Lucknow: As many as 63 lakh women travelled free in UPSRTC buses during three days of Rakshabandhan this year. There were 15 lakh male co-passengers who travelled free with these women during the period. State govt allowed free travel in all categories of UPSRTC buses for three days during the festival this year, from Aug…
Lucknow: The directorate of enforcement (ED), Lucknow, filed a prosecution complaint (equivalent to chargesheet) under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) 2002, against M/s Unnati Fortune Holdings Ltd and its former director and major shareholder Anil Mithas.An anti-corruption court has taken cognizance of the complaint, finding sufficient material on record to proceed against the…
Lucknow: A three-day seminar on the dimensions of cyber warfare, multilateral legal frameworks, forensics, and strategic countermeasures, organised by the Uttar Pradesh Institute of Forensic Sciences (UPSIFS), concluded in Lucknow on Wednesday. Participants thanked Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for turning the ‘Law with Labs’ vision into reality.Over three days, discussions focused on spreading awareness about…
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh govt will launch a statewide campaign on Sep 16 to achieve 100% farmer registration before the release of the next instalment under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana (PM-Kisan).A govt spokesperson said district magistrates will review progress daily in the run-up to the drive. The revenue department was directed to issue…
Fazal KhanLucknow: Priyam Garg‘s fine half-century helped Lucknow Falcons register their second consecutive victory in the UPT20 League, beating Kanpur Superstars by 13 runs at the Ekana Stadium on Wednesday. After posting a formidable total of 184/5, Lucknow’s bowlers restricted Kanpur to 171/6, handing the Superstars their third consecutive loss.Priyam Garg smashed 69 runs off…
Lucknow: To promote the state’s leather and footwear sector and create more jobs in the area, the UP govt recently rolled out an elaborate policy.An official spokesperson said the new policy emphasises private industrial parks to bolster private sector participation. “The policy provides that developers of such parks will receive financial assistance as a maximum…
Lucknow: The UP govt has decided to carry out major part of fertiliser distribution through private sector, considering it as “more compatible” for the farmers. The development attains significance amid reports of a serious fertiliser crisis hitting various districts of Uttar Pradesh. Fertiliser distribution is equally divided between the cooperative and the private sector. Now,…
Lucknow: Balrampur police on Wednesday exposed an inter-state syndicate that duped unsuspecting citizens of over Rs 112 crore through Chinese loan apps and arrested two of its key operatives.Based on tip-off, police raided a mango orchard on Gonda Road and arrested Aniruddh Kumar of Barabanki and Himanshu Mishra of Amethi currently residing in Lucknow. Balrampur…
Lucknow: The launch of Pradhan Mantri Viksit Bharat Rozgar Yojana (PM-VBRY) has sparked hope in Uttar Pradesh’s employment landscape, especially in Lucknow region, officials said.By July-end in the current financial year, over 94,000 people joined formal workforce and were allotted Universal Account Number (UAN), while 2,152 new firms have registered with the Employees’ Provident Fund…
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh govt’s compilation of District Domestic Product (DDP) to assess the state’s economic development has caught the attention of other states. After a visit by officials from Rajasthan, a delegation from Assam spent two days in UP to study the processes and impacts of the DDP.In Lucknow on Aug 19 and 20,…
