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Indian Army organises five-day recruitment drive for women in Lucknow

In a move at increasing women's numbers in the Army, the Indian Army on Monday organised a five-day recruitment drive for women at AMC Stadium in Lucknow Cantonment.... read..

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JP Nadda to visit Lucknow on Jan 21-22

BJP President J.P. Nadda will arrive in Lucknow on January 21 on a two-day visit.... read..

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FIR filed in Lucknow against makers of web series 'Tandav'

An FIR has been registered at Lucknow's Hazratganj Kotwali against Amazon Prime's India head of original content Aparna Purohit, director of web series 'Tandav' Ali Abbas Zafar, its producer Himanshu Krishna Mehra, writer Gaurav Solanki and others for all... read..

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Lucknow to host first 'Gur Mahotsav' next month

Lucknow, for the first time, will be holding a Jaggery Festival (Gur Mahotsav) for the very first time sometime next month.... read..

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UP health worker's death not due to Covid jab: Report

The post mortem report of a 46-year-old government hospital employee in Moradabad, who died on Sunday evening, 24 hours after receiving a Covid vaccine shot, has found that the immediate cause of death was 'cardiogenic shock/septicemic shock' due to 'card... read..

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Arvind Sharma joins long list of bureaucrats in UP politics (IANS Special)

The entry of former bureaucrat Arvind Sharma in the BJP, just days after he took voluntary retirement from the IAS cadre, may have raised hackles in political circles but this is no longer an exception in Uttar Pradesh politics.... read..

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Mamata is 'Islamic terrorist': UP Minister

UP Minister Anand Swaroop Shukla has called Mamata Banerjee an 'Islamic terrorist' and claimed the West Bengal Chief Minister will have to take refuge in neighbouring Bangladesh when the assembly elections in her state gets over.... read..

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FIR against 'Tandav' lodged in Lucknow

An FIR has been lodged against Ali Abbas Jafar and Gaurav Solanki, the director and writer of the web series 'Tandav' respectively, for allegedly depicting Hindu gods in a bad light 'which could lead to religious flare-ups'.... read..

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BJP candidates file nomination for UP Vidhan Parishad

All ten BJP candidates for the biennial elections to the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council on Monday filed their nomination papers.... read..

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2 coaches of Amritsar-Jaynagar Express derail in Lucknow

Two coaches of the Amritsar-Jaynagar Express derailed at 07:50 am today at Charbagh Railway Station of Lucknow division.... read..

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2 coaches of Amritsar-Jaynagar Express derails in Lucknow

Two coaches of the Amritsar-Jaynagar Express derailed near Lucknow on Monday, however, no passenger were injured in the incident, official said.... read..

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BJP candidates to file nomination for biennial UP Legislative Council polls today

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidates will file their nominations for biennial polls to the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council on Monday, the party's state unit informed.... read..

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15 IAS officers transferred in UP

The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh has transferred 15 IAS officers, including Divisional Commissioners and District Magistrates.... read..

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Drug de-addiction centres in Lucknow, Gorakhpur soon

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has ordered to set up 30-bed drug de-addiction centres in Lucknow and Gorakhpur. This is being done under the National Action Plan for Drug Demand Reduction Scheme.... read..

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14 held for dealing with funds received from criminal activities in UP

As many as 14 people have been arrested by the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS), who were involved in a gang dealing with funds received from criminal activities and other unknown sources.... read..

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ATS raids three places in UP, five in Delhi in fraud case

The UP Police's Anti-Terrorist Squad carried out search operations at three places in the state and five places in Delhi after financial fraud was detected in which transactions worth lakhs were done from banks in Delhi without using an ATM card, an offic... read..

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Vikas Dubey's wife objects to book, film on his life

Richa Dubey, wife of slain gangster Vikas Dubey, has sent a legal notice to the author of a book and the makers of a film on her husband's life.... read..

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Strawberries to write a new chapter of development in Jhansi

Jhansi which is well-known as the land of valour is all set to write a new chapter and strawberry cultivation would play a pivotal role in transforming the region. The land of Jhansi in Utttar Pradesh is most suitable for the cultivation of strawberries a... read..

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India only country where 2 vaccines launched in one go; we will achieve Make in India dream: Adityanath

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath reviewed the COVID-19 vaccine administration at Balrampur hospital in Lucknow on Saturday.... read..

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More people to turn up to get inoculated after seeing results of COVID-19 vaccination today: Rajnath

Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday said that after seeing the results of COVID-19 vaccination today, many more people will turn up to get inoculated.... read..

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KGMU worker gets first vax shot in Uttar Pradesh

With the vaccination drive against coronavirus kicking-off in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday, Amar Bahadur, a junior assistant at King George's Medical University's Public Health Dentistry department, received the first shot of the vaccine.... read..

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World seeing 'self-reliant India,' says Yogi Adityanath on Covid vaccination launch

The Covid-19 vaccination drive will show to the world the potential of self-reliant India, said Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, while hailing the massive exercise as historic.... read..

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Army's commendable work during India-China standoff raised country's morale, says Rajnath Singh

The "commendable" work done by the Indian Army during the India-China standoff raised the morale and pride of the country, said Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday.... read..

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UPCC chief, party men detained while marching to Raj Bhawan

UPCC president Ajay Kumar Lallu and several Congress workers were detained on Friday as they attempted to march towards Raj Bhawan to observe 'Kisan Adhikar Diwas'.... read..

