Additional chief secretary, health and family welfare, Amit Kumar Ghosh Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh will now review every maternal death on a daily basis and initiate corrective measures in the district where it occurs, in a move aimed at identifying gaps in care and preventing repeat deaths, additional chief secretary, medical and health, Amit Kumar Ghosh … Read more
Lucknow: The Lucknow University observed World Suicide Prevention Day on Thursday with an awareness programme titled ‘Umeed: Beyond the Silence’, to encourage conversation around mental health, promoting suicide prevention and emphasising the importance of timely support.The programme was organised under the patronage of vice-chancellor Prof JP Saini by the university’s counselling and guidance cell, Psyche … Read more
Lucknow: Chief scientist and head of Endocrinology Division at CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute (CDRI), Ritu Trivedi, has been elected a Fellow of Indian National Science Academy (FNA) for 2026 in recognition of her contributions to translational biomedical research, particularly in metabolic bone and musculoskeletal disorders.Trivedi’s research focuses on translating scientific discoveries from laboratories into technologies … Read more
Lucknow: A Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court has sought UP govt reply on whether former Bihar minister and Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) founder Mukesh Sahani was informed of the reasons for keeping him confined to his Lucknow residence for three days in June.A bench of Justice Rajesh Singh Chauhan and Justice Ram Manohar … Read more
Lucknow: A 52-year-old man was allegedly beaten to death by his wife and two sons after a dispute over the sale of a house in Kanhamau village under Kheeron police station area of Rae Bareli district on Wednesday morning, police said.The deceased was identified as Asharam Pal, who lived in a house located in an … Read more
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh govt has ordered strict action against a transport contractor for failing to deliver Mid-Day Meal (MDM) rations to fair price shop dealers in Sitapur.Food and civil supplies minister Manoj Kumar Pandey on Thursday directed the Sitapur district administration to register an FIR against the contractor responsible for the lapse under the single-stage … Read more
(Representative image) A pregnant woman died after surgery performed by an allegedly intoxicated doctor SHAHJAHANPUR: A 22-year-old pregnant woman died after allegedly undergoing surgery by a doctor who was under the influence of alcohol at a private hospital in UP’s Shahjahanpur, according to PTI.The woman, identified as Julie, delivered a baby boy, who is currently … Read more
Lucknow: Lawyers and their families travelling to the state capital from different districts for treatment of serious illnesses or medical emergencies will soon have access to a support network to help them navigate hospitals, doctors and treatment procedures.Known as ‘Advocate Medical Services Cooperation Committee’, the forum was formed by Ali Asif Zama Rizwi, chairman, law … Read more
Lucknow: Food and civil supplies minister Manoj Kumar Pandey has issued directions for an FIR to be filed against the transport contractor and for blacklisting a firm which failed to supply mid-day meal ration to fair price shop dealers in Sitapur recently.The minister directed the DM to take action in the case, adding that the … Read more
More central deputation in BJP Lucknow: With BJP’s Uttar Pradesh in charge Vinod Tawde rolling out a broader electoral roadmap, the stage is set for the much-anticipated visits of the party’s top leadership, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union home minister Amit Shah and BJP national president Nitin Nabin to UP, ahead of the high-stakes … Read more