Lucknow: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) organised protests and tributes across Uttar Pradesh for booth level officers who died during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision of the voters’ list in various states.Party MP and UP in-charge Sanjay Singh, who participated in a condolence meet in Prayagraj said that SIR was being carried out to manipulate…
Lucknow: A 46-year-old booth level officer (BLO), serving as an assistant teacher, allegedly died by suicide at his home in Baheri Brahmanan village in Moradabad district on Sunday.The BLO, Sarvesh Singh, was found hanging inside his house. Father of four minor daughters, Singh left a handwritten suicide note citing severe stress, inability to meet targets,…
Chief minister Omar Abdullah (File photo) SRINAGAR: J&K chief minister’s Omar Abdullah’s National Conference (NC) has foregrounded a recently adopted resolution for restoration of special status, seeking to blunt claims that the party has jettisoned a core issue and is cosying up to BJP.Spokesperson Imran Nabi Dar stressed the resolution, passed on Nov 28 at…
Prof A K Jaiswal and Prof Arun Kumar Srivastava stressed on the growing importance of ICP monitoring in head injury patients at a workshop held at Apex Trauma Centre, SGPGI, on Sunday.. Guest speaker Dr Rathjit Mitra from Kolkata discussed different monitoring methods and their benefits in managing critical cases. Doctors from KGMU and SGPGI,…
Lucknow: In a major demonstration of zero-waste event management, the 19th National Jamboree handed over 500 packets of natural compost—produced entirely from 10,500 kg of food waste generated during the week-long event—to the Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC) on Sunday. The compost will now be used in parks and green belts across the city.The Jamboree, held…
Lucknow: A 40-year-old woman was run over by a Uttar Pradesh state-run bus outside Charbagh railway station on Sunday morning. Police identified the victim as Sangeeta Rawat, a Class IV employee with the Kanpur Municipal Corporation. She came to Lucknow with her three children to attend a relative’s housewarming ceremony.According to police, the family was…
December, the final month of the year, brings a mix of cultural, national, and global observances. In India, the month is marked by public holidays, regional festivals, and national commemorations, while globally, it highlights awareness campaigns on health, human rights, and environmental issues.Key national days in India include Vijay Diwas (Dec 16), celebrating India’s military…
Representative image (AI) NEW DELHI: At least one in every five car users on tolled National Highway stretches is now using FASTag Annual Pass to pay the user fee. With an active user base of 36.3 lakh and around 20,000 new buyers being added daily, the scheme has become a runaway success in just three…
Elon Musk on Nikhil Kamath’s “WTF is?” podcast NEW DELHI: Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk recently shared that his partner, Shivon Zilis, is half-Indian. Speaking on Zerodha founder Nikhil Kamath’s podcast “WTF is?” Musk disclosed, “I’m not sure if you know this, but my partner Shivon is half Indian,” and also revealed that one…
NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli’s 52nd ODI century, Kuldeep Yadav’s four wickets and Harshit Rana’s three-wicket burst secured India a 17-run win over South Africa in the first ODI on Sunday.India took a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. The second game will be played in Raipur on Wednesday.Kohli produced a brilliant hundred that set up…