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Uttar Pradesh’s State Election Commission has updated its electoral roll for upcoming Panchayat elections, adding over 40 lakh new voters. The revision, which involved extensive additions, modifications, and deletions, significantly enhanced accuracy. Technology, particularly the e-BLO App, played a crucial role in processing these changes and eliminating duplicate entries, ensuring a more robust voter database…

Lucknow: One of the key objectives behind introducing smart prepaid meters was to enhance billing and collection efficiency of power discoms, but a recent review of smart prepaid meter conducted by Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Ltd (UPPCL) found that more than 29.1 lakh consumers with smart prepaid meters owe Rs 904.16 crore as power dues,…

Lucknow: Yashwardhan Singh, a die-hard fan of Surya Kumar Yadav, travelled all the way from Samastipur in Bihar to watch his hero play, but it wasn’t meant to be.“I came here to watch SKY, my favourite player, in action, but what can be done when weather condition gets unfavourable,” said Yashwardhan, as the India-South Africa…

Lucknow: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday said that rule of law is the main driver of growing public faith in the state and good governance can be ensured only in a secure atmosphere.Addressing the Foundation Day function of Uttar Pradesh Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC), the CM said, “Courage, discipline, devotion to duty, professional competence,…

Lucknow: Former UP DGP Prashant Kumar was appointed as the chairman of the Uttar Pradesh Education Service Selection Commission (UPESSC), Prayagraj, on Wednesday.The appointment was made by Governor Anandiben Patel. Kumar is the first cop to head the commission. The tenure UPESSC chairman is for a period of three years.The post of chairman fell vacant…

Lucknow: Samajwadi Party national spokesperson Sumaiya Rana has submitted a complaint at Lucknow’s Kaiserbagh police station against Bihar CM Nitish Kumar and UP cabinet minister Sanjay Nishad over the hijab row.Sumaiya, daughter of late Urdu poet Munawwar Rana, demanded lodging of FIR against Kumar’s conduct and Nishad’s remarks on it. In the complaint submitted on…

Lucknow: State capital woke up to another thick blanket of fog on Wednesday, even as visibility plunged to around 10 metres in several areas. Buildings and vehicles were barely visible through the dense cover during morning hours. Residents described the fog as unusually intense, forcing commuters to keep headlights on well after sunrise to navigate…

Lucknow: Given the drop in temperatures and prevalence of fog in several UP districts, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday put the state on alert mode. He directed senior administration and police officials to ensure that people have protection against the cold and that traffic is regulated in low visibility.The directives follow scenes of homeless…

Lucknow: In the cold winter of 1924 eminent musicologists and legendary artists were asked to confirm their participation by mid-Dec for the fourth All India Music Conference, held in Lucknow in Jan 1925.The conference led to the genesis of the Marris College of Hindustani Music, established in 1926, now known as Bhatkhande Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya. This…

Lucknow: When Begum Akhtar conducted classes at the Marris College of Music (now known as Bhatkhande Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya), the narrow lanes outside the historic Nawabi-era Pari Khana building in Qaiserbagh would be filled with music enthusiasts. The admirers would gather along the roads, eager to catch a glimpse and listen to the ‘Mallika-e-Ghazal’ (queen of…