Lucknow: Eight schools in the district are under scrutiny after complaints of fee irregularities were found valid during a meeting of the district fee regulatory committee chaired by district magistrate, Vishakh G.A total of 28 complaints were received against 20 schools. After investigation, eight complaints were found correct.The administration has issued notices to the eight…
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Lucknow: UP BJP is planning to initiate a hyper booth-level campaign, especially across constituencies that proved to be challenging for it since the 2017 Assembly elections.The strategy is being worked upon by the BJP after its recent electoral success in West Bengal and Assam. Sources said, instead of relying solely on statewide poll narratives, BJP…
Lucknow: Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences is set to launch an online OPD facility within the next four months for follow-up patients with chronic diseases.The move is expected to benefit around 1,500-2,000 patients daily.Director, Prof CM Singh, said the institute had been planning the facility earlier, but the existing Hospital Information System (HIS)…
Mohsin UsmaniLucknow: City residents are reworking their summer vacation plans as tensions linked to the ongoing US-Israel-Iran war have reshaped travel preferences, with South and Southeast Asian destinations seeing a sharp rise in demand due to perceptions of safety, affordability and smoother connectivity.Travel operators in the city said bookings for Thailand, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, Bali,…
LUCKNOW: A family trip to Uttarakhand’s famed Kainchi Dham ended in tragedy on Thursday after a car carrying a Lucknow-based medical company officer, his wife, two sons and driver plunged nearly 500 metres into a deep gorge in Nainital district, killing all five occupants on the spot.The deceased were identified as Bhupendra Singh Chufal (48),…
Lucknow: A doctor at a private hospital in Lucknow has been accused of raping a female student after allegedly administering a sedative injection during treatment, police said on Friday.The student had been admitted to the hospital on May 18 after suffering health issues.The doctor, a resident of the Tambaur area in Sitapur district, has been…
AI-generated image used for representational purpose. KANNAUJ: Three people were killed after an allegedly speeding truck rammed into a tractor from behind on the GT Road near Salempur Buddha Vihar, UP, police said. One of the three was a motorcyclist who died on the spot, they added.Superintendent of police (SP) Vinod Kumar said Arjun Diwakar,…
Lucknow: Lucknow University has announced reforms in its examination evaluation system aimed at improving transparency, fairness and consistency in marking answer sheets.The initiative introduces step marking, structured evaluation guidelines and stricter monitoring mechanisms for examiners.Under the new system, subjective answers and essay like questions will be assessed step by step, allowing students to receive marks…
LUCKNOW: In a crackdown on cross-border narcotics trafficking, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) seized 5.24 kg of heroin worth nearly Rs 10.48 crore from a passenger travelling on a Kathmandu-Delhi bus and arrested a 28-year-old courier in Lucknow.The accused, identified as Lalsang Zuala, was allegedly carrying the contraband concealed inside his luggage and was…
