Lucknow: UP has recorded significant response to online self-enumeration process for Census 2027, with nearly 47 lakh residents completing the exercise through digital portal between May 7 and May 21. Notably, the state had around five crore households during the last census.According to official data released till 5.30 pm on Thursday, a total of 46,93,783…
Meeting was chaired by UP RERA chairman Sanjay Bhoosreddy, with participation from state level bankers’ committee chief general manager and convenor Shailendra Kumar Singh. Senior officials, including AGMs and chief managers of nationalised and scheduled banks, attended the programme. Meeting was chaired by UP RERA chairman Sanjay Bhoosreddy, with participation from state level bankers’ committee…
Lucknow: The UP vigilance establishment’s Jhansi team on Wednesday arrested two officials of the regional ayurvedic and unani department in Lalitpur allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 1 lakh from a complainant seeking a clinic licence.The accused have been identified as Arjun Lal Ahirwar and Ramakrishna Gupta. Both were caught red-handed during an operation conducted…
Uttar Pradesh Congress president Ajay Rai Lucknow: UP Congress chief Ajay Rai on Thursday launched a sharp attack on PM Narendra Modi and the BJP, accusing the Centre of pushing the country into economic distress and failing to address issues concerning youth, farmers and unemployment.“The BJP govt had failed on multiple fronts, including handling of…
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Congress leaders on Thursday paid tributes to former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi on his 35th death anniversary.At a seminar, organised to remember the former PM, Congress leaders targeted the BJP and RSS over issues linked to democracy, farmers and women’s representation. Rajya Sabha deputy leader Pramod Tiwari credited Rajiv Gandhi with ushering…
Lucknow: UP continued to reel under severe heatwave conditions on Thursday, with Banda recording highest temperature in the state and the country for fifth consecutive day. The district recorded 47.6 degrees Celsius, mour than 4 degrees above normal.India Meteorological Department (IMD), Lucknow, forecast heatwave/severe heatwave conditions at several places in East UP during daytime, while…
Lucknow: As temperatures rise, city hospitals are witnessing a surge in patients of dehydration, diarrhoea, vomiting, fever and suspected heat stroke. Major govt hospitals, including KGMU, Balrampur, Civil and Lok Bandhu hospitals, are collectively admitting 70–80 patients daily. In OPDs, 300–400 people — mainly children and daily wagers — are seeking treatment every day.At KGMU,…
Lucknow: A private medical college on Thursday launched a maternal and child healthcare initiative under which normal and caesarean deliveries will be provided free. Under ‘Shishu Maa Suraksha (SMS) Yojana’, pregnant women will receive free services, including medicines, diagnostic tests, surgery, hospital stay and meals at the time of admission, labour and post partum care.The…
Lucknow: Diversion of water between Kudiya Ghat and Gomti Barrage for gate repairs has exposed stretches of the riverbed, offering a chance for the restoration of the polluted Gomti.Talking to TOI, experts said that as water levels receded, thick deposits of black sludge, plastic waste, decayed organic matter and invasive vegetation became visible, exposing years…
Lucknow: UP govt on Thursday approved increase in Dearness Allowance (DA) for state govt employees, raising it to 60% of basic pay with effect from Jan 1, 2026.According to a govt order issued by the finance department, the revised DA rates have been implemented in line with the Centre’s decision for its employees. The order…
