Lucknow

Lucknow’s district magistrate and joint police commissioner meticulously inspected UPTET 2026 examination centres, ensuring robust arrangements LUCKNOW: District magistrate Vishakh G and joint police commissioner Babloo Kumar on Thursday inspected examination centres across Lucknow to review arrangements for the Uttar Pradesh Teacher Eligibility Test (UPTET) 2026, according to an official statement.The officials visited the Government…

Uttar Pradesh’s ODOP Margin Money Scheme: Eligibility, subsidy and application process explained The One District One Product (ODOP) Margin Money Scheme is a key financial assistance initiative under Uttar Pradesh’s ODOP programme. Launched to empower local artisans, entrepreneurs, and micro-enterprises, it offers credit-linked subsidies as margin money to reduce the financial burden of setting up…

Lucknow: For weeks, 24-year-old 3D artist Nilesh Kumar had quietly worked on a surprise he never got to deliver. Tucked away inside a notebook in his room was a hand-drawn sketch of his parents—Shatruhan Lal, 70, and Santosh Kumari, 60,—he had planned to gift them on their wedding anniversary in July.The prized souvenir reached the…

Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh anti-terrorist squad (ATS) has revealed that four arrested members of a suspected ISIS terror module were planning to carry out remote-controlled blasts using a toy car-style triggering mechanism and conducted reconnaissance in multiple locations, including Punjab and Bengaluru, on the direction of Pakistan-based handlers.ATS officials said the disclosures emerged after forensic…

Lucknow: In a major push to ease urban traffic congestion, Uttar Pradesh govt has launched the City-Reducing Traffic Congestion (C-RTC) scheme as a pilot project across 20 districts, aiming to ensure smoother, faster and more efficient movement of vehicles in cities.The initiative has been rolled out under the leadership of CM Yogi Adityanath, with a…

Lucknow: Chief engineer of Lucknow’s Gomti Nagar zone, Sushil Garg, has written to authorities of Madhyanchal Vidyut Vitran Nigam Ltd (MVVNL) flagging the complaints of consumers and urging senior officials to review legal aspects.In a formal letter addressed to MVVNL (copy with TOI), Garg flagged grievances of consumers who claimed that their electricity connections were…

LUCKNOW: At least three people were killed after a truck carrying iron reinforcement bars (rebar) overturned on the Gonda-Belsar road in Uttar Pradesh’s Gonda district on Thursday morning. Four other labourers travelling in the vehicle escaped by jumping off moments before it overturned.The accident took place at around 9.30 am near Madhavpur village under the…

Lucknow: Members of the Samajwadi Adhivakta Sabha celebrated Akhilesh Yadav’s birthday by cutting a cake at the Library Hall of the Lucknow bench of Allahabad high court. High court lawyers extended their birthday greetings to Akhilesh and resolved to work towards ensuring a full-majority govt under his leadership in the Assembly elections.The members also planted…

Lucknow: The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Wednesday approved the promotion of 28 Provincial Police Service (PPS) officers of Uttar Pradesh to the Indian Police Service (IPS), issuing the long-awaited notification late in the evening.The promoted officers belong to the 1997 to 2000 PPS batches and are currently serving in various units of…

LUCKNOW: At least three people were killed and four others injured after a speeding truck collided head-on with a Scorpio SUV on the Ayodhya-Lucknow National Highway in Uttar Pradesh’s Ayodhya district on Thursday morning, police said.The accident occurred at around 7 am near Mubarakganj under the jurisdiction of Raunahi police station. According to preliminary information,…