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LS Speaker to inaugurate UP Assembly’s orientation programme today
Chief minister Yogi Adityanath, leader of opposition Akhilesh Yadav and state assembly speaker Satish Mahana will be present at the inaugural session and address new members there
Updated on May 20, 2022 12:48 AM IST
Azam Khan granted interim bail, likely to be released today or tomorrow
Khan is currently lodged in Sitapur jail in connection with several cases, including that of land grabbing, against him in Rampur. He could not be released on Thursday as the Sitapur jail administration did not receive bail orders of the apex court
Published on May 20, 2022 12:36 AM IST
HT Correspondent/PTI
Plea seeking ASI survey, CCTV cams at Shahi Eidgah mosque moved in Mathura court
The place where namaz is offered in Shahi Eidgah mosque is the actual ‘garbh grah’ (birthplace) of Lord Krishna. The area needs to be cordoned off and placed under high security by Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), stated the petitioner
Published on May 20, 2022 12:27 AM IST
NCC group commander inspects U.P. Girls Battalion
Brigadier Ravi Kapoor, group commander, NCC group headquarters, Lucknow, conducted the annual inspection of 19 U
Published on May 20, 2022 12:21 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Lucknow
Akhilesh Yadav’s temple remarks spark off controversy, BJP hits back
Uttar Pradesh deputy chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya tweeted in Hindi: “All soaked up in so-called appeasement politics, Akhilesh Yadavji has forgotten the pain of Hindu Sanatan dharma. Therefore, his non-belief in Hindu dharma is no new thing.”
Updated on May 20, 2022 12:07 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Lucknow
UP RERA helps restart 13th incomplete housing project
The project was rolled out in 2015 in Ghaziabad but could not be completed by promoter Nandini Buildhome Consortium Pvt Ltd within the stipulated time frame of December 16, 2020. At present, the project is only 82 percent complete
Published on May 19, 2022 11:55 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Lucknow
10-day Hunar Haat begins in Agra
More than 800 artisans and craftsmen from 32 states and union territories are participating in this 12-day “Hunar Haat”, which will conclude on May 29.
Published on May 19, 2022 11:42 PM IST
UP to be biggest data storage centre in north India: State govt
The UP government has already received proposals of ₹16000 crore from five companies for investment in data storage sector. These companies are Hiranandani Group, Adani Group, Adani Enterprises, NTT Japan and Web Werks India Pvt Limited.
Published on May 19, 2022 11:38 PM IST
Yogi inaugurates picture gallery, NeVA service centre
Chief minister Yogi Adityanath also viewed the modernised hall of the state assembly. All the members of state assembly, its staff and officers of state government would be imparted training in implementation of e-Vidhan application at the NeVA centre
Published on May 19, 2022 11:29 PM IST
Gyanvapi case: Cleric appeals to Muslims to refrain from protest
In a statement, Khalid Rasheed Farangi Mahali, Imam Eidgah and a senior member of All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) said that the AIMPLB was giving legal aid on the mosque issue and Muslims should have faith in the country’s judiciary.
Published on May 19, 2022 11:12 PM IST
Yogi Adityanath says country has reached great heights under PM Modi
Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath blames successive non-BJP governments for engaging in “politics of appeasement”
Updated on May 20, 2022 12:00 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Lucknow
UP reports 129 new Covid cases, 2 deaths
Uttar Pradesh reported 129 new Covid-19 cases, including 14 in Lucknow, according to data from the state health department
Published on May 19, 2022 11:01 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Lucknow
Vaccination drive to focus on 12 to 15 year olds
The first dose of the anti-Covid-19 vaccine has been given to 1,13,189 (58%) children in Lucknow between the age of 12 and 15 years, against a target of 1,94,424, the state health department data read
Updated on May 19, 2022 10:54 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Lucknow
Dial 112 awareness drive held on Indo-Nepal border
Besides law and order, people can use this service for informing about fire, natural disaster and medical emergency
Updated on May 19, 2022 10:48 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Lucknow
Makeover for banking Sakhis: UP to provide NIFT-designed sarees as uniforms
The Yogi Adityanath government is going to provide over 1 lakh sarees to BC-Sakhis designed by NIFT Rae Bareli
Updated on May 19, 2022 10:44 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Lucknow
LESA power cuts, low voltage: Unhappy PCL boss shoots off letter to officials
Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation chairman M Devraj has taken serious note of prolonged power cuts and low voltage in the state capital
Published on May 19, 2022 10:31 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Lucknow
Prayagraj: Woman held for paramour’s murder
A woman was arrested by the Shankargarh police in connection with the murder of a 20-year-old youth in September 2021. The woman, her husband, and her friend are accused of poisoning the youth.
