Lucknow: The state govt will undertake a district-wise verification of the supply and payment details of books purchased for libraries in selected council-run schools under the Samagra Shiksha and PM SHRI schemes for the financial year 2025-26.The move is part of the initiative to make the education system more transparent, accountable and outcome-oriented. Detailed guidelines…
Lucknow: A total of 5,513 candidates registered for the free IAS/PCS coaching scheme, administered by the department of social welfare till June 1, the state govt said on Tuesday.Of the total, 2,848 candidates finalised and locked their applications. Interested candidates may continue to apply until June 18, following which the entrance examination will be held…
Lucknow: The state govt on Tuesday informed that gram secretariats have been established in all 57,694 gram panchayats of the state, ensuring that govt services are made available to rural residents within their own villages. Alongside this, 24,311 panchayat buildings have also been constructed over the last five years, equipping panchayats with modern facilities.The buildings…
Ritika Singh Sisodiya | TNNLucknow: A Lucknow bench of Allahabad high court on Tuesday declined to entertain a PIL seeking probe into alleged anti-national activities and the use of social media platforms in making Cockroach Janta Party to incite youth, after the petitioner sought to withdraw the plea following questions over the court’s territorial jurisdiction.A…
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Provincial Medical Services Association (PMS) will elect new office-bearers on June 22 to represent members’ issues before higher authorities.The election committee secretary said on Tuesday that election officers and returning officers will be appointed in all 75 districts to conduct the polls in an open and transparent manner. Elections will be…
“Zero tolerance should not be confined to criminals alone. It should also extend to public officials whose negligence, inaction or failure to perform their duties creates conditions that allow crime to flourish”(Drop Cap)“Zero tolerance against crime” has become a popular slogan in contemporary policing across the country. Citizens naturally expect the state to act firmly…
Lucknow: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday announced that state govt has sent a proposal to rename Fazilnagar in Kushinagar district as Pawagarh in honour of Lord Mahavir, saying the move would strengthen the area’s historical and spiritual identity.Addressing a gathering during the inauguration and foundation stone-laying ceremony of 278 development projects worth over Rs…
Lucknow: Facing pressure to meet its annual revenue goal, the Uttar Pradesh excise department has decided to add 489 new liquor shops to the existing network of retail vends across the state.Officials said the additional outlets will be opened in 43 districts, expanding a system that currently includes around 27,260 retail vends selling country liquor,…
TNNLucknow: Director general of police (DGP) Rajeev Krishna on Tuesday directed police and administrative officers across Uttar Pradesh to adopt a zero-tolerance approach towards any irregularity in the upcoming police constable recruitment examination, stressing that the success of the massive exercise would depend on vigilance and discipline at every level.Chairing a high-level review meeting via…
Lucknow: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday’s ‘Mann ki Baat’ highlighted a 13-hour rescue operation in Gonda earlier this month in which a male Gangetic dolphin was saved using the country’s first Ganga Dolphin Rescue Ambulance and released back into the Rapti river.The dolphin was trapped in shallow water in a canal in Gonda. A…
