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Bareilly: Students of Pandit Deenanath Mishra Inter College, Jogi Nawada, Bareilly, showcased their creativity and patriotism by making colourful and attractive rakhis dedicated to the country’s soldiers. A Rakhi-making competition was organised at the college on Saturday under the aegis of the University Cultural Centre of Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Rohilkhand University. Students participated enthusiastically and used a variety of colours, decorative materials and creative ideas to design rakhis for soldiers serving on the nation’s borders. Through their creations, the students conveyed their greetings and best wishes to the armed forces…

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Bareilly: District Magistrate Avinash Singh chaired a meeting at the Collectorate auditorium on Saturday to review the availability of sugar in the district and address concerns over rising prices. During the meeting, the District Magistrate sought information from wholesale sugar dealers about stock levels and the reasons behind the increase in prices. Wholesalers said that the ongoing Kanwar Yatra during the month of Shravan had created difficulties in the movement of sugar-laden trucks to shops and warehouses located within the city since Thursday. As a result, some consignments had been…

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Bareilly: A special yoga session was organised at Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Rohilkhand University as part of the orientation programme for newly admitted students of the Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET). The session was held at 8 am with the objective of helping students improve concentration, strengthen memory and retention, and manage stress and anxiety during the initial phase of their university life. The session was coordinated by Dr Shailesh Kumar Chaurasia of the Department of Mechanical Engineering and conducted by Dr Set Van, an expert from the university’s Department…

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Gonda: The Basic Education Department organised a felicitation and cashless healthcare card distribution programme for cooks working under the Prime Minister’s Nutrition Scheme at the Zila Panchayat auditorium in Gonda on Sunday. The programme was organised as part of a state-level initiative launched by the Uttar Pradesh government for the welfare of cooks engaged in preparing and serving meals to schoolchildren. District Magistrate Priyanka Niranjan and Rameshankar Mishra, representative of the Gonda MP and Union Minister of State for External Affairs, distributed cashless medical cards and symbolic cheques reflecting the…

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Bareilly: District Magistrate Avinash Singh chaired a review meeting of the District Skill Development Committee associated with the Industrial Training Institute (ITI) at the Collectorate auditorium. During the meeting, officials held a detailed discussion on the sectors currently being operated in the district and the employment and self-employment opportunities generated through the training programmes so far. Proposals were also placed before the committee for allocating targets in sectors with high employment potential during the financial year 2026-27. The proposed sectors included healthcare, retail, food processing, green jobs, furniture and fittings,…

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Lucknow: Pickleball took a major step forward in Lucknow with the city’s first-ever franchise-based pickleball league, the Pickleball Premier League (PPL ’26), completing its official Player Auction at Hotel Clarks Avadh. Hosted by Playwell Sports Ventures, the high-energy event brought together franchise owners, mentors, athletes and sports enthusiasts for an afternoon of strategic bidding and team-building. The auction began at 3 pm and saw 10 franchises select their squads from a pool of 100 players, including 20 national-level athletes who travelled from different parts of the country. With a cumulative…

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Lucknow: Dr. Balkar Singh, IAS, Chief Executive Officer of the Uttar Pradesh State Industrial Development Authority (UPSIDA), conducted an inspection of the Kursi Road Industrial Area along with representatives of the Indian Industries Association (IIA), reviewing a range of measures aimed at improving infrastructure, facilities and the overall industrial environment. The inspection was attended by senior IIA office-bearers, including Pramit Kumar Singh, Capt. Rajesh Tiwari, Alkesh Chandrasoti, Udit Garodia and Vivek Garg, besides other industrialists and association representatives. From UPSIDA, Regional Manager Sujeet Kumar Srivastava, Engineer Pradeep Kumar, Mohammad Tausif…

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Gonda: A meeting of district office-bearers of the Uttar Pradesh Panchayati Raj Rural Sanitation Workers Union was held at the Chaudhary Charan Singh Irrigation Department Guest House in Gonda to finalise preparations for a proposed Tiranga Yatra in support of the employees’ demands. The meeting was chaired by union district president Raghavendra Tiwari and conducted by district general secretary Devmani Shukla. Addressing the meeting, divisional president Narsingh Narayan Pandey said the Tiranga Yatra would be organised on August 20 following a call from the state leadership. He said the major…

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Gonda: Chief Development Officer (CDO) Dayanand Prasad, along with the Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) of Tarabganj and the District Disaster Management Expert, inspected flood-affected villages, including Ailipurasauli, in Tarabganj tehsil on the directions of District Magistrate Priyanka Niranjan. The officials assessed the prevailing flood situation and interacted with residents to understand their problems and immediate requirements. They assured villagers that the district administration would provide all possible assistance to flood-affected families and that there would be no shortage of relief measures. During the inspection, officials visited various hamlets where floodwater had…

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Gonda: Uttar Pradesh Technical Education and Consumer Affairs Minister and Gonda’s in-charge minister Ashish Patel visited flood-affected Aili Parsauli village on Wednesday, inspected the affected areas and distributed relief material among families impacted by flooding. During the relief distribution programme, Patel handed over 500 flood relief kits to affected families. He also provided cheques of Rs 5,000 each to six farmers whose agricultural land had been affected by river erosion. Two Lekhpals engaged in flood relief operations were also provided with essential relief material. The minister praised the district administration…

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