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Ever since Yogi Adityanath took over the reins of Uttar Pradesh in 2017, his government has significantly expanded Uttar Pradesh’s social security net to ensure that vulnerable and underprivileged sections of society receive timely financial assistance and welfare support. The government has strengthened pension schemes for destitute elderly persons, widows, and persons with disabilities, while…

India’s traditional arts and crafts have been refined over centuries, shaped by skilled hands and passed from one generation to the next. USTTAD, launched in May 2015 from Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh, was created to ensure those skills do not fade. The scheme upgrades the skills of traditional artisans and craftsmen, documents identified crafts, sets…

Pathikrit.ChakrabortyLucknow: An Ayodhya court on Tuesday granted a one-day police remand of three arrested accused in the donation theft case for their interrogation.The three accused are Anukalp Mishra, Lavkush Mishra and Karunesh Pandey. Earlier police had got 24-hour remand of Avinash Shukla for questioning.Ayodhya police had sought their remand to confront them with fresh evidence…

Ayodhya: A day after 1978 batch Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer Krishna Mohan was appointed as the interim general secretary of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, former colleagues described him as an administrator guided by one principle of “no friendship, no fear”, ensuring that personal relationships never influenced official decisions.Retired IFS officers, Shirish…

Lucknow: BSP national president Mayawati on Tuesday demanded a probe into allegations of theft of devotees’ offerings at the Badrinath shrine in Uttarakhand, saying the matter has triggered widespread concern and requires focused attention from the govt and the SIT.In a statement, Mayawati linked the Badrinath allegations with claims of theft and embezzlement of donations…

Lucknow: A day after the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust accepted Champat Rai’s resignation as its general secretary amid the controversy over the alleged theft of donations at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, uncertainty hangs over his future role in the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP).VHP sources said the organisation would wait for the findings…

Lucknow: A dreaded dacoit carrying a reward of ₹1 lakh, identified as Vicky, 40, alias Asim Ali alias Nakshe Hasan alias Penda, died after being injured in an encounter with the Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force,or STF, in Ambedkar Nagar district in the early hours of Tuesday, police said.Officials said Vicky was wanted in multiple…

Lucknow: The UP Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) has announced that consumers who exceeded their sanctioned electricity load three times between Apr 1, 2025 and Mar 31, 2026 will have their sanctioned load automatically revised under the UP Electricity Regulatory Commission’s (UPERC) tariff order for the financial year 2025-26.The auto regularisation applies equally to consumers using…

Lucknow: Governor Anandiben Patel, also chancellor of APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University (AKTU), on Tuesday asked teachers in govt engineering colleges to improve teaching methods so their students can match or outperform private-college counterparts in academic results and awards.Addressing the AKTU convocation, Patel said govt institutions typically admit top-ranking qualifiers, yet students from private colleges…

Lucknow: Two students from farming families won gold medals in their disciplines at the Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University (AKTU) convocation, highlighting academic excellence achieved amid limited resources. Samriddhi Kushwaha of Mirzapur, a BTech Electrical Engineering graduate from Rajkiye Engineering College, Sonbhadra, and Adesh Patel of Kanpur, MBA topper from the Institute of Engineering…