Lucknow: The state capital is set for a major expansion with the launch of the state capital region (SCR) project, modelled on Delhi-NCR. A detailed 380-page report was prepared and submitted to the Lucknow Development Authority (LDA), which will now send it to the state govt for approval.The SCR plan covers six districts — Lucknow,…
Lucknow: UP cadre IPS officer Akhil Kumar has been appointed as the chief executive officer of the Digital India Corporation under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. He will hold the post in the rank and pay of additional secretary to central govt. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet issued the order on Monday…
Lucknow: The Aerial Delivery Research & Development Establishment (ADRDE), an Agra-based DRDO laboratory, achieved a significant milestone in India’s Gaganyaan mission with the successful Integrated Aerial Drop Test (IADT-01) at Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, on Sunday.This test validated the parachute-based deceleration system critical for the country’s first human spaceflight program. “A 4.8-ton dummy crew…
Lucknow: A 60-year-old cook employed at a govt primary school in the Kursi area of Barabanki has been accused of sexually assaulting two minor students. The accused allegedly coerced the students into the school restroom where the heinous acts were committed. The incident came to light when some students witnessed the act and informed the…
Lucknow: The state govt said on Monday it has stepped up efforts to save the sugarcane crop from flooding and disease.A state govt spokesperson said the officials, including deputy sugarcane commissioners of all the regions, district sugarcane officers, and sugar mill managers, have been asked to conduct field visits and establish communication with the farmers…
Lucknow: Students of Dr Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University had an opportunity to learn about space and defence applications as the university’s Institution’s Innovation Council (IIC) hosted an event on the theme ‘Invention, innovation and technology development on high temperature materials for space and defence applications’ on Monday.The chief guest, senior principal scientist G Sreedhar from…
Lucknow: After BrahMos missiles, semiconductor infrared detectors, a highly sophisticated set of devices used for thermal imaging in darkness, could soon be manufactured at the defence corridor’s Lucknow node in Sarojininagar.For this, Uttar Pradesh Expressways Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA) is going to allot 10 hectares of land to Dehradun-based DRDO’s Instruments Research and Development Establishment…
Lucknow: The enforcement directorate (ED), Lucknow, on Monday provisionally attached 13 immovable properties, valued at Rs 13.02 crore, belonging to Nitu Navin Rohra, under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002.The action is part of an ongoing investigation into a money laundering case linked to Chhangur Baba and his associates. The…
Lucknow: Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, the first Indian to go up to the International Space Station, received a rousing welcome on his return to Lucknow on Monday. The city boy and his family were felicitated at an event organised by the state govt at Lok Bhawan, with Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announcing a scholarship in…
The story of Lucknow, evolving from a village to a city, has been shrouded in mystery and mythology. Historically, its origin can be traced more definitely to the medieval period, and the local site seems to have been fairly occupied by the beginning of the 14th century. The town, however, grew rapidly only after the…
