Lucknow: Announcing its expansion plans for the state, a financial company on Tuesday said that a cluster-approach strategy is being evolved to target small and micro business owners in Uttar Pradesh.Senior executives of the company said that textiles, handicrafts, leather products and agricultural processing would be strong areas for further growth along with focus on…
Lucknow: Widening its outreach to micro-OBC segments, the Yogi Adityanath govt has included ‘Sapera’ and ‘Jogi’ sub-castes of OBC in the priority list of eligible beneficiaries under the CM housing scheme-rural.According to the rural development department, people from the ‘Sapera’ sub-caste reportedly live in 13 gram panchayats of Mathura district and in pockets of Prayagraj…
Lucknow: A headmaster was arrested for allegedly attacking the basic shiksha adihkari (BSA) with a belt following an argument in Sitapur on Tuesday evening.A 33-second video of the incident also went viral on social media.The accused, headmaster of a primary school in Sitapur, reached the BSA office to present his clarification regarding complaints lodged by…
Lucknow: Niraj Kumar Waribam netted four goals to help the Indian Army hand GST and Central Excise a crushing 8-2 defeat in a league tie of the All-India KD Singh ‘Babu’ Men’s Hockey Tournament at the Mohd Shahid Stadium on Tuesday.GST and Central Excise drew first blood with a field goal by Pitchaimani in the…
Lucknow: Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences (RMLIMS) introduced a new QR code to make it easier for patients and healthcare workers to report Adverse Drug Reactions, also known as drug side effects. This initiative is a major step toward modernising drug safety. The QR code was unveiled on Tuesday during the National Pharmacovigilance…
Lucknow: Tensions in Uttar Pradesh’s power sector reached a boiling point as electricity workers on Tuesday marked 300 days of continuous protest against privatisation with statewide demonstrations.The Vidyut Karmchari Sanyukt Sangharsh Samiti warned that if the govt forcibly issues a privatization tender, workers across all districts will launch a mass “Jail Bharo” movement, holding the…
Lucknow: The UP govt will launch the “UP Pledges to the Planet” initiative at the third edition of UPITS-2025 to reinforce its commitment to environmental protection and climate action, an official spokesperson said on Tuesday.“Through this initiative, UPITS 2025 highlights Uttar Pradesh’s emergence not only as India’s growth engine but also as its green engine,”…
Lucknow: Medical services at the Trauma Centre of KGMU were disrupted late Monday night as nursing officers and junior doctors staged separate protests. The agitation followed a clash between the two groups two days earlier, which escalated after the administration suspended four junior resident doctors. The standoff, which began around 11pm, caused major difficulties for…
Lucknow: With elections for 11 seats in the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council scheduled for next year, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Navdeep Rinwa convened a training session with all 18 divisional commissioners to kickstart preparations. The elections will cover five Graduate and six Teacher constituencies across the state.Held at Yojana Bhawan, the session focused on updating…
Lucknow: During the media interaction when Azam was prodded as to why no ‘big leader’ had turned up to receive him after his release from jail after around 2 years, the senior SP leader said: “I’m not a big leader. If I was, a big leader would have come to take me back. Big leaders…
