Lucknow

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh continues to maintain a stable supply of LPG and Piped Natural Gas (PNG) despite a moderate rise in demand across domestic and commercial sectors amid the ongoing West Asia conflict.Officials from oil marketing companies (OMCs) and district administrations have assured consumers that adequate stocks were available and supply chains remain fully functional….

The Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Lucknow University on Tuesday organised a free HPV vaccination drive for girls aged 15–26 years. The third and final dose of the Cervavac vaccine was administered. The initiative was conducted under the guidance of governor Anandiben The vaccination was supervised by Dr Rajesh Kumar Saroj and Dr Ankita Singh.

Lucknow: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday directed officials to expedite the land acquisition process for the sanctioned expressways.Reviewing big-ticket infrastructure projects during a meeting, Yogi discussed the progress of the Chitrakoot Link Expressway, Farrukhabad Link Expressway, Agra-Lucknow to Purvanchal Link Expressway, Jhansi Link Expressway, and Jewar Link Expressway.He directed the district magistrates concerned to…

Lucknow: Professor in department of physics at Lucknow University, Rajiv Manohar, has been appointed Vice Chancellor of Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee University, Ranchi. Manohar will serve a term of three years from the date he assumes charge. Manohar also serves as director of the Internal Quality Assurance Cell and is known for research in condensed…

Lucknow: Lucknow Book Fair will be held at Ravindralaya from Mar 13 to 22, bringing together publishers, writers and readers for a 10-day literary and cultural event in the city. Fair director Akarsh Chandel said on Tuesday that over 60 publishers from across the country are participating.Available at the fair will be fiction, non-fiction books,…

Lucknow: Drawing attention towards the rapid fall in price of potato crop, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday said the UP govt has turned a blind eye to the plight of potato growers in the state. Carrying placards in their hands SP MPs staged a protest outside the Parliament complex in Delhi demanding govt…

Lucknow: Over 77.10 lakh smart meters have been installed across Uttar Pradesh, with over 70.4 lakh of them being prepaid smart meters, officials said on Tuesday.The prepaid smart metering system will be fully operational from March 13. Under the new system, electricity supply will be automatically disconnected if the consumer’s prepaid balance is exhausted. Power…

Lucknow: Director general of police (DGP) Rajeev Krishna on Tuesday directed senior police officers to strengthen preventive policing, ensure faster completion of criminal investigations and intensify action against narcotics trafficking.He was reviewing the law-and-order situation at the police headquarters. The meeting, conducted through video conferencing, was attended by all zonal additional directors general, commissioners, range…

Lucknow: Lucknow administration on Tuesday granted conditional permission for the three-day ‘Gau Pratishtha Janjagran Abhiyan’ being led by Swami Avimukteshwaranand. The drive will begin from March 11.JCP (law & order) Babloo Kumar and DCP (central) Vikrant Vir said that permission has been granted.Sources said the approval has been given with 26 conditions, and any violation…

Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh anti-terrorist squad (ATS) arrested a 24-year-old navy personnel from Agra for allegedly spying for Pakistan’s intelligence agency and sharing sensitive military information after being honey-trapped through social media nearly three years ago.Officials said the accused was in contact with a handler linked to Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), Pakistan’s intelligence agency, and transmitted…