Lucknow: Police on Thursday registered an FIR against an LPG agency operator in Ramnagar area of Barabanki over alleged irregularities and stock discrepancies.The action was taken after a surprise inspection by supply inspector, Anuj Singh, found 120 LPG cylinders missing from the agency.The inspection orders were given by Ramnagar SDM, Anand Tiwari, who had received…
Lucknow: The CBI suspects the involvement of an organised interstate gang, allegedly linked to South India, in a sophisticated bank fraud racket targeting banks in Uttar Pradesh after two accused were arrested for posing as officials of the Uttar Pradesh Forest Corporation and opening a bank account using forged documents.The arrests were made in connection…
Lucknow: A 56-year-old man from Mainpuri, suffering from liver failure, was given a new lease of life in a rare bloodless liver transplant procedure undertaken at city based Apollomedics Super Speciality Hospital. His 45-year-old wife donated a portion of her liver for the surgerySharing details, senior director and head of liver transplant, Dr Abhishek Yadav…
Lucknow: Members of Jankipuram Vistar Sanyukt Kalyan Mahasamiti on Thursday submitted a complaint at the Jalkal camp office regarding low pressure of drinking water supply for the past six months in the Jankipuram Vistar area.They said water low supply pressure from overhead tanks in Sectors 3, 5 and 8 has forced nearly 6,000 households to…
Lucknow: Joining the mission propagated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, political leaders and bureaucrats from UP set examples by avoiding use of motor vehicles completely on their way to work.State minister Dinesh Pratap Singh opted for public transport and used autorickshaw and bus to commute from his Lucknow residence to his Sapru Marg, Hazratganj-situated office.Similarly…
Lucknow: Office of the chief commissioner for persons with disabilities (CCPwD) on Thursday directed National Testing Agency (NTA) to provide necessary facilities to Sarah Moin, a hearing and sight-impaired candidate, famous as ‘Helen Keller of Lucknow’, to provide her facilities required to appear in the Common University Entrance Test (CUET) under the right to education…
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) has said smart meters installed across the state are functioning properly and recording electricity consumption accurately. To verify their performance, the corporation is conducting a statewide meter comparison campaign that began on May 1 and will continue till May 31.According to UPPCL, around 89 lakh smart meters have…
Lucknow: Nearly 2.5 lakh house owners in the city will soon get relief from long-pending house tax and water tax dues. The Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC) will introduce a one-time settlement (OTS) scheme for dues pending with the civic body and its Jalkal department.The proposed scheme is being planned on the lines of similar OTS…
Lucknow: UP BJP president Pankaj Chaudhary on Thursday appealed to party office-bearers, workers and all public representatives, as well as farmers, private institutions and the residents of the state, to prioritise national interest above all else and to adopt simplicity, thrift and the spirit of ‘Swadeshi’ in conduct and lifestyle.Chaudhary said that Prime Minister Narendra…
Lucknow: The Lucknow bench of Allahabad high court on Thursday directed Central govt to take a decision within three weeks on a plea by Karnataka-based BJP worker S Vignesh Shishir, who has been in the spotlight for filing petitions against Rahul Gandhi, seeking Z+ security cover.A division bench of Justice Shekhar B Saraf and Justice…
