Sangam boatmen fares  hiked by 50 per cent

Sangam boatmen fares hiked by 50 per cent

Friday, 20 December 2024 | PNS | Mahakumbh Nagar

Ahead of the Maha Kumbh, scheduled to take place on the banks of the Triveni in January 2025, there is good news for the boatmen of Sangam. The Kumbh Mela Administration has approved a 50 per cent increase in their fares. According to ADM, Maha Kumbh Mela, Vivek Chaturvedi, this decision follows...

UP assembly passes 4 bills, decks cleared for 3 new pvt universities

Thursday, 19 December 2024 | PNS | Lucknow

The Uttar Pradesh legislative assembly passed four bills, paving the way for the establishment of three new private universities and foreign university campuses in the state. This initiative is set to position Uttar Pradesh as a leading educational hub in the country. Higher Education Minister Yogendra Upadhyay said in the state assembly...

SP MLA Atul Pradhan expelled amid uproar

Thursday, 19 December 2024 | PNS | Lucknow

Uproarious scenes were witnessed in the UP assembly on Wednesday, leading to the expulsion of Samajwadi Party MLA Atul Pradhan for the entire winter session. The SP members created a ruckus over the reply by Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak on the state of health services in the state and the...

3 streams of Ganga merged at Sangam to enhance Maha Kumbh experience

Thursday, 19 December 2024 | PNS | Lucknow

Three streams of the Ganga river were merged at the Sangam area here by the Irrigation department of Uttar Pradesh to create better bathing facilities for millions of devotees expected to attend the Maha Kumbh in 2025, officials said on Wednesday. Approximately 22 hectares of additional space have been created which...

Maha Kumbh: Control room designed by Bollywood art director

Thursday, 19 December 2024 | PNS | Mahakumbh Nagar

In preparation for Maha Kumbh 2025, a state-of-the-art control room has been set up in Prayagraj to serve as the nerve centre of the grand religious event. This facility, designed with the creative expertise of Bollywood’s art director and architect Pawan Pandey, will play a pivotal role in ensuring the...

SLC provides food packets to children in need

Wednesday, 18 December 2024 | PNS | Ranchi

As part of its CSR initiative,Members of  Swayamsiddha Ladies Club, NTPC Coal Mining HQ, visited Guru Nanak Hospital in Ranchi to distribute food packets and hygiene kits to approximately 50 children undergoing treatment for various ailments. The food packets and hygiene kits were also given to the mothers of these...

3,213 Annapurna Bhawans completed in UP so far

Wednesday, 18 December 2024 | PNS | Lucknow

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is supervising the construction of state-of-the-art Annapurna Bhawans across Uttar Pradesh to enhance food supply and ensure secure storage of essential goods. These Bhawans are designed to make the public distribution system permanent and effective, ensuring the stability of ration shops despite changes in dealers. So far,...

Two persons murdered in broad daylight in Rampur

Wednesday, 18 December 2024 | PNS | Lucknow

In a sensational double murder in Rampur, a car workshop guard and a puncture mechanic were allegedly beaten to death in broad daylight  on Tuesday. Farhad Ali (50), a resident of Ahmednagar Jagir hamlet in Rampur, and Tahir (45), a guard at a car workshop in the Civil Lines area, were...

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