Lucknow, March 20 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government will distribute appointment letters to 1,228 newly selected nursing officers on Sunday as part of its efforts to strengthen healthcare services and expand employment opportunities for youth in the state.Out of the total, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will hand over appointment letters to 492 candidates at a programme to be held at the Lok Bhavan auditorium in Lucknow. The remaining 736 candidates will receive their appointment letters from p…
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Lucknow, March 11 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has provisionally attached immovable properties worth approximately Rs 313.12 crore belonging to Ansal Properties & Infrastructure Ltd (APIL) under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).The action was taken by the ED’s Lucknow Zonal Office as part of an ongoing investigation into financial irregularities involving the real estate firm and its promoters, the agency said in an official statement on Wednesday….
Hathras, March 3 (IANS) Six people, including three women and three men, were killed and several others injured in a tragic road accident involving a van and a double-decker bus near the 141 milestone on the Yamuna Expressway under the jurisdiction of the Sadabad police station in Uttar Pradesh’s Hathras district on Tuesday. The accident occurred around 4.00 a.m. near the Hariya Garhi Chowki area within the Sadabad police station limits. According to police, the van was hit from behind by a doub…
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a Disproportionate Assets (DA) case against Amit Singh, an officer of the Indian Ordnance Factory Services (Batch 1998), in connection with possession of assets disproportionate to his known sources of income.Singh was serving as the Chief General Manager at the Ordnance Equipment Factory, Hazratpur in Firozabad at the time of the alleged offences and is currently posted at Troop Comforts Ltd. Training Academy in K…
Amethi (Uttar Pradesh), Feb 26 (IANS) As the holy month of Ramadan is underway, and Holi falls within it this year, the Uttar Pradesh Police on Thursday shared details of their preparedness to ensure a peaceful environment during the festivities. Speaking to IANS, Additional Superintendent of Police, Amethi, Gyanendra Kumar Singh of Amethi said that comprehensive security arrangements have been put in place after coordination with religious leaders from all communities.”Peace meetings have been …
Lucknow, Feb 25 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate has provisionally attached immovable properties, including land, valued at more than Rs 598 crore in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002, in connection with the case involving M/S Ansal Properties and Infrastructure Ltd. The ED launched its probe based on an FIR registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation’s Anti-Corruption Branch in New Delhi on January 23, 2019. The FIR was filed under sections 1…
Mumbai, Feb 24 (IANS) A special skill development training programme for the leather workers’ community was organised at the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Skill Development Centre in Mumbai’s Kandivali (East) on the initiative of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Minister Piyush Goyal, aiming to make traditional workers self-reliant through modern technical skills and to boost employment.The programme, designed to uplift underprivileged sections engaged in traditional occupations, provided hands-o…
Guna, Feb 10 (IANS) The government and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Vocal for Local’ initiative is transforming the lives of artisans across the country by providing them a wider platform and market for their handmade products. The impact of the campaign was visible in Madhya Pradesh’s Guna, where artisans from multiple states gathered to showcase their crafts at the Handicrafts Exhibition-2026. The Handicrafts Exhibition-2026 was organised by the Union Ministry of Textiles, along wit…
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) Delhi also woke up to shallow fog and slightly warmer temperatures on Monday, indicating a gradual end to the winter season, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) rising to 206, placing it in the ‘poor’ category at 7 a.m., according to data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). Several monitoring stations recorded AQI levels in the poor to moderate range. As per CPCB data, Anand Vihar recorded an AQI of 289, Bawana 259, Chandni Chowk 193, DTU 206, IGI Airport (T…
Gwalior, Jan 30 (IANS) At least four people were killed after the car they were travelling in was hit by an overspeeding and heavily loaded truck on a highway in Gwalior district of Madhya Pradesh.Confirming the report, a police official told IANS over the phone that the incident occurred under the jurisdiction of the Mahrajpura police station. The impact was so severe that the car was badly mangled, and the bodies were almost crushed.The official said the police had to call for a crane to help …