Lucknow:The city’s integrated traffic management system has thrown up an alarming pattern of repeated traffic violations, with some two-wheeler riders amassing over 100 challans in under a year. Traffic police have confirmed that cancellation of vehicle registrations and suspension of driving licences is now on the cards.“Top offenders have crossed the 100-mark, showing fines are…
Lucknow: The UP Assembly proceedings on Tuesday witnessed an acrimonious moment when Jalshakti minister Swatantra Deo Singh, while responding to a question, asked SP MLA Faheen Irfan to swear by his wife’s name.“Faheem Tum Apni Biwi ki Kasam Khao Ki Tumhari Vidhan Sabha Mein Maam Poora Nahin Ho Gaya Hai (Swear by your wife if…
Lucknow: The UP STF on Tuesday dismantled an inter-state racket involved in adulterating petrol and diesel by mixing ethanol and solvent chemicals, and arrested five members of the gang.Those arrested were identified as Ramu Yadav, Sukhbir Kumar, Sujit Kumar, Rinku Singh, and Deenu. The police seized nine 200-litre drums of ethanol/solvent, three drums of petrol,…
Lucknow: The performance audit of the Central Road Fund, a corpus managed by the public works department (PWD) to strengthen road network, has revealed multiple gaps. The audit, conducted between April 2016 and March 2022, examined the expenditure of Rs 7,258 crore spent under the funds. It was found that some civil works were carried…
Lucknow: The Lucknow Municipal Corporation is moving ahead with plans to set up vending zones across the city to organise handcart operations and provide designated spaces for vendors.Municipal commissioner Gaurav Kumar inspected multiple sites in different zones on Tuesday. Accompanying him were additional municipal commissioner Namrata Singh, vending zone in-charge Vineet Kumar Singh, zonal officer…
Lucknow: High number of vacancies in agriculture colleges was blamed on “incompetence” of previous regime by agriculture minister Surya Pratap Shahi during question hour in the Vidhan Parishad on Tuesday. He said 246 out of 277 class II posts were vacant in Chandrashekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur, while 210 out of 490…
Lucknow: Days after earning the highest A++ grade from the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), KGMU has now set its sights on accreditation from the National Accreditation Board for Hospitals and Healthcare Providers (NABH).“NABH is a constituent board of the Quality Council of India (QCI) and is the apex body for accreditation of healthcare…
Lucknow: Two minor siblings died after being allegedly bitten by a snake while sleeping under a mosquito net in Jamalpur village in Sultanpur on Monday night. Prahlad Rajbhar’s children– Arushi (15), Ananya (11) and Shivansh (5)– were sleeping under a mosquito net. A venomous snake slithered onto their bed and bit Arushi and Shivansh. Prahlad…
Lucknow: Economic Offences Wing (EOW) on Tuesday arrested a former ration distributor from Ballia in connection with the Rs 61 lakh foodgrain scam.The scam pertains to misappropriation of govt funds allocated for the implementation of the Sampoorna Gramin Rozgar Yojana between 2002 and 2005. It aimed to carry out various developmental works such as soil…
Lucknow: The Lucknow Development Authority has begun work on its proposed Naimish Nagar scheme, spread over 1,084 hectares along Sitapur Road, to provide housing for about three lakh residents.On Tuesday, construction began for the scheme’s first site office at Purva village in Bakshi Ka Talab. Land for the project will be acquired through consent-based agreements…
