Lucknow: The double-decker bus introduced by the Uttar Pradesh Tourism Department for the city’s heritage sightseeing circuit – Lucknow Darshan – is parked at the workshop for maintenance for over 25 days, leaving tourists disappointed.Launched on January 7 this year, the bus was introduced as a dedicated heritage tourism initiative to offer visitors a guided…
Lucknow: A one-day conference on “Development of Judicial Skills” for Civil Judges (Junior Division) of the 2022 batch was organised at the Judicial Training and Research Institute (JTRI) in Lucknow to strengthen professional competence, judicial ethics, constitutional values and technological awareness among newly inducted judicial officers.Justice Vikram Nath was the chief guest and Justice BV…
Lucknow: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath will launch a statewide programme on Sunday to honour part-time instructors and distribute the revised honorarium at a state-level function at Lok Bhavan.The honorarium of part time instructors was increased from Rs 9,000 to Rs 17,000 per month by the state cabinet last month. The hike has been made effective…
Lucknow: Senior advocate Satyendra Kumar Pandey on Friday said that the govt’s fuel conservation campaign has been reduced to a one-day photo-op and social media exercise, adding that sustained efforts are required for the success of such drives.He said that following the Prime Minister’s appeal, politicians and officials came out on the streets with bicycles…
UIDAI CEO distributes OVSE certificates during Lucknow visit Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) CEO Vivek Chandra Verma on Friday made a visit to the UIDAI regional office in Lucknow and distributed Offline Verification Seeking Entity (OVSE) certificates to representatives of seven companies registered for Aadhaar offline verification services. Verma said the service enables secure,…
Lucknow: Oil marketing companies on Friday hiked the prices of petrol and diesel by Rs 2.86 and Rs 3.01, respectively, in Uttar Pradesh.According to the latest revision, petrol price in Lucknow was increased from Rs 94.69 per litre to Rs 97.55 per litre. Diesel witnessed a sharp hike from Rs 87.81 to Rs 90.82 per…
The sculptures depict the nine emotions described in the ancient Sanskrit concept of Navras from the “Natya Shastra” Lucknow: Lucknow University’s Arts College is preparing to restore a rare set of “Navras” sculptures by noted artist Shridhar Mahapatra, ending decades of neglect on the campus. The restoration forms part of a Rs 29-crore proposal sent…
Lucknow: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday distributed approval letters, cheques, toolkits and house keys to selected beneficiaries of various public welfare schemes in Maharajganj district.Yogi also performed the annaprashan ceremony for some children and presented them gifts. He also visited an exhibition at the event venue.Under the ODOP scheme of the industries department, the…
Lucknow: As many as 899 gram panchayats in Ambedkar Nagar district organised ‘green chaupals’ simultaneously, adopting wide-ranging resolutions aimed at reducing petrol and diesel consumption, promoting green transportation and protecting the environment.Organised in line with the call given by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, the programme resolved to spread awareness about fuel and energy conservation, environmental…
RAMPUR: A court in Rampur sentenced Azam Khan to two years’ simple imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 5,000 in a 2019 case related to his alleged derogatory “tankhaiyya” remarks against district administration officials during the Lok Sabha election campaign.Advocate Swadesh Sharma said the conviction was based on documentary and oral evidence presented before…
