Under the same umbrella—because the storm doesn’t wait Lucknow: Light to heavy rain lashed large parts of Uttar Pradesh on Friday, with Meerut and Muzaffarnagar posting rare July totals that placed them among the highest rainfall days in their observational histories for the month. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said similar conditions are likely to…
Lucknow: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday accused the Samajwadi Party and the Congress of disrespecting Hindu faith, alleging Samajwadi Party had allowed namaz to be offered at the Hanumangarhi temple in Ayodhya when it was in govt and demanded that they apologise for the “sin”. He challenged the SP and Congress to try having…
In the fertile Terai plains of eastern Uttar Pradesh, Siddharthnagar district is scripting a compelling story of revival and growth. Once known primarily for its historical ties to Lord Buddha and as an aspirational district facing developmental challenges, Siddharthnagar is now emerging as a vibrant hub of agricultural innovation, infrastructure development, and international trade. At…
Lucknow’s food safety authorities took decisive action by confiscating nearly ten tonnes of food items LUCKNOW: A two day enforcement drive by the Food Safety and Drug Administration (FSDA) in Lucknow against suspected adulterated and unsafe food products led to the collection of 19 food samples, seizure of nearly 9.8 tonnes of food items and…
Lucknow: During his visit to Ayodhya on Friday, CM Yogi Adityanath announced that Khironi-Suchittaganj Nagar Panchayat will now be named after Maa Jwala, while Bhadarsa Nagar Panchayat will be renamed Bharatpur Bharatkund.The CM also unveiled a statue of late Munna Singh Chauhan, former irrigation and flood control minister of Uttar Pradesh. Paying tribute to Chauhan,…
CM Yogi Adityanath greets a woman during the foundation stone laying ceremony of various development projects in Basti on Friday Lucknow: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday said the previous Samajwadi Party govt had imposed restrictions on Hindu traditions like kanwar yatra and now it seems that its president Akhilesh Yadav was waiting to don…
SDM resolved 35-year-old land record error in a day without a lengthy legal battle LUCKNOW: A 35 year old land record error that had prevented two farmers in Mahoba district from accessing land related services and govt welfare benefits was resolved after the sub divisional magistrate (SDM) of Kulpahad adopted an ‘out-of-the-box administrative approach’ that…
PMLA court takes cognisance of ed chargesheet in Rs 1,992-crore JVL Agro bank fraud case (AI image) LUCKNOW: A Special Court under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) in Lucknow has taken cognisance of the Enforcement Directorate‘s (ED) prosecution complaint against M/s JVL Agro Industries Ltd. and 24 others in connection with an alleged…
A Maharajganj court has sentenced Ram Prasad Prajapati to a rigorous life term after determining his guilt in the murder of a Dalit youth dating back six years MAHARAJGANJ: A court in Uttar Pradesh’s Maharajganj district has sentenced a 60-year-old man to rigorous life imprisonment for murdering a Dalit youth in 2019 over an alleged…
10 electric drain-cleaning carts and 10 electric garbage loaders were flagged off for the Hardoi Nagar Palika Parishad LUCKNOW: The state govt has entered into a partnership with HCL Foundation, the corporate social responsibility arm of HCL Tech, to strengthen the waste management systems in Hardoi, Prayagraj and Agra under the Swachh Bharat Mission.An MoU…
