Lucknow: Office of the chief commissioner for persons with disabilities (CCPwD) on Thursday directed National Testing Agency (NTA) to provide necessary facilities to Sarah Moin, a hearing and sight-impaired candidate, famous as ‘Helen Keller of Lucknow’, to provide her facilities required to appear in the Common University Entrance Test (CUET) under the right to education…
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) has said smart meters installed across the state are functioning properly and recording electricity consumption accurately. To verify their performance, the corporation is conducting a statewide meter comparison campaign that began on May 1 and will continue till May 31.According to UPPCL, around 89 lakh smart meters have…
Lucknow: Nearly 2.5 lakh house owners in the city will soon get relief from long-pending house tax and water tax dues. The Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC) will introduce a one-time settlement (OTS) scheme for dues pending with the civic body and its Jalkal department.The proposed scheme is being planned on the lines of similar OTS…
Lucknow: UP BJP president Pankaj Chaudhary on Thursday appealed to party office-bearers, workers and all public representatives, as well as farmers, private institutions and the residents of the state, to prioritise national interest above all else and to adopt simplicity, thrift and the spirit of ‘Swadeshi’ in conduct and lifestyle.Chaudhary said that Prime Minister Narendra…
Lucknow: The Lucknow bench of Allahabad high court on Thursday directed Central govt to take a decision within three weeks on a plea by Karnataka-based BJP worker S Vignesh Shishir, who has been in the spotlight for filing petitions against Rahul Gandhi, seeking Z+ security cover.A division bench of Justice Shekhar B Saraf and Justice…
Lucknow: An FIR was lodged against Uttar Pradesh MLC Akshay Pratap Singh, popularly known as “Gopal Ji”, and several others on allegations of forgery, cheating and manipulation of partnership firm records in an alleged attempt to grab assets worth over Rs 5 crore.The case was registered at Hazratganj police station on Thursday following directions issued…
Prateek’s father-in-law, Arvind Singh Bisht, performs the final rites Lucknow: Prateek Yadav, the younger son of late Samajwadi Party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav, was cremated at Baikunth Dham here on Thursday afternoon in the presence of family members, politicians and thousands of supporters.The final rites were performed by his father-in-law, Arvind Singh Bisht, who lit…
Little Padmaja with uncle Akhilesh Lucknow: Amid the smoke of funeral pyres, chants of final prayers and the grief surrounding Prateek Yadav’s last rites on Thursday, a quiet exchange between a grieving uncle and his little niece became the moment that touched hearts across social media.Thousands had gathered at Baikunth Dham in Lucknow to bid…
Lucknow: Reacting to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s austerity appeal, BSP national convener Akash Anand on Thursday said that at a time when the economy is under strain, the govt should work to boost demand rather than suppress it further.In a post on X, Anand said the country needed “not an appeal but a clear way…
Aspirants protesting exam cancellation in Lucknow Lucknow: Citing the alleged NEET paper leak, Youth Congress and NSUI leaders on Thursday accused the Union govt of failing to protect the integrity of competitive examinations.Addressing a joint press conference at the UP Congress office in Lucknow, Indian Youth Congress (central zone) acting president Ankit Tiwari and National…
