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BJP chief Nadda in Lucknow to participate in 'Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra'

BJP chief JP Nadda is in Lucknow to participate in the 'Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra' on Sunday. Launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in November, the yatra is aimed at attaining saturation of flagship schemes of the government by ensuring that the benefits of these schemes reach all targeted beneficiaries in a time-bound manner. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and other senior BJP leaders welcomed Nadda in Lucknow. In a post in Hindi on 'X', Adityanath said, "Hearty welcome and congratulations to the honourable national president of @BJP4India Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda ji in the new land of investment and innovation 'New Uttar Pradesh'!" Nadda and Adityanath, along with other senior BJP leaders, later listened to Prime Minister Modi's 'Mann ki Baat' radio broadcast. In the 108th episode of 'Mann Ki Baat', the prime minister said the country is imbued with the spirit of 'Viksit Bharat' and self-reliance, and asserted that this spirit and momentum has to be maintaine

Max Healthcare to acquire Starlit Medical Centre in Rs 940 crore deal

Max Healthcare Institute Ltd on Friday said it will fully acquire Starlit Medical Centre Pvt Ltd for an enterprise value of Rs 940 crore thereby giving it the ownership of 550-bedded Sahara Hospital in Lucknow. The company has executed a binding share purchase agreement (SPA) for the acquisition of 100 per cent stake of Starlit Medical Centre Pvt Ltd, which had entered into a business transfer agreement with Sahara India Medical Institute Ltd for purchase of healthcare undertaking consisting of 550-bedded Sahara Hospital, Lucknow, on a slump sale basis, Max Healthcare Institute said in a statement. The SPA was executed for an enterprise value of Rs 940 crore through one of the company's wholly-owned subsidiaries, Crosslay Remedies Ltd (CRL), it added. This acquisition marks Max Healthcare's entry into Lucknow, one of the fastest growing cities of Uttar Pradesh, it said, adding Sahara Hospital is a tertiary care hospital, providing integrated healthcare services with availability of

Lucknow University registration for 128 faculty posts starts today

Lucknow University is inviting applications for vacant faculty positions. The selection process includes an interview round, and original certificates will be vital during the interview

Subrata Roy: Lucknow mourns the passing of its most famous biz leader

People from all walks of life condoled his death, with many including UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath paying tribute on social media

World Cup 2023 IND vs ENG: Three Lions already thinking about Tests in 2024

Ahead of the India vs England clash in ICC Cricket World Cup 2023, the Three Lions batting coach said that Sunday's match will be a good preparation for IND vs ENG Tests in January 2024

World Cup 2023: Hardik Pandya to miss India matches vs England, Sri Lanka

India vs England, ICC World Cup 2023: Hardik Pandya will most likely miss India's matches against England and Sri Lanka ICC World Cup 2023, scheduled to be played in Lucknow on Sunday, October 29

World Cup 2023 Ind vs Eng: You may have to pay Rs 80k to travel to Lucknow

World Cup 2023: Between Mumbai and Lucknow, the cheapest business class ticket for October 29 starts at Rs 73,000

CM Adityanath lays foundation stone of Naval Gallantry Museum in Lucknow

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday performed Bhoomi Pujan and laid the foundation stone of Naval Gallantry Museum construction project to be built at a cost of Rs 23 crore in Lucknow. No society or nation can touch new heights of development by forgetting its heritage as the past always stays with individuals and society. The glorious moments of the past are a new inspiration for the country, the chief minister said after laying the foundation stone. There is an opportunity to pioneer and move forward. Today is a historic moment for Lucknow and the state, when the foundation stone for the establishment of Naval Gallantry Museum is being laid on the banks of river Gomti, known as Adiganga, cherishing this new aura of development. The chief minister expressed confidence the project will prove to be a milestone in terms of waterways of UP and employment of youths. "Before 2014, people used to say nothing can go out of UP through waterways. About 40-50 years ago,

