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Lucknow: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) Lucknow Zone unit has issued final summons to Shubham Jaiswal, the alleged kingpin of the codeine cough syrup smuggling racket, warning him that failure to appear before it on Monday would prompt the agency to seek a non-bailable warrant (NBW) and initiate proceedings for a Red Corner Notice through Interpol.The…

Lucknow: As part of its continued efforts to make Uttar Pradesh cleaner and healthier and to tackle the growing challenge of air pollution, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will launch the Uttar Pradesh Clean Air Management Project (UPCAMP), in collaboration with the World Bank, in Jan next year.The governing body of the project will be chaired…

Lucknow: The Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur is playing a pivotal role in advancing chief minister Yogi Adityanath’s vision to establish UP as a major start-up ecosystem, said Prof Deepu Philip, in charge at IITK’s Startup Incubation & Innovation Centre (SIIC).Addressing a session at Viksit UP 2047, Prof Philip said IIT-K is emerging as a…

Lucknow: A special Central Bureau of Investigation court in Lucknow has sentenced a former principal of Kendriya Vidyalaya in Kanpur to four years rigorous jail after convicting him for accepting bribe. The court also slapped a fine of Rs one lakh on the convict Tasudduque Khan, a former principal of Kendriya Vidyalaya–I, Air Force Station…

Lucknow: A complex robotic Whipple surgery was successfully performed on a 67-year-old patient with periampullary carcinoma at Medanta hospital. The advanced procedure, used to treat tumours in the pancreas, bile duct and duodenum, offers greater precision, fewer complications and faster recovery.Director for GI surgery, Dr Sandeep Kumar Verma said, “Robotic technology allows safer reconstruction of…

Lucknow: Union power minister Manohar Lal Khattar responded to a question from Moradabad MP Ruchi Vira, briefing the Lok Sabha last week that postpaid service remains the default mode for electricity billing, while smart prepaid meters are being installed under the Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS) on a priority basis for govt establishments, commercial, industrial…

Ayodhya: The Ram temple trust has decided that five-day religious rituals would be held from Dec 27-31, all to be conducted by Jagatguru Madhvacharya. A musical Ram katha will accompany the ceremonies throughout the five days. A meeting of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust concluded at Maniram Das Chhavni in Ayodhya under the…

Kanpur: Three people died and five others were injured after a speeding dumper hit an autorickshaw on the Ajgain-Mohan road in Unnao on Saturday morning.Eyewitnesses said the auto was coming from Ajgain and the dumper was heading towards Mohan Road when the collision occurred. Traffic remained disrupted on the route for some time as nearby…