Lucknow: The central govt has invited 14 ‘lakhpati didis’ from UP to attend Independence Day celebrations at Delhi’s Red Fort. A state govt spokesperson said the women, part of a 700-strong contingent from across the country, are members of SHGs and are being honoured by the central govt for their inspiring journey towards self-reliance. Mission…
Lucknow: Following Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s stern directives, the basic education department on Tuesday asked officials across state to urgently identify, verify and demolish dilapidated buildings, a govt spokesperson said.Basic education minister Sandeep Singh said safety of children and teacher is non-negotiable. He warned that if any incident of structural collapse or accident is reported,…
Lucknow: Bahujan Samaj Party national president Mayawati on Tuesday clarified that her party was neither with BJP’s NDA alliance nor with Congress’s INDIA, or for that matter, with any other front.“BSP follows the Ambedkarite principle and policy of ‘Sarvajan Hitaye and Sarvajan Sukhaye’, unlike these two, or any other casteist alliance,” she said in reaction…
Lucknow: When the floodwaters started receding in Prayagraj’s Chota Baghada area a couple of years back, Ramakant Tripathi’s family decided to shift back to the ground floor of their three-storey house after days of torment. The joy of climbing down back to bedroom, hall and kitchen, however, got a jolt by the sight of a…
Lucknow: UP’s Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) arrested Monday a homeopathy practitioner, Usama Maj Sheikh (24), from Badlapur in Maharashtra’s Thane for alleged involvement in a larger online network aimed at indoctrinating Indian Muslim youths with the help of Pakistani mentors.Usama’s arrest came after the interrogation of Ajmal Ali (19), another alleged member of the network who…
Lucknow: Paris Olympic bronze medallist Aman Sehrawat displayed a brilliant performance with counter attacking skills over Rahul to score 10-0, securing a berth in Senior World Championship during selection trials in the men’s freestyle 65kg weight category, at NCOE SAI, Lucknow on Monday.The Senior World Championships will be held in Zagreb, Croatia, from Sep 13-21.Despite…
Lucknow: The Lucknow Development Authority plans to increase development charges for properties around corridors and expressways. A proposal to hire an agency for the Jayaprakash Narayan International Convention Centre and allocate budget for upcoming housing schemes, including the Anantnagar Housing Scheme, IT City, will be taken up in the Authority’s meeting on Tuesday.The proposal for…
Lucknow: Accusing opposition parties of “implicating innocent Hindus” while shielding actual terrorists in reference to the recent clean chit to the accused of the Malegaon Blast, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday alleged that Congress and Samajwadi Party repeatedly conspired against nationalists and were, in the Malegaon case, questioning the credibility of the country’s constitutional…
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the police has been revamped on the lines of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) with stronger technical tools, faster investigations, and direct public access.The new measures were unveiled during a state-level workshop at the police headquarters in Lucknow.One of the biggest citizen-friendly reforms announced is…
Lucknow: A man on the run for 21 years after allegedly murdering his wife in Delhi was arrested from Lucknow on Monday morning.The accused, Veerpal, 60, was arrested from Bakshi Ka Talab by the Delhi Police crime branch. Police said Veerpal had brutally murdered his second wife at their rented home in Delhi’s Jahangirpuri on…