Rs 17,225 cr disbursed to support 5.4 mn marginalised people: Minister

Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment Virendra Kumar on Saturday said funds amounting to Rs 17,225 crore have been disbursed to provide support and empower more than 54 lakh individuals from marginalised sections across the country. According to a press statement, Kumar inaugurated the Shilp Samagam Mela at the Indira Gandhi Pratishthan in Gomti Nagar, Lucknow. In his address at the inaugural event, Kumar said, "Funds amounting to Rs 17,225 crore, benefiting more than 54 lakh individuals from different parts of the country have been disbursed to provide support and empower marginalised sections through various programmes focused on educational, economic, and social development, as well as the rehabilitation of its target groups," the statement read. The Shilp Samagam Mela is being organised by the National Scheduled Castes Finance and Development Corporation (NSFDC), National Backward Classes Finance & Development Corporation (NBCFDC), and the National Safai Karmi ...

Uttar Pradesh govt set to launch industrial projects worth Rs 10 trn by Dec

UP industrial development minister Nand Gopal Gupta 'Nandi' recently reprimanded officials for their failure to achieve the GBC target of Rs 90,000 crore set for Noida

24 pilgrims from West Bengal wounded in bus accident near Lucknow

Two dozen people were injured when a private tourist bus carrying over 60 pilgrims from Medinipur, West Bengal fell into a roadside ditch on the Bareilly-Lucknow national highway at Jang Bahadur Ganj (JB Ganj) bypass near Allipur village on Saturday morning, police said. Ten of the wounded were transported to the neighbouring Shahjahanpur district for treatment, JB Ganj police outpost in-charge Hemant Katiyar told PTI. All injured were reported to be out of danger barring a woman identified as Madhumita, who got a head injury, Katiyar said. The bus driver and his helper fled after the accident. Pilgrims said they had boarded the bus on August 25 and after visiting Gaya, Bodhgaya, Prayagraj, Chitrakoot, Vrindavan and Haridwar, were on their way to Ayodhya and Varanasi. In another incident nearby, two brothers were killed and a third got injured after the motorcycle they were travelling on was hit by a bus in the Mirzapur Police Station area of the district. "One Musharraf (30) and

Phone recording, even made illegally, permissible evidence: Allahabad HC

The Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court has held that recorded phone conversation is an admissible piece of evidence and it cannot be discarded even if obtained illegally. "The communication between the mobile phones of two accused persons when recorded on a digital voice recorder after putting the call on speaker, will not amount to interception," the bench said on Wednesday. A bench of justice Subhash Vidyarthi made the observation, passing an order on a revision plea moved by Mahant Prasad Ram Tripathi, a former CEO of Fatehgarh Cantonment Board. The petitioner had approached the HC against the trial court's order which rejected his discharge application seeking clean chit in a bribery case. The petitioner had challenged the proceedings of trial court on the ground that the entire case was based on recording of phone conversation which was obtained in an illegal manner and as such since this evidence cannot be admissible, the proceedings before the trial court was a futile ...

UP has moved from BIMARU to path of developed state: CM Yogi Adityanath

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath was addressing the FICCI's National Executive Committee Meeting (NECM) in Lucknow

Veteran actor Rajinikanth meets Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav

A day after a "courtesy meeting" with Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, veteran actor Rajinikanth on Sunday met Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav at the latter's residence here. Rajinikanth, who is basking in the success of his latest film "Jailer", said he was happy to reconnect with Yadav, whom he called his friend, after almost a decade. "Nine years ago, I had met Akhilesh at a function in Mumbai. Since then, our friendship has continued, and we talk over the phone. I had come here five years ago for a shooting, (but) Akhilesh was not there, and (I) could not meet him. He is here now and I met him," the 72-year-old star told reporters here. He also said that his meeting with the UP CM on Saturday was "very good". Yadav also shared a series of photos from the meeting with Rajinikanth via his account on X, formerly called Twitter. "When hearts meet, people embrace. During my engineering studies in Mysore, the happiness I used to feel seeing Rajinikanth ji on th

Yogi govt set to build India's largest IT hub in Lucknow; details here

The Yogi government has already begun the process of selecting consultants for the allotment of land and successful implementation of the project

