Lucknow

Lucknow: Samajwadi Party national president Akhilesh Yadav on Friday criticised the BJP govt over the shortage of cooking gas and questioned why the party brass was not coming forward to help people.In a statement issued in Lucknow, Akhilesh said: “If the BJP claims there is no shortage of gas, then leaders and workers of the…

Lucknow: A 10-day Lucknow Book Fair was inaugurated by state minister for higher education Yogendra Upadhyay at Ravindralaya on Thursday.Describing books as “friends, guides and gurus”, Upadhyay said the fair brings knowledge and science together under one roof and urged the department to encourage student participation. He said that while course books provide factual knowledge,…

Lucknow: The UP govt under chief minister Yogi Adityanath adopted a zero-tolerance policy against cow slaughter, cattle smuggling and illegal animal slaughter in the state.To completely curb cow slaughter, the ‘cow slaughter prevention law’ was amended in 2020, and in June 2020, the ‘Uttar Pradesh Prevention of Cow Slaughter (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020′ was issued. Under…

Lucknow: A 35-year-old man allegedly bludgeoned his mother to death with a brick following an argument over his drinking habit in Unchakhera Kalan village of Sitapur on Friday.The accused was arrested from the house soon after the incident.Malti (65) was at home when her son, Harishankar, allegedly started arguing with her after she objected to…

Lucknow: Attendants of patients at KGMU may soon be spared the daily struggle of standing in long queues for medicines, as the hospital plans to deliver drugs directly to patients’ beds through the Hospital Revolving Fund (HRF).Attendants often spend hours outside HRF counters to purchase medicines and the delay sometimes affects timely treatment.On Tuesday, KGMU…

Lucknow’s streets echoed with voices as activists, NGOs, students, bikers, rock bands, LGBTQIA+ members, persons with special needs, and schoolchildren marched from 1090 Chauraha to Lohia Park to protest the Supreme Court’s proposed relocation and caging of street dogs in a rally titled Halla Bol, Pinjra Tod. Gaurav Prakash, Akash Prakash & Anurag Mishra (L)…

Chhoti Line Station in 2026 (BCCL/ Manas Mishra) A century of railway history has come full circle at Lucknow Junction Railway Station (NER), popularly known as the Chhoti Line Station, which has completed 100 years this year. Established in 1926 under the North Eastern Railway (NER) network, the station has long been associated with the…

Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh govt on Friday ordered the transfer and posting of seven Indian Police Service officers in a minor administrative reshuffle.Brijesh Kumar Singh, who was serving as senior superintendent of police in Badaun district, was transferred and posted as superintendent of police (logistics) at the Uttar Pradesh Police headquarters in Lucknow. He will…

Lucknow: The state govt transferred seven IAS officers on Friday evening. Prakash Bindu, who was secretary PWD, has been made the secretary Home. Two officers in waiting were posted as well. These included Lokesh M as secretary PWD and Mahendra Prasad as special secretary, UP Restructuring Coordination Department.Nina Sharma, who was director, UP Academy of…

Jhansi: Deputy chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya on Friday accused the Congress of “spreading fear” over the possibility of a fuel crisis amid the ongoing West Asia conflict, asserting that there was no shortage of fuel or LPG.Maurya said Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra were “creating unnecessary panic” despite a clear statement…