Lucknow: Coal India Limited (CIL) and Uttar Pradesh Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Limited (UPRVUNL) on Friday signed a joint venture agreement to develop renewable energy projects across Uttar Pradesh, a step towards strengthening the state’s energy security and expanding clean power generation.The agreement was signed in the presence of UPRVUNL managing director Mayur Maheshwari and…
Lucknow: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the alleged embezzlement of donations from the Ram Temple is set to reconstruct the donation management process end to end, mapping every step from the point devotees make offerings to the final deposit of funds into authorised accounts, in what officials described as the next decisive phase of…
CM Yogi Adityanath at the inauguration of the new campus of UP Academy of Administration and Management in Lucknow Lucknow: Outlining the administration’s responsibility to implement the vision of govt of the day on ground, chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday said UP’s bureaucracy was no longer suffering from policy paralysis and could play a…
Lucknow: A green ‘chaupal’ was organised by the forest department at the Harakh range of the Barabanki forest division on Friday under the ongoing ‘Van Mahotsav’ drive in Uttar Pradesh. Minister of state for environment, forest and climate change (independent charge) Arun Kumar Saxena inaugurated the event by planting a banyan sapling on temple premises…
Lucknow: Gonda police on Friday claimed to have solved the murder of a 17-year-old girl, the sister of an Azad Samaj Party functionary, within 36 hours after the main accused was arrested following an encounter in which he suffered a bullet injury on his right leg.The incident took place under the limits of Nagar Kotwali…
Lucknow: The monsoon currents covered the entire UP on Thursday, but the rain in most parts of the state in 24 hours till Friday evening was far below expectations.Monsoon not only arrived late by two weeks this year, but also lost momentum after covering UP. Hence, in the past 24 hours, of 75 districts, 25…
Lucknow: A 27-year-old man with a criminal history was allegedly beaten to death in a revenge attack by eight individuals on Friday. The incident took place in Sarthua village under PGI police station limits.The deceased, Abhishek Rawat of Jagatkheda, worked as a shuttering labourer.According to a complaint lodged by his mother, Abhishek was called out…
Lucknow: Every day, hundreds of discarded mobile phones, laptops, televisions, batteries and other electronic gadgets are thrown away across the state capital. But with no authorised e-waste recycling facility in the city, much of this waste is handled by the informal sector, raising concerns about possible health risks for residents and workers alike.A recent study…
Lucknow: UP has become the first state in the country to develop a Facility-Based Lactation Management (FBLM) training module for healthcare providers to strengthen breastfeeding support in hospitals and reduce dependence on formula feeding.Additional chief secretary (Medical Health) Amit Kumar Ghosh launched the module on Friday at a state-level Training of Trainers (ToT) programme organised…
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Ltd (UPPCL) has increased the sanctioned electricity load of around 46.68 lakh consumers through its billing software, allegedly without issuing prior notices, triggering questions over compliance with the Electricity Supply Code, 2025, and the Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission’s (UPERC) latest tariff order.The revision was carried out on Thursday, the…
