LUCKNOW: The latest city to see a name change in Uttar Pradesh is Jalalabad, which has been renamed Parshurampuri. The Jalalabad Nagar Palika Parishad will also be renamed Parshurampuri Nagar Palika Parishad. The decision was taken at a meeting of the Uttar Pradesh Cabinet on Monday. Finance Minister Suresh Khanna said the demand to rename…
The Government of Uttar Pradesh, under the leadership of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, is committed to safeguarding the dignity, security and constitutional rights of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.To ensure that victims of atrocities receive timely financial assistance and rehabilitation, the Government provides support under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act,…
The milk production of 277 lakh tonnes in 2016–17 to around 388 lakh tonnes in 2024–25, continued leadership with roughly 16 percent of India’s milk output, the Rs 1,000-crore Nand Baba Dugdh Mission, and NDDB-backed women-led milk producer companies across Bundelkhand, Purvanchal, Awadh, Gorakhpur and the Terai – these are some of the achievements which…
Cow protection, fodder development and overall growth of dairy were the priority areas of Yogi government in Uttar Pradesh since it came into being in 2017. Among several pro-active steps in the field included the “Mini Nandini Krishak Samriddhi Yojana” . It is one of the flagship dairy development initiatives of the Uttar Pradesh government…
Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh has distinguished itself as the Geographical Indication (GI) capital while Uttar Pradesh leads India with over 70 GI tags (as of recent 2025-26 updates), encompassing handicrafts, textiles, agricultural produce, food items, and musical instruments. No mean achievement considering the vast and diverse uniqueness of various region in a country as vast…
Jai Prakash Narayan Sarvodaya Vidyalaya (JPNSV) schools are a flagship residential school network run by the Uttar Pradesh Social Welfare Department to provide free, quality education to children from economically weaker and socially disadvantaged families, particularly those belonging to Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), Other Backward Classes (OBC) and poor families from the General…
Lucknow: A few instances of disorder were seen on Sunday as the Uttar Pradesh Mango Festival concluded at Indira Gandhi Pratishthan, with some visitors taking mangoes that had been displayed at the venue.“We had cleared the hall and asked visitors to vacate before packing began, but in the rush a few people still managed to…
Lucknow: Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC) will create more parking spaces across the city to address shortages in busy areas. A proposal to identify new sites and invite fresh tenders will come up before the executive committee (EC) on Monday.The proposal includes identifying locations, fixing reserve prices and inviting bids from private operators. Existing parking contracts…
Lucknow: A man was arrested on Sunday after a video showing him allegedly assaulting a traffic home guard at the Aishbagh-Haiderganj crossing in Lucknow went viral on social media.According to police, the incident took place around 8 pm on Saturday when traffic personnel were regulating vehicles at the intersection. The accused, identified as Vaibhav Maurya,…
Lucknow: The CBI has arrested the last absconding accused in the 2002 Garhwa Fort idol theft-cum-murder case, bringing all four fugitives named in the chargesheet to justice over two decades after the crime.Accused Ramnarayan alias Hyder was arrested on July 4 from Naseerpur village under Khakheru police station in Fatehpur. He was wanted in connection…