Lucknow next industrial, logistic hub; to generate 70K jobs in 5 yrs: CBRE

Lucknow region is emerging as a key industrial and logistics hub in North India after Delhi-NCR as the warehousing sector is estimated to generate 70,000 direct employment opportunities over the next five years, according to property consultant CBRE. In a statement on Thursday, CBRE South Asia said that Lucknow region has witnessed about Rs 400 crore of investment by leading players like Amazon, Mondelez and Flipkart in the last five years, and an additional Rs 70 crore investment is expected in the development of warehouses in the city. The demand for quality warehousing space has consistently grown in Lucknow over the past five years and attained record levels in FY23, the consultant said. The total leasing of warehousing space in Lucknow region in 2022-23 stood at 0.18 million square feet from 0.11 million square feet in the previous year. Currently, the Lucknow region has a total of 5.2 million square feet of warehouse stock with about 1.4 million square feet of Grade A supply

Gorakhpur-Lucknow Vande Bharat to run 6 days a week, halt at Ayodhya, Basti

The Gorakhpur-Lucknow Vande Bharat Express, to be flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday, will run six days a week, barring Saturdays, with a little over 550 passengers, officials have said. On Friday, the semi-high speed train will begin its journey from Gorakhpur following the inauguration and reach Lucknow Junction via halts at Sahjanwa, Khalilabad, Basti, Babhnan, Mankapur, Ayodhya and Barabanki, they said. Modi will flag off the train from Gorakhpur around 3.40 pm, the officials added. The Indian Railways has already started accepting bookings for the train, to be run by North Eastern Railway. The train will include seven chair cars and one executive-class coach and will accommodate 556 people. The base fare for the chair car is Rs 724 while a seat on the executive class will cost Rs 1,470 per passenger for the journey from Gorakhpur to Lucknow. The passengers will be provided with meals, snacks and tea by the IRCTC. From July 9, when the train begins regular .

Sonelal Patel birth anniversary: Shah, Yadav to attend separate events

Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav will attend separate events in Lucknow on Sunday to mark the birth anniversary of Sonelal Patel, a veteran Kurmi leader and founder of the Apna Dal. The birth anniversary celebrations of the late leader, ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, assume significance. Shah will be the chief guest at the event being organised by the Apna Dal (Sonelal), which is an ally of the ruling BJP and is led by Sonelal Patel's daughter Anupriya Patel. Yadav will be the chief guest at the function organised by the Kamera Chetna Foundation, the social wing of the Apna Dal (Kamerwadi), led by Sonelal Patel's wife Krishna Patel. In a statement, Apna Dal (Sonelal) Uttar Pradesh unit spokesperson Rajesh Srivastava said they will mark the occasion as "Jan Swabhiman Diwas". According to him, the party's event at Lucknow's Indira Gandhi Pratishthan will be attended by Shah, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, deputy chief ministers Kesh

IndiGo adds flights to Abu Dhabi, Dubai from Lucknow airport from July 12

IndiGo will add two non-stop daily flights to Abu Dhabi and Dubai from the Lucknow airport starting July 12, officials said on Friday. After the flights to Abu Dhabi and Dubai are added both onward and return the average international flights at the airport will increase from 13 to 17 flights per day, a Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport (CCSIA) spokesperson said in a statement. "Abu Dhabi will be the new destination for Indigo from Lucknow, while the airline will be re-starting its operations to Dubai from July 12. Last month, Lucknow airport added two flights to Dammam and with addition of four flights to Abu Dhabi and Dubai from next month, the total average international flights will go up to 17 from 13 flights per day," CCSIA said. The daily non-stop flight from Lucknow airport to Abu Dhabi will depart at 18.20 hrs and the Abu Dhabi to Lucknow flight will arrive at 03.25 hrs. The Lucknow-Dubai flight will depart at 13.30 hrs and Dubai-Lucknow flight will arrive at .

Drones used in Lucknow to check power theft through air surveillance

Drones are now being used by the Lucknow Electricity Supply Administration (LESA) to check power theft through air surveillance