Lucknow: Hurdles have emerged while implementing the recently notified building bylaws in some cities. Some of the key issues that have been pointed out by the housing development authorities before the govt include parking standards for hotels, calculation of open space of layouts above 300 sqmt on a telescopic basis, and whether to allow hospitality…
Lucknow: On World Senior Citizens’ Day on Thursday, UP Police’s emergency wing UP-112 carried out a drive to reassure and reconnect elderly residents registered under its Savera Yojana. Police teams across districts called to thousands of registered senior citizens, inquiring about their health, difficulties if any and safety concerns. In several districts, Police Response Vehicle…
Lucknow: State govt launched special bus service to Gaya, Bihar, to facilitate rituals for departed ancestors and family members during Pitra Paksh. The bus is running from Varanasi to Bodh Gaya, Bihar, all seven days of the week, since it was introduced on Aug 14. The bus departs from Varanasi Cantt bus depot at 8…
Lucknow: All schools in Lucknow will celebrate the National Space Day on Saturday (Aug 23.)On the occasion, a new module, ‘India – A Rising Space Power,’ prepared by NCERT, will also be launched. Special activities will be organised for students in primary, upper primary, composite, and Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya schools. Basic education minister Sandeep…
Bahraich: Seven years after he murdered his elder brother Santosh over a land dispute, the accused, who is out on bail, killed his widowed sister-in-law and her three daughters by throwing them into the Sharda river, in Bahraich.The accused Anirudh eliminated his Suman, 36, along with her daughters, because she refused to change her testimony…
Lucknow: Rinku Singh celebrated his selection in Team India for the Asia Cup with an explosive century in the UPT20 League at Ekana Stadium on Thursday.The Meerut Mavericks skipper smashed 108 runs off 48 balls, laced with seven boundaries and eight towering sixes, at an astonishing strike rate of 225 to script a six-wicket win…
Lucknow: City girl Mumtaz Khan has secured a berth in the Indian squad for the Women’s Asia Cup 2025, to be held in Hangzhou, China, from Sept 5 to 14. She is the lone player from Uttar Pradesh in the 20-member team announced by Hockey India on Thursday.India has been drawn in Pool B, where…
Lucknow: UP Yoddhas named Sumit Sangwan captain for Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) Season 12 during a jersey unveiling event on Thursday. The team has retained 13 players from last season, keeping the core group intact while adding key signings from the auction to strengthen the squad.“We believe in providing opportunities to young talent and building…
Lucknow: About 50,000 stray dogs have been sterilised across the 17 cities governed by municipal corporations during the present financial year, said the urban development department during a workshop on effective management of animals on Thursday.Also, UP is the only state in the country that has got 17 animal birth control centers (ABC centre), said…
Lucknow: BSP president Mayawati on Thursday said the 130th Constitutional Amendment Bill will weaken democracy and urged the Centre to reconsider it.In her post on X, she said: “The 130th Constitutional Amendment Bill, which was introduced by the central govt in Parliament on Wednesday amid a lot of uproar, seems to be a clear way…
