The Awadh Vyapar Mandal on Wednesday successfully organized a GST awareness meeting at Raj Laxmi Sweets and Restaurant in the Aashiana area. The session was aimed at clarifying the revised GST rates. Assistant Commissioners Jitendra Gupta and Shishir Ranjan from the GST team attended the meeting and addressed queries raised by traders. The meeting was…
Lucknow: A three-day Anandotsav celebration commenced at Colvin Taluqdars’ College on Wednesday in the memory of former MP and UP minister late Raja Anand Singh of Mankapur.Students from 18 schools participated in this cultural festival, showcasing their talents across multiple events. The first day featured competitions in English debate, Indian music, monoacting, Turncoat, JAM, painting,…
NEW DELHI: UP’s Shahjahanpur district has launched a large-scale drive under Mission Shakti campaign to combat anaemia among women on Wednesday. The initiative saw women across villages and towns consume Iron-Folic Acid (IFA) tablets with lemon water. To encourage compliance, each woman received a free strip of IFA tablets, with a system requiring return of…
Timeless Aromas, Modern Twist Amina AshrafFrom the narrow lanes of Chowk and Hazratganj to luxury shelves across the world, Lucknow and Kannauj’s itra have come a long way. Once the pride of royalty and later overshadowed by chemical sprays, they are now finding their way back into people’s lives. Their story is not just about…
LUCKNOW: Chaos erupted at the Basic Shiksha Adhikari (BSA) office in Sitapur on Tuesday evening after a headmaster allegedly attacked BSA Akhilesh Pratap Singh with a belt during an argument over complaints filed against him. A 33-second video of the incident also went viral on social media.The accused, identified as Brijendra Kumar Verma, headmaster of…
Lucknow: Patients and their families at Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences (RMLIMS) will soon experience significant relief in terms of cost, time and access to treatment following major policy decisions taken in the institute’s 41st Governing Body meeting on Tuesday.One of the most impactful decisions concerns families of brain-dead patients who consent to…
Lucknow: Hailing the release of Samajwadi Party founding member Azam Khan from jail, Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday said the development has reaffirmed people’s faith in the justice system and thanked the judiciary. He said every lie has a lifespan after which only truth prevails.Akhilesh said all criminal cases lodged against Azam will be withdrawn after…
Lucknow: The Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC) organised a series of programmes across all zones on Tuesday as part of the ongoing ‘Swachchta Utsav’. The initiatives aimed to promote health, hygiene and environmental awareness among citizens in the city.A health camp and PPE kit distribution programme was held at the Lucknow Municipal Corporation’s (LMC) premises in…
Lucknow: In an apparent attack on the opposition, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday compared “some people” to “foreign invaders”, accusing them of dividing the country along the lines of caste and religion and obstructing its progress for centuries.Speaking at a state-level workshop on Atmanirbhar Bharat–Swadeshi Sankalp organised by the BJP in Lucknow, the CM…
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh BJP state president Bhupendra Singh on Tuesday engaged with traders and consumers at Cantt Sadar Bazaar in Lucknow under the “GST Savings Festival” campaign. He highlighted the benefits of recent GST reforms and encouraged support for locally made products to strengthen India’s economy.Singh emphasised the role of the reforms in promoting Atmanirbhar…
