Lucknow: Did Lucknow’s overall AQI figures understate the severity of air pollution levels on Diwali night?The question has come into focus after an air pollution assessment report released by the Indian Institute of Toxicology Research (IITR) on Wednesday showed that pollution levels in parts of the city soared to dangerous levels during Diwali, despite overall…
Lucknow: Diwali celebrations came with a deafening cost for residents of Vikas Nagar, which emerged as the noisiest among four locations monitored in Lucknow, recording an average noise level of 90.3 decibels on Diwali night on Sunday.The reading was more than double the permissible night-time limit of 45 decibels for residential areas prescribed by the…
Four-day festivities will begin with Nahaye Khaye on Nov 13 Lucknow: With Chhath Puja around the corner, Laxman Mela Ground on the banks of the Gomti river is being readied to welcome thousands of devotees. The main rituals of the festival will be held on Nov 15 and 16.The four-day festival will begin with Nahaye…
Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences Lucknow: The National Medical Commission (NMC) has recognised six new super-speciality medical programmes at Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGI).The list includes India’s first DM programme in maternal and foetal medicine and a six-year MCh programme in cardiovascular and thoracic surgery (CVTS).The recognition covers three-year DM…
Lucknow: A 27-year-old man allegedly recorded a video holding his in-laws responsible for his decision to end his life moments before jumping into Gomti river from a bridge linking Samta Mulak Chowk and the 1090 crossing, police said.The man’s body was recovered near Gomti Riverfront in the early hours of Wednesday, almost a day after…
Lucknow: BJP is learnt to be weighing the possibility of fielding a host of MLCs, including many ministers in the Yogi cabinet, in the UP elections to push in prominent names to counter the Samajwadi Party and its ally Congress.Sources said all prominent MLCs have been told to remain on alert even as the party…
Former BSP MP Arvind Chaudhary and ex-CBI DSP Anil Yadav joined BJP on Wednesday Former BSP MP Arvind Chaudhary and ex-CBI DSP Anil Yadav joined BJP on Wednesday Former BSP MP Arvind Chaudhary and ex-CBI DSP Anil Yadav joined BJP on Wednesday Former BSP MP Arvind Chaudhary and ex-CBI DSP Anil Yadav joined BJP on…
Lucknow: Congress is stepping up its grassroots mobilisation ahead of the 2027 UP elections by trying to strengthen its organisational footprint and building a stronger case for a larger share of seats in its proposed alliance with Samajwadi Party.The party will hold a workshop for its district and city presidents over the weekend to draw…
Lucknow/Kanpur: Four coaches of Kanpur Anwarganj-Gorakhpur Chauri Chaura Express (Train No 15003) derailed shortly after departing from platform number 7 at Kanpur Central railway station on Wednesday evening. No passenger was injured in the incident, railway officials said.According to North Central Railway’s Prayagraj division, the train departed at 5.03 pm. Around 5.05 pm, four coaches…
Chief minister Yogi Adityanath Lucknow: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday defended bursting of firecrackers during Diwali, saying he had personally participated in celebrations in Ayodhya and arguing that concerns over pollution were being selectively raised.Speaking at an event in Lucknow, Yogi said people were able to celebrate Diwali and other festivals “without fear” and…
