Author: Arijit Bose

Lucknow: Tata AIG General Insurance has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening risk protection for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Uttar Pradesh, with a focused strategy to expand its presence across key industrial hubs including Kanpur, Agra, Lucknow and Moradabad. The initiative is aimed at building on the company’s existing footprint in the NCR and doubling its MSME business in the state. Over the past five years, Uttar Pradesh has emerged as one of India’s fastest-growing MSME ecosystems, with an average of nearly 1.3 million new MSMEs registered annually.…

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Lucknow: Aditya Vision, a trusted name in consumer electronics retail, has inaugurated its 194th showroom nationwide and 8th outlet in Lucknow at Arjunganj on Sultanpur Road. The grand opening marks another milestone in the company’s steady expansion across India. Founded in 1999 with its first showroom opposite the Planetarium in Patna, Aditya Vision has grown into one of the country’s prominent electronics retail chains. By 2026, the brand has established a strong footprint with 194 stores, including eight in Uttar Pradesh’s capital city. Speaking on the occasion, Aakarsh Singh, Director,…

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Lucknow: In a major step towards strengthening industrial registration and transparency in Uttar Pradesh, Invest UP will organise facilitation camps for industry stakeholders from February 9 to February 16. As part of this initiative, more than 100 Chief Minister’s Udyami Mitras will conduct on-ground support camps across three major industrial areas of the Uttar Pradesh State Industrial Development Authority (UPSIDA)—Surajpur (Gautam Buddh Nagar), Ghaziabad and Sandila (Hardoi). The camps aim to provide on-site guidance, grievance redressal and handholding support to industrial units, particularly MSMEs, to simplify and promote factory registration.…

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Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Metro’s Lost and Found Cell once again proved its reliability and commitment to passenger safety by successfully returning a lost wallet belonging to a foreign woman passenger. The incident highlighted the alertness, honesty and adherence to standard procedures by metro security personnel. The incident occurred on February 3, 2026, at around 3:00 pm, when security staff recovered a white wallet during routine checking at Captain Shubham Gupta Metro Station in Agra. The wallet contained four ATM cards, a USA driving licence, a USA passport card, ₹2,800 in…

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Lucknow: Senior Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) officer Shailendra Pratap Singh has been promoted to the rank of Deputy Inspector General (DIG) following the recommendation of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). The promotion stands as a testament to his long-standing dedication, exemplary service record and unwavering commitment to national security. A 2004-batch officer of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF), Singh has demonstrated exceptional leadership, strong administrative acumen and high operational efficiency throughout his career. During his tenure as head of the Special Security Group (SSG), he played a…

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