Lucknow: The body of a 25-year-old woman govt teacher shot dead in Bihar was brought to her ancestral home in Rae Bareli’s Pindouli village on Thursday where her last rites were performed amid tight security.Shivani Verma, posted at a govt school in Araria, was shot dead by two bike-borne men while she was heading to…
Lucknow: Years of research on every aspect of geology, from Himalayan glacier to cryosphere—the region of earth’s surface where water is in the form of ice or snow—will be presented during national symposium, part of celebration of 175 years of Geological Survey of India (GSI), Northern Region, on Friday. The theme of the symposium is…
Lucknow: The independent road quality assessment carried out over two expressways yielded positive results. The expertise of a Zurich, Switzerland-based university was sought to examine the carriageways of these expressways. The UP Expressways Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA) engaged experts to determine the riding quality and comfort assessment to find out whether improvement works or rectification…
Lucknow: A 24-year-old undertrial lodged in the Gonda divisional jail died on Wednesday evening, allegedly after a sudden deterioration in his health, triggering allegations of foul play by his family. The deceased, Manoj Kumar, was in judicial custody since March in connection with a murder case. According to Gonda jail superintendent Mrityunjay Pandey, Manoj, a…
Lucknow: Jalaun, which has been awarded the Best District in North Zone in the National Water Award 2024, has seen a massive improvement in water availability over the past few years, said the state govt.In several block, groundwater levels are improving by 2m and more. A govt spokesperson attributed this change to the construction of…
Lucknow: To draw high-value global investments into Uttar Pradesh’s priority sectors, Invest UP continued its focused international outreach in Singapore this week.A delegation led by additional chief executive officer Shashank Chaudhary held a series of meetings with global fund managers and technology consultants to showcase the state’s investment ecosystem. The team met senior leadership from…
Lucknow: To strengthen healthcare access for police families across the state, WAMA Saarthi — the UP Police Family Welfare Association — on Thursday signed two crucial MoUs at UP Police Headquarters, with Tata 1mg and Apollo Hospital and launched a coordinated programme with AYUSH department to expand free homoeopathy wellness services to every district.WAMA Saarthi…
Lucknow: To promote egg production in the state, the department of animal husbandry is going to expand its ‘Backyard Poultry Scheme’, aimed at setting up small production units in rural households. Despite a growth rate of almost 30% over the past year, Uttar Pradesh is still not producing even half of its total egg requirement….
Lucknow: In a major crackdown on an inter-state illegal arms and ammunition trafficking racket, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday arrested four persons after conducting extensive searches across Auraiya district in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Haryana. The operation has brought Auraiya into sharp focus as a crucial transit and delivery point in a larger…
Lucknow: Two young men on a motorcycle were charred to death on Thursday evening after their bike collided with a truck on the Karwi–Prayagraj Road near Baghrehi in Chitrakoot, triggering a massive explosion in the truck’s diesel tank. The impact caused the bike to get trapped under the truck, leaving the victims with no time…
