Lucknow: The Fast Track Immigration—Trusted Traveller Programme (FTI-TTP) has been launched at the Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport. The initiative spearheaded by the Bureau of Immigration under the ministry of home affairs, was virtually inaugurated by Union Home minister Amit Shah at Terminal 3.The programme, which goes live on Friday, is tailored for Indian passport…
Lucknow: While Sewa Pakhwada is organised by BJP-led state govts each year to mark the birthday of Narendra Modi, this year it is expected to be slightly more special with Prime Minister set to celebrate a milestone 75th birthday on Sept 17.In addition to the regular two-week-long Sewa Pakhwada that begins on the PM’s birthday,…
Lucknow: Burglary was reported at a govt primary school in Indaurabagh in Bakshi Ka Talab. Headmistress Suchita Gautam, who filed the complaint, said the burglars broke locks of two classrooms and the office, leaving cupboards damaged and items scattered. A tablet issued by education department to an assistant teacher and a Bluetooth speaker kept in…
Lucknow: Villagers living near the accident site were first to respond after the UPSRTC bus plunged into a 20-foot ditch on Thursday evening. “We ran to the site and pulled people out with bare hands, while police came after about seven minutes and the ambulance 10 minutes later, but by then, we had already rescued…
The bitter inheritance battle over late businessman Sunjay Kapur’s Rs 30,000-crore estate has not only reached the Delhi High Court but also brought long-standing family fractures to the surface. Sunjay’s sister, Mandhira Kapur Smith, has now broken her silence, voicing her support for Karisma Kapoor and her children, while openly admitting her strained ties with…
Lucknow: Transformation in the health and education sectors will be key drivers of the Viksit UP-2047 programme by which time govt hopes to develop the state into $ 6 trillion economy.Under the health sector, the state govt has set a target of covering 50% of households under medical insurance by 2030 and achieving 100% coverage…
MUMBAI: The rupee closed weaker on Thursday, settling at 88.44 against the dollar, compared with 88.10 in the previous session, marking a fresh record low. The currency opened at 88.12, touched a high of 88.09 and a low of 88.45 during the day, slipping past its earlier low of 88.36 hit last week.The decline comes…
Lucknow: The special judicial magistrate, CBI Court, Ghaziabad, on Thursday sentenced five accused to three years’ rigorous imprisonment (RI) and imposed a cumulative fine of Rs 2.1 lakh in a forgery and cheating case linked to the State Bank of India (SBI) recruitment examination.Those convicted were Tarun Uppal, Sanjeev Kumar, Vipin Kumar, Suresh Chandra Saini…
Lucknow: Former BSP MLA Chhote Singh Chauhan was on Thursday sentenced to life imprisonment in a 31-year-old double murder case. The verdict was pronounced by Jalaun’s additional district and sessions judge Bharatendu Singh.He was convicted under the charges of IPC section 302 (murder) and 147 (rioting).Chauhan, who represented the Kalpi constituency as a BSP MLA…
Lucknow: Even as rescue operations continued late into the night, locals said sheer negligence in road construction safety was to blame for the tragedy.Residents and bystanders at the accident site pointed out that the under-construction bridge lacked basic safety infrastructure. “There was no streetlight on the stretch and no railing was installed on the bridge,”…