Updated on May 19, 2022 10:23 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Prayagraj
Lawyers in UP to boycott work today
The bar council passed a resolution to boycott work on Friday, objecting to the language used in the letter issued by additional chief secretary (home) on May 15 with regard to security on court campuses across UP
Published on May 19, 2022 10:17 PM IST
Women scientists excelling in science & technology in country: NASI records
Count of women scientists getting National Academy of Sciences, India (NASI) fellowship reaches over 12% from mere 8.19% in 2015
Published on May 19, 2022 09:47 PM IST
K Sandeep Kumar, Prayagraj
Since January, action taken against 132 erring cops by Prayagraj SSP
Action was taken against cops for showing negligence in their works, misbehaviour with people and corrupt practices, said SSP Prayagraj Ajay Kumar
Published on May 19, 2022 09:41 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Prayagraj
AKTU even semester exams rescheduled, to be held from June 4 to 27
This decision to reschedule the even semester exams was taken at the request of affiliated institutes and students so that they could complete the project work and syllabus, said AKTU officials.
Updated on May 19, 2022 09:36 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Lucknow
Mathura or Gyanvapi, idea is to create hate, high time for PM to…: Owaisi
- AIMIM chief and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owasi said the plea filed in a Mathura court to remove the Shahi Idgah Masjid was a violation of Places of Worship Act, 1991 itself.
Updated on May 19, 2022 09:21 PM IST
HT News Desk | Written by Sohini Goswami, New Delhi
LU students seek Dalit prof’s ouster, but teachers’ assn backs him
LUTA threatens to launch an agitation, if those involved in the attack on the Dalit professor on May 10 and 18 were not expelled from the campus
Published on May 19, 2022 05:35 PM IST
Mathura court allows plea seeking removal of mosque in Krishna Janmabhoomi case
The plea was originally filed in the lower court -- the court of civil judge senior division -- on September 25, 2020 by Lucknow-resident Ranjana Agnihotri and six others as the "next friend of Bhagwan Sri Krishna Virajman".
Updated on May 19, 2022 04:33 PM IST
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Found stone carvings of gods in Gyanvapi complex, says Mishra report
Ajay Kumar Mishra, who was removed by the Varanasi civil court over an alleged leak of details of the exercise, submitted the report of the first two days of the survey in the court late on Wednesday.
Published on May 19, 2022 03:27 PM IST
Gyanvapi masjid case: Survey report to Varanasi court has 1,500 photos, videos
The decades-old dispute over the Kashi Vishwanath Temple-Gyanvapi Masjid was reignited last year by a petition by five Hindu women
Updated on May 19, 2022 12:53 PM IST
Create awareness about importance of booster shot: Yogi
At a Covid-19 review meeting the UP chief minister again pushed for vaccinating kids in the 12 - 14 years age group
Published on May 19, 2022 12:53 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Lucknow
School astronomy labs stoke interest of young & old alike
Astronomy labs set up in government schools in Bulandshahr are equipped with smart TVs, microscopes, telescopes and all other necessary equipment. These labs have fascinated children to such an extent that the number of enrolments in schools has increased.
Updated on May 19, 2022 12:41 AM IST
Aakash Ghosh
LDA to develop public park on 14-acre green belt taken back from hotel
The development authority terminated the allotment of land after the expiry of the lease period and violation of terms and conditions of the lease by the hotel management, say LDA officials
Updated on May 19, 2022 12:38 AM IST
