Lucknow: Road safety fund management committee, chaired by chief secretary S P Goyal, approved projects worth Rs 181.56 crore for transport department and traffic directorate for 2025-26. This includes Rs 3 crore for large-scale sensitisation event proposed under road safety campaign in Feb. Additional funds were allocated for activities such as creating awareness among secondary…
Lucknow: Students played with fervour on second day of the 7-day Lucknow School Games 2025 organised by Pragatisheel Bharati Foundation held at Chowk stadium and KD Singh Babu stadium, simultaneously, on Wednesday. Approximately 600 students from around 20 schools played kabaddi, football, badminton and kho kho at Chowk stadium while volleyball match was held at…
Lucknow: She reached for the golgappa the way countless people do. Opened her mouth wide, but it stayed open — her jaw snapped out of place. No warning. No time to react. One bite at a roadside stall outside the district hospital in UP’s Auraiya sent a 42-year-old woman straight from chaat to chaos Saturday.Family…
Lucknow: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) seized 12.7 kg of high-grade cannabis worth approximately Rs 12.7 crore at Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport.DRI sleuths intercepted three Indian nationals on Monday who arrived from Thailand on Flight FD-146. During examination of their checked-in baggage, officials found multiple vacuum-sealed packets containing a greenish, lumpy substance. Field…
Lucknow: A 24-year-old woman who went to a local parlour for a quick facial enhancement a week ago ended up with crooked eyebrows as result of Botox procedure performed by an untrained person. “I just wanted to look better in selfies, but now I avoid mirrors,” she said.In a growing trend fueled by social media…
Lucknow: National president of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), Mayawati announced that she will pay tributes to Babasaheb Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar on his death anniversary on Dec 6 at her residence only. The BSP will hold commemorative events on the day in Lucknow and Noida. However, Mayawati will not attend any of them. She posted…
Lucknow: Mohammad Shaban, 35, was sleeping near his tricycle under a flyover in Charbagh when someone stole his vehicle’s battery. Left immobile as the tricycle couldn’t function without battery, the man was forced to spend the night under the flyover. Abandoned by his family years ago, Shaban stays in an NGO-run shelter home. But when…
Lucknow: Abhay Pratap Singh, a research scholar in the department of political science at Banaras Hindu University (BHU), has been selected as the national secretary of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad.A native of Gorakhpur, Singh is currently conducting research on India–US relations. Prior to this appointment, he served ABVP in several key roles, including member of…
Lucknow: The city will have to wait for a few more days to experience the colder winter. The minimum temperatures in the city and the state rose by a couple of degrees on Wednesday. The trend will continue for the next two days and the temperature will return to the normal level on Saturday, said…
Lucknow: People with disabilities are contributing to society with equal rights and opportunities. They are an integral part of society and should be provided with equal rights and opportunities.This was stated by KGMU Vice Chancellor Prof Soniya Nityananda. On World Disability Day, a programme was held in the Wooden Hall of KGMU’s Limb Centre on…
