Prayagraj: The UP Board’s ambitious initiative to digitise attendance in affiliated schools has failed to gain traction even a year after its launch, with most institutions yet to adopt the system regularly.A review of attendance records from over 29,000 affiliated schools revealed patchy compliance despite repeated directives from the board. Officials attributed the poor response…
Lucknow: Only 72 applications have been received for the state teachers’ award, presented by the state govt to primary and upper primary school teachers on Teacher’s Day. The basic education department sought self-nomination from teachers who have made exemplary contributions in the year 2025.The department had invited online applications between June 7 and June 30….
Gorakhpur: Patients of critical illnesses in eastern UP will soon have access to advanced life-saving treatment closer to home, with a 50-bed Critical Care Hospital Block at the BRD Medical College nearing completion.Being constructed under the Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission, the facility is being developed at a cost of Rs 18.69 crore. Officials said…
Launched in January 2018 by the prime minister, the Aspirational Districts Programme (ADP) is a flagship initiative of the Government of India, anchored by NITI Aayog. Its primary objective is to rapidly and effectively transform the socio-economic status of India’s most under-developed districts. By targeting 112 districts across the country, the program aims to bridge…
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh State Election Commission (SEC) on Wednesday published the final electoral roll for the upcoming three-tier panchayat elections, showing a net addition of 29.01 lakh voters compared with the mother roll of 2025. Although 2.03 crore names were deleted from the mother roll during an extensive voter list purification drive, the addition…
Noida, Gzb among top performing districts in UP: PGI Report The latest Performance Grading Index for Districts (PGI-D) 2024-25 report by the Union education ministry has placed both Gautam Budh Nagar and Ghaziabad in the “Prachesta-1” category, among the top four districts — Varanasi, Kanpur, GB Nagar and Ghaziabad — highlighting moderate performance in school…
A view of damage double-decker bus in the Auras police station area of Unnao on the Agra-Lucknow Motorway on Tuesday Kanpur: Seven passengers were killed and 25 injured when a sleeper AC bus travelling from Delhi to Siwan in Bihar overturned on the Lucknow-Agra Expressway in Unnao early Tuesday after the driver allegedly lost control…
Lucknow: A 17-year-old boy who was allegedly assaulted during a clash over changing of songs on a DJ system at a wedding procession in Kasdeeh village of Siddharthnagar district succumbed to injuries late Sunday night, following which his family and villagers staged a protest on Monday demanding immediate arrest of the accused.Police said that the…
Kanpur: A joint team of Sachendi Police and the cybercrime cell, west zone, in Kanpur arrested eight criminals involved in organised cybercrime for allegedly extorting money by posing as police officers and accusing people of watching pornographic content.The accused targeted victims across 14 districts, and complaints against them were registered on the NCRP portal from…
