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180-day maternity leave sans 2-year-gap condition okayed

LUCKNOW, Aug. 23 -- The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet on Saturday approved a proposal to allow 180-day maternity leave to state government women employees, twice during their entire service period (including ... Read More


SIC clears 92.5% of old cases, presents report

Lucknow, Aug. 23 -- The State Information Commission has disposed of 23,113 out of the 24,987 cases that were pending in the old offline system when the newly appointed state chief information commiss... Read More


Child protection both statutory, moral duty: Chief Justice Bhansali

LUCKNOW, Aug. 23 -- Child protection is both a statutory and moral responsibility of the state and society, Allahabad high court Chief Justice Arun Bhansali said on Saturday at a state-level consultat... Read More


Two protection home girls kill co-inmate in a 'bid to get facility shut'

AGRA, Aug. 23 -- A 14-year-old inmate of the State Girls Protection Home in Vrindavan, who was found dead on Friday, was allegedly killed by two other co-inmates believing that such an incident would ... Read More


UP govt clears Rs.29.47 cr police gear procurement ahead of 2027 polls

LUCKNOW, Aug. 23 -- The Uttar Pradesh government has sanctioned Rs.29.47 crore to procure protective and crowd-control equipment for the state police, including 30,000 helmets, 30,000 PVC shields, 30,... Read More


UP and MP agree to jointly procure 2000 MW peak power

Lucknow, Aug. 23 -- Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh have agreed to jointly procure 2,000 MW of peak power and develop a medium-term firm power banking mechanism, leveraging the contrasting seasonal e... Read More


Encroachment on army firing range land: High court seeks status of new place for practice

LUCKNOW, Aug. 23 -- The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court has asked the state government to provide status on the identification of alternative land, which has affected the Army's long-range f... Read More


Civil hospital director's chance intervention saves woman with blocked airway

LUCKNOW, Aug. 23 -- A chance intervention by the director of Syama Prasad Mukherjee (Civil) Hospital helped save the life of a Lucknow woman after a piece of plastic during dental treatment became lod... Read More


KGMU performs first robotic Whipple surgery for pancreatic cancer

LUCKNOW, Aug. 23 -- King George's Medical University (KGMU) here on Saturday claimed to have performed its first robotic Whipple surgery for pancreatic cancer, becoming the first government institute ... Read More


State government hikes honorarium for mid-day meal cooks by Rs.1,000

Lucknow, Aug. 23 -- The state government has increased the honorarium of 3.53 lakh cooks-engaged in government-run primary, and upper primary schools under the Pradhan Mantri Poshan Yojana for prepari... Read More