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Ex-IAS officer Arvind Sharma nominated to UP Vidhan Parishad

The Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday released the names of four candidates for the biennial Vidhan Parishad elections, the most significant of them being Arvind Sharma, the former IAS officer who had joined the party on Thursday after taking voluntar... read..

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KGMU to start genome sequencing for new Covid strain

The King George Medical University (KGMU) in Lucknow is starting genome sequencing for a new strain of the novel coronavirus on a larger scale.... read..

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BSP to go solo in UP, U'khand Assembly polls, says Mayawati on birthday

On her 65th birthday, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Friday announced that her party will not forge any alliance for the upcoming State Assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand.... read..

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BJP names 4 candidates for biennial UP Legislative Council polls

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday announced the names of four candidates for the upcoming biennial polls for the 12 Legislative Council seats in Uttar Pradesh, which will fall vacant later this month.... read..

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HC bars police action against inter-faith couple

The Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court has directed the Amethi police not to take any coercive action against an interfaith couple, on the basis of an FIR lodged against the husband three years ago.... read..

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UP ready to start vaccination at 311 centres

Uttar Pradesh is all set to start Covid-19 vaccinations at 311 centres across 75 districts on Saturday, officials said.... read..

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Sankissa to be included in Buddhist circuit in UP

The Sankissa village in Uttar Pradesh's Farrukhabad district, one of the most ancient Buddhist sites in the world, will soon be developed as a centre for Buddhist pilgrimage.... read..

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UP Governor, Yogi wish Mayawati on her birthday

Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath have wished Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) president Mayawati on her 65th birthday.... read..

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Martyrs' tales to be digitalised in UP

The stories of the martyrs who have sacrificed their lives for the country's independence, will now be accessible from any corner of the world at one click.... read..

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40 AAP MLAs to tour UP as part of poll strategy

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) legislators will now tour Uttar Pradesh to popularise the Delhi model of development, ahead of the assembly elections in the state.... read..

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Owaisi will help us win UP, Bengal: Sakshi Maharaj

BJP MP from Unnao, Sakshi Maharaj, has created another political stir by claiming that the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) leader Asaduddin Owaisi had helped the BJP in the Bihar Assembly elections and would also help in the Assembly polls ... read..

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Former IAS officer AK Sharma joins BJP

Former IAS officer AK Sharma joined the BJP in Lucknow on Thursday in the presence of state party chief Swantantra Dev Singh and Deputy Chief Minister Dinesh Sharma.... read..

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Notice period for inter-faith marriage now optional

In a landmark judgment, the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court has ruled that the 30 days' notice to a marriage officer to register a wedding under the Special Marriage Act, 1954, should be optional rather than mandatory.... read..

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Mayawati asks BSP workers to celebrate her birthday as Jankalyankari Diwas

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Thursday urged the members and workers of her party to celebrate her birthday on January 15 as 'Jankalyankari Diwas' (Public Welfare Day) by helping poor, needy victims of COVID-19.... read..

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Help poor, keep my birthday's celebrations simple: Mayawati

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati has appealed to party workers to help the poor and needy on her 65th birthday on Friday and keep the celebrations simple in view of coronavirus pandemic.... read..

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Ganga conservation to be part of UP syllabus

Students of the Uttar Pradesh Secondary Education Board (UPSEB) will now study the Ganga conservation subject at the high school and intermediate level.... read..

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AIMIM to contest UP Panchayat polls with SBSP

The All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen (AIMIM) will contest the upcoming panchayat polls in Uttar Pradesh in alliance with the Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party (SBSP).... read..

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Arvind Sharma to join BJP in Lucknow

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's trusted bureaucrat Arvind Sharma, who took voluntary retirement from service earlier this week, will join the Bharatiya Janata Pary (BJP) in Lucknow on Thursday.... read..

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Ex-IAS Arvind Sharma joins BJP in UP (Ld)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's trusted bureaucrat Arvind Sharma, who took voluntary retirement from service earlier this week, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Lucknow on Thursday.... read..

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Priyanka interacts with youth virtually

Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, on Wednesday, interacted with youth workers in the party virtually.... read..

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UP Cong leader's abusive video kicks up controversy

UPCC president Ajay Kumar Lallu has stayed the appointment of Kunwar Tauqeer Ali as district president of Bulandshahr after a video in which Ali can be seen using highly objectionable and derogatory language against Congress president Sonia Gandhi and MP... read..

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UP's primary teachers to get corporate appraisal system

The basic education department Uttar Pradesh has decided to introduce a system of 'corporate appraisal' for teachers and principals in primary schools.... read..

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SP announces two candidates for biennial polls to UP Legislative Council

Samajwadi Party on Wednesday announced the names of two candidates for the ensuing biennial elections for the 12 legislative council seats in Uttar Pradesh, which will fall vacant later this month.... read..

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No lavish birthday for Mayawati this year

There will be no celebrations, no cake-cutting and no lavish lunch at the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) office this year to mark the 65th birthday of party president Mayawati.... read..

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SP names 2 candidates for UP Vidhan Parishad

The Samajwadi Party has announced two candidates for the upcoming biennial elections to 12 seats in the Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Parishad, elections to which are to be held on January 28.... read..

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UP farmers export 30 metric tonnes of green chillies, tomatoes to B'desh, Nepal

Farmers from Ghazipur district have exported 30 metric tonnes of green chillies and tomatoes to Bangladesh and Nepal.... read..

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Covid vaccine consignment arrives in Lucknow

The first lot of Covid vaccines reached the Lucknow airport on Tuesday evening from Pune.... read..

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