Lucknow: At the “Teri Mitti – Celebrating Tiranga” event held at B R Ambedkar auditorium, LDA Colony on Tuesday, Sarojininagar MLA Rajeshwar Singh delivered a stirring address on patriotism and cultural heritage. Governor Anandiben Patel was the chief guest. She was joined by Padma Shri Malini Awasthi and lyricist Manoj Muntashir. Singh said, “This programme…
Lucknow: A 72-year-old road accident victim admitted to Apollo Hospital, Lucknow, gave a new lease of life to two patients suffering from kidney failure for decades. Declared brain-dead on Monday night, the donor’s kidneys were retrieved early Tuesday morning with the consent of his family.A coordinated effort between Apollo Hospital, SGPGIMS and SOTTO UP enabled…
Lucknow: Excise minister Nitin Agarwal on Tuesday accused the opposition, particularly the Samajwadi Party (SP), of deliberately stalling the Assembly proceedings to gain political mileage instead of discussing public issues.Agarwal said that for the past two days, the opposition had disrupted the House despite the govt repeatedly expressing readiness to answer all questions. “The govt…
Lucknow: People should step forward to pledge for organ donation and save lives while helping reduce gap between demand and availability, said experts during a programme on World Organ Donation Day at Medanta Lucknow on Tuesday.Experts stated, nearly 5 lakh people in India died each year waiting for vital organ transplants. The country sees an…
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…
