Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Nizamuddin West Association Vs Union of India & Others dated 16/04/2025. The matter related to desilting of 24 drains with special focus on two drains - Kushak drain and Sunheri Pul drain before the monsoon. The court was informed that …
LUCKNOW: The tough stand taken by the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court on prevention and treatment of dengue has exposed how successive governments in the state have neglected public health. A glaring example of government apathy is the malaria prevention division of the health department. The division's job …
LUCKNOW: With the proposed garbage dumping site in Malihabad being unable to obtain the requisite environmental clearance, the search for a new site has been initiated. On Sunday, a host of senior officials from district administration, including Lucknow divisional commissioner, inspected a site on Hardoi Road. Spreading over an area …
LUCKNOW: The district administration in the state capital has apparently failed to ensure implementation of a supreme court ruling related to control of noise pollution. Repeated attempts to contact the district magistrate, Lucknow for his comment on the arrangements in place to check the compliance with the apex court ruling, …
Targeting state government for deaths due to Dengue, Samajwadi party on Thursday accused officials for neglecting public health services. SP spokes person Rajendra Chaudhary said, despite numerous deaths in state capital state Minister for health and Medical Services, Anant Mishra have not visited hospitals which shows apathy on part of …
LUCKNOW: Even as the suspected dengue patients continued to pour in in city hospitals on Wednesday, the health officials prayed for the early onset of the winters to save them from the disgrace of not being able to tackle the huge pressure. Many virus, including that of dengue, which are …
LUCKNOW: Even as around three dozen more suspected dengue cases, including around 12 in government hospitals, were reported in the city on Tuesday, confusion prevailed over the diagnostic test for confirmation of the disease. While the Trauma Centre, medicine ward and the paediatrics emergency ward of Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj Medical …
LUCKNOW: Several cultural programmes were organised to mark the 68th foundation day of Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) on Sunday at Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants ( CIMAP) in the city. Several other events like lectures by scientists, release of publications and felicitation of staff were …
In the wake of the recent deaths of children in Lucknow and Ghaziabad after they received a measles shot, the Union Health Ministry under Ghulam Nabi Azad has proposed to rope in an international laboratory to help investigate the reasons behind the deaths. Samples have already been sent to the …
STUDENTS at SMS Institute of Technology in Lucknow are desperately waiting for mechanical engineering professor Bharat Raj Singh—to see his motorbike that runs on air. Fondly called hawai (airy) professor, Singh has built the engine and is working on the bike design with Onkar Singh, mechanical engineering professor at Harcourt …
A forest ecosystem was developed on barren sodic land at Banthra Research Station of National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, during 1960s. About 74 species belonging to 34 families were recorded in this new forest, which was characterized as mixed dry sub-tropical forest with deciduous and evergreen species.
Atiq Khan LUCKNOW: In what is turning out to be a State versus the Centre match, the Uttar Pradesh Government has refused to take the blame for the four immunisation deaths in Mohanlalganj tehsil of Lucknow on August 21. In a letter sent to Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad …
Aarti DharNEW DELHI: The Centre has sent a two-member team to Lucknow to probe the deaths of four infants after they were administered anti-measles vaccination at an immunisation camp in the Mohanlal Ganj area.
LUCKNOW: The ambitious metro rail project is now proposed to be extended till Patrakarpuram in Gomtinagar as well. This the first time that the authorities have decided to bring the posh residential locality into the metro loop. Moreover, the track between Amausi and KD Singh Babu Stadium would be made …
LUCKNOW: Sale of adulterated foodstuffs and spurious drugs figured in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly on Thursday with the Congress walking out over the Mayawati Government's failure to take effective action against the adulterators. The party said the practice was flourishing under the patronage of the district administration.Another walk-out was staged …
LUCKNOW: In a major step towards energy conservation, the North Eastern Railway (NER) has decided to run its three offices of divisional railway managers (DRMs) on solar power. General manager UCD Shreni announced here on Wednesday that DRM offices of Lucknow, Izzatnagar and Varanasi would switch over to solar power …
LUCKNOW: For long-term sustainability, the sugar industry in Uttar Pradesh must consider of diversifying its product line. In a day-long seminar conducted on the sugar sector by the Confederation of Indian Industry, this was the popular opinion voiced by industry members as well as UP's infrastructure and industrial development commissioner, …
LUCKNOW: Even as widespread rains lashed many parts of the state on Monday, claiming over 20 lives in past 24 hours, the weatherman forecast that rains will continue at least for the next two days. The heavy rains also pose the threat of floods in major rivers. The monsoon trough …
LUCKNOW: Around 7,400 electricity consumers in Lucknow got registered under the Self Load Declaration Scheme, which was initiated by UP Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL). Total load which was enhanced in the process stood at 13,067 Kw. Indiranagar registered the maximum number of consumers, with 857 registrations under the scheme. It …
LUCKNOW: Even as widespread rains ended the dry spell over UP on Saturday, monsoon continued to elude Lucknow. While many places in eastern parts recorded rains, skies remain overcast in the city, but barring a brief shower in the wee hours, the clouds did not precipitate into rains.
LUCKNOW: In a major crackdown against the illegal wildlife trade, forest department along with revenue and police department swooped down on the shops selling endangered birds at Nakhas on Wednesday. Five people were arrested from the place in the joint action. Besides, 48 birds of different varieties were recovered by …
