Lucknow: While cloudy skies, cool winds and light drizzle in several parts of the city brought a slight relief from humid weather on Tuesday, India Meteorological Department forecast a fresh spell of monsoon showers in the state including Lucknow from Wednesday.On Tuesday, maximum temperature settled at 34.4 degrees Celsius, marginally below normal, while minimum was…
Badshahnagar gets Indian Railways’ first AI sign language info system Lucknow: In a first, Indian Railways has introduced an AI-powered sign language train information system for hearing-impaired passengers at Badshahnagar railway station.The initiative, by Lucknow Division of North Eastern Railway, aims to make railway services more accessible by providing live train announcements, arrival and departure…
Lucknow: Nearly 24 years after former Lucknow Bar Association president and senior advocate Indra Dev Singh (55) was gunned down in broad daylight, a special CBI court on Tuesday sentenced three men to life imprisonment for his murder, with his daughter Noida Police Commissioner Laxmi Singh and widow Nayantara Singh, present in the courtroom as…
Lucknow: Deputy chief minister Brajesh Pathak on Tuesday launched a sharp attack on Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav over the Ram Temple donation controversy, accusing the opposition of indulging in appeasement and vote-bank politics.Responding to questions about the donation theft allegations, Pathak said the state govt was committed to ensuring strict action against anyone found…
Lucknow: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday inaugurated and laid foundation stones for 99 development projects worth more than Rs 819 crore in Sultanpur district, urging people to continue supporting the BJP on the basis of work carried out in the district and what he described as Uttar Pradesh’s progress over the past nine years.Addressing…
Lucknow: Several functionaries from the Nationalist Congress Party (Sharad Pawar) and Nationalist Congress Party (Ajit Pawar), along with their supporters, joined the Congress in New Delhi on Tuesday in the presence of UP Congress in charge Rajendra Pal Gautam.Among those who switched sides were NCP (SP) UP vice-president Balvinder Singh, NCP (AP) scheduled caste department…
Director General of Police (DGP) Rajeev Krishna has directed the launch of a seven-day statewide special drive LUCKNOW: Director General of Police (DGP) Rajeev Krishna has directed the launch of a seven-day statewide special drive, “Operation Cy-Vajra”, to intensify action against cyber criminals and strengthen victim-centric cyber policing across the state.The directions were issued during…
System has been developed by the division’s Signal and Telecommunication department led by senior divisional signal and telecommunication engineer Vaibhav Shrivastava. LUCKNOW: In a first for Indian Railways, the Lucknow division of North Eastern Railway has introduced an AI powered sign language train information system for hearing impaired passengers at Badshahnagar railway station.The initiative aims…
A PTI file photo shows Champat Rai at the under-construction Ram temple during a media tour on December 26, 2023. AYODHYA: Former Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust general secretary Champat Rai on Tuesday broke his silence over the Ram Temple donation embezzlement controversy by releasing an open letter addressed to Ram devotees, saying he…
The Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust is considering appointing a Chief Executive Officer AYODHYA: In a major governance overhaul following the alleged donation embezzlement controversy, the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust is considering appointing a Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to strengthen administrative oversight, with treasurer Govind Dev Giri Maharaj admitting that the absence…
