Category: Uttar Pradesh

Gonda: The Muslim Intellectual Forum (MIF), Gonda, observed the birth anniversary of Prophet Muhammad by visiting an old age home in Forbesganj, Gonda, where members interacted with elderly residents and distributed food items, fruits and clothing as part of a community outreach initiative. Members of the forum enquired about the well-being of the residents and spent time interacting with them. According to the organisers, the old age home currently houses 85 elderly residents, including 50 men and 35 women. Some of the residents are also living with mental health challenges,…

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Bareilly: A grand “Khelo India Dialogue—Sports Talk with the PM” event was held yesterday at the MBA Auditorium of Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Rohilkhand University in Bareilly. The program was organized by My Bharat (MY Bharat), the Youth Programs Division, and the Ministry of Sports, Government of India. Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed youth and athletes across the country through a virtual platform on this occasion. The event was organized under the guidance of My Bharat’s Deputy Director Pushpa Singh. Professor Vinay chaired the program, while Ajay Raj Sharma served as…

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Lucknow: Defence Minister and Lucknow MP Rajnath Singh inaugurated the newly developed Fragrance Park in the Chowk area, adding a green and aromatic public space to the city’s urban landscape. Developed jointly by the Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) and the National Botanical Research Institute (NBRI), the park features a variety of fragrant and medicinal plants. The inauguration was accompanied by the unveiling of life-size statues of freedom fighters Lala Lajpat Rai and Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh. The event also witnessed the foundation-laying of various development projects estimated at around ₹43 crore.…

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Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister’s residence in Lucknow turned into a scene of warmth and affection on Raksha Bandhan as schoolgirls tied rakhis on Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s wrist during the special ‘Bitiya Aur Bahna – UP Ka Gehna’ Sneh Bandhan programme. The event brought together students from several schools, who expressed their affection and trust by tying the traditional sacred thread on the Chief Minister’s wrist. Adityanath interacted warmly with the girls, asked about their studies and aspirations, and blessed them for a bright and successful future. Extending…

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Deoria: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath accused the Samajwadi Party (SP) leadership of allegedly planning to hand over the Jayaprakash Narayan International Centre (JPNIC) in Lucknow to a private company linked to members of the Yadav family, alleging that the move would have resulted in the diversion of hundreds of crores of rupees from the state exchequer. Addressing a public gathering in Deoria after inaugurating and laying the foundation stones for 80 development projects worth approximately ₹305 crore in the Salempur and Bhatpar Rani assembly constituencies, Adityanath launched a…

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Lucknow: A strong message of nation-building and social responsibility resonated at the 11th Convocation of Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University (BBAU) in Lucknow on Saturday, where Defence Minister Rajnath Singh urged graduating students to combine academic knowledge with character, values, sensitivity and a deep commitment to the nation. The convocation was held for students from the academic sessions 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026. Rajnath Singh attended the ceremony as the chief guest. Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak, Rajya Sabha MP Mithilesh Kumar, BBAU Vice-Chancellor Prof. Raj Kumar Mittal and…

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Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has said that the UP Agriculture Growth and Rural Enterprise Ecosystem Strengthening (UP-AgriJ) project will play a key role in increasing agricultural productivity and farmers’ incomes across 28 districts of eastern Uttar Pradesh and Bundelkhand. Speaking at a ceremony where multiple Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) were signed under the World Bank-funded project, the Chief Minister said partnerships with Google, ITC, AquaBridge and Network for Humanity would help transform agriculture through climate-resilient farming, digital technology, fisheries, food processing, market access and exports. “UP-AgriJ is…

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Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court has taken a strong view of an alleged attempt by IAS officer Durga Shakti Nagpal, Commissioner of the Devipatan Division, to influence judicial proceedings in a decades-old land dispute case from Gonda. The matter came before the Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court, where Justice Syed Qamar Hasan Rizvi expressed serious concern over an alleged phone conversation between Nagpal and Civil Judge (Senior Division) Shabina Khan. According to the report placed before the court, the communication allegedly involved an attempt to influence the judicial…

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Lucknow: Women-led dairy enterprises are emerging as a significant force in Uttar Pradesh’s rural economy, with five milk producer companies associated with the Uttar Pradesh State Rural Livelihood Mission recording a combined turnover of ₹5,716.26 crore since 2019. More than 3.88 lakh women are currently associated with these companies, while their dairy network has expanded across 31 districts and 6,603 villages. Together, the companies collect nearly 12.5 lakh litres of milk every day, creating a structured ecosystem that connects women not just with milk production, but also with collection, processing,…

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Lucknow: Lok Dal national president Chaudhary Sunil Singh has taken a sharp swipe at Jayant Chaudhary over his recent remark that he had not taken the “contract” of representing the Jat community. Reacting to the statement, Singh said, “You cannot take the contract of the Jat community even if you wanted to, because the Jat community has now understood everything.” He stressed that the Jat community was not a “contract” and had become aware of the realities of politics. Singh alleged that political leaders had earlier invoked the name of…

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