Lucknow: A large number of people, including those with disabilities, joined the Samavesh Run event held in the city on Sunday.The run started from the hospital’s Gate No. 2, went up to Lohiya Chauraha and returned to the campus. Multiple categories — 10 km, 5 km, 2 km and 1 km — allowed people of…
Lucknow: A madrassa built on purportedly encroached govt land and linked to UK-based cleric Shamsul Huda Khan in Sant Kabir Nagar district was demolished on Sunday. The operation began around 10 am and continued through the day under tight security, with multiple bulldozers razing the structure.Officials said at least six bulldozers were deployed initially to…
Lucknow: Ghazipur district administration imposed prohibitory orders under Section 163 till Apr 30, banning all protests, processions and entry of political delegations in view of tensions following the Apr 15 case of Nisha Vishwakarma’s death in Kataria village. On Friday, SP chief Akhilesh Yadav announced his plan to visit Karanda on Apr 29.District magistrate Anupam…
Lucknow: Panchayati Raj minister Om Prakash Rajbhar on Saturday accused the Samajwadi Party of attempting to vitiate the atmosphere in Uttar Pradesh over the Kataria village incident in Ghazipur.He asserted that a girl’s death should not be politicised and added that the state govt had already extended financial aid and housing support to the bereaved…
Lucknow: Minimum Support Price (MSP) for milk and payment to sugarcane growers within 24 hours of their crop being purchased at sugar mills figure on top of Samajwadi Party’s 2027 poll agenda for farmers.The party is also deliberating on setting up of a farmers’ commission to look into their needs and suggest a framework where…
Lucknow: What was meant to be a homecoming filled with laughter and rituals turned into a day of unbearable grief in Gorakhpur, where three funeral pyres burned on Sunday side by side— a father, a mother, and their son, taken together in a single, devastating moment — besides the burial of a pet dog, no…
Ayodhya: As Ayodhya reels under scorching heat, a sharp decline has been registered in the number of devotees visiting the Ram temple in Ayodhya.To provide relief to devotees, temple authorities have made special arrangements.The maximum day temperature, according to IMD data, was recorded at 42 degrees Celsius on Saturday. The mercury is expected to remain…
Lucknow: A dry throat, cough or irritation in summer may not always be an infection. Long hours in air-conditioned rooms can cause these problems.Doctors told TOI that such patients have started to increase in the past week. Around 10-15 people with these symptoms are visiting hospitals daily. Many think it is a “summer cold”, but…
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh govt has expanded the scope of the Mukhyamantri Awas Yojana-Gramin to include all remaining Scheduled Tribes (STs), aiming to achieve universal housing coverage among tribal communities in the state.The decision follows a proposal by the Rural Development Department after earlier target groups under the scheme reached near saturation. Initially, only select…
Lucknow: The Ganga Expressway project, set to bring a major transformation in Uttar Pradesh’s infrastructure landscape, has now reached its final stage. The 594-km Ganga Expressway, being developed on a public-private-partnership model, will be thrown open on April 29, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi and chief minister Yogi Adityanath will flag off the first vehicle…
