance,…
Lucknow: In a positive development for families looking for affordable homes, the state govt on Friday released funds for four housing development authorities to start work on setting up greenfield townships. Approving Rs 970 crore as the first tranche, the money will be utilised to aggregate land in Lucknow, Ayodhya, Rampur, and Baghpat. Under the…
Lucknow: Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) will create new commercial and residential plots in the Basantkunj scheme by developing vacant and unplanned land near green belts and residential areas.Vice-chairman Prathmesh Kumar inspected the Basantkunj plan and issued instructions to expedite ongoing development, beautification and facility works. During the inspection of Sector-I near Mango Park, it was…
Lucknow: Mystery shrouds the death of an inspector posted with the Crime Branch in Lucknow, who drowned in a highly guarded swimming pool of the 35 Battalion of PAC in Mahanagar.Identified as Ashwini Chaturvedi, 42, from Ambedkarnagar district, his body was recovered approximately two hours after he allegedly drowned. DCP (Central) Ashish Srivastava said the…
Lucknow: The archaeology and history stalls at the Gomti Book Festival in Lucknow University are buzzing with students and researchers who see the fair as more than just a marketplace, it is a gateway to understanding civilizations.While novels and biographies have their own audience, this year’s surprise attraction is the section on history and archaeology….
Lucknow: A history-sheeter carrying a bounty of Rs 1 lakh was killed in a police encounter with Ganj police in Rampur on Friday.The accused, Zubair alias Kalia, was wanted in Gorakhpur for the murder of 19-year-old NEET aspirant Deepak Gupta in a cow theft and slaughter case.Zubair was intercepted near the road from Chaku Chowk…
Lucknow: Putting another city on the network of expressways, the state govt has approved the proposal of UPEIDA to link Farrukhabad to Ganga Expressway. The 91-km long link expressway will be developed between Kudrail village in Etawah and Sawayajpur in Hardoi. The alignment of the expressway has been planned strategically to facilitate the movement of…
