A major fire broke out at a mattress and quilt store in Johiyapur JAUNPUR: A fire broke out at a mattress and quilt shop in Johiyapur under the Kotwali police station area of Uttar Pradesh’s Jaunpur district on Saturday, officials said.Fire tenders were rushed to the spot soon after the blaze was reported, and firefighting…
LUCKNOW: At least eight workers were injured and several others feared trapped after a slab of an under-construction guest house collapsed in Barabanki’s Haidergarh area on Saturday. A large-scale rescue operation involving police, fire services and the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) was launched immediately.The incident took place at a construction site located along the…
RAM TEMPLE DONATION CASE:SIT TO SOON LAUNCH SECOND PHASE OF PROBE INTO RAM TEMPLE DONATION EMBEZZLEMENT: The three-member Special Investigation Team (SIT) headed by Lucknow divisional commissioner Vijay Vishwas Pant probing the alleged embezzlement of donations at the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra is set to begin the second phase of its investigations with a…
Ram temple trust general secretary Champat Rai and member Anil Mishra resign LUCKNOW/AYODHYA: General secretary of the Ram temple trust in Ayodhya, Champat Rai, and trust member responsible for supervising the cash counting procedure Anil Mishra have tendered their resignation.Confirming the development, treasurer of the Ram temple trust Govind Dev Giri on Saturday noon issued…
A four-year-old girl, missing since Thursday night from Budaun, UP, was found critically injured on Saturday (Representative image) BUDAUN: A four-year-old girl, who went missing from the Alapur area of Budaun district in Uttar Pradesh under suspicious circumstances on Thursday night, was rescued in a critical condition on Saturday.Her grandfather filed a complaint with police…
The programme continues to empower carpenters, tailors, blacksmiths, potters, and other craftsmen Vishwakarma Shram Samman Yojana is a skill development and empowerment scheme launched by the Uttar Pradesh government to support traditional artisans and craftspeople. It focuses on strengthening the livelihood of workers such as carpenters (badhai), tailors (darzi), basket weavers, barbers, goldsmiths, blacksmiths, potters,…
How ODOP changed the fortune of artisans in Uttar Pradesh’s small towns (BOX) ODOP initiative has fundamentally changed the fortunes of artisans in Uttar Pradesh’s small towns. By combining The skill development, finance, technology, branding, infrastructure, and market access, it has transformed traditional crafts from struggling occupations into viable economic enterprises. The scheme has generated…
(Top) From left to right: Champat Rai, Ram Shankar Yadav aka Tinnu, Lavkush Mishra. (Bottom) From left to right: Subhash Srivastava, Anukalp Mishra, Karunesh Pandey LUCKNOW: The eight named as accused in the Ram temple cash embezzlement controversy had designated roles. Of them, only Ram Shankar Yadav alias Tinnu was not directly involved with the…
Lucknow: Two separate fire incidents in the city on Friday were swiftly brought under control with no casualties, though they triggered panic and revived concerns over fire safety.In the first incident, a blaze broke out around 5am inside the Lok Bandhu Hospital campus in Aashiana after a suspected short circuit ignited the false ceiling in…
Lucknow: Shivam Kumar, a resident of a private hostel in Aliganj, is now scrambling to find new accommodation after the Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) sealed his hostel because the building lacked fire safety norms. He was paying Rs 10,000 in monthly rent and made a Rs 4,500 security deposit. The hostel authorities have refused to…
