Gorakhpur: In an effort to turn job seekers into job creators, the Uttar Pradesh govt is preparing to launch ‘Youth Adda’, a customer-facing enterprise ecosystem offering single-window access to skilling, entrepreneurship support, finance and business opportunities for young people.To be implemented by Uttar Pradesh Industrial Consultants Ltd. (UPICON), the programme plans to set up one…
Lucknow: A leopard strayed into a densely populated village in Bahraich on Friday morning and injured seven people in a sudden attack, prompting a rescue and search operation by the forest department and police.The incident took place at around 10 am in Hamidpur Khairatiya village. According to officials, villagers first spotted the leopard moving through…
Lucknow: Two minor boys died and eight others injured after the balcony of a house collapsed during a Muharram procession in Mahona area of Itaunja on Lucknow outskirts on Friday night.The incident occurred around 10:45pm when a Muharram procession was passing through the locality.According to police and local, Mushtaq had set up a stall outside…
Lucknow: The prohibition department of Uttar Pradesh on Friday organised an exhibition, seminar and awareness programmes at Sahkarita Bhawan, Lucknow, to mark the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. The initiative aimed to highlight the harmful effects of intoxicants and promote a drug-free society.The events were held under the Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyan,…
A child sprays water on devotees during a procession on the Ashura Lucknow: Grief and devotion marked Ashura, the 10th day of the Islamic month of Muharram, as mourners across the city commemorated the martyrdom of Imam Hussain and his 72 companions in the Battle of Karbala in 680 CE on Friday.Dressed in black, Shia…
Lucknow: As darkness fell over the historic Gufran Maab Imambara on Friday night, thousands of mourners sat silently under the open sky on the ground to attend the century-old Majlis-e-Sham-e-Ghariban, one of Lucknow’s most moving gatherings to commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Hussain and his 72 companions in the Battle of Karbala in AD 680….
Lucknow: Even as eight persons accused of embezzling donations at the Ram Temple were sent to jail on Friday, there was daylong confusion over resignations by VHP vice-president Champat Rai as general secretary and Anil Mishra as trustee of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust.But neither the trust nor the VHP confirmed or denied…
Rajendra Pal Gautam – newly appointed AICC incharge for UP Lucknow: Weeks after his futile bid to meet BSP chief Mayawati, Congress SC department chief, Rajendra Pal Gautam, was on Friday appointed the All-India Congress Committee in charge for UP.The order was issued by party general secretary KC Venugopal. Gautam replaces Avinash Pande, who took…
Lucknow: Panic gripped a village in Uttar Pradesh’s Bahraich district on Friday after a leopard entered a residential area, attacked seven people and fled into nearby sugarcane fields, triggering a massive search operation by the Forest Department and police.The incident occurred around 10 am in Hamidpur Khairatiya village under the Ramgaon police station limits in…
A Special Investigation Team (SIT) probe into alleged theft from Ayodhya’s Ram Janmabhoomi temple donation boxes has led to eight arrests and the recovery of over ₹79 lakh. Picture: Champat Rai (R) , Tinnu Yadav (L) AYODHYA: CCTV footage examined during the SIT probe allegedly captured Manish Yadav, one of the eight accused arrested, stealing…
