Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav addresses a press conference in Lucknow Lucknow: Accusing BJP of adopting the “CMP formula” (create mistrust and fear) to divide women population for electoral gains, SP chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday said the delimitation and women’s reservation amendment bill were aimed to deprive women from the PDA (Pichrde, Dalit and…
Lucknow: Condemning the failure of the Nari Shakti Vandan Amendment Bill in the Lok Sabha, women ministers of Uttar Pradesh termed it an anti-women move by opposition parties that would deprive women of their rights.They accused opposition parties of prioritising dynastic politics over women’s empowerment. BJP women leaders alleged that both the Samajwadi Party and…
Lucknow: Union minister Annpurna Devi on Sunday attacked opposition parties over their stance on the Nari Shakti Vandan Amendment Bill, saying Apr 17 would be remembered as a “black day” for opposing women’s empowerment.Addressing press at the BJP office here, she said under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, significant strides had been made since 2014 in…
Women cover themselves during a walk on a hot summer day Lucknow: Day time temperature in the city continued to rise and Sunday recorded second hottest day of summer season so far. Maximum temperature recorded in the city was 41.9 degrees celsius, 3.4 degrees above normal.Temperature witnessed steady rise with maximum recorded at 39.8 degrees…
Volunteers are stepping in to support affected families Lucknow: In the aftermath of the devastating Vikas Nagar fire, urban planners and architects have called for a fundamental rethink of how informal settlements and temporary housing clusters are developed and rehabilitated in the city.Pointing out that such shanty clusters often emerge around large construction projects and…
Engineer arrested over rumours on slum fire incident (Picture credit: PTI) LUCKNOW: Police on Sunday arrested a 29-year-old civil engineer for allegedly spreading false and inflammatory information on social media regarding the Vikas Nagar blaze incident of last week.Sudhakar Tripathi, resident of Vikas Nagar, was arrested after four days of surveillance by Vikas Nagar police….
Lucknow: The slum dwelling fire incident has not only displaced over 1,000 residents but also disrupted lives of an estimated 5,000 people in nearby residential areas, exposing dependence of urban neighbourhoods of Vikas Nagar, Jankipuram and Kalyanpur on informal service networks.The blaze, which reduced nearly 280 shanties to ashes, paralysed a dense ecosystem of workers—electricians,…
Lucknow: In another key decision taken during the LMC meeting, the Town Vending Committee approved a proposal to declare markets within the municipal limits that are over 50 years old as “heritage markets.”The move aims to preserve the historical and cultural identity of the city’s traditional business hubs while promoting their organised development.Prominent commercial areas…
Lucknow: Brain stroke treatment is becoming less invasive, with doctors now able to stop brain bleeding without opening the skull, experts said at a conference on Saturday.Head of radiodiagnosis at King George’s Medical University (KGMU), Prof Anit Parihar said the technique uses a thin catheter inserted through a blood vessel in the leg to reach…
