Lucknow: Ayodhya Police has sought assistance from the income tax department to trace the flow of the allegedly siphoned funds, identify hidden assets and uncover the role of other possible beneficiaries.Police are scrutinising nearly 50 bank accounts linked to the eight arrested accused and their family members and examining transactions dating back to 2022. They…
Lucknow: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath will inaugurate ‘Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam’ campaign by planting a sapling near the Link Expressway in Sahjanwa tehsil of Gorakhpur on Sunday. On the day, 35 crore saplings will be planted in UP by the forest department, along with 26 other govt departments and the public.The two deputy CMs…
Lucknow: Ahead of Uttar Pradesh’s Mass Plantation Campaign 2026, scheduled for July 12, Sarojini Nagar MLA Rajeshwar Singh on Saturday distributed 1,400 saplings to promote environmental conservation and strengthen the ‘Net Zero Sarojini Nagar’ initiative.Under the initiative, 1,400 saplings were distributed among booth presidents, mandal presidents, sector coordinators and representatives of social organisations to ensure…
Lucknow: The UP govt said on Saturday that hi-tech digital libraries have been developed in gram panchayats across 32 districts of the state, where students are being provided with around 20,000 digital educational resources, including e-books, video lectures, audio content and digital quizzes to help them prepare for competitive exams.In the first phase, approximately Rs…
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh govt has linked 4.25 lakh families — around 34% of identified beneficiaries — with all welfare schemes they are eligible for under the ‘Zero Poverty’ campaign launched in 2024, officials said.Officials said the coverage is expected to rise by nearly 30% once targets under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana are achieved.Among districts,…
Lucknow: The govt has asked the state-run institutions to integrate health-related educational materials like ‘My Health World’ and ‘Eat Right India’ into teaching to foster healthy dietary habits and smart lifestyle choices among the children.Director general of school education, Monika Rani, issued directives to include these materials into classroom teaching, morning assemblies, parent-teacher meetings, Bal…
Lucknow: The food safety and drug administration (FSDA) has unearthed an interstate syndicate allegedly involved in the sale of counterfeit medicines, black marketing of govt hospital drugs, relabelling, fake billing and illegal distribution of physician samples.The action, carried out under the directions of chief minister Yogi Adityanath, was led by FSDA commissioner Roshan Jacob. A…
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) president Mayawati Lucknow: BSP president Mayawati on Saturday said her party does not believe in misleading the public through protests, road blockades, vandalism, violence or what she described as “false propaganda” for political gains, as she sought to differentiate the BSP from rival parties and certain Dalit organisations.Her statements came in…
Lucknow: State Agency for Comprehensive Health Insurance and Integrated Services (SACHIS) has trained 800 NABH-accredited hospitals across state to strengthen digital healthcare systems and improve services for Ayushman Bharat beneficiaries under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY).SACHIS CEO Archana Verma said the training covered Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission standards, digital health procedures and resolution…
LUCKNOW: In Uttar Pradesh’s biggest crackdown on the fake and illegal drug trade, the Food Safety and Drug Administration (FSDA) has unearthed an organised interstate syndicate allegedly involved in the sale of counterfeit medicines, black marketing of government hospital drugs, relabelling, fake billing and illegal distribution of physician samples.The action, carried out under the directions…
