Lucknow: As part of UP govt’s industrial push, the Sandila industrial area in Hardoi has emerged as a priority location for large-scale infrastructure upgrades.After reviewing the progress of projects under the Sandila industrial area, UPSIDA CEO Mayur Maheshwari said, “A total investment of Rs 105 crore has been allocated to improve its civil infrastructure. The…
Lucknow: A 27-year-old woman, along with her two young sons, jumped into the Gomti river from Aausaneshwar bridge in Barabanki’s Kotwali area following alleged prolonged dowry harassment by her in-laws and second husband, on Wednesday.The bodies of all three were recovered by the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) nearly 18 hours later on Thursday evening….
Lucknow: To gather feedback on key state govt policies and incentives designed to promote industrial growth, Invest UP, the state’s investment promotion agency, convened a stakeholder consultation meeting with key functionaries from leading industry associations here on Tuesday.An official spokesperson said that the primary focus was to discuss and seek recommendations on more than 33…
Lucknow: A book focusing on the life, thoughts, and legacy of Atal Bihari Vajpayee, authored by Dy CM Brajesh Pathak, will be released at an event to mark the death anniversary of former Prime Minister on Saturday.Titled, ‘Atulniya Atalji (Vyaktitva, Vichar aur Virasat)’, the work includes three of Vajpayee’s articles written in the 1960s on…
Lucknow: The city recorded highest single-day rainfall of Aug in eight years between 8.30am on Wednesday and 8.30am Thursday. Earlier, 161.8mm rainfall was recorded on Aug 28 in 2017. Total rainfall recorded at the Met observatory in Amausi during this period was 120mm. The bulk of the rainfall (117.3mm) was between 8.30pm Wednesday and 8.30am…
Lucknow: “Dekh raha hai Binod?” Well, immigration officials at Lucknow airport certainly were — and what they saw didn’t add up. A man claiming to be 52-year-old Vinod Singh Yadav walked up to counter A-27 looking suspiciously youthful for his age. Turns out, he was actually 38-year-old Binod Kumar Yadav from Deoria, trying to sneak…
Lucknow: For Manjita, a native of Saharanpur’s Kodave village, India’s 78th Independence Day has a special meaning. In a way, it is a celebration of her personal freedom. “I was trapped in a brick kiln near my village…. My children too were living with me. We were not allowed to venture out of the campus…
Junior engineer Dalendra Nath Chaturvedi posted at Sector-4 substation, Gomtinagar Extension was transferred to Sitapur on Thursday. He was found absent during a major fault last Sunday that disrupted electricity across several apartments in Chinhat.Technician comes in contact of high-voltage line, injuredJitendra Kumar, an ad-hoc power technician, sustained injuries after coming into contact with an…
Lucknow: MLAs and functionaries in BJP who belong to the PDA community are feeling suffocated and will part ways before the 2027 UP polls, claimed Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday. Akhilesh’s comment came hours after CM Yogi Adityanath defined SP’s PDA as ‘Parivar Development Authority’ in the Assembly earlier in the day. Referring…
Lucknow: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday met 9-year-old Shraddha Thakur, who had expressed gratitude towards him for the repair of a road leading to her school.The meeting took place in Vidhan Bhawan where the monsoon session of the Assembly is underway. A govt spokesperson said that the girl was waiting for the CM before…
