Lucknow: N Franklin Jayakumar assumed charge as chairman-cum-managing director (CMD) of Northern Coalfields Limited (NCL), the Singrauli-based subsidiary of Coal India Limited, on Tuesday.Jayakumar is a mining professional with over 34 years of experience in mechanised underground and opencast coal and lignite mining operations in India and abroad.Before joining NCL, he served as Director (Technical), … Read more
Mayawati said Akash Anand, the BSP’s national coordinator, would continue to work in the party. (File Photo) LUCKNOW: BSP national president Mayawati said on Tuesday that Ashok Siddharth, the father-in-law of her nephew Akash Anand, should take complete “sanyas” from politics. Only then, she said, would it be appropriate for Akash Anand to work freely … Read more
Key sections are being prepared for higher speed train operations LUCKNOW: Railways has taken another step towards running trains at speeds of up to 160 kmph on the New Delhi-Mumbai route, with a new traction substation at Chhata becoming operational on Sept 7.“Simply put, the substation will provide the stronger and more stable electricity supply … Read more
The Uttar Pradesh government has appointed Mohsin Raza as chairman of the Minority Commission LUCKNOW: The Uttar Pradesh govt has appointed former minister Mohsin Raza as chairman of the Uttar Pradesh minority commission, filling the post that had remained vacant for more than two years.An office order issued by the minority welfare department on Sept … Read more
North Central Railway will upgrade Bateshwar halt station to an intermediate station LUCKNOW: North Central Railway will upgrade Bateshwar halt station on the Bhandai-Udimor rail section of Agra division from a ‘D’ category halt to a ‘B’ category intermediate station at an estimated cost of Rs 33.45cr.The project, sanctioned during the 2025-26 financial year, is … Read more
Rahul Gandhi arrived in Rae Bareli for a two-day constituency visit RAE BARELI: A brief exchange outside the Rae Bareli Collectorate on Wednesday added a political twist to Rahul Gandhi’s constituency visit, after a few people were heard shouting “naraaz fufa” as the Congress MP arrived for a DISHA meeting.The phrase, used by Prime Minister … Read more
(L) Vivek (R) Actress and international rider, Garima Kapoor was also part of the rally (BCCL/ Aditya Yadav) From historic forts to Buddhist sites, temples and monsoon-fed waterfalls, ‘The Riding Chapters’ is taking bikers beyond Uttar Pradesh’s conventional tourist circuits. Organised by UP Tourism under the ‘Visit My State Uttar Pradesh’ initiative, the riding series … Read more
Lucknow resident was duped of ₹74 lakh in an elaborate online trading scam after fraudsters lured him with promises of huge returns and repeatedly demanded money on various pretexts to release his purported profits. Lucknow: A city resident has alleged that he was duped of ₹74 lakh in an online trading scam in which fraudsters … Read more
Electric crematorium dysfuntional Lucknow: A technical snag in one of the machines at the Baikunth Dham electric crematorium has forced families to either wait for hours for cremation or opt for conventional wood pyres over the past three days.On Sunday, Amit Verma (name changed), an Aliganj resident, brought the body of his 65-year-old father to … Read more
Lucknow: Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University (AKTU) on Tuesday launched the Innovation Hub UP portal to bring incubation centres of its affiliated institutions onto a common platform.The university also inaugurated the Kalam Patent Centre to provide free patent support to students, faculty members and startups.The Innovation Hub UP portal will provide information on startups … Read more