Ayodhya: Former Samajwadi Party MLA from Ayodhya and party spokesperson Tej Narain Pandey on Tuesday demanded a Supreme Court-supervised inquiry into alleged embezzlement of funds meant for the Ram temple. Pandey said the temple trust was constituted under the Supreme Court’s directions and therefore the apex court should monitor any probe into financial irregularities linked…
Lucknow: Seeking to further boost religious tourism, UP State Tourism Development Corporation (UPSTDC) launched five weekly pilgrimage tours from Lucknow and Prayagraj under the state’s ‘Visit My State Uttar Pradesh’ campaign.The tours will connect pilgrims to key religious destinations including Ayodhya, Naimisharanya, Chitrakoot and Vindhyachal Dham, which form part of the state’s Ramayana and Shakti…
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh has recorded a fall in its goat population, even though the local Jamuna Pari variety is prized more highly than cattle, giving up to 4 litres of milk daily.Sheep, too, number just over 12 lakh and govt is looking to increase their numbers to over a crore as their wool is used…
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh has crossed 2 gigawatts (GW) of installed residential rooftop solar capacity, according to the Uttar Pradesh New and Renewable Energy Development Agency (UPNEDA).The milestone has been achieved amid increased adoption of rooftop solar systems under the Centre’s PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana, which provides financial support for households installing solar panels.Officials…
Lucknow: The UP govt has directed all district authorities to make elaborate arrangements for the observance of ‘PM-Kisan Utsav Divas on June 20, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi will release the 23rd instalment of the PM-Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme from Tarakeswar in Hooghly district of West Bengal.In a directive sent to all DMs and divisional…
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh recorded a peak electricity demand of 30,760 MW on Tuesday as intense summer temperatures drove up power consumption across the state.According to Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL), demand remained above 29,500 MW on June 14 and 15, making Uttar Pradesh one of the country’s highest power-consuming states during the current heatwave….
Lucknow: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW), Uttar Pradesh, has arrested Avdhesh Kumar Tyagi, a panel advocate of the Central Bank of India, for his alleged role in a Rs 2.8-crore loan fraud involving forged property documents. Tyagi, a resident of Shastri Nagar in Ghaziabad, was arrested on June 16 after evading arrest in a case…
Lucknow: Around 4,800 establishments across six districts of the Lucknow EPFO region have registered under the Pradhan Mantri Viksit Bharat Rozgar Yojana (PMVBRY), with nearly 1.9 lakh workers benefiting from the employment-linked scheme since its rollout in Aug 2025.According to EPFO, the Lucknow region, which covers Lucknow, Sitapur, Hardoi, Lakhimpur Kheri, Barabanki and Rae Bareli,…
Lucknow: A fresh western disturbance (WD) is likely to influence weather conditions across north India from Jun 18 and help the southwest monsoon resume its advance towards UP.On Wednesday night, the northern limit of monsoon was passing through Harnai and Solapur in Maharashtra, Hyderabad and Bhadrachalam in Telangana, Koraput and Phulbani in Odisha, Ranchi in…
Lucknow: The CBI on Wednesday carried out searches at 14 locations across five UP districts in connection with embezzlement of govt funds worth approximately ₹4 crore in the basic education department in Amethi district.The searches were conducted by the anti-corruption bureau (ACB) of the CBI, Lucknow According to the CBI, the case was registered on…
