Lucknow: MLC Mukesh Sharma expressed concern over the problem of the traffic jams in Lucknow and demanded concrete action from the govt.Speaking in the Legislative Council on Monday, he said a large number of inter-district buses ply from bus stations like Kaiserbagh, Charbagh and Alambagh, which is becoming the main reason for jams on major…
Lucknow: On the first day of the monsoon session of the UP legislative assembly on Monday, BSP president Mayawati, said, “It should not be just a formality despite being brief, but it is important to make it useful for the state and the public, for which both the govt and the opposition will have to…
Lucknow: The state govt is likely to soon formulate service regulations for private school teachers.Minister of state for secondary education (independent charge), Gulab Devi, gave this assurance in the Legislative Council on Monday while responding to concerns raised by the teachers’ group.Dhruv Kumar Tripathi, the leader of the teachers’ group in the council, spoke about…
Lucknow: A day after UP cabinet minister Chaudhary Laxmi Narayan’s statement about the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) being ‘unlucky’ for its alliance partners went viral, inviting a sharp reaction from the Jayant Chaudhary-led party, all the MPs and MLAs of RLD called on Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.Although officially it was a courtesy call to discuss…
Lucknow: The addition of 50 indicators to planning department’s existing 26 categories, based on which a district’s domestic product estimates (DDP) are calculated, has brought forth interesting revelations about the trends, behaviour and culture of various districts of the state. Final District Domestic Product Estimates for 2023-2024 were released a couple of months ago. DDP…
Lucknow: Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Uttar Pradesh has issued show-cause notices to 121 registered political parties in the state. These parties, registered under Section 29A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, have not participated in any elections between 2019 and 2024.CEO Navdeep Rinwa stated that party presidents or general secretaries must submit…
Lucknow: A series of workshops on artificial intelligence (AI) are lined up under UP’s AI Pragya initiative for officers across directorates of urban local bodies, social welfare, women and child development, empowerment of persons with disabilities, and food and civil supplies. Special secretary of IT department, Neha Jain said that a session has also been…
Lucknow: Ahead of the start of the Monsoon Session of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly, opposition Samajwadi Party MLAs on Monday held a protest in assembly premises and raised anti-government slogans.Carrying banners, posters and placards in their hands, the MLAs of Samajwadi Party gathered near the statue of Chaudhary Charan Singh in the assembly premises and…
Lucknow: The FIR in the case lodged at 6.21 pm at Kotwali police station of Fatehpur, says that a group of approximately 160 individuals, led by one Abhishek Shukla and several others, attempted to vandalize the 200-year-old mausoleum. “The incident took place at the Mangi Maqbara in Abunagar, where the group, armed with flags, sticks…
Lucknow: An online public meeting of the education department, chaired by Maharajganj district magistrate, was disrupted when a pornographic video was played and objectionable remarks were made by unidentified participants. The incident took place during an e-Chaupal session conducted via an online portal on Aug 7.An FIR against two unidentified persons was registered on Monday…
