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…
Lucknow: Students of LLB 3-year and 5-year programmes will now have to work hard all year round instead of just studying before the examination.In compliance with new rules of Bar Council of India (BCI) and norms recommended in the National Education Policy (NEP), Lucknow University has decided to revise the evaluation pattern.According to new norms,…
Lucknow: The break from extreme heat which the city had been experiencing since Thursday evening is set to end soon as the weatherman has predicted gradual rise in temperatures to 40 degrees Celsius and above by this weekend.With the weather system that brought widespread showers across the region weakening, both day and night temperatures are…
Lucknow: First-semester students of LLB III-year and V-year integrated law courses staged a four-hour protest outside the administrative building at Lucknow University, causing inconvenience to other students.The varsity announced that it decided to promote all first-semester law students to the second semester, but protesting students said no notification of the order was issued yet.Vishaka Singh,…
Lucknow: Six students were caught using bizarre and creative cheating techniques during Lucknow University‘s end-semester exams held recently.From answers written under sleeves to chits stitched inside shirts, a string of chits tucked in socks and even pasted under shoe soles, students left no place unexplored, while invigilators played detectives.“A BCA student was caught cheating in…
Lucknow: Lucknow University (LU) on Monday expelled three students with immediate effect on charges of disrupting the movement of the vice-chancellor (VC) and attempt to damage his vehicle.The students are Prem Prakash Yadav (MA I Hindi), Shashi Prakash alias Prince Prakash (MA I public administration) and Harshit Shukla (LLB III-year sem II). Prem Yadav is…
Lucknow: The Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) has reopened registrations for 394 flats under its Aishbagh Square and Park View Apartment housing projects, offering homebuyers another opportunity to secure premium residential units through a lottery-based allotment process.Of the total flats on offer, 276 are available at Aishbagh Square on Mill Road in Aishbagh. The project comprises…
