Lucknow: After nearly 20 years of being divided, Federation of Uttar Pradesh University and College Teachers’ Associations (FUPUCTA) has been revived and its two factions have unified. The federation said the move is aimed at strengthening collective action on issues concerning teachers and students.FUPUCTA patron and former general secretary and president Harendra Kumar Rai said…
Protest against unhygienic food Protest against unhygienic food Protest against unhygienic food Protest against unhygienic food Protest against unhygienic food Protest against unhygienic food Protest against unhygienic food Lucknow: Tension gripped Lucknow University (LU) on Wednesday evening after residents of the Kailash girls’ hostel protested over alleged unhygienic food and a bout of illness among…
In 1952, Pakistan won their first-ever Test, beating India by an innings and 43 runs in Lucknow. Nazar Mohammad scored his side’s first century, while Fazal Mahmood took 12 wickets in the match In 1952, Pakistan won their first-ever Test, beating India by an innings and 43 runs in Lucknow. Nazar Mohammad scored his side’s…
Lucknow: The Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC) has proposed higher allocations for road repairs, streetlights, building maintenance and other civic works in its revised budget for the current financial year, scheduled to be presented before the executive committee (EC) on Oct 1.The EC meeting, chaired by mayor Sushma Kharkwal, will be held at the Bharwara sewage…
Lucknow: LMC is among six urban local bodies in Uttar Pradesh selected under Centre’s ‘PRAGATI 50’ initiative for focused monitoring and improvement of sanitation and urban services.The other selected urban local bodies are Agra, Ayodhya, Mathura-Vrindavan, Prayagraj and Varanasi.The initiative, launched under Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban 2.0, was discussed at a video conference chaired by Union…
tnnLucknow: Defying forecast of below-normal rainfall due to El Nino effect this year in the rainy season this year, Uttar Pradesh, including Lucknow, received the highest rainfall in 18 years in the four prime monsoon months from June to Sept.According the India Meteorological Department (IMD) data, the overall per district average rainfall in UP was…
On the International Day of Older Persons, we must look beyond longevity and ask a more important question: How are our older people living?Oct 1 is observed as the International Day of Older Persons, a day that gives us an opportunity not merely to celebrate longevity, but to reflect on what it means to grow…
A water colour sketch of the New OPD Building at SGPGI (for representational purposes) Lucknow: A man was caught at SGPGI’s new OPD building on Wednesday, attempting to dupe an elderly woman of her jewellery by misinforming her that a doctor had called her in for a knee examination.A security guard noticed the woman removing…
Lucknow: A Special Pocso court in Bahraich has acquitted a man in a nine-year-old case of kidnapping and gangrape of a minor girl by granting him the benefit of doubt after finding inconsistencies in the prosecution’s case and inconclusive linkage through forensic evidence.Additional sessions judge Arvind Kumar Gautam held that the statements of the survivor…
Samajwadi Party candidates Prof. Ram Gopal Yadav and Dhanraj Parimal Nathwani arrive to file their nomination papers for the 2026 Rajya Sabha elections in the presence of party national president Akhilesh Yadav in Lucknow on Wednesday. Lucknow: Dhanraj Parimal Nathwani, a group president at Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL), is Samajwadi Party’s ‘surprise’ pick for the…
