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Gonda (Awadh region): A meeting of Durga Puja committees was held at Shri Jhulelal Dharamshala in Gonda to discuss preparations for the upcoming Sharadiya Navratri and ensure that the Durga Puja festival is conducted in a peaceful, devotional and festive atmosphere. Representatives of various committees put forward suggestions and raised issues related to basic civic and safety arrangements. They called for regular cleanliness around puja pandals, repair of overhead electricity wires, pruning of tree branches and uninterrupted power supply throughout Navratri. They also urged that roads along the immersion route…

Gonda: A felicitation ceremony was organised at the Collectorate auditorium in Gonda on Thursday to mark the International Day of Older Persons. The programme was organised by the Social Welfare Department on the instructions of District Magistrate Priyanka Niranjan. Chief Development Officer Dayanand Prasad presided over the event and honoured senior citizens from the district by presenting them certificates of appreciation and angvastram. The ceremony aimed to recognise the dignity, contribution and valuable experience of senior citizens and promote greater sensitivity towards their needs. Addressing the gathering, Prasad described senior…

Gonda: Interviews for applicants who have applied online under the Vishwakarma Shram Samman Yojana will be conducted trade-wise from October 5 in Gonda. The scheme provides 10 days of training to traditional artisans, followed by advanced toolkits. The Deputy Commissioner of Industries, District Industries Promotion and Entrepreneurship Development Centre, Gonda, said the scheme covers 25 trades, including carpenters, barbers, blacksmiths, masons, potters, washermen, cobblers, confectioners, tailors, goldsmiths, sculptors, garland makers, milk sellers, fishers, mobile and automobile repair workers, electricians, plumbers, computer repair technicians, solar installers, digital photographers, beauty and wellness…

Gorakhpur: Uttar Pradesh has moved beyond its former “Bimaru” image and emerged as a growth engine of India’s economy, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said, highlighting the state’s economic expansion, employment generation, startup ecosystem and improvements in law and order. Addressing a children’s fair felicitation programme at Digvijaynath Postgraduate College in Gorakhpur, the Chief Minister said the Uttar Pradesh International Trade Show (UPITS) 2026 in Greater Noida was showcasing the state’s capabilities to the world. He noted that products from across Uttar Pradesh, including Gorakhpur’s terracotta crafts, were being displayed, while…

Lucknow: The Social Welfare Department is promoting the overall development of students in Jai Prakash Narayan Sarvodaya Schools across Uttar Pradesh by providing opportunities beyond classroom education. As part of this initiative, students are being enrolled in the National Cadet Corps (NCC) to develop discipline, leadership and a sense of national service. According to a departmental report, 344 students are currently undergoing NCC training in Sarvodaya Schools. An additional 80-seat NCC Junior Division unit has been allotted to Jai Prakash Narayan Sarvodaya School, Kandhni, in Etawah, with the training process…

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.…

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…

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…

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…