IIT Kanpur to launch campaign to raise funds to power future technologies

LUCKNOW, Oct. 12 -- The Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (IIT-K), is all set to launch an ambitious fundraising campaign, said to be one of the largest in IIT history, to raise funds to focus on... Read More

IIT Kanpur to launch billion-dollar quest to power future technologies

LUCKNOW, Oct. 12 -- The Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (IIT-K) is all set to launch an ambitious fundraising campaign, said to be one of the largest in IIT history, to raise USD 1 billion to f... Read More

Rain fury claims 17 lives across Uttar Pradesh as above-normal showers lash 63 districts

LUCKNOW, Sept. 27 -- At least 17 people were killed and five others were injured as extremely heavy rainfall lashed several parts of Uttar Pradesh while monsoon activity intensified across the state o... Read More

81 dead as UP reels under three days of heavy rain

LUCKNOW, Sept. 27 -- Uttar Pradesh recorded 111.3 mm rainfall in last three days from September 25 to September 27, against a cumulative average of 9.4 mm, as heavy rain and storms claimed 81 lives an... Read More

UP sees 56 rain-related deaths as 97.6 mm falls in 48 hours

LUCKNOW, Sept. 27 -- Uttar Pradesh recorded 97.6 mm rainfall in the 48 hours from September 25 morning to September 27 morning, against a cumulative average of 4.5 mm, as heavy rain and storms claimed... Read More

1965 war hero, Lucknow boy flies into sunset

LUCKNOW, Sept. 19 -- Flight Lieutenant Alfred Tyrone Cooke, a 1965 Indo-Pak War hero, a valiant fighter pilot, and a Vir Chakra awardee, who studied at Lucknow's La Martiniere College, died on Friday ... Read More

21,000 students, 2,900 beds: LU's hostel capacity fails to keep pace with student growth

LUCKNOW, Sept. 14 -- For every hostel bed at the century-old Lucknow University (LU), there are several students waiting for one. With around 21,000 students enrolled across its two campuses but accom... Read More

After state authorities' nudge, BSAs amend orders banning outsiders' entry into govt schools in Uttar Pradesh

LUCKNOW, Aug. 22 -- After the state headquarters' reported nudge, a number of district education officers (basic shiksha adhikaris or BSAs) in Uttar Pradesh have amended their earlier orders and issue... Read More

UP monsoon deficit widens to 27% against 6% last year

LUCKNOW, July 31 -- As the first half of the monsoon season draws to a close, Uttar Pradesh is grappling with a 27% rainfall deficit. By July 31, the state recorded only 261.4 mm of rain against a nor... Read More

Nearly 31% posts of govt school teachers vacant in UP

LUCKNOW, July 16 -- Flagging severe shortage of teachers in Uttar Pradesh's government primary, upper primary and secondary schools and pointing out that more than 81,000 sanctioned teaching posts rem... Read More