Lucknow: The State Transport Authority (STA) emphasised maintaining records of daily operations for transport vehicles, including the drivers’ rest time. The authority stated this would help in effectively controlling fatigue driving and speeding by regulating the drivers’ duty hours. At a meeting held on Thursday, the authority urged the National Informatics Centre (NIC) to develop…
UP’s blend of modern healthcare, spiritual heritage and supportive tourism policies can make it a leading destination for both medical and wellness tourism, experts said at the TOI Dialogues session on “Health & Heritage: Building a Resilient, Tourism-Driven Uttar Pradesh”.The discussion began with the question of whether health tourism is on the state’s agenda. Principal…
Summing up the transformation of the police in Uttar Pradesh, former director general of police OP Singh said that with a change in mindset, technology became the cornerstone of policing.Speaking at a session during TOI Dialogues, Singh recalled the situation and said that when he took charge in 2017-18, Uttar Pradesh was grappling with high…
Lucknow: Scaling a growth of 141%, the gross domestic product of Uttar Pradesh has gone up from Rs 12.71 lakh crore to Rs 30.77 lakh crore over the past eight years. Having scaled more than two-fold economic growth, UP is among the fastest growing states in the country, said finance minister Suresh Khanna.The nine-term MLA…
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh State Industrial Development Authority (UPSIDA) has emerged as a driving force behind the state’s industrial transformation, an official spokesperson said on Friday. The state’s industry body was able to record a surge in land allotment and employment generation. “In 2017–18, just 114 acre of industrial land was allotted across UP. By…
Lucknow: CM Yogi Adityanath on Friday said the Dussheri mangoes of Malihabad will now be branded under the name of Kakori and exported globally.“The move is aimed at honouring the town of Kakori and highlight the significance of the Kakori Train Action in India’s Independence movement,” Yogi said during an event to mark the conclusion…
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Congress on Friday paid homage to the martyrs of the Kakori Train Action, a landmark event in India’s freedom movement.Under the leadership of state in-charge Avinash Pande and president Ajay Rai, thousands of Congress party workers gathered, holding placards and the national flag, chanting patriotic slogans as they reached the martyr’s…
Lucknow/Ayodhya: The UP govt is building an entrance gateway, ‘Tilak Pravesh Dwar’, on the Panchkosi Parikrama marg in Ayodhya. Located near the sacred Hanuman Gufa, the Rs 1.89 crore project is being executed by the Ayodhya Development Authority as part of the UP govt’s broader vision for the city. Nearly 60% of the construction work…
Temples are not just places of worship — they are also centres of economic activity and pride, said author Akshat Gupta while speaking at a session on ‘Life, Travel and Play: The Real Impact of Infrastructure in New Uttar Pradesh’, held during TOI Dialogues on Thursday.The panel brought together voices from literature, sports, and cinema…
Lucknow: A panel of defence experts, industry veterans, and tech entrepreneurs underlined how infrastructure development, policy support and industrial participation have aligned to accelerate India’s defence growth in the session ‘UP’s Strategic Defence Corridor: From Manufacturing to Modernisation’. MKU Ltd chairman Manoj Gupta said the defence corridor’s infrastructure support—such as uninterrupted power, road connectivity and…
