Category: India

Lucknow: The CSIR-Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (CSIR-CIMAP), Lucknow, celebrated the 85th CSIR Foundation Day with enthusiasm and renewed commitment to scientific excellence, innovation, and national development. The programme commenced with the ceremonial lighting of the lamp by the Chief Guest, Dr. Banani Poddar , Professor & Head, Department of Critical Care Medicine, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS), Lucknow; Guest of Honour Dr. Akhilesh Gupta, former Senior Adviser, Department of Science and Technology (DST) and Distinguished Visiting Professor, IIT Roorkee; and Dr. Prabodh Kumar Trivedi,…

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Gonda: Relief material kits were distributed among flood-affected residents of Ailipersauli village in Tarabganj tehsil as authorities continued efforts to support families affected by the prevailing flood situation. Tarbganj MLA Prem Narayan Pandey, Sub-Divisional Magistrate Savita Shukla and Tehsildar Ashutosh Pandey visited the affected area and distributed relief kits among villagers. The kits contained essential items required for daily needs, providing support to families facing difficulties due to flooding. Villagers who received the relief material expressed their gratitude to the administration and public representatives for the assistance. MLA Prem Narayan…

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Lucknow: India’s rapidly expanding digital economy is witnessing a parallel rise in cyber fraud, with scams becoming increasingly sophisticated and extending beyond conventional spam calls and phishing messages to include impersonation, fake banking requests, malicious links, investment scams and OTP-related financial fraud. According to data cited by Airtel, the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) has reported that Indians lost more than ₹52,976 crore to cyber fraud over the past six years. National Crime Records Bureau data has also indicated a sustained increase in reported cybercrime cases. With digital services…

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Two-day Basic Trauma Life Support training and Sadak Suraksha Mitra training equip police personnel and community volunteers with skills to strengthen post-crash response and road safety under the Zero Fatality District Programme Gorakhpur — In a significant step towards strengthening road safety and trauma care in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, SaveLIFE Foundation (SLF), with support from TATA AIG General Insurance Ltd. under its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Healthcare theme, conducted training programmes for Uttar Pradesh police personnel and community volunteers from September 25 to 27, 2026, as part of the Zero…

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Bareilly: A divisional review meeting chaired by Bareilly Divisional Commissioner Shambhu Kumar was held at the Development Bhawan auditorium to assess the progress of various government schemes and development programmes across the division. The meeting began with a review of flood-related arrangements. The Commissioner directed all District Magistrates to ensure timely relief and rescue operations for people affected by heavy rainfall. He said that if continuous rainfall was forecast, arrangements should be made to ensure that cattle were not left in the open. Officials reported a shortage of cattle shelters…

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Bareilly: A five-day workshop for teachers on “Inclusive Pedagogies for Teachers and Preparation of Case Studies of Students with Differing Abilities” began at Disha School, operated under Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Rohilkhand University, Bareilly. The workshop aims to familiarise teachers with inclusive teaching practices and train them to understand the educational needs of students with differing abilities and prepare individual case studies to support their learning and development. The programme is being organised under the guidance and direction of Vice-Chancellor Prof. Anil Rai, who conveyed his best wishes to the participating…

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Gonda: A nearly three-decade-old dispute over government Nazul land in Gonda has taken a significant turn, with the petitioner withdrawing from further legal proceedings and voluntarily removing his occupation from the disputed property. The development came amid continued monitoring and legal follow-up by Divisional Commissioner of Devipatan Division Durga Shakti Nagpal. The disputed Nazul plots — numbered 514, 515, 524 and 525 — are reserved for the Commissioner’s Office and building in Gonda. The case has been pending before the court since 1997. Following the administration’s renewed review of old…

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Bijapur: The Indravati Tiger Reserve in Chhattisgarh is strengthening its tiger monitoring and anti-poaching efforts through scientific field-based methods. A one-day workshop on anti-snare operations and tiger monitoring was organised to train forest personnel in systematic wildlife surveillance and data collection. Forest staff ranging from range officers to beat and patrolling guards participated in the training. The programme covered tiger ecology and methods for identifying signs such as pugmarks, scat and scratch marks. Participants were also trained in monitoring techniques involving kill-site assessment, trail walks and camera traps. Special emphasis…

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New Delhi: IDFC FIRST Bank has completed the integration of its payment gateway with the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), enabling taxpayers across India to pay direct taxes through multiple digital and physical channels. Taxpayers can now use UPI, credit cards, debit cards and IDFC FIRST Bank’s retail and corporate internet banking platforms to make direct tax payments. Customers opting for offline payments can visit any IDFC FIRST Bank branch and pay through cash, cheque or demand draft. Customers of other banks can also make direct tax payments through…

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