Author: Arijit Bose

Lucknow: The latest developments within the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) have brought renewed attention to the party’s internal leadership questions and the future direction of its traditional Dalit support base in Uttar Pradesh ahead of the 2027 Assembly elections. BSP chief Mayawati removed her nephew Akash Anand from the post of chief national coordinator on September 3, saying he needed greater maturity before being entrusted with major organisational responsibilities. A week later, on September 10, she announced that Anand had been “completely freed” from the party and its membership. The…

Gonda: As part of the Seva Sankalp Campaign and celebrations marking Vishwakarma Jayanti, toolkits were distributed to 200 women beneficiaries under the Vishwakarma Shram Samman Yojana at the District Panchayat Auditorium in Gonda on Thursday. The initiative aimed to promote traditional crafts and enable women artisans to strengthen their livelihoods through self-employment. Beneficiaries, including Suman Devi, Kanchan, Lakshmi Singh, Vandana Tiwari, Saroj Devi, Neetu Devi, Malti Devi and Pinky Devi, were among the 200 women who received toolkits. Officials said the equipment would help beneficiaries pursue their traditional skills and…

Lucknow: State Bank of India’s Local Head Office in Lucknow began Rajbhasha Pakhwada 2026 with a meeting of its Rajbhasha Implementation Committee chaired by Chief General Manager Dipesh Raj. Addressing the meeting, Raj said the implementation of official language Hindi should not be treated merely as a formal responsibility, but as a means of making office communication simpler, clearer and more effective. He urged department heads to continuously encourage the use of Hindi and called upon staff members to participate actively in competitions organised during the fortnight. He noted that…