Lucknow: Deputy chief minister Brajesh Pathak on Saturday urged teachers and parents to shift the focus of education from marks to knowledge, saying students must be groomed as confident, capable individuals rather than high scorers. Addressing the ‘TIMES Teacher’s Day Celebration’, Pathak said the purpose of schooling should extend beyond examination results to personality development,…
Bahraich: A leopard repeatedly spotted near human habitation and allegedly responsible for killing several livestock in Jugrajpur village of the Nanpara Range was trapped by the forest department on Saturday, bringing relief to residents.According to forest officials, the leopard had been roaming around the village and nearby populated areas for several days, creating fear among…
Four pilgrims died when their bus overturned on the Eastern Peripheral Expressway early Monday BAGHPAT: At least four people were killed and over two dozen injured when a passenger bus hit a road divider and overturned on the Eastern Peripheral Expressway in UP’s Baghpat district early Monday, police said.The bus was carrying 32 people from…
Lucknow: Bahraich Police, along with the district Surveillance Cell, recovered 107 lost mobile phones worth ₹26.12 lakh and returned them to their owners as part of an ongoing drive against crime and cyber offences. The recovered devices included smartphones from Apple, Samsung, Vivo, Oppo, Redmi and OnePlus.Superintendent of police Vishwajeet Srivastava said the recoveries were…
Dr Anitha Punyodaya Misra Lucknow: When patients in Gonda complain that their “jee michlaat hai”, “maatha bhanbhanaat hai” or “shareer jhanjhanat hai”, Dr Anitha Punyodaya Misra understands far more than the symptoms. She understands the emotion behind the words.Nearly two decades after moving from Mangaluru in Karnataka to Gonda following her marriage, the gynaecologist and…
The arrested accused in police custody Lucknow: A 57-year-old station house officer (SHO) posted in Basti allegedly died by suicide after being honey-trapped and subjected to sustained blackmail by a woman and her associates, police said on Sunday.Following the death, police on Sunday arrested three persons — Priyanka Chaudhary (32), her father Ramnayan Chaudhary (58)…
Lucknow: Strengthening its focus on skill-based education, UP govt has decided to provide vocational training to students of Jai Prakash Narayan Sarvodaya Vidyalayas, run by the social welfare department.Under the Uttar Pradesh Skill Development Mission’s (UPSDM) ‘Project Praveen’ for 2026-27, more than 3,000 students across the state will be trained in employment-oriented sectors alongside their…
Samajwadi Party national president Akhilesh Yadav Lucknow: Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday said Saharanpur district administration demolished the mosque inside the DM office compound at the behest of BJP govt to divert people’s attention from lawlessness, unemployment, absence of investment and rising prices of essential commodities.“The law of the land will punish those…
file photo – Additional chief secretary health and family welfare, Amit Kumar Ghosh Lucknow: State govt is set to roll out the UP Trauma and Emergency Network (UPTEN), an integrated emergency medical system aimed at ensuring patients receive treatment within the first 60 minutes of an accident or medical emergency.The network will link the state’s…
Lucknow: A 30-year-old woman and her newborn died after receiving treatment at an illegal facility allegedly operating from a room attached to a medical store in Rampur Mathura in Sitapur, triggering a protest and prompting action by district health authorities.The woman, identified as Savitri, wife of Ashok and a resident of Basavanpur village, was taken…
