Lucknow, June 1 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government has taken a significant step towards preserving and promoting the state’s cultural, historical, and literary heritage by allocating several crores of rupees to strengthen, modernise, and develop museums across the state. Under the leadership of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, the government has approved the first instalment of funds for key museum projects in Varanasi, Firozabad, Deoria, Lucknow, Jhansi, and Kushinagar. The initiative aims to p…
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Lucknow, June 1 (IANS) The death of a young social media influencer at her matrimonial home in Lucknow has triggered allegations of dowry harassment and murder, with her family accusing her husband and several members of his family of orchestrating the crime and attempting to pass it off as a suicide. The deceased, Mansi, originally from Kanpur, had married Sagar Rajput in 2024. According to the First Information Report (FIR), both Mansi and her husband were active on social media platforms, wit…
Lucknow, June 1 (IANS) A grand nine-day Shri Ram Katha by Padma Vibhushan Jagadguru Rambhadracharya Ji Maharaj will be organised from Monday till June 9 at the Brij Ki Rasoi premises on Sitapur Road in Uttar Pradesh’s state capital Lucknow. Renowned saint Jagadguru Rambhadracharya will spread the message of Lord Ram’s ideals and Indian cultural values through his discourses.The organisers have also expressed hope that Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath may attend the programme.According to the organ…
Lucknow, May 31 (IANS) Experienced campaigner and Asian Games silver medallist Deepak Punia underlined his class with a commanding performance at the selection trials, as the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) finalized a strong men’s squad for the 2026 Asian Games at the Sports Authority of India (SAI) Centre in Lucknow on Sunday.Joining him in the Indian contingent are World No. 1 Sujeet Kalkal, Olympic bronze medallist Aman Sehrawat, and 2023 Asian Games bronze medallist Sunil Kumar, with th…
Mumbai, May 31 (IANS) Veteran actress Shabana Azmi shared a glimpse of her writer husband Javed Akhtar hard at work in his study.What caught our attention in the clip posted by Shabana on social media on Sunday was that the celebrated lyricist and screenwriter was seen writing in Urdu.Not just that, in the era of AI, he was seen writing his latest draft using a pen and paper, just the old school way. Publishing a panoramic view of the writer’s room on her official Insta handle, Shabana penned, “…
Lucknow, May 31 (IANS) Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government announced the appointment of Acting DGP Rajeev Krishna as the new Director General of Police (DGP) of the state on Sunday. An order to this effect was released in a notification, signed by Additional Chief Secretary Sanjay Prasad. The move brings an end to the prolonged wait for a full-term DGP for the state, as the post purportedly remained vacant after the removal of then DGP Mukul Goyal from the post in 2022.Rajeev Krishna ha…
Lucknow, May 30 (IANS) A six-year-old boy was killed on Saturday in Uttar Pradesh’s state capital Lucknow after a heavy iron gate of a day care centre fell on him while he was playing nearby.Speaking to IANS about the incident, a relative of the victim blamed negligence on part of the authorities, saying that despite repeated complaints, the heavy gate of the ‘Bachpan Day Care Centre’ was not fixed by them. The centre is an initiative by the Uttar Pradesh government for children with special nee…
New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday lauded the coordination between the Ministry and the Hajj Committee of India, which has won the Indian Hajj Mission two awards from the Saudi Arabian government. In a post on X, Rijiju said, “Proud to share that the Indian Hajj Mission has, for the first time, received two prestigious Labbaytum Awards from the Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah for excellence in Hajj coordination & communication.”“The successful …
New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) Lucknow is set to witness the inauguration of the Nau Sena Shaurya Vatika (Naval Gallantry Garden) on Saturday, with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath scheduled to jointly dedicate the facility to the nation. The event will be held near Ekana Stadium and is expected to highlight India’s naval heritage and modern maritime strength.In a post on X, CM Yogi said: “Today, the grand ‘Naval Shaurya Vatika’, constructed in Luckno…
Lucknow, May 29 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday paid homage to former Prime Minister and Bharat Ratna Chaudhary Charan Singh on his death anniversary. The Chief Minister offered floral tributes at his statue located within the Vidhan Bhawan complex and recalled his contributions to agricultural reforms in the country.In his address, the Chief Minister described Chaudhary Charan Singh as a “great son of Mother India and a messiah of farmers”.CM Yogi said that the for…