Lucknow

Lucknow: The Lucknow Development Authority will roll out its one-time settlement (OTS) scheme from April 18 and set up a dedicated help desk to facilitate applicants.The decision was taken during a review meeting chaired by LDA vice-chairperson Prathamesh Kumar on Wednesday.A special OTS help desk will be established at the single-window counter on the ground…

Lucknow: Attacking Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav, UP BJP president Pankaj Chaudhary on Wednesday said that the SP’s PDA stood for ‘Parivar Development Authority’, whose sole objective is to advance the political interests of a single family.Chaudhary’s attack came hours after Akhilesh stepped up his criticism of the BJP, accusing the saffron party brass of…

LUCKNOW: A fast-track court in Kushinagar district on Wednesday sentenced a 22-year-old man to death by hanging for the sexual assault and murder of a seven-year-old boy, barely a month after the crime came to light.The judgment was delivered by special judge, Pocso, Dinesh Kumar. The judgment came within 30 working days of the FIR…

Lucknow: A young man was found murdered with his throat slit in an open field in Chinhat on Wednesday.The blood-soaked body was recovered from a deserted ground in Hardasikheda late Tuesday night, with liquor and cold drink bottles found nearby. The deceased was identified as Ritesh Singh, a resident of Kalyani Vihar Colony, Chinhat. He…

Lucknow: To preserve and promote Uttar Pradesh’s folk and tribal heritage, UP Institute of Folk and Tribal Culture, Lucknow, signed MoU with Swami Vivekanand Subharti University, Meerut to work together in education, research, training and cultural exchange.Subharti University was represented by its Vice-Chancellor Prof Pramod Kumar Sharma, while state govt was represented by Atul Dwivedi,…

Lucknow: In an effort to bring a more scientific and organised approach to managing the city’s growing stray dog population, the Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC) will begin implanting microchips in community dogs from April.Officials said the rice-grain-sized microchip will be inserted through a simple injection procedure during sterilisation at Animal Birth Control (ABC) centres. The…

Prayagraj: Allahabad high court on Wednesday granted anticipatory bail to Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati and his disciple Mukundanand Brahmachari in a sexual harassment case.The court, however, restrained Avimukteshwaranand and Mukundanand and the complainant, Ashutosh Maharaj, from speaking to the media regarding the case.The order was passed by Justice Jitendra Kumar Sinha on the anticipatory bail applications…

Lucknow: LPG consumers in Lucknow are facing major inconvenience as cylinders are not being delivered on time despite advance bookings, leaving households without cooking gas for days. The issue, residents say, is not shortage, but breakdown in delivery and response systems, forcing people to rely on costly and inconvenient alternatives while making repeated, often futile,…

Lucknow: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday said investors’ trust is the state’s greatest strengthSpeaking at the launch of single-window system Nivesh Mitra 3.0 in Lucknow, the CM said: “The state now offers a complete industrial ecosystem, combining strategic location, world-class infrastructure, multimodal connectivity, a large consumer market and a skilled young workforce,” he said.Yogi…

Lucknow: Talent came to the fore in ‘Kathak Sandhya’ organised by Birju Maharaj Kathak Sansthan and UP culture department at Rai Umanath Bali auditorium on Tuesday. BMKS chairperson Kum Kum Dhar Chowdhury said, “This programme will be organised every month to promote Kathak and let youngsters know about our traditional dance instead of following only…