New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) Rajeev Shukla, the vice president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), on Monday hailed the UPT20 League’s role in unearthing raw talent from Uttar Pradesh, revealing that 38 fast bowlers consistently clocking over 134 kmph have made it to the upcoming player auction following the success of the state body’s ‘Speed Hunt’ drive. The fourth edition of the state T20 league is set to kick off on August 14 at the Ekana Cricket Stadium through the openin…
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Lucknow, July 26 (IANS) A hoax bomb threat call triggered a major security operation at Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport in Lucknow on Friday night, prompting multiple security agencies to conduct an extensive search of the airport premises before confirming that the alert was false, officials said on Sunday. Police have since traced the mobile number used to make the call to Kanpur and booked 30-year-old Shyam Sundar, a resident of the Bidhuna area in Kanpur’s Jaisinghpur, for quest…
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) BJP leaders, chief ministers, former armed forces personnel and party workers across the country on Sunday tuned in to listen to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 136th edition of his monthly radio programme, ‘Mann Ki Baat’.In Patna, BJP National President Nitin Nabin listened to Prime Minister Modi’s 136th episode of Mann Ki Baat along with party leaders and workers.In Lucknow, a large gathering, including former Army officers and retired soldiers, listened to the pro…
Varanasi, July 24 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested a Senior Divisional Materials Manager (Sr DMM) of the North Eastern Railway (NER) in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 1.70 lakh, officials said on Friday.According to a CBI statement, the agency registered a case on July 23 based on a complaint lodged by the proprietor of a Government e-Marketplace (GeM)-registered private firm. The complainant alleged that his company had supplied furni…
Lucknow, July 24 (IANS) Plans are afoot in Uttar Pradesh to shift the legislative business from the ‘archaic’ to the state-of-the-art Vidhan Bhawan, which will be built in the shape of a lotus, a design with striking similarity to the Bharatiya Janata Party’s official symbol.The architectural landmark will be developed over a sprawling area of about 200 acres in the upscale locality of Lucknow, and the construction work is likely to begin by early next year.Awanish K. Awasthi, the advisor to…
Lucknow, July 24 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Congress leaders on Friday intensified their attack on the Centre over the alleged examination paper leak issue, questioning why Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has not been asked to resign and alleging that students protesting over the controversy were being subjected to police action.Speaking in Lucknow, Congress leader Akhilesh Pratap Singh said the government’s response to repeated paper leak incidents had been inadequate and accused it of …
Ahmedabad, July 24 (IANS) Adani Enterprises Limited (AEL) on Friday refuted media reports and market speculation which claimed that the leading Adani Group company is planning to launch an airline.Reports earlier surfaced that Adani Group is proposing to get into the airline business.“We would like to categorically deny the recent media reports and market speculation suggesting that Adani Enterprises is planning to launch an airline,” according to a spokesperson for Adani Enterprises Limited…
Lucknow, July 23 (IANS) The fourth edition of the UPT20 League begins on August 14, with Kashi Rudras taking on defending champions Meerut Mavericks in the tournament opener. The 24-day competition promises exciting cricket action and will be played across two major cities of Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow and Kanpur.This will be the first time in the league’s history that the UPT20 will be hosted in two different cities, making the season even more special for fans.Speaking about this milestone, Dr. …
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will on Wednesday organise booth-level conferences across all 403 Assembly constituencies in the state as part of a major organisational outreach aimed at strengthening its grassroots network ahead of the 2027 Assembly elections.According to the party, simultaneous conferences will be held at all 1,77,516 polling booths across Uttar Pradesh, making it one of the BJP’s largest booth-level mobilisation exercises…
Lucknow, July 20 (IANS) The fourth season of the UP T20 League was officially launched on Monday at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow, with the tickets for the league’s grand opening ceremony unveiled on the occasion.The opening ceremony, scheduled for August 14 at the Ekana Stadium, will feature performances by renowned sitar maestro Rishab Rikhiram Sharma and celebrated singer Jasmine Sandlas. A drone show and grand fireworks display, promising a vis…