Lucknow: High drama unfolded near Gonda railway station on Friday when a woman climbed a railway tower with her three young children and refused to come down, insisting that she be allowed to live with her lover.The woman, identified as Geeta Devi, climbed the tower near the station escalator around 7.30am. Officials said she ascended…
Avinash Shukla sold drinking water near Hanuman Gufa in Ayodhya before securing a job at the temple’s donation counting centre. LUCKNOW: A significant rise in the financial status of most of those accused of siphoning off donations to the Ram Temple in Ayodhya has come to light during the investigation. They have built decent houses…
Lucknow: Bareilly Cantonment has emerged as India’s first Carbon-Negative Cantonment, setting a benchmark for urban environmental management and climate action.During Manthan-2025, defence minister Rajnath Singh had set the target for Bareilly Cantonment to achieve carbon neutrality by 2030 through sustainable environmental management practices, renewable energy initiatives, and enhancement of green infrastructure.This remarkable achievement has been…
Lucknow: Around 320 coaches, teachers and sports coordinators of schools were trained in scientific fitness assessment methods that use data-driven, standardised and medically recognised protocols to accurately measure a student’s physical health and functional movement, rather than merely evaluating participation in sports.The programme evaluates age-appropriate physical fitness parameters, including movement skills, speed, flexibility, muscular and…
Lucknow: The UP ATS has arrested a person from West Bengal’s Malda in connection with a cross-border fake Indian currency note (FICN) smuggling racket that sourced counterfeit currency from Bangladesh and routed it through Bengal for circulation in Uttar Pradesh and other states. The accused, Zakir of Malda district, had been absconding since a 2024…
Lucknow: Entrance examination for the IAS-PCS Awasiya Coaching scheme, under which students from economically weaker sections will receive free coaching for high-level competitive examinations, will be conducted on Sunday.An official of social welfare department, which runs the scheme, said 10,175 candidates will appear for the examination and those successful will be admitted to various residential…
Vama Sarathi president Meenakshi Singh at the launch of book fair Lucknow: In a first-of-its-kind initiative aimed at encouraging reading habits, creativity and holistic personality development among children and family members of police personnel, the Uttar Pradesh Police Family Welfare Association, ‘Vama Sarathi’, on Saturday launched a book fair and a dedicated reading room at…
Lucknow: Police are probing the death of a four-and-a-half-year-old boy in Madiaon after doctors found multiple injury marks on his body, raising questions over the mother’s claim that he died after slipping in a bathroom.The child, Aham, was brought to RMLIMS on Friday evening, where doctors declared him dead.According to the child’s mother, Poonam, her…
Lucknow: Trainees enrolled in short-term skill programmes in Uttar Pradesh will now have to complete a mandatory four-hour ‘AI for All’ course to become job-ready.The duration of short-term programmes is 900 hours, while residential training centres will conduct a minimum of eight hours of classes every day.According to the Uttar Pradesh Skill Development Mission (UPSDM),…
Lucknow: A three-member Special Bench in Lucknow and Prayagraj respectively will now hear all cases related to reserved category land, govt land, gram sabha land, nazul land, evacuee property and enemy property. The new system has been put in place to ensure speedy disposal of cases related to land of public importance.Chairperson of the Board…
