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Mayan Mahotsav in Lucknow: A rural-urban confluence with a message
Published on Feb 06, 2023 01:32 AM IST
Organised by former DG CRPF, Dr AP Maheshwari, in memory of his mother, the one-day event, this time was based on Kabir, the saint, who propagated the renunciation of worldly desires and advocated a simple lifestyle.

HT Correspondent, Lucknow
Temporary hospitals, doctors on round-the-clock duty for investors summit
Thousands of investors and their team members are expected to stay in Lucknow between February 9 and 12 for the summit

Published on Feb 06, 2023 01:24 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Lucknow
No problem with Ramcharitmanas, but what’s wrong is wrong: Akhilesh Yadav amid political controversy
Samajwadi Party chief refers to Karna (a warrior in the epic Mahabharat), who was raised in a Shudra family, says he had to face humiliation

Published on Feb 06, 2023 12:54 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Lucknow
U.P. Police, Meta agreement saves 2 lives within a week
Under the prevailing agreement between Uttar Pradesh Police and Facebook from March 2022, if any person posts something related to suicide or self-harm on Facebook or Instagram, then Meta Headquarters in USA immediately sends an alert to the social media centre of UP Police headquarters through phone and email.

Published on Feb 06, 2023 12:41 AM IST
Ravidas Jayanti: CM Yogi pays glowing tributes to saint-poet
Yogi congratulated the disciples and devotees of Sant Ravidas and said Ravidasji gave a very broad message of karma to the society by coining the popular saying in Hindi ‘Man Changa To Kathauti Mein Ganga’.

Updated on Feb 06, 2023 12:34 AM IST
Army personnel among 4 held for running fake recruitment drive
UP Special Task Force (STF) in a joint operation with the military intelligence on Sunday arrested four people, including a serving army personnel and a retired army personnel, in Lucknow’s PGI police station limits for allegedly duping gullible youths on the pretext of providing them jobs in the army.

Published on Feb 06, 2023 12:27 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Lucknow
Three killed, two injured in jeep-truck collision in Rae Bareli
Three persons of a family were killed, and two others were critically injured in a head-on collision of dumper truck and a jeep carrying five people under Bachhrawa police station limits in Lucknow’s adjoining Rae Bareli district on Sunday morning

Published on Feb 06, 2023 12:22 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Lucknow
Straight from home, to the hearts!
The Home Cook festival held as part of Sanatkada Lucknow Festival at Salempur House, behind the main venue Qaiserbagh Baradari, kickstarted with team members giving a ceremonial ‘tadka’ to a dish

Updated on Feb 06, 2023 12:14 AM IST
Varanasi students win school-level GIS quiz
The quiz was organised to test the youth’s knowledge about business and corporate world besides current events and general awareness before the GIS.

Published on Feb 05, 2023 11:47 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Lucknow
CM Yogi inspects UPGIS-2023 venue, gives guidelines to officials
Yogi Adityanath specifically inquired from the officials about the movement, seating and other facilities for VIP guests and investors who will take part in the event to be held from Feb 10 to 12

Published on Feb 05, 2023 11:46 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Lucknow
Magh Mela: Over 37 lakh pilgrims take dip at Sangam on Maghi Purnima
Over 37 lakh devotees took a dip at the Sangam on the fifth and penultimate bathing festival of Maghi Purnima in the ongoing Magh Mela here on Sunday, mela officials said

Published on Feb 05, 2023 11:36 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Prayagraj
Charred bodies of four of a family found at home in U.P.’s Gorakhpur
The charred bodies of four members of a family were found at their home in Devkali village under Gola police station of Uttar Pradesh’s Gorakhpur district on Sunday morning, police said

Published on Feb 05, 2023 11:29 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Gorakhpur
U.P.: Students display creativity at painting event celebrating India’s G20 presidency
Lucknow Municipal Corporation organised the event on ‘Rang De Basant, G20 Ke Sang’ theme at Janeshwar Mishra Park

Published on Feb 05, 2023 11:11 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Lucknow
Global Investors Summit in Lucknow: Musical soiree to give guests a taste of Uttar Pradesh’s cultural, spiritual heritage
500 prominent artistes to perform at cultural events that will be held every day during the three-day Global Investors Summit in Lucknow

Published on Feb 05, 2023 10:50 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Lucknow
Yogi Adityanath says government schemes not for vote bank, but aimed at helping society achieve self-reliance
Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath participates in bhoomi pujan of hostel at Mahamana Shikshan Sansthan in Lucknow

Updated on Feb 05, 2023 10:54 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Lucknow
Women’s quota to be major election issue, says OP Rajbhar ahead of LS poll
Talking to media persons on Saturday, on the eve of his party’s proposed Mahila Jan Adhikar rally at Digvijay Nath Park here, SBSP chief Omprakash Rajbhar said the party had decided to provide a political stage to women to fight for their empowerment and it had already organised two rallies in Mau and Sultanpur district.

