Dr Abhishek Tandon, a pulmonologist from the city, has been conferred the FIAB (Fellow of the Indian Association for Bronchology) at BroncoCon 2026 — the 28th Annual Conference of the Indian Association for Bronchology (IAB), held recently in Pune. Dr Tandon, a consultant with the dept of respiratory and sleep medicine with Medanta Hospital, Lucknow,…
Lucknow: A fresh FIR has been registered in connection with the Jun 22 Aliganj fire tragedy that claimed 15 lives, after the UP electrical safety directorate alleged that the owner of the commercial building had obtained a forged electrical safety no objection certificate (NOC) to secure an electricity connection.The FIR was lodged at Aliganj police…
Lucknow: Although late by 12 days, arrival of southwest monsoon comes as a good news for the state reeling under severe hot and humid conditions with a threat of drought looming large due to scanty rainfall in 64 out of 75 districts in UP in the month of Jun.According to Regional Meteorological Centre, Lucknow, (RMCL),…
Every year on July 1, India celebrates Doctors’ Day to honour the great Dr Bidhan Chandra Roy — a doctor, teacher, and leader whose life stood for service to humanity. It is a day to thank doctors for standing by patients in times of fear, illness, and uncertainty. But in 2026, medicine is changing faster…
Lucknow: Nearly 73% of teachers employed in state-run primary schools in Uttar Pradesh know the home language spoken by their students, but only 9% were found using it consistently to improve classroom participation and comprehension, according to a report based on a teaching-learning practices survey.The survey, conducted by the Language and Learning Foundation (LLF), covered…
Lucknow: A special CBI court in Lucknow on Tuesday convicted three men in the 23-year-old murder case of former Lucknow Bar Association president and senior advocate Indra Dev Singh, bringing one of the city’s most high-profile criminal trials to a close.Singh, 55, was shot dead on August 8, 2002, while returning home from the Lucknow…
Lucknow: Expressing concern over the low pass percentage in govt Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) across the state, vocational education, skill development and entrepreneurship minister Kapil Dev Aggarwal on Tuesday directed officials to submit a corrective action plan within 15 days.Chairing a departmental review meeting, Aggarwal said improving the quality of ITI education and achieving better…
UPPCL is expected to refund between Rs 150 crore and Rs 200 crore through bill adjustments. (Image used for representational purpose only.) LUCKNOW: It is a double bonanza for electricity consumers in Uttar Pradesh this July. Along with a 4.43% reduction in power bills due to a negative Fuel and Power Purchase Adjustment Surcharge (FPPAS),…
3 women from the same family drowned in Saryu river (Representative image) LUCKNOW: Three women lost their lives while two teenage girls remain missing after members of the same family drowned in the Saryu River while bathing in Ayodhya district on Tuesday afternoon.Rescue teams, assisted by divers and the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), are…
RLD chief Jayant Chaudhary with former JD(U) leader KC Tyagi (right). LUCKNOW: Over three months after he quit Nitish Kumar led JD (U) to join the RLD, KC Tyagi was on Tuesday appointed as the chairman of the party’s parliamentary board, the apex internal decision-making body handling day-to-day administrative, legislative, and electoral strategies.RLD national president…
