Lucknow: A special campaign will run within urban areas, as envisaged by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, to strengthen cleanliness within the cities ahead of the festive season. The municipal staff members have been also asked to provide pothole-free roads, reduce traffic congestion, ensure all street lights were functional, proper drinking water arrangement done and civic…
Lucknow: The pilot phase of the Deen Dayal Upadhyay Urban Livelihood Scheme will be rolled out in three districts of UP this month.The state urban development agency (SUDA), the nodal department to implement the scheme, has shortlisted Lucknow, Agra and Varanasi for the pilot phase, after which it will be extended to other parts. Benefits…
As part of the Seva Pakhwada, the state health department organised 391 blood donation camps across UP on Wednesday. As many as 7,287 persons donated blood. Of the total 141 camps were organised in the govt sector, followed by 126 in the charitable category and 124 in the private category. Maximum number of donations were…
Lucknow: Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd’s 400/220 kV substation in Lucknow was declared the first Pink Station in Northern Region-III, with all operations being managed exclusively by women. Part of NR-III’s 29 substations across Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, the substation will operate under Kiran Singh, senior deputy general manager, said Yugesh Kumar Dixit, executive…
Lucknow: Of the 30,000 youths registered for the Lucknow Skill Festival, interviews were conducted for 14,400, while 8,124 secured jobs in diverse fields such as electronics, BFSI, logistics, IT-ITES and automotive on Wednesday despite adverse weather conditions.Programme coordinator and BJP leader Neeraj Singh said that the highest package offered to a youth was Rs 4.8…
Varanasi: Three youths died while two others were injured in a collision between two motorcycles in Azamgarh on Tuesday night.Saif, 16, and Kasaru, 18, both from Saraimeer, died on the spot while Abhishek, 20, died during treatment.Gagan, 20, and Rashid were taken to a local community health centre where doctors referred them to the Jaunpur…
Lucknow: UP BJP chief Bhupendra Chaudhary on Wednesday attacked Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav, accusing him of giving ‘full protection’ to cow smugglers during the SP regime.“Illegal slaughterhouses operated openly across the state. Cows were handed over to butchers. Today, when the BJP govt is eliminating them the SP is getting restless. The SP…
Lucknow: PM Narendra Modi‘s 75th birthday on Wednesday was not just about the initiation of a traditionally organised ‘Seva Pakhwada’ (service fortnight) by the BJP but also marked the rollout of a slew of interactive options on the NaMo app to make a deeper connection with the people through a blend of technology, emotions, and…
Lucknow: Patrons of drama, Urdu poetry and classic Hindi film songs are in for a musical treat with the play ‘Sahir – Har Ik Pal Ka Shayar’, to be staged at Sant Gadge Auditorium, Sangeet Natak Akademi, Gomtinagar on Sept 21. The musical play, a tribute to Urdu poet and lyricist Sahir Ludhianvi, is produced…
Gorakhpur: An eerie silence gripped Mahuachaphi village in Gorakhpur’s Pipraich area on Wednesday as residents mourned the loss of 19-year-old Deepak, a National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) aspirant brutally killed by alleged cattle smugglers.In grief, villagers refrained from lighting stoves or cooking through the day, while heavy police deployment was made to maintain order…