Updated on Feb 05, 2023 01:18 AM IST
At 55, IPS officer tops in MSc (cyber security)
IPS Sanjay Tarade, DG Training HQ Luckno, did B Tech in mechanical engineering from IIT Delhi, MBA from Pune University, PhD in management from IIT Delhi and post-graduate diploma in cyber laws from Dr Ram Manohar Lohia National Law University, Lucknow.

Published on Feb 05, 2023 12:46 AM IST
OBC politics plays out in UP, now deputy CM Maurya backs demand for caste census
The demand for a caste census is based on the premise that it would help the government rework social justice rollout and identify such caste groups that are unrepresented or underrepresented.

Updated on Feb 05, 2023 08:38 AM IST
Manish Chandra Pandey, Lucknow
CM Yogi Adityanath says Uttar Pradesh has immense potential in pharmaceutical sector, invites investment
G20 meetings, Global Investors Summit are big opportunities for Uttar Pradesh to expand its presence in global medicine market, says chief minister Yogi Adityanath in Varanasi

Published on Feb 05, 2023 12:22 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Varanasi
AKTU VC removed, attached to Shakuntala Misra rehab univ
Sources said recently former controller of exam Anurag Tripathi had complained against the AKTU administration alleging misuse of power by it

Published on Feb 04, 2023 11:44 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Lucknow
Regularise ‘katiya’ connections during KYC drive: UPPCL chairman
Holding a video conference with officials and engineers in Lucknow, M Devraj said there were 3.25 crore power consumers but the number was too low considering the fact that the population of Uttar Pradesh was more than 25 crore

Published on Feb 04, 2023 11:43 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Lucknow
1236 sick, elderly prisoners set free in past 11 months in Uttar Pradesh
As many as 1236 convicted prisoners, who were poor, old and suffering for serious illnesses but had good behaviour were released from different jails of Uttar Pradesh before time between January 1, 2022 and 31 January 2023, under different prisoners’ welfare and reform schemes, said the spokesman for U

Published on Feb 04, 2023 11:17 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Lucknow
Electrification of rail broad gauge routes to be completed by Dec
General manager, CORE, Pramod Kumar congratulated the entire team of officers and staff associated with railway electrification and said it was only due to their collective efforts that CORE as a team had scaled new heights

Published on Feb 04, 2023 11:08 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Prayagraj
Yogi opens new visa application centre in Lucknow
The new centre will facilitate visa applications for 10 countries namely - Austria, Netherlands, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Estonia, Hungary, Portugal, Germany, Italy and Saudi Arabia

Updated on Feb 04, 2023 09:40 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Lucknow
U.P. governor awards medals to NCC cadets feted at R-Day ceremony
The cadets were presented with Governor’s gold and silver medals and a group banner to the commander of the NCC team.

Published on Feb 04, 2023 08:21 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Lucknow
U.P. exceeds targets, gets investment proposals of ?21L cr
The state government had set a target to attract investment proposals of ?10 lakh crore at the UPGIS-2023. The target was revised upwards to ?17.3 lakh crore. With claims of getting investment proposals of ?21 lakh crore, the state government has exceeded its targets.

Published on Feb 04, 2023 01:05 AM IST
AKTU talk show: Students’ queries on jobs, opportunities answered by bureaucrats in Lucknow
On the occasion, Rajeev Kapoor, retired IAS officer and Neha Sharma, director, local bodies, responded to students’ queries

Published on Feb 04, 2023 12:58 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Lucknow
World Cancer Day: Cervical cancer vax to be available at U.P. district hospitals soon
Under the revised strategy, the community health officers (CHOs) deployed at health and wellness centres in rural areas will also help identify cancer cases.

Updated on Feb 04, 2023 06:14 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Lucknow
Investment summits in Uttar Pradesh: Local focus to pave the way for big gains
Uttar Pradesh government reaches out to investors by holding summits in the districts to propel the state’s economy

Updated on Feb 04, 2023 12:51 AM IST
Pawan Dixit, Lucknow
Global Investment Summit: Bindra, Raina to speak at sports investment session
The session will have individuals from the sporting world discuss various opportunities in sports in Uttar Pradesh.

Published on Feb 04, 2023 12:48 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Lucknow