Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath (Photo: IANS) Uttar Pradesh, with its vast geographical expanse, population of more than 240 million and rapidly expanding urban and industrial centres, faces a transportation challenge unlike that of any other state in India. Mobility in the state is not merely about moving people from one place to another; … Read more
LUCKNOW: An 86-year-old woman was killed in a leopard attack in Bahraich’s Sujauli area early Friday morning after the animal entered her makeshift house, dragged her away by the neck and disappeared into nearby bushes. Her partially eaten body was found nearly 50 metres from her home about two hours later.The victim, identified as Phoolawati, … Read more
Lucknow: In order to replicatetheunprecedented success of 2024 elections, Samajwadi Party is set to repeat the Lok Sabha election theme of ‘Samajwadi PDA Yatra’ for the 2027 UP assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh. The party’s Rath – the bus that SP chief Akhilesh Yadav uses to travel to constituencies during his campaign – in an … Read more
Lucknow: The Allahabad High Court’s Lucknow bench on Thursday granted major relief to IAS officer Abhishek Prakash, quashing the vigilance inquiry initiated against him in connection with a complaint alleging irregularities in the processing of an industrial project.Justice Rajeev Singh allowed Prakash’s writ petition and quashed the orders issued by govt on March 20 and … Read more
UP Congress leader CP Rai Lucknow: UP Congress leader C P Rai on Thursday criticised BJP for holding celebrations to mark Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s birthday while several parts of the country, including UP, are facing floods and other crises.Rai alleged that govt was celebrating even as flood-hit districts including Gorakhpur, Amroha, Ghazipur, Gonda, Ballia, … Read more
Ayodhya Development Authority office Lucknow: Harivansh Rai Bachchan Memorial Trust will construct a dharamshala dedicated to poet and father of actor Amitabh Bachchan in Ayodhya on a land parcel measuring more than 50,000 sqft. A portion of the proposed rest house will also showcase the exemplary works of the poet, best known for his book … Read more
For nine long years, a man in Gujarat lived with the unanswered question of where his missing mother had gone. He searched police stations, shelters and every possible place where he thought she might have been found. But there was no trace of her. Then, in a Lucknow police station, a single word spoken by … Read more
Lucknow: Today’s generation has access to an abundance of content, yet time for deep reading is shrinking. “We must not just tell our children to read books, we must explain the value of books and help them cultivate reading habits,” said Delhi Lt Governor Taranjit Singh Sandhu while interacting with students at the Gomti Book … Read more
CM Yogi Adityanath Volunteers lighting the earthen lamps to inaugurat the ‘Aashirwad ka Diya’ (Lamp of Blessings) as part of ‘Seva Sankalp Abhiyan’ to mark the 76th birthday of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi at held at the Rashtra Prernasthal in Lucknow on Thursday. Lucknow: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday extended birthday greetings to … Read more
Lucknow: In the run-up to the 2027 state elections, AICC in charge for UP Rajendra Pal Gautam will hold a direct dialogue with party workers and associates at the Congress office here on Sept 20.An internal communication has invited both active and former members to walk in and speak to Gautam, besides sharing their concerns … Read more