Category: Uttar Pradesh

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath flags off Bharat Taxi service No surge pricing during peak demand; passengers get convenient taxi connectivity to and from Metro stations Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation (UPMRC) has signed an MoU with Sahakar Taxi Cooperative Limited to provide Bharat Taxi services for Lucknow Metro passengers, strengthening first and last mile connectivity across the city. The initiative will enable passengers to book taxis from their home or office to Metro stations and from Metro stations to their final destination, making the overall Metro journey more convenient.…

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Passengers can now exchange Go Smart Cards for NCMC cards free of cost till 2 October 2026 Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation (UPMRC) has extended the deadline for exchanging existing Go Smart Cards with National Common Mobility Cards (NCMC). The facility, which was earlier available till September 17, 2026, will now remain open till October 2, 2026. Under this facility, existing Go Smart Card holders of Lucknow Metro can exchange their old cards for NCMC cards without paying any additional fee. The extension will provide passengers with additional time…

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Gonda: The district administration has stepped up relief efforts in flood-affected areas of Gonda, with teams visiting villages to distribute food packets and assess the situation on the ground. Acting on the directions of the District Magistrate, Chief Development Officer Dayanand Prasad, Additional District Magistrate Pramod Jha and District Disaster Expert Rajesh Srivastava visited flood-affected villages in the Tarabganj and Karnailganj tehsils and distributed lunch packets among affected families. The officials visited Ailipersauli, Garhi, Bahadurpur, Nakhara and other villages, where they interacted directly with residents and assessed the prevailing flood…

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Gonda: District Magistrate Priyanka Niranjan chaired a meeting with district-level officials at the Collectorate auditorium on Tuesday to review preparations for programmes planned to mark Gandhi Jayanti on October 2. The meeting focused on the programme schedule and departmental responsibilities. The District Magistrate directed officials to ensure that all events are conducted in a dignified, orderly and well-coordinated manner, with preparations completed ahead of October 2. The Health Department was asked to arrange fruit distribution at the District Hospital and District Women’s Hospital, while the Supply Department will organise the…

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Gonda: The All India Journalists Association, Gonda unit, submitted a memorandum to the District Magistrate and Superintendent of Police seeking impartial and effective action in connection with an alleged attack on journalist Satyam Mishra. The memorandum, submitted by district president Rais Ahmed, highlighted the role of journalists in bringing public grievances and issues of public interest to the attention of the administration. The association said incidents involving assault, threats or pressure against journalists are a serious concern. The organisation demanded a fair investigation into the alleged attack on Satyam Mishra,…

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Bareilly: A divisional review meeting on preparations for Census 2027 was held at the Vikas Bhawan auditorium in Bareilly under the chairmanship of Sheetal Verma, Director and Chief Principal Census Officer, Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow. The meeting reviewed preparations, training, public awareness initiatives and the census process in detail. Officials informed that the first phase, involving house-listing, was successfully completed from May 22 to June 20, 2026. The second phase, covering population enumeration, will be conducted from December 1, 2026 to January 4, 2027. During this phase, details of every individual…

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Bareilly: A career counselling session was organised at Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Rohilkhand University in Bareilly under the Seva Sankalp Abhiyan-2026 to guide students on career planning and preparation for competitive examinations. The session, organised as part of activities prescribed by the government, provided students with information about career opportunities available in various fields and guidance on preparing for competitive examinations. Students were informed that undergraduate and postgraduate courses open up a range of career pathways depending on their interests, qualifications and capabilities. Options discussed included higher education, research, teaching, administrative…

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Gonda: The Samajwadi Party on Tuesday submitted a four-point memorandum to the Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) seeking relief and compensation for people affected by heavy rain, strong winds and flooding in the Tarabganj Assembly constituency. The delegation, led by former Assembly candidate and senior party leader Ram Bhajan Chaubey, included K.T. Tiwari, member of the state executive, Vijay Singh Tintu, state secretary Dinesh Yadav, district vice-president Manoj Chaubey, party leader Vivek Singh Baba and former state vice-president of the Students’ Assembly. The memorandum stated that several days of heavy rainfall accompanied…

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Gonda: Samajwadi Party workers staged a symbolic protest in Gonda against remarks attributed to Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak advising young people not to remain focused solely on government jobs and to consider earning a livelihood by driving e-rickshaws or taxis. As part of the protest, party workers drove e-rickshaws themselves and carried passengers from the Roadways bus stand to Ambedkar Chauraha, expressing their dissatisfaction with what they described as an inadequate response to the employment concerns of the state’s youth. The demonstration was attended by Devendra Pratap…

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Lucknow: Quality basic education will play a crucial role in accelerating Uttar Pradesh’s progress towards its target of becoming a $1 trillion economy, Basic Education Minister of State (Independent Charge) Sandeep Singh said during a high-level review meeting of the department’s programmes and initiatives. The meeting was attended by Director General School Education Monika Rani, senior officials of the Basic and Secondary Education departments and representatives of Deloitte. Singh stressed the need for the recruitment of new teachers, expansion of basic infrastructure in schools and continuous improvement in the quality…

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