Lucknow: UP panchayati raj minister and Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (SBSP) chief OP Rajbhar on Thursday took a swipe at the Samajwadi Party, saying that no matter how many tricks the opposition party tries, gram pradhans would remain the administrators until the next panchayat elections.“Kitni bhi tikram laga lijiye… Pradhanji hi pradhan (administrator) rahenge.,” Rajbhar…
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh will hold a statewide plantation drive on Friday under the ‘Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam’ campaign, following a call by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on the occasion of World Environment Day.Chief minister Yogi Adityanath will launch the programme from the Kukrail forest area in Lucknow, where more than 200 saplings will be…
Lucknow: Doctors in the paediatric surgery department of KGMU cured an 11-year-old boy of a rare congenital bile duct condition using robotic surgery. The Kanpur resident was diagnosed with a choledochal cyst — a condition in which bile duct gets enlarged abnormally. He was admitted to KGMU on May 5 after treatment at several hospitals…
Lucknow: Aliganj has emerged as the most polluted residential locality in the city, recording PM2.5 levels of 73.8 micrograms per cubic metre during the pre-monsoon months of April and May, according to an air quality assessment by the CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research (CSIR-IITR).The report was released on the eve of World Environment Day on…
Lucknow: The gradual rise in temperature continued in the city on Thursday, with the maximum nearly touching 40 degrees Celsius. Adding to residents’ discomfort was high relative humidity, which made it feel like 42 degrees Celsius.While the maximum temperature recorded was 39.3 degrees Celsius, the minimum settled at 28.6 degrees Celsius. The relative humidity levels…
Lucknow: Aliganj has emerged as the city’s noisiest residential locality during both day and night, according to a noise pollution study released on Thursday by the CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research (IITR).The report also flagged that while there has been slight improvement after a peak in 2024, noise levels at all monitored sites continue to…
Nandini Sharma and Chandra Shekhar Varma Lucknow: Are you among those who feel that a desirable event does not cause stress? Or that stress is always unhealthy? You may be wrong. Experts say though stress is inevitable, a certain degree of stress makes life worth living.In a session on ‘Managing Stress in the Newsroom: Practical…
Lucknow: The Lucknow Development Authority is set to launch three major residential schemes this month.These schemes are Naimish Nagar in Bakshi Ka Talab, Varun Vihar on Mohan Road near the Agra Expressway, and Wellness City on Sultanpur Road. They are aimed at meeting the growing demand for housing and supporting planned urban expansion in the…
Lucknow: The Residents Welfare Association of Sargam Apartments in Jankipuram has opposed LDA decision to sell 136 open parking slots through a lottery and has sought immediate withdrawal of the process.In a memorandum submitted to the LDA vice-chairperson, the RWA said the housing complex had been handed over to residents in July 2025 and that…
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) on Thursday unveiled the inaugural edition of its official newsletter, ‘Nature Connect’.The newsletter will be published once every two months. Through this publication, the Board aims to keep people informed about contemporary environmental challenges, innovations, best practices and ongoing initiatives being undertaken across the state.On the occasion, RP…
