Lucknow: UP govt is moving ahead with plans to build a new Legislative Assembly complex at Sahara Shahar in Lucknow. Spread over 245 acres, the proposed campus will feature a lotus-inspired design and is expected to be completed by 2029-30.The project, estimated to cost around Rs 5,200 crore, has entered the design finalisation stage. A…
Lucknow: A 12-year-old boy was feared drowned while bathing in a branch of the Indira Canal, in Lucknow’s Chinhat area on Sunday afternoon. Police and divers have launched a search operation to trace him.The victim, Sunny Yadav, entered the canal for a bath. While swimming, he reportedly ventured into deep water and disappeared.Jal Setu outpost…
Lucknow: Doctors at Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS) have successfully treated a five-year-old boy suffering from X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy (X-ALD), a rare inherited disorder that affects around one in 21,000 people and damages the brain and nervous system. The treatment was carried out under the National Programme for Rare Diseases.The child underwent a…
Lucknow: People with diabetes and other metabolic disorders face a higher risk of gingivitis, a gum disease that causes swollen and bleeding gums, experts said at the Indian Dental Show IGP. They added that treating gum disease can also improve overall health.Chief coordinator of the event Dr K K Gupta said poor oral hygiene remains…
Lucknow: Five members of a gang were booked in Lucknow after the food safety and drug administration (FSDA) uncovered the alleged sale of counterfeit medicines using a cancelled drug licence, fake invoices, manipulated software records and GST evasion.The case was registered at Aminabad police station on the complaint of a drug inspector following an investigation…
Lucknow: A 60-year-old man was allegedly beaten to death by his alcoholic son after he refused to give him money for more liquor in Balrampur district late Saturday night. The accused also allegedly attacked his mother with a brick when she tried to save her husband, leaving her seriously injured.The incident took place at Lal…
Lucknow: A fire broke out in a tin-shed store room of a residential building in Vikas Nagar area on Sunday morning, destroying a refrigerator, foodgrains and other household articles before being brought under control by the fire department.According to the fire department, the control room at Indira Nagar fire station received information about the blaze…
Lucknow: A 40-year-old Kerala native accused of operating an illegal international call centre near the Indo-Nepal border using pre-activated Nepalese SIM cards has been remanded to five days’ custody of the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS), with investigators intensifying their probe into his links with a China-based company and foreign handlers.The accused, Sameer Babu TP,…
Lucknow: Hardoi police on Sunday solved the Rs 1.29 crore theft at the residence of a wholesale trader in Hardoi, arresting 16 people, including two juveniles, and recovering Rs 1,28,99,310 cash.Investigators said the burglary was masterminded by trusted domestic workers who had been employed by the trader for nearly seven years. The accused reportedly drugged…
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Cooperative Minister (Independent Charge) JPS Rathore on Sunday announced that the state govt will revive defunct cooperative training centres to strengthen the cooperative sector and create new employment opportunities for youth.Rathore said chief minister Yogi Adityanath has prioritised comprehensive reforms in the cooperative sector by strengthening cooperative banks and Primary Agricultural Credit…
