New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) Dark, dense cloud cover continues to hover over large parts of Uttar Pradesh, with no immediate relief in sight as volatile weather conditions grip the state. Driven by an active western disturbance and local pressure systems, the situation is becoming increasingly severe, especially in the eastern and Terai regions.According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD) in Lucknow, multiple districts are likely to face a combination of heavy rainfall, lightning strikes…
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New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) The Defence Ministry’s Directorate General Resettlement (DGR) will organise a mega job fair for ex-servicemen at Aravali Auditorium, Near Shankar Vihar Metro Station, Delhi Cantonment, on Friday.The job fair began at the auditorium at 7 a.m., and ex-servicemen were required to carry their I-cards and five copies of their biodata, a Defence Ministry official said.The DGR said the fair will offer several benefits to industry employers, including free online registrati…
Jabalpur, March 19 (IANS) Specially-abled students from Army Women’s Welfare Association School, Jabalpur, enjoyed close encounters with trained military horses, gaining confidence and building emotional resilience during a special interaction and therapy session, a Defence Ministry official said on Thursday. Under the theme ‘Healingthroughconnection, Strengththroughcompassion’, a special equine interaction and therapy session was conducted for children of AWWA School at 1 MP Remount &a…
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) Tier‑2 cities now host over 575 flex centres and about 8.8 million sq ft of flex stock, representing nearly 29 per cent of the nation’s flex centres and over 9 per cent of pan‑India flex stock, a report said on Thursday.The report from Vestian said Ahmedabad led the tier 2 cities accounting for 22.7 per cent of flex stock.Ahmedabad was followed by Kochi at 10.2 per cent, Indore at 10.1 per cent, Jaipur with 8.5 per cent of Tier-2 flex stock and Coimbatore with 8….
Mumbai, March 18 (IANS) Comedian and actor Harsh Gujral has shared his fondest memories of growing up with Indian cricketer Kuldeep Yadav. The actor-comedian also spoke about the Kanpur connection that he shared with the cricketer.Harsh spoke with IANS in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, and shared that he used to play gully cricket with Kuldeep Yadav.He told IANS, “First of all, I would like to congratulate Kuldeep. I and him share a very close Kanpur connection. Congratulations to both of you. Kuldee…
Washington, March 17 (IANS) Ukraine has rejected allegations against six of its citizens detained in India, saying there is “no established” evidence linking them to unlawful activity. Indian authorities are probing a wider case tied to Myanmar. There was no immediate response from the Trump administration on the arrest of an American citizen on the same charges.“As of now, no facts are proving the involvement of the said Ukrainian citizens in unlawful activities on the territory of India …
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) Authorities in Lucknow launched a large-scale crackdown on the alleged black marketing of cooking gas cylinders, conducting raids at 1,483 locations across the city and arresting six individuals, officials said on Saturday.The operation was carried out by the Uttar Pradesh Food and Civil Supplies Department in coordination with the district administration as part of efforts to curb illegal hoarding and black marketing of LPG cylinders during the ongoing supply concerns…
Lucknow, March 13 (IANS) Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Friday said that if former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru were alive today, Bahujan leader Kanshi Ram would have been the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.Gandhi made the remarks while addressing a ‘Samajik Parivartan Divas’ (Social Change Day) programme organised at the Indira Gandhi Pratishthan here on the occasion of Kanshi Ram’s birth anniversary.During his address, the Congress leader paid tribute to Kanshi…
Lucknow, March 12 (IANS) Akhilesh Yadav, chief of the Samajwadi Party, on Thursday met Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati, the Shankaracharya of Jyotirmath, in Lucknow to seek blessings and spiritual guidance.Speaking to reporters after the meeting, Yadav said he had come to pay his respects and gain knowledge from the revered seer.“I have just returned from meeting the revered Shankaracharya. And now that he has come to Lucknow, the capital, we all wished to seek his blessings. We came here t…
Lucknow, March 12 (IANS) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will begin his two-day visit to his parliamentary constituency, Lucknow, on Thursday to attend official meetings and interact with party leaders while participating in several scheduled programmes. Metropolitan President Anand Dwivedi said the Defence Minister will arrive at Lucknow Airport on March 12 at approximately 8:00 p.m. After leaving the airport, Singh will attend a family wedding ceremony.According to the schedule shared by party …