Lucknow: Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University has asked students of the 2025–26 academic session to verify and update their personal details on the university’s portal for hassle-free delivery of their degrees at their doorsteps.University officials said degree certificates of students who completed their programmes in the previous session were dispatched to their registered addresses…
Lucknow: A sustained push on law and order, connectivity and infrastructure has recast Uttar Pradesh’s tourism landscape, propelling it into the top league of destinations and driving record footfalls, said tourism and culture minister Jaiveer Singh. He was speaking at the ‘Discover UP: People, Places, Possibilities’ conclave organised by UP Tourism and The Times of…
Lucknow: UP is focusing on museums, rural tourism and experience-based travel to attract new visitors, additional chief secretary, tourism, Amrit Abhijat said at the Discover UP conclave.Unveiling the state’s evolving strategy, Abhijat said four world-class museums are under development, including a museum of Rituals and a Naval Museum, part of which has already been inaugurated.“Museums…
tnn Surendra Singh Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh’s ongoing image overhaul—driven by stronger law and order, expressway-led connectivity and a sustained tourism push—is now translating into a steady surge in visitor footfalls, Surendra Singh, secretary to CM Yogi Adityanath, said.Singh said the shift in perception is stark and visible even in neighbouring states. “People now talk about…
Lucknow: Tourism is fast emerging as Uttar Pradesh’s biggest engine of job creation and could play a pivotal role in powering the state’s ambition of building a trillion-dollar economy, State Transformation Commission CEO Manoj Kumar Singh said.Positioning tourism as a strategic growth multiplier rather than a standalone sector, Singh said it delivers quick, inclusive and…
Lucknow: UP is ready for grand International Yoga Day celebrations, with plans to engage around 1.42 crore students across 1.32 lakh Parishadiya Vidyalayas. In addition, over 78,000 girls from 746 Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas will participate in yoga activities.Officials said collective yoga sessions will be held in schools across the state on Sunday, with participation…
Lucknow: An FIR has been registered against Hardoi’s Basic Shiksha Adhikari (BSA) Ajit Singh on allegations of demanding a Rs 5 lakh bribe from an agency involved in the recruitment of Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) educators.The officer has denied the allegations, claiming that he has been implicated as part of a conspiracy orchestrated…
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh’s population grew by nearly 8.4 crore over the past 25 years, reaching an estimated 25 crore in 2026 ahead of the 2027 Census, according to provisional estimates and past Census data.The state’s population was recorded at 16.61 crore in the 2001 Census, comprising 8.75 crore males and 7.86 crore females, while the…
Lucknow: On Saturday morning, chief minister Yogi Adityanath offered prayers at the Maa Bagulamukhi Temple in Datia, Madhya Pradesh. The CM was received at the Datia airstrip by former MP home minister Narottam Mishra from where he proceeded to the Pitambara Peeth. From there, the CM departed for Lalitpur where he inaugurated and laid the…
Villagers protested by blocking the road, demanding urgent improvements to pedestrian crossing safety MAU: A fatal road accident on a busy national highway in Uttar Pradesh’s Mau district turned into hours of chaos on Saturday after angry villagers blocked the carriageway with the victim’s body and clashed with police, demanding safer crossing facilities in the…
