Category: Lucknow

Lucknow: Divisional Commissioner Vijay Vishwas Pant chaired a meeting of the Divisional Road Safety Committee at the Commissioner’s Auditorium  and directed officials to take coordinated and time-bound measures to reduce road accidents across Lucknow division. The meeting reviewed accident figures, fatalities and injuries, action on identified black spots, accident investigations, the Hit and Run Scheme, cashless treatment for accident victims and safety arrangements for school vehicles. Senior officials from traffic police, transport, public works, NHAI, health, municipal administration and other departments attended. Data presented at the meeting showed that between…

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Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Congress organised a protest march in Lucknow as part of the party’s nationwide campaign against alleged irregularities in the electoral roll revision process and the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter lists. The march was led by AICC in-charge for Uttar Pradesh Rajendra Pal Gautam and UP Congress president Ajay Rai. Despite heavy rain, a large number of Congress leaders and workers marched from the Pradesh Congress headquarters towards the Chief Electoral Officer’s office at Janpath Market, raising slogans demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner…

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Lucknow: The third season of the Golden Gala Award 2026 was organised at Nakshatra Hotel in Viraj Khand, Gomti Nagar, on September 24 to mark the seventh foundation anniversary of Nav Anshika Foundation. Popular television actress Sara Khan, best known for playing Sadhna in the Star Plus serial Sapna Babul Ka… Bidaai, attended the event as the celebrity guest. Speaking on the occasion, Sara Khan said humanity was the highest religion. She added that she had come to Lucknow, known for its Ganga-Jamuni culture, to share this message. A special…

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Lucknow: The final day of the Jain community’s Daslakshan Parv was observed with devotion at the Jain Temple in Indira Nagar, where Uttam Brahmacharya Dharma and the Moksha Kalyanak of the 12th Jain Tirthankara, Lord Vasupujya, were celebrated. Temple minister Abhishek Jain said devotees placed Lord Vasupujya on the Pandu Shila and performed an abhishek with 108 golden kalash while reciting Riddhi-Siddhi mantras. A Shantidhara ceremony was subsequently performed with prayers for world peace. The honour of conducting the Shantidhara was given to the families of Abhay, Dheeraj, Anurodh, Abhishek,…

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Lucknow: The Bharat Scouts and Guides, Uttar Pradesh, organised a Principals’ Workshop and Felicitation Ceremony at the S.P. Lyceum Auditorium in Rajajipuram on September 25. The event was hosted by Lucknow Public College, A-Block, Rajajipuram, and brought together senior representatives from the education sector and the scouting movement. The programme began with the Scouts and Guides prayer, followed by the presentation of Shishu-Taru and scarves to distinguished guests. The ceremony was formally inaugurated with the lighting of the lamp and Saraswati Vandana. A self-introduction session for participating principals was also…

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Bareilly: Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Rohilkhand University, Bareilly, organised a grand celebration of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Jayanti at the Prof. S.B. Singh Auditorium of the Department of Business Administration. The programme was organised by the Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Research Chair, with this year’s central theme being “The Highway to Developed India 2047: Antyodaya.” The event began with the ceremonial lighting of the lamp before portraits of Goddess Saraswati and Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya. Jharkhand Governor Santosh Kumar Gangwar was the chief guest, while Vice-Chancellor Prof. Anil Kumar Rai presided over the programme…

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Lucknow: Lucknow Divisional Commissioner Vijay Vishwas Pant has directed officials to establish a dedicated mango export cluster in the division to increase exports of the region’s famous mango varieties. Chairing a meeting of the Divisional Agricultural Export Monitoring Committee constituted under the Uttar Pradesh Agricultural Export Policy, Pant called for coordinated efforts by the Agriculture Marketing, Agricultural Foreign Trade and Horticulture departments to strengthen mango exports. He directed officials to prepare a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) aimed at increasing the share of export-quality mangoes and ensure that growers are trained…

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Lucknow: A meeting of the Divisional Facilitation Council, Lucknow, was held at the Niryaat Bhawan Auditorium under the chairmanship of Divisional Commissioner Vijay Vishwas Pant to address cases related to delayed payments to micro and small enterprises. During the meeting, 30 references were presented for conciliation. The Council issued necessary directions to the concerned parties to resolve the matters through mutual settlement and facilitate timely resolution of the payment-related disputes. A further 22 references were placed for disposal through arbitration. In one of these cases, payment had already been received,…

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Lucknow: Lucknow Divisional Commissioner Vijay Vishwas Pant chaired a review meeting on development works, welfare schemes and the progress of the ongoing Seva Sankalp Abhiyan at the Commissioner’s Auditorium. District Magistrates, Chief Development Officers and senior officials from Lucknow, Hardoi, Lakhimpur Kheri, Raebareli, Sitapur and Unnao participated virtually. Reviewing the campaign, being conducted from September 17 to October 17, officials reported activities including blood donation and health camps, tree plantation, fruit distribution, tool-kit distribution, street plays and distribution of assistive devices. So far, 34 blood donation camps have recorded 533…

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Lucknow: Bhatkhande Sanskriti University, Lucknow, marked National Service Scheme (NSS) Foundation Day with the launch of its NSS unit for the first time, accompanied by tree plantation, a cleanliness drive, public awareness activities and an orientation programme. The programme began with a tree plantation drive on the university campus. Vice-Chancellor Prof. Mandvi Singh planted a neem sapling, followed by participation from NSS volunteers and university officials. The initiative highlighted the importance of environmental conservation and developing a clean and green campus. Addressing the volunteers, Prof. Singh said the launch of…

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