Lucknow: The reformist approach adopted by the revenue department has led to a considerable reduction in the number of complaints and procedural lacunae.Until 2017, over 34 lakh complaints regarding land disputes and anomalies were pending with the govt. In the past eight years, another 8 lakh complaints were filed at different levels and recorded on…
Lucknow: The body of an 11-year-old student was found hanging on the premises of a govt-run Sanskrit school in Hata town of Kushinagar on Saturday. Police confirmed that the boy, a class VII student, was murdered and his body was hanged to make it look like a case of suicide. The school manager has been…
Varanasi: A retired company commander of the Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) had a remarkable stroke of luck when he recovered his entire loss of Rs 43.11 lakh from a cybercrime scam that occurred in 2022.ACP Vidush Saxena of the cybercrime cell said the gang responsible for swindling Rs 43,11,857 from the victim Lallan Prasad’s bank…
Lucknow: Stray dogs in the city will soon be fitted with microchips that record vaccination, sterilisation, and bite history, as part of a new system aimed at controlling the canine population and curbing rabies deaths. Officials estimate that Lucknow has nearly 1.25 lakh stray dogs. Each chip is expected to cost between Rs 300 and…
Lucknow: Ravi Mishra, a 25-year-old fitness enthusiast, saw his passion for the gym turn into a nightmare. Eager to build strength quickly, he began lifting weights beyond his capacity. Within weeks, he developed severe back pain that worsened with every movement.Doctors at King George’s Medical University (KGMU) diagnosed him with a slip disc. The pain…
Lucknow: Three powerful stories Badi didi, Akeli and Yaadein were staged separately in a play ‘Lafzon Ki Gathri- Kuch Panne Part 2’ organised by Amren Foundation at UP Sangeet Natak Akademi on Friday. The first story ‘Yaadein’ written by Bhisham Sahani and directed by Seema Bhargava Pahwa is a heartfelt tale of two old friends…
Lucknow’s health story is the saga of a city that moved from the small-scale, family-and-court-centred care of the nawabi era to become a regional medical hub with large teaching hospitals, research institutions and growing private-sector capacity. The last two and a half centuries trace shifts in medicine, public health, institutional care and social expectations that…
Lucknow: One in two adolescent girls and one in three adolescent boys in UP suffer from anaemia and micronutrient deficiencies, undermining their physical growth, cognitive abilities and academic performance. About 45.8% adolescent girls and one-third of adolescent boys (32.5%) have excess body fat, reports the National Family Health Survey 5.Sharing the data, experts from the…
Lucknow: A chilling story unfolded in Lucknow’s Alambagh when two 12-year-old boys were kidnapped on Thursday afternoon while returning home on their cycles. The incident sparked panic across the neighbourhood when captors demanded Rs 10 lakh each for their release on Friday morning. However, swift police action ensured the children’s safe recovery in ten hours….
Lucknow: DGP Rajeev Krishna on Friday came down heavily on six district police chiefs over their failure to properly monitor public complaints.The action came during a statewide review meeting held via video conference. The meeting focused on five areas — public grievance redressal, law and order, cybercrime, women’s safety. Reviewing grievance data from June to…
