Lucknow: Five policemen were booked for murder after a 22-year-old man, accused of allegedly abducting a 16-year-old girl, was found hanging inside a police station in Hardoi on Sunday.While the police claimed that the accused was nabbed from Haryana and the girl was recovered from him on Saturday, the victim’s family claimed that the cops…
Lucknow: The directorate of tourism will be engaging a professional project management agency to monitor and implement various heritage projects. A pre-bid conference to elaborate on the same is due to take place on Thursday.The move comes after the state govt rolled out a plan to develop heritage buildings, palaces and forts into tourist destinations…
Lucknow: A delegation of senior Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officers from the 2000-2001 batch, participating in the mid-career training programme, visited Invest UP here on Monday.An official spokesperson said that the delegation, including Apoorva Srivastava (2001), Ambassador of India to Slovakia; Sujit Ghosh (2001), India’s deputy high commissioner in London; and Rajesh Ranjan (2001), Ambassador…
Lucknow: Municipal commissioner Gaurav Kumar on Monday carried out inspections of multiple zones and directed officials to enhance the cleanliness services and install pumps wherever necessary to clear waterlogging.He visited zones 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8, directing officials to ensure immediate drainage of waterlogged areas by installing pumps and to keep drains…
Lucknow: In line with NEP 2020’s emphasis on early childhood education, the Uttar Pradesh govt set up over 70,000 Balvatikas equipped with modern facilities.Designed for children aged 3 to 6 years, these colourful Balvatikas operate in primary and composite schools and offer playful learning environments that help build social skills, creativity and self-confidence in young…
Lucknow: UP is set to launch more welfare reforms focused on technology-driven delivery, corruption-free implementation, and inclusive development for the most marginalised. UP ministers and experts shared insights on the govt programmes. In the session ‘Viksit Uttar Pradesh, Yuvaon Ke Haath’, state backward class welfare minister Narendra Kashyap shared that 60 lakh students received scholarships…
Lucknow: In a major announcement, social welfare minister Asim Arun said that beneficiaries of the Old Age Pension Scheme and CM Kanya Sumangala Yojana will no longer be required to fill up forms to avail the benefits of these schemes. Consent will be obtained via phone or electronic means, and based on existing records, beneficiaries…
Lucknow: To help higher learning institutions (HEIs) achieve global standards, attract foreign students and increase their international identity, UP’s higher education department has asked state universities and colleges to link all academic publications (research papers, dissertations, research abstracts, project proceedings, etc.) to Digital Object Identifier (DOI).A DOI is a unique identifier that provides a permanent…
Lucknow: Farmers of one developmental block will no longer be allowed to take fertilizer from another block within their district. Instead, the distribution of fertilizer will be done at the level of Nyay Panchayat, the judicial body in rural areas. The measure is aimed to check duplicity and overcrowding of farmers at the fertilizer distribution…
Lucknow: A Railway Protection Force (RPF) inspector was attacked by a group of transgenders and their associates at Deoria railway station late on Sunday. The RPF inspector along with his team had reached platform No. 1 after getting a complaint that transgenders had been harassing a passenger.Government Railway Police (GRP) said the transgenders and their…
