Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Ltd (UPPCL) has increased the sanctioned electricity load of around 46.68 lakh consumers through its billing software, allegedly without issuing prior notices, triggering questions over compliance with the Electricity Supply Code, 2025, and the Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission’s (UPERC) latest tariff order.The revision was carried out on Thursday, the…
Lucknow: UP is the leading producer of mangoes and honey in the country. “The honey produced in the state is being branded as ‘Kashi honey’ with the aim to gain global recognition,” said Dinesh Pratap Singh, minister of state (independent charge) for horticulture, agricultural marketing, agricultural foreign trade and agricultural export, UP, while addressing the…
Lucknow: Noorjahan, weighing up to 4kg, Baramasi Balasundari that fruits twice a year, Nehal Pasand that can be eaten both raw and ripe, and colourful hybrids such as Pusa Arunima and Pusa Lalima stole the spotlight at the UP mango festival.The 3-day festival featuring more than 800 varieties of mangoes, India’s favourite summer fruit, began…
Lucknow: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday called for an integrated push to make Uttar Pradesh’s mangoes globally competitive through quality assurance, branding, processing, traceability and organic certification.Speaking at the inauguration of the ‘Mango Festival 2026’ at Indira Gandhi Pratishthan, Yogi said the state’s approach should go beyond expanding acreage and output.“Preparations should ensure that…
File photo used for representational purpose. प्रतीकात्मक तस्वीर (फोटो- NBT) File photo used for representational purpose. प्रतीकात्मक तस्वीर (फोटो- NBT) File photo used for representational purpose. LUCKNOW: Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) on Friday said it will refund excess smart meter charges to only 93,138 consumers, even though its own records allegedly showed that…
PM schools for rising India – A vision for children The Pradhan Mantri Schools for Rising India (PM SHRI) scheme has emerged as a flagship initiative in Uttar Pradesh to modernise government schools and align them with the goals of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. Under the visionary leadership of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath,…
A re-audit of the Ram temple trust’s accounts for the past five years is underway following preliminary findings of large-scale irregularities in donation handling AYODHYA: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the alleged embezzlement of donations at the Ram temple in Ayodhya will conduct a re-audit of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust’s accounts…
UPPCL has automatically increased electricity load for nearly 47 lakh consumers without prior notice, raising concerns about regulatory compliance (Representative image enhanced with AI) LUCKNOW: Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) has increased the sanctioned electricity load of around 46.79 lakh consumers through its billing software without issuing prior notices, triggering questions over compliance with…
Yogi govt expands livelihoods for over 1 crore rural women via UPSRLM UP CM Yogi Adityanath’s vision for the Uttar Pradesh State Rural Livelihood Mission (UPSRLM) revolves around transforming rural women into empowered agents of economic change and self-reliance. He sees SRLM as a powerful tool to organize crores of women into Self-Help Groups, equip…
Uttar Pradesh is establishing five specialized manufacturing hubs across the state to bolster its defence industrial corridor (File photo enhanced with AI) LUCKNOW: Uttar Pradesh is expanding its defence industrial corridor by developing specialised manufacturing hubs in five cities, with each location focusing on a different segment of the defence industry.According to the Uttar Pradesh…
