Author: Arijit Bose

Lucknow: A high-level review meeting was held at Yojana Bhawan in Lucknow on Wednesday to assess the progress of various policies, schemes and programmes being implemented by the Uttar Pradesh Department of Information Technology and Electronics and to review the department’s role in achieving the state’s target of becoming a one-trillion-dollar economy. The meeting was chaired by Minister for Information Technology and Electronics Sunil Kumar Sharma. The meeting reviewed the current status, achievements and future roadmap of the IT and electronics sector in line with the state’s economic growth target.…

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Lucknow: The long-awaited Prabandh Nagar residential scheme of the Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) has moved closer to implementation after the Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Authority (LARR Authority) fixed a new compensation rate for land covered under the project. The authority has determined compensation at Rs 1.1071 crore per bigha, bringing a pause to the long-standing dispute over compensation that had delayed the scheme. Following the order, LDA Vice-Chairman Prathamesh Kumar on Wednesday constituted a committee headed by Joint Secretary Arvind Upadhyay to assess the financial implications of the revised…

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Lucknow: The CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute (CSIR-NBRI), Lucknow, celebrated the 85th CSIR Foundation Day with enthusiasm and institutional pride at the Lotus Auditorium, K.N. Kaul Block, CSIR-NBRI. The celebration commemorated the foundation of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and provided an opportunity to acknowledge the contributions of its scientific and technical community towards research, innovation and national development. Dr. Kanad Das, Director, Botanical Survey of India, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India, graced the occasion as the Chief Guest. The programme was attended…

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Lucknow: The nomination process for the 2026 biennial elections to the Lucknow Graduate and Lucknow Teacher constituencies of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council continued at the office of the Divisional Commissioner on Wednesday, but no candidate filed a nomination on the second day. The nomination process for the Legislative Council elections began on September 29 and will continue until October 6. According to Divisional Commissioner and Returning Officer Vijay Vishwas Pant, a total of 15 nomination papers were distributed on Wednesday. Seven prospective candidates collected nomination papers for the Teacher…

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Lucknow: Bhatkhande Sanskriti University, Lucknow, organised a speech competition on the theme “My Dream India” under the Seva Sankalp Abhiyan, providing students an opportunity to express their ideas on nation-building, social responsibility and India’s future. Students from various departments participated enthusiastically and shared their perspectives on education, culture, youth power, self-reliance, social harmony, environmental protection and the role of young people in nation-building. The participants were evaluated on the relevance of their subject matter, clarity of ideas, style of expression, presentation and overall content. Bhargav Porwal secured first place, while…

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