Lucknow: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has called a high-level review meeting on Tuesday to assess the progress of key development initiatives and administrative matters across the state.The meeting, scheduled to begin at 3.30pm, will be attended by all cabinet ministers, ministers of state, and ministers of state with independent charge.Senior bureaucrats, including chief secretary, all…
Lucknow: It will be interesting to see how many of the 13 Uttar Pradesh players, who are set to go under the hammer, will be bought on Tuesday when all 10 franchises gather in Abu Dhabi for the IPL mini auction.IPL franchises will be eyeing fresh talent, and it is hoped that a few of…
Lucknow: Panic gripped villages in the Kaiserganj area of Bahraich once again on Monday after a wolf was sighted in the locality, just a day after a toddler was killed in an attack by a wild animal.The sighting led to chaos as villagers raised alarms and rushed towards the fields carrying sticks and batons, forcing…
Lucknow: In an effort to develop Hapur as a new hub of investment in west UP, the Hapur-Pilkhuwa Development Authority organised an Invest in Hapur Summit 2025 recently. During the summit, the authority received investment proposals of Rs 1,300 crore.Finance and parliamentary affairs minister Suresh Kumar Khanna, who was the chief guest at the event,…
Lucknow: First-semester students of the faculty of law at Lucknow University are unable to complete the examination-related formalities due to technical issues on the Samarth portal.While the last date for completing formalities is Dec 20, students claim that the portal is not accepting new registrations and repeatedly showing ‘invalid details’ causing anxiety just days before…
Lucknow: To meet the growing demands of air traffic at Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport, authorities have begun construction of a new building to house advanced navigational aids for seamless aircraft movement.The groundbreaking ceremony was held on Monday, led by Darshan Singh, chief airport officer, Lucknow International Airport Limited (LIAL), and Anwar Ahmad Ansari, Joint…
Lucknow: Doctors at King George’s Medical University (KGMU) saved an 11-month-old boy suffering from a congenital lung defect after a three-and-a-half-hour-long surgery.The child, Virat Maurya of Sikka Kheda village in Rae Bareli, experienced cough, fever, and breathing problems for a month before being referred to KGMU. According to his father, Ram Achal Maurya, the child…
Lucknow: Staying in hotels, dining at restaurants, or receiving treatment in private nursing homes is set to become costlier from the next financial year, as the Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC) has proposed a sharp hike in licence fees for commercial establishments. The revised rates, proposed to take effect from April 1, 2026, could see fees…
Lucknow: The Lucknow zonal office of Enforcement Directorate (ED) tightened noose around Shubham Jaiswal, the alleged kingpin of a codeine-based cough syrup smuggling and money laundering racket, by warning him of an NBW after he failed to appear before it on Monday.Senior ED officials said that after he failed to appear even after the final…
Lucknow: Nutritionist Shikha Singh (46), a mother of two children, recently represented India in the Asian Classic Masters Powerlifting championship in Istanbul, Turkiye and won a silver medal.After completing her MBA from a private management college in Lucknow, she dedicated herself to powerlifting. The Asian Classic Masters Powerlifting Championship in Istanbul was organised by the…
