New law for installation of lifts,  escalators passed by UP cabinet

New law for installation of lifts, escalators passed by UP cabinet

Thursday, 18 July 2024 | PNS | Lucknow

The Uttar Pradesh cabinet on Wednesday cleared a new law for installation of lifts and escalators in the state. Urban Development and Energy Minister AK Sharma informed that in view of the safety of citizens during accidents in lifts and escalators installed in multi-storey buildings and establishments in urban areas, the...

UPPCL revenue surges over 17 pc in 2023-24

Wednesday, 17 July 2024 | PNS | Lucknow

Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) has significantly boosted its revenue collection by over 17 per cent in the last financial year 2023-24 ending on March 31. The power utility has also added to its installed capacity of power distribution. In 2022-23, UPPCL’s revenue collection was Rs 59,635 crore, which has...

Online attendance for council school teachers postponed Govt to form expert committee for further action

Wednesday, 17 July 2024 | PNS | Lucknow

The system of recording online attendance of teachers of council schools has been postponed for the time being. This decision was taken after a meeting of teachers’ organisations with Chief Secretary Manoj Kumar Singh here on Tuesday. Now an expert committee will be formed in which there will be officials as well...

Yogi alleviates fears of demolition along Kukrail Residents laud CM, express gratitude

Wednesday, 17 July 2024 | PNS | Lucknow

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has stepped forward to allay fears and provide reassurance to residents of Pantnagar, Indraprastha Nagar and Rahimnagar, who have been in grip of anxiety for months over rumors of impending demolition of their houses due to the Kukrail river revival project. According to an official communique released...

Party workers being neglected: BJP MLC

Wednesday, 17 July 2024 | PNS | Lucknow

In apparent signs of disenchantment within the Bharatiya Janata Party in Uttar Pradesh, ruling party MLC Devendra Pratap Singh has claimed that the workers of the party are being neglected and there is “loot within the bureaucracy”. The BJP MLC blamed the bureaucracy for the resentment among the primary school teachers...

UPCC chief meets DGP, demands rule of law

Wednesday, 17 July 2024 | PNS | Lucknow

After Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra targeted the Uttar Pradesh government over rising custodial deaths in the state, UP Congress president, Ajai Rai, on Tuesday, met Director General of Police Prashant Kumar, and handed him a memorandum, demanding immediate intervention to establish rule of law and also to take...

Enhance electricity billing, collection efficiency: CM

Tuesday, 16 July 2024 | PNS | Lucknow

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday reviewed the current status of power generation, transmission and distribution in Uttar Pradesh.   The meeting, which was attended by Energy Minister AK Sharma, senior officials of the Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited and all DISCOMs, focused on ongoing efforts and future plans.   Electricity demand is growing...

Ganga E-way to upgrade connectivity between eastern and western UP

Tuesday, 16 July 2024 | PNS | Lucknow

The Ganga Expressway, the flagship project of the Yogi Adityanath government, is on track to become the second-longest expressway in the country. Targeted to be completed by December 2024, the expressway aims to significantly upgrade connectivity between eastern and western Uttar Pradesh and facilitate the grand Maha Kumbh 2025, which...

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