LUCKNOW: UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday announced his government proposal to rename Fazilnagar in Kushinagar district as “Pavagarh” in honor of Lord Mahavir.“We have sent a proposal for its renaming. It will no longer be known as Fazilnagar but as Pavagarh. It will be recognized in the name of Lord Mahavir,” Yogi said…
LUCKNOW: A 28-year-old married woman has accused a man of abducting her from outside her parental home in Lucknow, keeping her captive for nearly five years, and repeatedly sexually assaulting her at different locations across Uttar Pradesh. Police have registered a case at Sarojininagar police station and arrested the main accused.According to the FIR lodged…
Lucknow: The life, literary contributions and legacy of noted Urdu poet Irfan Siddiqui were remembered at a programme titled ‘An Evening in Awadh for Irfan Siddiqui’, organised by Silsila Adab Ka at the UP Press Club on Monday.Urdu literary enthusiasts, poets and scholars attended the event and paid tribute to Siddiqui, who was regarded as…
Lucknow: In an upgrade to Uttar Pradesh’s cybercrime response infrastructure, director general of police Rajeev Krishna on Monday inaugurated the expanded cyber fraud mitigation centre and the upgraded 1930 Cyber Helpline Standalone 2.0 Centre at Kalli Paschim police lines in Lucknow.The upgraded facility now has a total of 80 operator seats, nearly six times the…
Lucknow: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday said that accountability be fixed of concerned officials in cases of undue delay in resolving cases of public grievances.The CM made the statement during Janata Darshan while listening to cases related to revenue and police. He forwarded the applications to the concerned officials, directing that public grievances be…
Lucknow: After offering prayers at Baba Bhura Dev Temple and Maa Shakambhari Devi Temple in Saharanpur on Monday, CM Yogi Adityanath held a review meeting regarding the accident caused by the sudden water flow in Maa Shakambhari Devi Khol. The CM sought detailed information regarding the loss of lives and property caused by the sudden…
Lucknow: The state govt on Monday appointed Pratap Singh Baghel as the in-charge director of secondary education. Baghel was so far serving as the in-charge, basic education director.Baghel is replaced by Anil Bhushan Chaturvedi who was working as in-charge director, Literacy and Alternative Education. The change is a significant step towards strengthening administrative efficiency and…
Lucknow: UP Congress chief Ajay Rai on Monday demanded a judicial inquiry into the collapse of an underconstruction bridge over the Betwa river in Hamirpur, alleging serious lapses in construction quality, administrative accountability and worker safety.In a letter to CM Yogi Adityanath, Rai said that questions could not be ruled out over alleged administrative negligence…
Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav Lucknow: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Monday accused BJP govt of burdening consumers with higher electricity charges to raise funds for the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections.Akhilesh said BJP govt has effectively imposed an “election surcharge” in electricity bills and claimed that consumers would face a sharp increase in…
Lucknow: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday said the cow occupies a revered place in Indian culture and does not need any formal declaration to be recognised as a “national animal” or “Rashtra Mata”.Addressing a programme in Bijnor, he said, “For those who regard the cow as ‘Gau Mata,’ no official declaration was necessary. Just…
