Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (UPERC) is set to overhaul the state’s electricity connection process by scrapping the decades-old estimate-based system and inspector raj.Under the proposed arrangement, consumers seeking connections up to 150 kW within 300 metres will pay a single lumpsum fee, while the electricity department will take full responsibility for infrastructure,…
Lucknow: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday ordered the surprise inspection of paddy procurement centres in Shahjahanpur and take action against those where irregularities are detected.He gave the directives during Janata Darshan at his Lucknow residence, after a farmer from Shahjahanpur came up with a complaint of negligence at a paddy procurement centre. A PAC…
KOCHI: The survivor in the actor abduction and sexual assault case has, in a social media post, severely criticised the trial court verdict, which acquitted actor Dileep, the eighth accused, of conspiracy charges and awarded 20 years’ rigorous imprisonment to six convicts. The Ernakulam district and principal sessions court had found that the prosecution had…
Lucknow: For the first time, the political backwardness of a village is going to be ascertained before holding panchayat elections in Uttar Pradesh. In line with the urban local body elections, the panchayati raj department has recommended to the state govt to constitute a commission that would collect empirical data from the ground to meet…
OP SinghOver the past eight years, Uttar Pradesh has undergone a profound transformation in its internal security environment. A state once synonymous with organized crime, entrenched mafia networks, and fear-driven governance has witnessed a decisive rollback of criminal dominance. This shift did not occur by chance; it was the result of foundational crime control measures…
Lucknow: A speeding unidentified vehicle rammed head-on into a car near Birouli village in front of Sameer International School in the Barabanki’s Masouli police station area on Monday morning, killing two persons and leaving a woman critically injured. .According to eyewitnesses, the unidentified vehicle was moving at a high speed when it collided with the…
Lucknow: Rae Bareli police on Monday arrested two men accused of killing a 45-year-old madrassa teacher in Dih police station area of Rae Bareli on Dec 12.Police said that Murtaza was murdered by his rivals Mohammad Ayyub, Jabbar, Mohammad Murtaza, Mohammad Naim, and Mohammad Zuber alias Babbu, all residents of Uttari Pathakpur village in Rae…
“Phoolon ka taron ka sabka kehna hai. Ek hazaron mein meri behna hai “- if an evening ends with Shashi Tharoor breaking into this song, you already know how intimate the hour before must have been. The Tharoor siblings -Shashi, the politician-public intellectual; Shobha, an author of children’s books, poet and nationally celebrated voice-over talent;…
Lucknow: A high-level meeting of Uttar Pradesh State Industrial Development Authority (UPSIDA) was held on Monday to review logistics project proposals received in the state.At least four projects were approved in the meeting for issuance of unique IDs, marking an important administrative step towards expedited implementation.The approved projects involve the establishment of logistics and warehousing…
Lucknow: The demise of Ram Vilas Vedanti, two-time BJP MP, an epochal figure of Ram Janmabhoomi movement and a key accused in the 1992 Babri Masjid demolition case, marks the end of a chapter in the broader Hindutva-centric politics that catapulted Ayodhya as one of the most powerful epicentres of contemporary politics in India.Closely associated…