Lucknow: The state govt has directed all govt secondary schools to organise alumni meets in Oct to strengthen ties between former students and their alma maters.According to directives issued by secondary education director Pratap Singh Baghel, schools will constitute alumni councils that will discuss students’ concerns and suggest measures to address them.“To inspire students, schools … Read more
Lucknow: Sustained efforts to tackle malnutrition among children have started yielding results in Uttar Pradesh, health officials and experts said on Friday, citing data from the recent National Family Health Survey.As per the numbers, the proportion of under-five children classified as stunted — having low heights for their age — fell from 39.7% in NFHS-5 … Read more
4th Such Centre Busted in 3 Months Lucknow: Sixteen people, including four women, were detained after police busted a suspected cyber fraud call centre allegedly targeting US citizens from a commercial building barely a few hundred metres from the Kapoorthala police outpost in Aliganj early Friday.The action is the fourth such suspected international cyber fraud … Read more
A woman alleges her boyfriend concealed his identity and introduced himself as Ayush Yash Thakur. LUCKNOW: The 22-year-old woman who was allegedly dragged on a car’s bonnet by her boyfriend has now claimed that he (Shahnawaz) concealed his identity and introduced himself as Ayush Yash Thakur. The woman has further alleged that she is now … Read more
Lucknow: INTACH, Lucknow Chapter is organizing a Capacity Building Workshop for Heritage Facilitators at Bhagidari Bhawan in Gomti Nagar on Saturday. It will bring together experts from archaeology, tourism, academia and heritage practice. Renu Dwivedi, director, UP State Archaeology, will be the guest of honour and Ashish Kumar, Managing Director, UP State Tourism Development Corporation … Read more
Lucknow: Directorate General of Medical Education and Training (DGME) has been directed to conduct the first round of online counselling for MBBS and BDS admissions again under UP NEET UG 2026, following a Sept 16 order of Allahabad high court’s Lucknow Bench.Under the revised schedule issued by DGME, all eligible candidates will have to participate … Read more
Yogi Adityanath and Bhupendra Yadav Lucknow: With air quality concerns set to intensify ahead of winter, chief minister Yogi Adityanath and Union environment minister Bhupender Yadav on Friday reviewed and discussed a detailed anti-pollution strategy for eight Uttar Pradesh districts in the NCR, including Noida, Ghaziabad, Meerut, Hapur and Bulandshahr.The two leaders also discussed ways … Read more
Lucknow: The high court has sought a response from the Lucknow Development Authority over alleged disparities in two-wheeler parking charges across the city.A bench of Justice Rajan Roy and Justice Manjive Shukla, hearing a PIL, directed the LDA to file a reply detailing the criteria used to fix parking fees, with a specific focus on … Read more
Lucknow: At least 74 candidates who availed social welfare department’s free coaching for competitive examinations have cleared the UPPSC-2025 main examination.The social welfare department is running eight residential coaching centres across the state where students, whose annual family income does not exceed Rs 6 lakh, are provided coaching along with facilities like library, internet, test … Read more
Lucknow: The reading room of Tagore Library at the University of Lucknow will reopen for students on Saturday, Sept 19, after remaining closed for nearly 18 months, the university administration said on Friday.The facility has undergone fresh painting and other improvements, while dampness-related issues have also been addressed. Wall tiles and flooring have been repaired … Read more