Lucknow: The smaller urban local bodies, which are a part of the Chief Minister Nagar Srijan Yojana (CMNSY), will get a budget of Rs 800 crore instead of Rs 650 crore issued last year.The additional Rs 150 crore will be utilised in completing the civil work once the monsoon season gets over, said a state…
Lucknow: Skipper Karan Sharma‘s blistering unbeaten 107, studded with nine sixes and seven boundaries, powered Kashi Rudras to a crushing 91-run win over Meerut Mavericks in their UPT20 League encounter at Ekana Stadium on Saturday.Batting first, the Rudras posted a mammoth 224/3 as Karan and Uvais Ahmad (69 off 38 balls) launched a relentless assault,…
Lucknow: LMC executive committee approved naming road from Sitapur Main Road to Florence Nightingale School Shubhanshu Shukla Marg. Mayor Sushma Kharakwal said, “This is our way of honouring Shubhanshu Shukla, who made all residents of the city proud.” The committee approved proposals to name road from Mithaiwala Crossing to Gomtinagar station road Mahamana Malviya Marg…
Lucknow: A motorcyclist died after being hit by a speeding car and dragged for about 2km on Gonda-Bahraich National Highway near Barabanki late Friday night, police said.Eyewitnesses claimed that a car moving at high speed hit a biker, later identified as Rajan (32), near a restaurant on the highway.Due to the impact, Rajan fell on…
Lucknow: The new academic session for undergraduate students of Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University (BBAU) will begin on Sep 10. The university is likely to wind up its UG admissions by the first week of Sep.According to university officials, the spot counseling for admission against vacant seats in various UG programmes is scheduled to be held…
Lucknow: The UP forest department’s massive tree plantation drive appears to have exceeded expectations. As of now, over 39 crore saplings may have been planted across the state. Earlier, on July 9, a statewide campaign saw the planting of over 37.2 crore saplings, surpassing the target of 37 crore set for the 12-hour drive.As plantations…
Lucknow: As many as 701 students from SC/ST and OBC categories, studying at special coaching centres run by social welfare department, have been selected in various competitive examinations for govt jobs since 2017.Of these students, 48 were selected in examinations conducted by the Union and state public service commissions..The social welfare department is operating eight…
Lucknow/Puri: The UP tourism department showcased the state’s unique charm, rich heritage and cultural vibrancy at the 40th annual conference of the Indian Association of Tour Operators (IATO) underway in Puri. Themed ‘Rejuvenate Inbound @2030′, the event brought together nearly 1,000 participants, including tour operators, travel media representatives, hotel industry professionals and policymakers.The UP tourism…
Lucknow: Car-borne miscreants opened indiscriminate firing on a hotelier allegedly over a business rivalry near Alambagh bus stand around 2am on Friday, police said.One of the bullets grazed past his temple. He was admitted to hospital where his condition was said to be stable. As per reports, Prashant Rai of Gazipur district went to Alambagh…
Lucknow: A day after taking him into custody, the Gomtinagar police on Saturday arrested a man for allegedly raping his two minor stepdaughters for several months after they made a distress call to the women’s helpline 1090 and narrated their ordeal. Their mother, instead of supporting them, allegedly beat both the sisters and later absconded.“The…
