Lucknow: The Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur is playing a pivotal role in advancing chief minister Yogi Adityanath’s vision to establish UP as a major start-up ecosystem, said Prof Deepu Philip, in charge at IITK’s Startup Incubation & Innovation Centre (SIIC).Addressing a session at Viksit UP 2047, Prof Philip said IIT-K is emerging as a…
Lucknow: A special Central Bureau of Investigation court in Lucknow has sentenced a former principal of Kendriya Vidyalaya in Kanpur to four years rigorous jail after convicting him for accepting bribe. The court also slapped a fine of Rs one lakh on the convict Tasudduque Khan, a former principal of Kendriya Vidyalaya–I, Air Force Station…
Lucknow: A complex robotic Whipple surgery was successfully performed on a 67-year-old patient with periampullary carcinoma at Medanta hospital. The advanced procedure, used to treat tumours in the pancreas, bile duct and duodenum, offers greater precision, fewer complications and faster recovery.Director for GI surgery, Dr Sandeep Kumar Verma said, “Robotic technology allows safer reconstruction of…
Lucknow: Union power minister Manohar Lal Khattar responded to a question from Moradabad MP Ruchi Vira, briefing the Lok Sabha last week that postpaid service remains the default mode for electricity billing, while smart prepaid meters are being installed under the Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS) on a priority basis for govt establishments, commercial, industrial…
Ayodhya: The Ram temple trust has decided that five-day religious rituals would be held from Dec 27-31, all to be conducted by Jagatguru Madhvacharya. A musical Ram katha will accompany the ceremonies throughout the five days. A meeting of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust concluded at Maniram Das Chhavni in Ayodhya under the…
Kanpur: Three people died and five others were injured after a speeding dumper hit an autorickshaw on the Ajgain-Mohan road in Unnao on Saturday morning.Eyewitnesses said the auto was coming from Ajgain and the dumper was heading towards Mohan Road when the collision occurred. Traffic remained disrupted on the route for some time as nearby…
Lucknow: Emphasising that the state information and public relations department was the bridge between the govt and the people of UP, director Vishal Singh on Saturday called upon the departmental workforce to be mindful of the changing times.Addressing a two-day workshop of district and state-level officials, Singh said that while the department had the responsibility…
Lucknow: Lucknow University hosted the Viksit Bharat Young Leaders Debate Programme on Saturday. The event featured 10 debate tracks, with three participants selected from each.The chosen candidates will advance to the final stage, scheduled for Jan 10-12, 2026 at Bharat Mandapam, Delhi, where they will present their ideas on developing India before Prime Minister Narendra…
Lucknow: A wolf that snatched a year-old girl from her home and killed her in Bahraich’s Jaruwa village early Saturday was tracked and shot dead during a forest dept rescue op in the village the same evening.According to officials, the incident occurred around 3:30 am on Saturday, when Arti, the infant daughter of Ramkumar, was…
Prayagraj: A two-judge bench of Allahabad HC delivered a split verdict Thursday in the nine-year-old case over the fatal shooting of NIA DSP Tanzeel Ahmed and his wife Farzana in UP’s Bijnor district.Justice Rajiv Gupta voted to acquit the accused, while Justice Harvir Singh partly upheld a May 2022 trial court ruling, convicting accused Raiyyan…
