LUCKNOW, Nov. 6 -- It has been nearly two months now since chief minister Yogi Adityanath asked the state higher education department to verify if the courses offered by private universities and colleges had received the necessary approvals.

As such, HT checked with the office of the Lucknow divisional commissioner for the status in the six districts of the division. It was found that Unnao had yet to submit its report. Data prepared by Lakhimpur Kheri and Rae Bareli has been sent to the government. Meanwhile, Hardoi and Lucknow were asked to change the format of their report, and Sitapur district was asked to verify some details, said divisional commissioner Vijay Vishwas Pant.

When contacted, Unnao district magistrate Guarang Rathi sa...