TNNLucknow: The excise department shuffled 27 senior officials deputed across the state on Thursday night.Officials said assistant excise commissioners and district excise officials (DEOs), who spent three or more years at the same place, were shifted to a new place. DEOs, who act as the backbone of the department in the field, were shuffled in…
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Congress on Friday demanded a probe into the assets of BJP ministers, MPs and MLAs, alleging that it was trying to malign the image of state Congress president Ajay Rai through a “politically motivated campaign”.“The BJP is seeking an inquiry into Ajay Rai’s assets while ignoring allegations of corruption within their own…
Lucknow: In one of the biggest anti-corruption drives by the UP vigilance establishment in recent months, five persons, including four govt officials, were arrested on Thursday after being allegedly caught accepting bribes totalling Rs 1.34 lakh in three separate cases in Hapur, Kannauj and Baghpat.In the first operation, the vigilance establishment’s Meerut sector team arrested…
tnnLucknow: Strengthening the key pillars of urban planning, the housing department, through housing development agencies in UP, is going to provide its inputs over the infrastructure-related works that are undertaken in cities from now on.Specifying 16 different nature of works, the housing department has summoned detailed project reports of projects planned for the future needs…
Lucknow: Bad weather in Patna on Friday morning disrupted flight operations, leading to multiple diversions to Lucknow’s Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport (CCSIA).Air India Express flight IX1346, operating from Delhi to Patna, was among the first to be diverted, landing in Lucknow at 8.03 am. After a delay of over two hours, it finally departed…
A violent storm lashed Uttar Pradesh during the early hours of Friday LUCKNOW: At least six people were killed after a severe storm and strong winds battered several UP districts early Friday, said the relief commissioner’s office.Officials said one death each was recorded in Pratapgarh, Shahjahanpur, and Fatehpur, while three people died in Kaushambi. Besides…
LUCKNOW: UP Power Corporation Nivida Samvida Karamchari Sangh has alleged that 36 workplace accidents in the past 37 days have claimed 22 lives and left 14 workers seriously injured across Uttar Pradesh, blaming staff shortages and unsafe working conditions for the rising toll.According to the union, the Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Ltd (UPPCL) and its…
LUCKNOW: Tata Power Renewable Energy Ltd (TPREL) has unveiled an ambitious plan to install three lakh rooftop solar systems across Uttar Pradesh in next three years, banking on strong govt incentives, innovative financing models and growing consumer demand to transform the state into India’s leading rooftop solar market.The company launched its flagship “Ghar Ghar Solar”…
Regional Food Officer Jogendra Singh (L), Senographer posted in the office of the Assistant Commissioner Jaideep (C), and District Supply Officer Anup Tiwari (R) LUCKNOW: In one of the biggest anti-corruption drives conducted by the Uttar Pradesh Vigilance Establishment in recent months, five persons, including four government officials, were arrested on Thursday after being allegedly…
LUCKNOW: A violent assault on a local Samajwadi Party (SP) woman leader in Chandauli has triggered political reactions after the victim alleged that she was brutally attacked inside her home by the family members of her long-time business associate and claimed that a larger political conspiracy may have been behind the incident.The victim, Gargi Singh…
