Lucknow: UP is enhancing tourism infrastructure at sites associated with gurus, saints and rishis across the state, as part of a broader effort to preserve spiritual heritage and widen the state’s religious tourism network.The projects cover destinations linked to Guru Gorakhnath, Sant Ravidas, Deoraha Baba, Ved Vyas, Durvasa Rishi and several other revered spiritual figures.The…
Samajwadi party chief Akhilesh Yadav Lucknow: Stepping up its counter-attack against the Samajwadi Party over the NEET paper leak, BJP has recalled two controversial decisions taken by previous Samajwadi Party govts in UP — the repeal of Uttar Pradesh’s anti-copying law by Mulayam Singh Yadav govt in 1994 and the cancellation of the Uttar Pradesh…
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Congress president Ajay Rai met former MP Tanjeen Fatima, wife of Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan, in Rampur on Tuesday and assured her that the Congress would continue to stand with the family and support efforts to protect Maulana Mohammad Ali Jauhar University.The meeting came a day after the Rampur commissioner ordered…
Lucknow: Congress’s Uttar Pradesh in charge, Rajendra Pal Gautam, alleged that the state govt’s actions against Maulana Mohammad Ali Jauhar University amounted to an assault on education, democratic values and the legacy of the freedom struggle.Gautam on Tuesday met the university’s vice chancellor, Prof Zahiruddin, and reiterated his party’s opposition to the proposed demolition of…
Ritika Singh Sisodiya / TNN Lucknow: A Lucknow bench of Allahabad high court on Tuesday barred four advocates from entering any court premises in Lucknow district after taking cognisance of an alleged assault on a litigant and Delhi-based lawyers inside the district court complex and attempts to obstruct judicial proceedings.A special bench of Justice Rajan…
Lucknow: The UP govt will engage 50,000 self-help groups (SHGs) under the Uttar Pradesh State Rural Livelihood Mission (UPSRLM) to manufacture around two crore national flags for the Har Ghar Tiranga campaign ahead of Independence Day on Aug 15.The initiative is expected to provide additional livelihood opportunities to rural women while boosting the campaign to…
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and AAP MP Sanjay Singh at the parliament premises during the Monsoon Session of the Parliament, in New Delhi on Tuesday Lucknow: Bringing the focus back on the Ram Temple donation theft issue, Aam Aadmi Party MP and UP in-charge Sanjay Singh on Tuesday said that he is going to…
Lucknow: The UP govt on Tuesday approved a proposal to serve semolina halwa to students every Friday under the mid-day meal scheme.The decision was taken at an executive committee meeting of the Mid-Day Meal Authority, headed by chief secretary SP Goyal. Clearance was also accorded to a proposal to increase the honorarium of system analysts,…
Lucknow: Newly appointed Prayagraj police commissioner Piyush Mordia said the commissionerate system represents a fundamental shift in policing, placing greater responsibility on the police while enabling faster, more citizen-centric decision-making.Speaking about the system, Mordia said the transfer of magisterial powers to the police has significantly enhanced accountability, as citizens now expect prompt, transparent and impartial…
Lucknow: UP govt on Tuesday transferred 15 IPS officers and appointed new police commissioners for Lucknow and Prayagraj.Additional director general, security headquarters, Tarun Gauba is the new Lucknow police commissioner. He succeeds Amrendra Kumar Sengar, who has been promoted to the rank of DG. Sengar has been made DG intelligence and will also hold the…
