Tag: Lucknow

Lucknow: As part of the ongoing Indo-US defence cooperation, a joint military training exercise “Yudh Abhyas 2018” will be conducted in the foothills of the Himalayas in Uttarakhand’s Chaubattia from September 16-29, a spokesman of the Central Command said on Monday. This will be the 14th edition of the joint military exercise hosted alternately by […]

Lucknow:  Samajwadi party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday accused the BJP of igniting caste politics in the state and blamed Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for creating the “mess.” Addressing a convention of retired Army personnel in the state capital, the 45-year-old leader said that “due to the chaos that the monk-turned-politician is presiding over”, […]

New Delhi: The Congress continued to target Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his speeches in Lucknow last week, saying he should “stop dramatising” poverty. Congress leader Anand Sharma told reporters here that speaking was part of Modi’s DNA and if he does not give speeches, “it probably can affect his health”. Noting Modi shapes his […]

Lucknow: The engine of the Sealdah Express derailed on Thursday in Uttar Pradesh between Jafarganj and Akbarpur stations, disrupting rail traffic on the route, an official said. The train was going from Jammu to Howrah in West Bengal. While no one was injured in the incident, the Lucknow-Varanasi-Faizabad route was temporarily closed for trains. Due […]

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday inaugurated a first-of-its-kind, hi-tech Rs 232 crore bus terminal here and announced that 21 more bus stations and bus shelters across the state will be spruced up in coming days. As a token start to the bus services from the Alambagh bus terminal, he also flagged […]

Lucknow: Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav’s palatial government bungalow was vandalised and many structures were razed to the ground before it was vacated on the direction of the Supreme Court, officials of the estate department said on Saturday. With the keys of the sprawling house handed over to them on Friday, a team […]

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday asked for details in a case where his Principal Secretary S.P. Goel has been accused of seeking a Rs 25 lakh bribe, an official spokesman said. A Lucknow-based businessman has alleged that senior IAS officer Goel sought money to approve widening of a road to his […]

Lucknow: In wake of a Supreme Court order cancelling allotment of government residences to Uttar Pradesh’s former Chief Ministers, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati vacated her palatial official bungalow on Wednesday, her aide announced. In a letter to the state Estate Department, the four-time UP Chief Minister’s personal secretary Mewa Lal Gautam said while […]

Lucknow: A woman teacher on Tuesday tried to set herself on fire in front of the Vidhan Sabha building here, alleging that the Principal of her school had molested her and the police was not entertaining her complaint. The woman said that she had also gone to the 5, Kalidas Marg residence of the Chief […]

Mumbai: Jitesh Singh Deo from Lucknow on Thursday bagged the Mr. India World 2017 title. He will represent India at the Mr World competition. The finale of the gala sponsored by Peter Engand, was held at Bandra Fort here. It was judged by Bollywood’s “Queen” Kangana Ranaut, designer Manish Malhotra and tennis player Mahesh Bhupathi […]

Lucknow: A senior leader of a Hindu outfit — Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha — on Friday slammed veteran Tamil actor Kamal Haasan for his “Hindu terror” remarks and said people like him should be “shot dead”. Referring to the statement made by Haasan on Thursday in a column in a weekly magazine, Mahasabha leader Pt. […]

New Delhi:  Aiming to improve and develop airport infrastructure to meet growing traffic demands, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) will undertake new development works at Lucknow, Deoghar, Rajkot and Allahabad airports. According to a civil aviation ministry statement, AAI plans to construct new integrated passenger terminal building at Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport, Lucknow, […]

Lucknow: The Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation (LMRC) on Thursday organised a special ride for elderly people from an old age care centre, days after a similar arrangement was made for disabled children. The 30 inmates of Aastha Hospice travelled from Charbagh station to Transport Nagar. Wheelchair support was provided for them. The group arrived at […]

Lucknow: An IAS officer of the Karnataka cadre was found dead under mysterious circumstances here on Wednesday, police said. Anurag Tiwari of the 2007 batch was posted as the Commissioner of Karnataka Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department. He was in the Uttar Pradesh capital for the past two days. Tiwari, 35, belonged to […]

Lucknow:Rebuffing allegations that intolerance was rising in the country, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said Sunday no nation in the world was as tolerant as India. Singh made the remarks two days after actor Naseeruddin Shah had expressed concern over “intolerance” in the country while referring to the killing of a policeman in a mob […]