Ashwini Vaishnaw. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu “More than 16,000 trains were operated for the Maha Kumbh that carried around five crore devotees to the pilgrimage,” Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav said, in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj on Thursday (February 27, 2024). Mr. Vaishnaw, who was here to congratulate the railway workers for the work done … Read more
Pilgrims carry holy water from Sangam during the Maha Kumbh Mela festival in Prayagraj on February 14, 2025. | Photo Credit: AFP The Uttar Pradesh jails department is making arrangements to take holy water from Maha Kumbh, Prayagraj, to all major jails across the State, allowing inmates to participate in the Maha Kumbh festival. The … Read more
Uttar Pradesh is looking to privatise two of its four power distribution companies, a State government tender showed, as the country’s most populous state grapples with power losses and a lack of sufficient transmission infrastructure. The State is inviting private companies to form partnerships with or privatise state-owned Dakshinanchal Vidyut Vitran Nigam and Purvanchal Vidyut … Read more
A special MP-MLA court has directed to lodge an FIR against BJP’s Bilsi MLA Harish Shakya and 15 others including his brother and nephew on charges of gangrape and fraud. Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Leelu Chaudhary issued the order on Wednesday (December 12, 2024) after hearing a plea filed by the husband of the alleged … Read more
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath pays tribute to B.R. Ambedkar on his death anniversary, in Lucknow, on December 6, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI Top Uttar Pradesh leaders paid tributes to Dalit icon and India’s first Law Minister Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar, who headed the Drafting Committee of the Indian Constitution, on his death … Read more
Lucknow: There’s a ray of light for those navigating the world in darkness. Muneer Khan, 28, from UP’s Lakhimpur Kheri, has developed a special pair of eyeglasses for the visually impaired. The AI-enabled glasses, called VisionPro, aim to give visually impaired people a sense of understanding and virtual vision. “I hope that this invention emerges … Read more
Physical frisking of aspirants of Uttar Pradesh police constable recruitment examination at an examination centre, in Lucknow. File | Photo Credit: Sandeep Saxena The Uttar Pradesh Police Recruitment and Promotion Board (UPPRPB) announced the results for the Uttar Pradesh Police Constable recruitment exam on Thursday (November 21, 2024). Candidates can check their results at https://t.co/gea9Wtgw4T. … Read more
A massive fire broke out at a furniture shop located at the Bhadoria Chauraha under the Sisamau police station area of Kanpur district, said an official on Thursday. Kanpur Chief Fire Officer (CFO) Deepak Kumar spoke to ANI about the incident and said, “A major fire broke out in a furniture market. The flames were … Read more
NDRF team joins the rescue operation that is underway in Zakir Colony after a 3-storey building collapsed, in Meerut on Saturday. Six people rescued and four others trapped reportedly. | Photo Credit: ANI Three people were killed, two injured and seven feared trapped after a three-storey house collapsed in this Uttar Pradesh district on Saturday … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a roadshow for Lok Sabha polls, in Ayodhya. File photo | Photo Credit: ANI The campaign for Uttar Pradesh, politically the most critical state, which elects 80 MPs to the lower house of parliament, saw the major political parties pitching their campaign agendas across the State in intense campaigning. The … Read more