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Lucknow: Physiotherapy students at King George’s Medical University will now undergo two weeks of compulsory training in pulmonary rehabilitation, said Vice Chancellor Prof Soniya Nityanand during World Physiotherapy Day celebrations at the respiratory medicine department. She inaugurated the event and said pulmonary rehabilitation was vital part of learning physiotherapy. She appreciated pulmonary rehabilitation centre’s work…

Lucknow: The August rankings under the Integrated Grievance Redressal System (IGRS) for effective redressal of complaints and grievances saw Devipatan division ranked first among 18 divisions in the state.In second place is Mirzapur division, followed by Aligarh in third.Devipatan division includes the districts of Shravasti, Bahraich, Gonda and Balrampur. Divisional commissioner Shashi Bhushan Lal Sushil…

Lucknow: State capital tumbled 11 places to secure 15th rank among 47 cities with population exceeding 10 lakh in Swachh Vayu Sarvekshan-2025. The city scored 179 out of 200 marks, a dip of 10 points from last year’s 189.The annual survey, conducted by Union ministry of environment, forest and climate change under National Clean Air…

Lucknow: The Lucknow Paper Merchants’ Association has voiced serious concern over the GST Council’s recent decision to impose dual tax rates on HSN 4802 (paper), effective Sept 22. A delegation led by senior vice-president Sanjay Kabra, vice-president Manoj Tiwari, and members Vishnu Agarwal and Umesh Goyal met Uttar Pradesh finance minister Suresh Khanna, urging him…

Lucknow: Following best practices for improving air quality, Agra, Kanpur and Prayagraj grabbed the third, fifth and seventh rank respectively in cities having population over 10 lakh in the Swachh Vayu Sarvekshan rankings published on Tuesday. While Agra and Kanpur retained their 2024 survey positions, Prayagraj jumped from 20th to 7th position.Swachh Vayu Sarvekshan is…