Lucknow: KGMU on Tuesday issued a notice to a private agency over a lithotripsy machine for non-surgical treatment of kidney stones that has remained non-functional for the past one-and-a-half months.Every month around 20 patients come for kidney stone treatment, but they are being asked to wait or opt for invasive procedures.With the machine down, doctors…
Lucknow: An internal inquiry at KGMU on Tuesday found that a faculty member in the ophthalmology department was allegedly involved in malpractice, directing patients to a private shop to buy medicines and lenses even though these were available at subsidised rates in the hospital.The matter came to light last month after a patient from Gorakhpur…
Lucknow: Living up to its famed Ganga-Jamuni tehzeeb, several Muslim residents also organised bhandaras across the city on the first Bada Mangal on Tuesday.Among those serving food, water and refreshments to people in the summer heat was Harman Iftekhar of Phoolbagh, who has been hosting bhandaras for the past two years. This year, he set…
Lucknow: The West Bengal Assembly election results are set to cast a shadow on Uttar Pradesh’s political landscape, with ripple effects expected among all major players, including the BJP, SP and Congress.While the parties, barring the Congress or the BJP, in the fray in other states like Assam, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry or Kerala don’t have…
The deceased, Sachin alias Kalia (30), was a resident of Revatapur under PGI police station limits. His body was found behind a school in Sector-8 of Vrindavan Yojana along the Lucknow-Nagram road. Police said the body appeared to be around two days old.Officials said Sachin was named in cases including murder and attempt to murder.Police…
Rajesh Kumar Pandey | TNNPrayagraj: Allahabad high court has clarified that constitutional functionaries like MPs, judges, and ministers are entitled to ‘Honourable’ honorifics. The court, however, clarified that a civil servant, regardless of rank, is not entitled to use this specific honorific.A bench of Justice JJ Munir and Justice Tarun Saxena in its April 30…
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh govt is preparing a comprehensive action plan to boost farmers’ income by integrating agriculture with animal husbandry and expanding the production, use and marketing of cow dung-based products across the state.At a high-level meeting held on Monday, Animal husbandry minister Dharampal Singh directed officials of the animal husbandry and agriculture departments…
Chief minister Yogi Adityanath hands over appointment letter to a newly selected employee of the cooperative societies and panchayat audit department, in Lucknow on Monday Lucknow: Strengthening the transparent and fair recruitment process in Uttar Pradesh, chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday distributed appointment letters to 500 selected candidates for the Cooperative Societies and Panchayat…
Ayodhya: The Ayodhya Development Authority (ADA) on Monday issued the second phase of the Ayodhya Master Plan, covering 766.39 sq km of land in Ayodhya, Basti and Gonda districts.The master plan covers sectors including residential, commercial, mixed land use, industrial, office, public and semi-public facilities, transport and entertainment.ADA officials claimed that green land was included…
Lucknow: In a move aimed at improving the efficiency of judicial functioning, Allahabad high court, including its Lucknow Bench, has proposed extending the tenure of Law clerks (trainee)/Research Associates from two years to maximum of three years.Officials said the proposal comes in view of the increasing pendency of cases and the need to assist judges…
