Lucknow: The UP govt has directed all district authorities to make elaborate arrangements for the observance of ‘PM-Kisan Utsav Divas on June 20, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi will release the 23rd instalment of the PM-Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme from Tarakeswar in Hooghly district of West Bengal.In a directive sent to all DMs and divisional…
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh recorded a peak electricity demand of 30,760 MW on Tuesday as intense summer temperatures drove up power consumption across the state.According to Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL), demand remained above 29,500 MW on June 14 and 15, making Uttar Pradesh one of the country’s highest power-consuming states during the current heatwave….
Lucknow: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW), Uttar Pradesh, has arrested Avdhesh Kumar Tyagi, a panel advocate of the Central Bank of India, for his alleged role in a Rs 2.8-crore loan fraud involving forged property documents. Tyagi, a resident of Shastri Nagar in Ghaziabad, was arrested on June 16 after evading arrest in a case…
Lucknow: Around 4,800 establishments across six districts of the Lucknow EPFO region have registered under the Pradhan Mantri Viksit Bharat Rozgar Yojana (PMVBRY), with nearly 1.9 lakh workers benefiting from the employment-linked scheme since its rollout in Aug 2025.According to EPFO, the Lucknow region, which covers Lucknow, Sitapur, Hardoi, Lakhimpur Kheri, Barabanki and Rae Bareli,…
Lucknow: A fresh western disturbance (WD) is likely to influence weather conditions across north India from Jun 18 and help the southwest monsoon resume its advance towards UP.On Wednesday night, the northern limit of monsoon was passing through Harnai and Solapur in Maharashtra, Hyderabad and Bhadrachalam in Telangana, Koraput and Phulbani in Odisha, Ranchi in…
Lucknow: The CBI on Wednesday carried out searches at 14 locations across five UP districts in connection with embezzlement of govt funds worth approximately ₹4 crore in the basic education department in Amethi district.The searches were conducted by the anti-corruption bureau (ACB) of the CBI, Lucknow According to the CBI, the case was registered on…
Lucknow: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday cautioned Uttar Pradesh Police personnel against making social media reels while on duty, calling it gross indiscipline and urging greater alertness and seriousness in daily policing.Addressing an appointment letter distribution programme in Lucknow for 930 newly recruited police computer operators, Yogi said it is often seen that personnel…
Samajwadi party national president Akhilesh Yadav addressing a press conference, in Lucknow on Wednesday Lucknow: “BJP ke liye dharm ka matlab dhan hai …. (For the BJP wealth is religion),” said Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday, accusing the saffron party of being more concerned about money than religion.He claimed that the CCTV footage…
Lucknow: In a push to the jewellery industry, the Yogi Adityanath govt has approved the development of a ₹800-crore jewellery park in Meerut, a project aimed at transforming the city’s traditional sarafa (bullion) trade into a globally competitive business hub.The project will be developed by the Meerut Development Authority (MDA) at Vedvyaspuri over nearly 36,000…
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday said that while the BJP was busy causing splits in other political parties, quite some of its own MLAs in Uttar Pradesh were all set to switch sides.“BJP jo auron ki party tord rahi hai … auron ke sansad cheen rahi hai … UP mein unhin ke…
