Lucknow: World Breastfeeding Week (Aug 1–7) was observed by department of obstetrics and gynaecology at KGMU through a series of awareness activities and student competitions, the theme being ‘Prioritise Breastfeeding – Create Sustainable Support Systems’.Daily awareness sessions were conducted in OPD and postnatal wards by the faculty to inform patients and staff about benefits of…
Lucknow: The wife of a former personal secretary to a union minister alleged sustained harassment, threats, and blackmail by a man claiming to be her former acquaintance, prompting police to register a case under multiple serious charges.The FIR was lodged by her husband at Gomtinagar police station on Thursday.As per the FIR, the accused made…
Lucknow: Lucknow Commissionerate Police, in collaboration with the Cyber Crime Cell, unearthed an inter-state racket involving two class 11 dropouts using fake websites and apps of bank portals to defraud credit card holders of lakhs of rupees.The accused, Rahul Lakheda (28) and Vikas Kumar (28), both residents of Delhi’s Badarpur area, were arrested from a…
Lucknow: A mathematics teacher at a private school in Balaganj, Lucknow, was accused of molesting a 13-year-old class 7 student on Thursday. The incident came to light when the student’s father lodged a complaint at the Thakurganj police station.Thakurganj inspector Omveer Singh said that a case was registered, and the accused teacher was taken into…
Lucknow: A lift in the new OPD building of KGMU malfunctioned on Thursday morning, briefly trapping around six people, including a two-month-old infant. The incident occurred at approximately 10:45am when the lift, which was moving up, stopped on the second floor of the four-storey building.Officials said the disruption was caused by a temporary power supply…
Lucknow: Mayor Sushma Kharkwal on Thursday directed LMC to maintain the land records of the wards and villages under its jurisdiction. Presiding over a review meeting of LMC’s property department, the mayor raised concerns over lapses in land management and revenue loss. She directed officials to take immediate steps and warned of disciplinary action in…
Lucknow: Ex-Student Men’s United Club thrashed Yuva Club 6-0 in the District Football League match at Chowk Stadium on Thursday. Parmeet (12th and 40th minutes) and Qais (24th and 71st minutes) scored a brace each for the winners, while Mukesh (59th minute) and Anas (65th minute) netted one goal apiece.Meanwhile, Mid Winter Club edged past…
Lucknow: Another spell of rain accompanied by thunderstorms in some parts of the city provided relief from high humidity levels on Thursday. According to weatherman, similar rainfall activities are expected for next three days.“Rainfall received on Thursday was due to western disturbance and trough line passing through the state and similar conditions are expected over…
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh’s Dhruv Jurel will lead Central Zone in the upcoming Duleep Trophy, which marks the beginning of the new domestic season. Rajat Patidar of MPCA has been named vice-captain.Besides Jurel, there are two other UP players in the squad, wicketkeeper-batsman Aryan Juyal and left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav. Another UP player, Madhav Kaushik,…
Lucknow: Maintaining that farmers remained its top priority, govt said on Thursday that agriculture is playing a pivotal role in transforming UP into a $1 trillion economy.“The state govt is working towards the farmers’ uplift. Govt has undertaken historic initiatives over the eight years under guidance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi,” a state govt spokesperson…
