Lucknow: Among the newly appointed UP BJP office-bearers, the elevation of Pooja Pal stands out for its political complexity. A rebel Samajwadi Party MLA, Pal has been named as one of the 19 state vice-presidents of the UP BJP unit.While she has been accommodated in a senior organisational post in the BJP, official records of…
Lucknow: With supply concerns triggered by the West Asia crisis now easing, the Centre has decided to restore commercial LPG supplies to normal levels, ending the restrictions imposed to ensure uninterrupted domestic cooking gas availability.In a communication to all state and union territory chief secretaries, petroleum secretary Neeraj Mittal said the govt has removed all…
Lucknow: Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) on Thursday sealed 55 establishments and issued notices to 78 commercial building owners for violating building and fire safety norms, officials said. This was the second day of the enforcement drive launched after the Aliganj fire incident.Fire and LDA teams, which found lapses in fire safety systems and emergency evacuation…
Lucknow: A WhatsApp SOS from his “son” seeking urgent funds turned into a costly cyber fraud for a city-based businessman, who lost ₹18 lakh after fraudsters hacked his phone and impersonated the young man. Police arrested three members of an interstate gang from Madhya Pradesh’s Gwalior and froze ₹5.5 lakh linked to the crime.The case…
Lucknow: The closing ceremony of the summer workshop at Bhatkhande Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya was held at Kala Mandapam on Thursday.The programme witnessed artists performing to classical compositions, taking the audience through India’s rich cultural heritage.The event opened with a Bharatanatyam performance directed by Vaishnavi Mishra. Participants performed Pushpanjali, Shloka and Deep Nritya, displaying rhythm, expression and…
Lucknow: The thought-provoking play ‘My First Encounter’, written and directed by Anawar Beg, was staged at the International Buddhist Research Centre on Thursday.The play was performed on the second day of a three-day theatre festival organised by Shraddha Manav Sewa Kalyan Samiti in collaboration with the culture department, New Delhi.The plot of the play revolved…
Northern Railway GM inspects Rampur, Bareilly, Shahjahanpur and Hardoi Stations Lucknow: Northern Railway general manager Rajesh Kumar Pandey visited Rampur, Bareilly, Shahjahanpur and Hardoi railway stations on Thursday as part of a comprehensive inspection of the Moradabad Division.The inspection focused on passenger facilities, station redevelopment works and progress of projects being carried out under the…
The FIR was lodged by the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust. LUCKNOW: Two days after the Special Investigation Team (SIT) submitted its preliminary report to chief minister Yogi Adityanath on the alleged embezzlement of donations at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, an FIR has been registered against six persons, including key accused Tinnu Yadav…
The turnaround of Uttar Pradesh had started in 2017 onwards when Yogi Adityanath was sworn in as chief minister. Immediately, he understood what the state was lacking and what was needed hence the focus was on development of infrastructure.It was his vision and sustained efforts in nine years that UP has emerged as one of…
The turnaround of Uttar Pradesh had started in 2017 onwards when Yogi Adityanath was sworn in as chief minister. Immediately, he understood what the state was lacking and what was needed hence the focus was on development of infrastructure.It was his vision and sustained efforts in nine years that UP has emerged as one of…
