fire at Lucknow restaurant LUCKNOW: A massive fire broke out at a restaurant in Lucknow’s Khurram Nagar area on Friday afternoon, triggering a large-scale search and rescue operation.The blaze erupted at Vijay Paradise, prompting fire and emergency personnel to rush to the spot. Officials at the site said some employees are feared trapped inside the…
Project is designed to bridge the gap between classroom learning and the evolving needs of the job market Project Praveen is a flagship vocational education initiative, unique in several ways, of the Uttar Pradesh government aimed at integrating skill development with school education.Implemented by the Uttar Pradesh Skill Development Mission (UPSDM) in collaboration with the…
Chief minister Yogi Adityanath brilliant plan to transform Agra Under the leadership of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath since 2017, Agra’s urban and economic landscape has undergone a visible transformation. His government prioritized infrastructure acceleration, heritage preservation, and planned urban expansion, moving the city beyond its traditional image as a tourism-centric destination. High-profile initiatives included a…
Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram, or PMJVK, is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme under the ministry of minority affairs aimed at improving socio-economic conditions in minority concentration areas. The scheme addresses development deficits in education, health and basic amenities by creating durable community infrastructure, with the goal of bringing these areas at par with national averages.Infrastructure…
MATHURA: A 14-year-old girl died after falling from the first floor of her house while feeding monkeys in UP’s Mathura, police said.The incident took place on Wednesday evening in Sant Nagar Colony under the Vrindavan police station limits.The victim, identified as Poorva, reportedly lost her balance while feeding monkeys from the first floor of her…
Image generated by AI; for representational purposes only (BCCL) Every year, we add new things to our urban wish list: better careers, better coaching, better exposure for our kids. We hunt for the “best” institutes, the “coolest” courses, the “most happening” addresses. But last week’s fire at an animation centre in Lucknow, which killed 15…
LUKCNOW: A photograph showing two of the accused in the alleged Ram Mandir donation embezzlement case inside the temple’s counting room has surfaced for the first time.The image shows Avinash Shukla and Anukalp Mishra inside the room where donations were counted.Police sources said investigators have recovered cash from multiple accused during the investigation. According to…
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh has detected 1.85 lakh new tuberculosis (TB) patients and screened over 31 lakh people during the Centre’s 100-day TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyan, emerging as the country’s best-performing state under the campaign, officials said on Thursday.Adding that the campaign achieved 91% coverage of identified high-risk villages and urban wards, officials also said that…
Lucknow: UP govt has set July 10 as the deadline for completing the tender process for all tourism projects approved till March 31, 2026.“All executing agencies have been directed to complete the pending tendering process by July 10, so that the construction begins without delay,” said tourism and culture minister Jaiveer Singh after a departmental…
Alok Kumar, principal secretary IT and electronics department UP Lucknow: Seeking to strengthen the state’s digital defences amid an increasingly complex cyber threat landscape, the Uttar Pradesh govt will on Friday convene a high-level consultation of senior officials, cyber security experts and departmental chief information security officers (CISOs) to draw up a coordinated strategy for…
