LUCKNOW: Sales during the 10-day Khadi Mahotsav held here fetched Rs 3.20 crore this year, which was approximately 42 per cent more than last year, the UP government said in a statement on Monday. The Khadi Mahotsav-2025 was held at the Central Sanskrit University in Lucknow. The event, themed “From Threads to Heritage”, generated a…
Lucknow: In an interaction with 23 IPS trainees of the 2023 and 2024 batches on Monday, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath advised them to focus on “communication, sensitivity, and positivity” to become effective and pro-citizen officers.He laid out the specific challenges that one will face in a state like Uttar Pradesh, encouraging the officers to utilise…
Police have detained a man in Deoria after a disturbing video surfaced online DEORIA: Police have detained a man after a video surfaced online showing a youth being assaulted with a belt and slippers, and forced to lick spit in Uttar Pradesh’s Gobarai village , officials said on Monday.The video from Gobarai village has been…
NIA conducts searches at the Lucknow residence of arrested woman doc Shaheen Shahid LUCKNOW: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday widened its probe into a “white-collar” terror financing and radicalisation network linked to the November 10 car blast near Delhi’s Red Fort, conducting coordinated searches across Jammu & Kashmir and Uttar Pradesh — including…
Lucknow: Approved more than 2 years back, the Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC) project related to the installation of two electric crematoriums — one for stray animals and another for pet dogs — is yet to take off due to technical issues that surfaced during the tendering process.The Rs 3.9-crore proposal was cleared in the LMC…
Lucknow: In-form Ayush Mhatre struck his second successive century to help Mumbai register their third straight win, outplaying Andhra Pradesh by nine wickets in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Elite Group A match at the Ekana Stadium on Sunday night.Mhatre, who had scored a century in the previous game against Vidarbha, hammered an unbeaten 104…
Lucknow: Cancer testing has begun at Ram Sagar Mishra Joint Hospital, bringing relief to lakhs of people in BKT and nearby rural areas. With half a dozen new cancer tests now available, detecting cervical and abdominal cancers has become easier. Until now, apart from Lokbandhu Hospital, no other govt hospital in Lucknow offered cancer screening.Chief…
Lucknow: Insisting that a campaign must be launched against forces pushing present and future generations towards darkness, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday called upon religious leaders to speak out against religious conversion, love jihad, and drugs at every event.Speaking at an idol consecration ceremony and an ‘Aath Man’ Bhandara at Baba Palanath Ashram in…
Lucknow: The two-day annual sports festival of GD Goenka School saw exciting events such as tricycle race, run to love run, Pom-Pom Drill, Jelly Jiggle Race and Spider Race. Students also delivered outstanding performances in the Flap-and-Clap Drill, Dress-Up Dash, Pass-the-Ball Race, Balloon Race, Flower Drill, and various relay events. The event was inaugurated by…
Lucknow: In a breakthrough in Uttar Pradesh’s multi-state codeine-based cough syrup smuggling investigation, Kolkata Police on Sunday arrested Bhola Prasad, father of absconding pharmaceutical dealer Shubham Jaiswal, at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport.Sonbhadra Police alerted their Kolkata police counterparts after receiving intelligence that Bhola was attempting to flee the country via Kolkata, with onward…
