UPSTF apprehended Ajay Ramavatar Pasi in Siddharthnagar, wanted by Maharashtra Police LUCKNOW: The Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) on Friday arrested a man wanted by Maharashtra Police in connection with a temple theft case that had triggered communal tensions in Thane district.The accused, identified as Ajay Ramavatar Pasi, was apprehended from Parsa Station Road…
UP CM Yogi Adityanath (File photo) Uttar Pradesh has recorded a significant improvement in its economic indicators in recent years. The state is now listed as India’s third largest economy and contributes about 9.1 per cent to national GDP, according to official government data. The state’s Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) is estimated at Rs…
Uttar Pradesh director general of police (DGP) Rajeev Krishna LUCKNOW: Emphasising a “zero loss of life” objective in flood and water-related disasters, Uttar Pradesh director general of police (DGP) Rajeev Krishna on Friday said the state is adopting a technology-driven, multi-agency strategy focused on prevention, preparedness and rapid response.Addressing a national seminar on “Flood and…
LUCKNOW: The Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (UPERC) has imposed a penalty of Rs 7.18 lakh on Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL), after it took suo motu of about more than 1.93 lakh prepaid smart meter consumers whose connections were disconnected for over two hours despite their prepaid accounts showing a positive balance.The order…
Lucknow: UP panchayati raj minister and Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (SBSP) chief OP Rajbhar on Thursday took a swipe at the Samajwadi Party, saying that no matter how many tricks the opposition party tries, gram pradhans would remain the administrators until the next panchayat elections.“Kitni bhi tikram laga lijiye… Pradhanji hi pradhan (administrator) rahenge.,” Rajbhar…
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh will hold a statewide plantation drive on Friday under the ‘Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam’ campaign, following a call by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on the occasion of World Environment Day.Chief minister Yogi Adityanath will launch the programme from the Kukrail forest area in Lucknow, where more than 200 saplings will be…
Lucknow: Doctors in the paediatric surgery department of KGMU cured an 11-year-old boy of a rare congenital bile duct condition using robotic surgery. The Kanpur resident was diagnosed with a choledochal cyst — a condition in which bile duct gets enlarged abnormally. He was admitted to KGMU on May 5 after treatment at several hospitals…
Lucknow: Aliganj has emerged as the most polluted residential locality in the city, recording PM2.5 levels of 73.8 micrograms per cubic metre during the pre-monsoon months of April and May, according to an air quality assessment by the CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research (CSIR-IITR).The report was released on the eve of World Environment Day on…
Lucknow: The gradual rise in temperature continued in the city on Thursday, with the maximum nearly touching 40 degrees Celsius. Adding to residents’ discomfort was high relative humidity, which made it feel like 42 degrees Celsius.While the maximum temperature recorded was 39.3 degrees Celsius, the minimum settled at 28.6 degrees Celsius. The relative humidity levels…
Lucknow: Aliganj has emerged as the city’s noisiest residential locality during both day and night, according to a noise pollution study released on Thursday by the CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research (IITR).The report also flagged that while there has been slight improvement after a peak in 2024, noise levels at all monitored sites continue to…
