UP’s GI capital status: Over 70 tags establish cultural and economic strength | Lucknow News

Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh has distinguished itself as the Geographical Indication (GI) capital while Uttar Pradesh leads India with over 70 GI tags (as of recent 2025-26 updates), encompassing handicrafts, textiles, agricultural produce, food items, and musical instruments. No mean achievement considering the vast and diverse uniqueness of various region in a country as vast…

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Free education initiative in UP: JPNSV scheme offers free residential education | Lucknow News

Jai Prakash Narayan Sarvodaya Vidyalaya (JPNSV) schools are a flagship residential school network run by the Uttar Pradesh Social Welfare Department to provide free, quality education to children from economically weaker and socially disadvantaged families, particularly those belonging to Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), Other Backward Classes (OBC) and poor families from the General…

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LMC plans new parking spaces in busy areas | Lucknow News

Lucknow: Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC) will create more parking spaces across the city to address shortages in busy areas. A proposal to identify new sites and invite fresh tenders will come up before the executive committee (EC) on Monday.The proposal includes identifying locations, fixing reserve prices and inviting bids from private operators. Existing parking contracts…

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‘Had no role in daily donation counting’: Ayodhya Ram temple treasurer Govind Giri ahead of Trust’s meeting | Lucknow News

Facing questions over accountability as the treasurer, Giri said the local trustees supervised the donation counting and urged a fair investigation to bring the guilty to justice. LUCKNOW: A day before the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust’s crucial meeting to decide on the resignations of general secretary Champat Rai and trustee Anil Mishra over…

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Ram Temple donation theft: Accused Avinash Shukla reveals he spent ₹19L on family, friends | Lucknow News

According to sources, Avinash was taken out of jail on custody remand, during which he was extensively questioned at the Reserve Police Lines in Ayodhya. LUCKNOW: Police investigating the alleged embezzlement of donations at the Ram Temple have uncovered fresh financial leads after accused Avinash Shukla allegedly disclosed during his custodial interrogation the details of…

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Those politicising Ayodhya temple issue questioned existence of Ram, says Nabin | Lucknow News

BJP National President Nitin Nabin speaks during the BJP Shakti Kendra Coordinator Conference organized at Rastriya Prerna sthal, in Lucknow on Sunday Lucknow: Amid the controversy surrounding the alleged theft of donations at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, BJP national president Nitin Nabin on Sunday accused opposition parties of repeatedly questioning Hindu faith and seeking…

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