Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav addresses a press conference at party office in Lucknow on Saturday Lucknow: Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday listed an interesting benefit of ‘pariwarwad’ (dynasty politics) – something that the party has often been accused of indulging in.Addressing a news conference at party headquarters, Akhilesh said the recent attempts … Read more
Lucknow: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath has expressed concern over rising air pollution levels in NCR, leading chief secretary SP Goyal to hold a meeting over stubble burning in the state.During the meeting, the CS focused especially on making resources and machinery available for stubble management, with officials directed to make these available to farmers to … Read more
Chief minister Yogi Adityanath with the delegation of state information commissioners Lucknow: A delegation of state information commissioners, led by chief information commissioner Raj Kumar Vishwakarma, met CM Yogi Adityanath on Saturday to apprise him of the functioning of the commission, the status of pending cases and the progress of the e-filing and hybrid hearing … Read more
Lucknow: BSP national president Mayawati on Saturday criticised Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav for his ‘chavanni’ dig at Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) and its chief and union minister Jayant Chaudhary. She demanded an apology from Yadav for his “arrogant and undemocratic rhetoric”, which, she said, was not only made against the RLD and its chief … Read more
Chief minister Yogi Adityanath Lucknow: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday expressed strong displeasure over reports of “misleading videos” being circulated about schools and colleges from certain districts. He has directed administrations to file FIRs against those who, he alleged, are spreading false and misleading information to disturb the atmosphere.In a review with senior officials, … Read more
Lucknow: A new study by researchers at Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University (BBAU) has revealed that the fish living in Gomti and Ganga rivers are consuming tiny plastic particles, raising concern about plastic pollution and its possible impact on aquatic life and the food chain.The research, titled ‘Microplastic Contamination in Aquatic Biota: a Comparative Study of … Read more
Lucknow: Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University (BBAU) will soon launch a new website, developed by the university’s computer science department.University officials said the platform has been designed to make academic, research and administrative information more organised, accessible and transparent.“For students, the website will offer easier navigation to programmes, admissions, notices and announcements, while its mobile-friendly design … Read more
Director Prof MLB Bhatt inaugurated the facility Lucknow: Kalyan Singh Super Speciality Cancer Institute on Saturday launched a liquid-based cytology (LBC) facility for cervical cancer screening. Director Prof MLB Bhatt inaugurated the facility.The LBC method preserves collected cervical cell samples in a liquid medium before laboratory processing, unlike a conventional Pap smear in which cells … Read more
Lucknow: Even after a brief spell of moderate rain in the city, entrance to Dr Deepak Dixit’s clinic on Park Road gets submerged under knee-deep water. Patients have to wade through the water to reach the clinic, while staff struggle to protect medical equipment.Dixit, who runs a diagnostic centre opposite Civil Hospital, said he has … Read more
Lucknow: In a freak accident, four people, including a three-year-old girl, were injured after a tree branch near their house came into contact with a 132-kV transmission line, triggering a high-voltage surge that caused a blast in electrical appliances and other household items in Sultanpur’s Awas Vikas area.The incident occurred near a water tank in … Read more