Day: August 3, 2026

Manav Utthan Seva Samiti Hands Out Stationery Kits to 150 Children

Arijit Bose
Manav Utthan Seva Samiti

GONDA/CHHAPIYA: Saturday turned into a small celebration for 150 schoolchildren in Veerpur, as volunteers arrived at their primary school with bags full of copies, pens, pencils, erasers, cutters and geometry boxes — all free of cost. The distribution was carried out under the Mission Education programme, an initiative inspired by Satpal Maharaj, founder of the Manav Utthan Seva Samiti. It took place at Primary School Veerpur (First), in the Chhapiya education block of Gonda district, under the guidance of Mahatma Agochara Bai and Mahatma Maryada Bai, who head the Shri…

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La Martinière Alumni Announces Newly Elected Executive Committee for the Term 2026–2028

Anil Jaiswal

  Lucknow, 2 August 2026: The La Martinière Alumni (LMA) has announced its newly elected Executive Committee for the term 2026–2028, following the successful completion of the Association’s elections. The newly elected Executive Committee comprises: Patron: Mr. Gary Dominic Everett President: Dr. Apurva K. Srivastava Vice President: Mr. Ratnesh Gupta Secretary: Mr. Alok Nigam Treasurer: Mr. Suyash Kapur Members (Alumni): Mr. Abhay Pratap Singh Mr. Akshay Jethanandani Members (Staff): Mr. Priyank Simon Mr. Edwin Mulcahy Co-opted Member (Past President): Mr. Mohit Bhargava The newly constituted Executive Committee expressed its gratitude…

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The Teachers’ Messiah Is Gone: A Condolence Meeting for the Late Vedpal Singh Marks the End of an Era

Arijit Bose
Late Vedpal Singh

Late Vedpal Singh bids the mortal world adieu Gonda: Uttar Pradesh’s teaching community lost one of its true pillars this week — a man who gave his entire life to defending teachers’ dignity, self-respect and rights. Vedpal Singh, former General Secretary of the Uttar Pradesh Primary Teachers’ Association, a symbol of relentless struggle and an inspiration to lakhs of teachers across the state, passed away on July 22, 2026. News of his death sent a wave of grief through the state. On August 1, at 2 p.m., a large condolence…

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Rohilkhand University Keeps Up Anti-Dowry Push, Walks Students Through Their Legal Rights

Arijit Bose
Rohilkhand University

Rohilkhand University Keeps Up Anti-Dowry Push, Walks Students Through Their Legal Rights BAREILLY: Students at Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Rohilkhand University in Bareilly are getting a crash course in the law around dowry, as the university continues an awareness drive launched on the directions of the Uttar Pradesh government. The campaign, running under the patronage of Vice-Chancellor Prof. K.P. Singh, is meant to make students think hard about the harm dowry causes and know exactly where they stand legally — both as future spouses and as citizens. Speaking to students, the…

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Devipatan Division Tops State Rankings on IGRS Portal Once Again

Arijit Bose
Devipatan Division

Devipatan Division Tops State Rankings on IGRS Portal Once Again Scores 94.55% in July, extends its lead at the top to five straight months Achievement credited to Divisional Commissioner Durga Shakti Nagpal’s close monitoring; direct calls to complainants and the “Sandhya Samvad” and “Maa Pateshwari Shakti Samvad” initiatives cited as key to the success GONDA: The Devipatan Division has once again topped the state on the Uttar Pradesh government’s Integrated Grievance Redressal System (IGRS) portal, showcasing its efficiency for yet another month. In the rankings released for July 2026, the…

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Bareilly Climbs to 6th Rank in State-Level IGRS Ranking

Arijit Bose
Bareilly

Bareilly: Bareilly district has posted a notable improvement in the Integrated Grievance Redressal System (IGRS), securing the 6th rank in the state for the month of July on the back of timely and quality resolution of public grievances filed under the janSunwai (public hearing) system. Officials attributed the achievement to effective grievance disposal, sustained monitoring, and greater accountability among officers across the district. The district had ranked 17th in May and 16th in June. Since then, a sustained push — through quality resolution of complaints, ensuring complainant satisfaction, and regular…

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Trilokinath Agarwal’s 13th Death Anniversary Observed as “Prerna Diwas” by Akhil Bharatiya Udyog Vyapar Mandal, Gonda

Arijit Bose
Akhil Bharatiya Udyog Vyapar Mandal

Gonda: The 13th death anniversary of the late Trilokinath Agarwal — remembered as the “Hriday Samrat” of the trading community and a wellspring of inspiration for traders’ struggles — was observed as Prerna Diwas (Inspiration Day) by the Akhil Bharatiya Udyog Vyapar Mandal, Gonda, at Trilok Enterprises on Station Road. Trade leaders from every merchant organisation in Gonda, along with respected social workers, advocates and senior journalists, gathered to pay their tributes and share memories of the man they credited with shaping the city’s trading community. Provincial Minister of the…

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Gonda’s Youngest Players Fly the District’s Flag at State-Level Gonda’s Youngest Players Fly the District’s Flag at State-Level Taekwondo Championship

Arijit Bose
Taekwondo Championship

Gonda: On the final day of the state-level taekwondo championship held at K.D. Singh Babu Stadium in Lucknow from July 30 to August 2, two of Gonda district’s youngest players turned heads across the state with a standout performance. Competing in the under-3.5-years age category, Gonda’s Arya Maurya and Bhavya Khandelwal made history — theirs were the only entries in this age group from any of the state’s 64 districts, which meant the gold and silver medals were contested entirely between the two young girls from Gonda. In an extremely…

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“Drug-Free Youth for a Developed India” Programme Held at Lalita Shastri Auditorium, Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Degree College

Arijit Bose
India

Gonda: As part of the Prime Minister’s nationwide call for a drug-free India, Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Degree College held a “Nasha Mukt Yuva for Viksit Bharat” (Drug-Free Youth for a Developed India) programme at its Lalita Shastri Auditorium, on the directions of officiating Principal Prof. Jitendra Singh. Speaking as the chief guest, Prof. Arvind Kumar Sharma, Head of the Department of Zoology, urged students not to look at people struggling with addiction with contempt but with compassion — and to help them break free of it, while playing their…

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Police Families in Gonda Get Free Health Check-ups at Vama Wellness Camp

Arijit Bose
Gonda

GONDA: Police personnel and their families in Gonda spent Sunday morning getting their blood pressure checked, their eyes tested, and some much-needed advice on managing the toll that long duty hours take on the body. The occasion was the “Vama Wellness Camp,” organised on August 2 at the Reserve Police Lines by Vama Sarathi, the Uttar Pradesh Police Family Welfare Association, under the guidance of its president, Dr. Tanvi Jaiswal. Running from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m., the camp brought together Apollomedics Hospital, Tata 1mg, the state AYUSH department, and…

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