Lucknow: Signalling a blend of continuity and organisational outreach ahead of UP Assembly elections, BJP on Tuesday announced candidates for the remaining six of the 11 Legislative Council seats from graduates’ and teachers’ constituencies that go to the polls on Oct 23.The elections are being held for five graduates’ and six teachers’ constituencies, with the…
A sleeper bus travelling from Delhi to Lucknow overturned on the Ganga Expressway in Hardoi’s Bilgram area early Tuesday morning, leaving 17 passengers injured. Two of the injured were reported to be in serious condition and were referred to the district hospital for further treatment. Lucknow: A sleeper bus travelling from Delhi to Lucknow overturned…
17th Aadhaar Day celebrations at the Aadhaar Samvaad event in Kolkata TMS implemented in Lucknow earlier this year 17th Aadhaar Day celebrations at the Aadhaar Samvaad event in Kolkata TMS implemented in Lucknow earlier this year 17th Aadhaar Day celebrations at the Aadhaar Samvaad event in Kolkata Lucknow: The token management system (TMS), conceived and…
‘Uttar Pradesh is my karmabhoomi’: Former IAS officer Divya Mittal announces independent political entry Lucknow: Former IAS officer Divya Mittal on Tuesday announced her entry into politics but said she won’t join any party. Uttar Pradesh is my “karmabhoomi” and the state would be the starting point of my political journey, she said.Mittal, a 2013…
Lucknow: Hundreds of people from across UP met deputy chief minister Brajesh Pathak during a janata darshan at his residence on Tuesday, seeking help on issues ranging from medical treatment and financial assistance to police cases, revenue, family and administrative matters.Pathak met them individually and directed officials concerned to take prompt action according to rules…
On Tuesday, Allahabad high court ruled against serving hookah in restaurants and public places (Representative image) LUCKNOW: Allahabad high court on Tuesday ruled that restaurants, cafes and other public places cannot serve hookah to customers even in designated smoking areas, holding that such activity was prohibited under the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act and…
iFOREST and UPPCB released a report on Continuous Emission Monitoring System(CEMs) in UP Lucknow: Data generated by Continuous Emission Monitoring Systems (CEMS) is not reliable enough for regulatory use, a report released by the International Forum for Environment, Sustainability and Technology (iFOREST) in collaboration with Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) has said.The report was…
Ritika Singh Sisodiya/ TNNLucknow: The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court has held that meritorious candidates belonging to reserved categories must be treated as candidates of the unreserved category at the screening stage if they secure marks above the minimum cut-off prescribed for the unreserved category without availing any relaxation.The division bench of Justice…
Lucknow: The menace of banned Chinese manjha continues on city roads, with former zila panchayat member Sunny Kumar Yadav (40) injured after a razor-sharp kite string allegedly struck him near Burlington Crossing on Tuesday.Yadav said he was riding his motorcycle from Sitapur to Lucknow for personal work when the string suddenly came in contact with…
Ritika Singh SisodiyaLucknow: The pious institution of marriage should not be taken lightly, the Allahabad High Court has observed while granting protection to a couple who divorced by mutual consent over trivial disputes and later remarried despite having two children.The court said that taking steps for mutual divorce and thereafter remarrying when the couple already…
