Category: Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh: Bollywood’s Favourite Shooting Destination

Arijit Bose

Lucknow:  Over the past decade, Uttar Pradesh has quietly become one of Bollywood’s most reliable go-to locations. From the ghats of Varanasi to the Nawabi lanes of Lucknow and the Mughal monuments of Agra, the state offers filmmakers something increasingly hard to find elsewhere: visual richness, cultural authenticity and practical convenience, all in one place. What was once a state better known for its politics and its history has, in recent years, become just as recognizable for its film credits. A State Full of Ready-Made Backdrops Part of what makes…

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MJP Rohilkhand University, Bareilly Holds ‘Nasha Mukt Yuva’ Programme

Arijit Bose

Bareilly — A large-scale event was held yesterday at the MBA Department auditorium of MJP Rohilkhand University under the “Nasha Mukt Yuva” (Drug-Free Youth) campaign, organized as part of the Central Government’s ambitious “Nasha Mukt Bharat” initiative. The programme opened with University Registrar Mahendra Singh administering an anti-drug oath, which everyone present in the auditorium — officials, teachers, staff, and students alike — repeated together, pledging to stay away from drugs and substance abuse. Vice-Chancellor Prof. K.P. Singh offered his guidance on the occasion, telling students that the younger generation is…

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UP Legislative Council’s Business Advisory Committee Meets

Arijit Bose

All-Party Consensus on Smooth Functioning of the House; Leader of Opposition Lal Bihari Yadav Heaps Praise on Deputy CM Lucknow — Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya took part in a meeting of the Business Advisory Committee of the UP Legislative Council on Saturday, chaired by Council Chairman Kunwar Manvendra Singh. The meeting brought together Parliamentary Affairs Minister Suresh Kumar Khanna, Leader of the Opposition Lal Bihari Yadav, Sanjay Nishad, Akshay Pratap Singh, and Council members cutting across party lines. Much of the discussion centered on how to run…

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MLA and District Magistrate Cut the Ribbon on “Kanwar Village” for Pilgrims at Nawabganj Mandi

Arijit Bose
Kanwar Village

BAREILLY: With a ribbon-cutting at the sub-mandi complex in Nawabganj tehsil, local MLA Dr. M.P. Arya and District Magistrate Avinash Singh formally opened a “Kanwar Village” built to give Kanwar Yatra pilgrims somewhere comfortable to rest and regroup along their route. The District Magistrate said the village comes equipped with pretty much everything a pilgrim might need — a welcome gate, a rest house, panchakarma facilities, a prayer area, a stand for kanwars, fruit and light-meal counters, a community kitchen (bhandara), a flower-shower entrance, and even a selfie point. The…

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The Teachers’ Messiah Is Gone: A Condolence Meeting for the Late Vedpal Singh Marks the End of an Era

Arijit Bose
Late Vedpal Singh

Late Vedpal Singh bids the mortal world adieu Gonda: Uttar Pradesh’s teaching community lost one of its true pillars this week — a man who gave his entire life to defending teachers’ dignity, self-respect and rights. Vedpal Singh, former General Secretary of the Uttar Pradesh Primary Teachers’ Association, a symbol of relentless struggle and an inspiration to lakhs of teachers across the state, passed away on July 22, 2026. News of his death sent a wave of grief through the state. On August 1, at 2 p.m., a large condolence…

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UP Minister Pushes for Wider Publicity Drive on Disability Welfare Schemes

Arijit Bose

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Minister of State for Divyangjan Empowerment and Backward Classes Welfare (Independent Charge) Narendra Kashyap chaired a meeting of the department’s publicity grant committee, calling for a much bigger push to get information about disability welfare schemes down to the block, tehsil, district and divisional level. Kashyap said the department has decided to run a large-scale awareness campaign to spread the word about disability prevention, treatment, rehabilitation and welfare schemes across the state. Currently, only ₹35 lakh is budgeted for this publicity work in 2026-27 — a figure…

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Minister Narendra Kashyap Chairs Meeting on Surgical Grants for Divyangjan, Flags Gap in Post-Surgery Speech Therapy

Arijit Bose

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh’s Minister of State for Divyangjan Empowerment and Backward Classes Welfare (Independent Charge), Narendra Kashyap, chaired a meeting of the Surgical Grant Committee at his government office in the Vidhan Sabha, reviewing the state’s support scheme for disability-related surgeries. Officials told the minister that 340 applications had come in for cochlear implant surgery. Funds are currently in hand for 200 of these, and a proposal for the additional money needed to cover the rest has already gone to the state government — officials said they expect the funds…

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Lucknow University Education Dept Marks Green Drive With Sapling Plantation

Arijit Bose

Lucknow: Faculty, scholars and students at Lucknow University’s Department of Education spent a day planting  saplings across campus, part of an ongoing green initiative called ‘Gyanankur Guru Vatika.’ Dr. Hemendra Kumar Singh organised the drive, which was presided over by department head Prof. Shravan Kumar. Speaking at the event, Kumar told students that plantation drives alone won’t solve climate change or pollution — the real work, he said, lies in looking after what’s already been planted, and he asked students to commit to that upkeep. Several senior university officials turned…

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Skill Training at Brahma Kumaris Helps Rural Women Move Toward Self-Reliance

Arijit Bose

Lucknow: The Jan Shikshan Sansthan, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow — an institute under the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Government of India — along with the Laghu Udyog Bharti Women’s Unit, Lucknow, and the Inner Wheel Club of Trans Gomti, jointly organised a rural women entrepreneurs’ awareness programme and a free health check-up camp at the Brahma Kumaris Rajyoga Training Centre in Gulzar Upvan. During the event, 20 beneficiaries who had completed an advanced tailoring training course for rural women run by the institute at Brahma Kumaris were presented with…

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Bareilly Administration Reviews Preparations for 108th Urs-e-Ala Hazrat, Strengthens Arrangements for Upcoming Festivals

Arijit Bose

Bareilly: District Magistrate Avinash Singh and Senior Superintendent of Police Anurag Arya conducted a joint inspection of Islamia Inter College Ground and Jamia-tur-Raza, Mathurapur in CB Ganj on Friday to review preparations for the 108th Urs-e-Ala Hazrat, scheduled to be held from August 6 to 8, 2026. The senior officials inspected key arrangements at the main Urs venue, including the stage, toilets, drinking water facilities, watch towers, barricading, entry and exit gates, and langar arrangements. Representatives of the Dargah management highlighted issues related to lighting, sanitation, drinking water and sewerage,…

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