Chief minister Yogi Adityanath Lucknow: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday directed officials to make UP’s weather warning system more accurate, faster and people-centric, stressing that timely dissemination of information during natural disasters could save numerous lives.Chairing a review meeting of the relief department, Yogi said weather forecasting and warning mechanisms should not remain confined…
Lucknow: Four members of a family, including three children, were killed and a woman critically injured after a speeding dumper truck ran over them while they were sleeping outside their home in Barabanki early Saturday.The accident occurred in Jhansa village of Fatehpur Kotwali area.Police said the family was sleeping on the roadside due to a…
LUCKNOW: A 26-year-old man who suspected his girlfriend of infidelity allegedly strangled her in a hotel room in UP’s Ambedkar Nagar.After committing the murder on Thursday evening, the accused allegedly consumed poison and informed the girl’s mother and police on UP 112that they had consumed poison.“A police team rushed to the hotel and shifted the…
BARABANKI: A speeding truck trailer allegedly ran over a family sleeping outside their home in Uttar Pradesh’s Barabanki district, killing four people, including three children, and leaving a woman seriously injured during the intervening night of Friday and Saturday, police said.The deceased were identified as 35-year-old Neeraj and three children — 13-year-old Anurag, 10-year-old Anshika…
LUCKNOW: An FIR was registered against Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee president Ajay Rai, former Congress committee secretary Brijraj Ahirwar, and 30 unidentified supporters of Congress party in Mahoba district over alleged derogatory remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and alleged violation of public order during a political gathering held on May 22.According to the FIR…
Lucknow: In a review of preparations for International Yoga Day, UP Ayush minister Dayashankar Mishra Dayalu directed officials to intensify awareness campaigns across the state to encourage more people to adopt yoga and healthier lifestyles.“Publicity and outreach activities for International Yoga Day on June 21 should be made more effective so that more people can…
Uttar Pradesh is grappling with a severe power crisis this summer, prompting a wave of complaints from across the political spectrum (Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav (R), BJP MLA from Gonda Sadar, Prateek Bhushan Singh (C) BSP chief Mayawati (L) LUCKNOW: Mounting power cuts across Uttar Pradesh have triggered sharp political reactions, with legislators from…
LUCKNOW: The state capital Lucknow has witnessed yet another increase in petrol and diesel prices, marking the third hike within the last ten days. According to the latest revision on Saturday morning, the price of petrol in the city has climbed to Rs 99.28 per litre, moving closer to the Rs 100 mark. Diesel has…
Lucknow: Claiming that the BJP govt in Uttar Pradesh has shut down around 70,000 educational institutions, Samajwadi Party national president Akhilesh Yadav on Friday said that there are thousands more where zero admissions have taken place this year.Akhilesh accused the govt of systematically destroying the primary education set-up in the state. “The BJP govt’s second…
Lucknow: Amid the power outage crisis in Lucknow with the ongoing heatwave, the managing director of Madhyanchal Vidyut Vitran Nigam Limited (MVVNL), Riya Kejriwal has deputed senior officials at sensitive 33/11 KV substations across the city to ensure uninterrupted power supply and quick redressal of complaints.According to an official order issued on Friday, senior engineers…
