Lucknow: To draw high-value global investments into Uttar Pradesh’s priority sectors, Invest UP continued its focused international outreach in Singapore this week.A delegation led by additional chief executive officer Shashank Chaudhary held a series of meetings with global fund managers and technology consultants to showcase the state’s investment ecosystem. The team met senior leadership from…
In the spotlight of Indian entertainment, celebrity event fees are soaring, with Shah Rukh Khan leading the pack at a staggering Rs 6 crore for a mere appearance. Salman Khan and Ranveer Singh are not far behind, each securing multi-crore amounts for their star power. Read on to know more. From Bollywood to Hollywood, we…
Lucknow: To strengthen healthcare access for police families across the state, WAMA Saarthi — the UP Police Family Welfare Association — on Thursday signed two crucial MoUs at UP Police Headquarters, with Tata 1mg and Apollo Hospital and launched a coordinated programme with AYUSH department to expand free homoeopathy wellness services to every district.WAMA Saarthi…
Lucknow: To promote egg production in the state, the department of animal husbandry is going to expand its ‘Backyard Poultry Scheme’, aimed at setting up small production units in rural households. Despite a growth rate of almost 30% over the past year, Uttar Pradesh is still not producing even half of its total egg requirement….
Lucknow: In a major crackdown on an inter-state illegal arms and ammunition trafficking racket, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday arrested four persons after conducting extensive searches across Auraiya district in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Haryana. The operation has brought Auraiya into sharp focus as a crucial transit and delivery point in a larger…
Lucknow: Two young men on a motorcycle were charred to death on Thursday evening after their bike collided with a truck on the Karwi–Prayagraj Road near Baghrehi in Chitrakoot, triggering a massive explosion in the truck’s diesel tank. The impact caused the bike to get trapped under the truck, leaving the victims with no time…
Kalaburagi: Commuters from Kalyana Karnataka have expressed their frustration over the fact that most trains to and from the region originate from either SMVT Bengaluru, or Yesvantpur, or Krishnarajapuram — instead of Bengaluru City.Of the 16 weekly and daily trains to Kalaburagi, only five start from the city station. Passengers allege that while trains to…
Lucknow: Authorities at the Nawab Wajid Ali Shah Zoological Garden have made arrangements to keep animals comfortable in enclosures during winters. Mats, straw and dry grass have been laid on the ground keep floors warm and wooden planks installed to stop chilly winds entering enclosures.In bird enclosures, sheets and mats were placed on the roofs….
Lucknow: A joint team of East Zone crime surveillance unit and Indiranagar police on Thursday arrested four men who allegedly broke into locked houses after conducting reconnaissance riding autorickshaws. The investigation began with a burglary complaint lodged by Abdulaziz Ahmed Mohammed, a Yemen national residing in Sector 10, Indiranagar, pursuing PhD at Lucknow University.According to…
Lucknow: In a major move to unlock long-idle industrial land across multiple development authorities, the UP govt is set to frame a buy-back policy to revive unused plots and pave the way for new manufacturing units.Talking to TOI on Thursday, industrial development minister Nand Gopal Gupta Nandi said, “A draft policy in this regard is…
