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LS polls Phase 5: EC asks voters in Mumbai, UP to ensure higher turnout

On the eve of phase five of Lok Sabha polls, the Election Commission on Sunday pointed out that Mumbai, Thane and Lucknow have shown apathy towards voting in the past and asked these city dwellers to turnout in higher numbers. The poll authority noted that in the past these cities have "suffered" from urban apathy in voting. "The Commission specially calls upon these city dwellers to erase the stigma by turning out in higher numbers," it said. On May 3 too, while referring to voter turnout in phase two, the Commission had said it was "disappointed" with the turnout level in some metropolitan cities. The EC had last month assembled many metro Commissioners here to work out a strategy to fight urban apathy. Urban and youth apathy is described as a phenomenon when young voters and those living in metros fail to turn up at polling stations on election day. So far, the last four phases have registered a voter turnout of 66.95 per cent. Around 45.1 crore electors have exercised their

LS polls: Rae Bareli, Amethi among 14 UP seats to vote in phase 5 on Monday

Voting for the fifth phase of the Lok Sabha elections in Uttar Pradesh, which will decide the fate of four Union ministers, including Rajnath Singh and Smriti Irani, and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, will be held on Monday. Voting will also take place for the assembly bypoll to Lucknow East assembly constituency. The seats going to polls in the fifth phase are Mohanlalganj (SC), Rae Bareli, Amethi, Jalaun (SC), Jhansi, Hamirpur, Banda, Fatehpur, Kaushambi (SC), Barabanki (SC), Faizabad, Kaisarganj and Gonda. Besides Defence Minister Singh (Lucknow), Minister of Women and Child Development Irani (Amethi), those in the fray are Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs Kaushal Kishor (Mohanlalganj) and Minister of State of Consumer Affairs Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti (Fatehpur). Rahul Gandhi is in the fray from Rae Bareli, which was represented by his mother and former Congress president Sonia Gandhi earlier. Over 2.68 crore voters are eligible to exercise their polling rights and 1

Lucknow, Ghaziabad and Noida to be developed as 'financial cities'

The new township policy, integrated township policy and affordable housing policy are pitched as the key enablers of these targets

LS polls: Rajnath Singh holds roadshow in Lucknow before filing nomination

Lucknow will vote in the fifth phase of the Lok Sabha elections on May 20. Rajnath Singh will face Samajwadi Party candidate Ravidas Mehrotra from this seat

Realtors strike gold in Tier-II, -III cities for bargain land deals

IndiaLand Group plans to invest about Rs 700 crore in the next few years in the real estate sector

IPL 2024: LSG vs DC head-to-head, Lucknow pitch report, weather forecast

Lucknow vs Delhi head-to-head: Lucknow have dominated the meetings between the two sides, winning the only encounter at home while Delhi has had only 3 wins at BRSAVB Ekana Cricket Stadium

Patna's Vande Bharat train network to expand to Lucknow and Siligudi

Patna to get two new Vande Bharat trains to Lucknow and Siligudi. The train is expected to run next week, but there is no official confirmation yet

Rise in unauthorised constructions amid flaws in urban housing policies: SC

Observing that urbanisation policies have flaws, the Supreme Court has said one of the main reasons for spurt in unauthorised constructions is the government's failure to provide people with affordable houses. Acknowledging that the right to have a roof over head is a fundamental right, the top court said there is a huge gap in the policies between the requirements of the economically weaker sections and what the government was doing at the ground level. The observations by a bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta came while hearing a case relating to demolition of commercial and residential units in Lucknow's Akbar Nagar where it imposed an interim stay on demolitions. "Let us be clear on housing. There's a difficulty. Our urbanisation policies have flaws. Really speaking, we have not provided for economically weaker sections. Somewhere, we will have to ensure Everyone knows that migration takes place to the cities. But there is a huge gap in the policies between the ..

'Bade Miyan Chote Miyan': Stampede at Akshay Kumar's movie event in Lucknow

The stampede began after the crowd became uncontrollable over the actors' aerial stunts at the event in Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow

PM Modi to inaugurate ring road in Lucknow in 2nd week of March: Rajnath

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the ring road here in the second week of March, when he will launch several developmental projects for the country. Singh was addressing a gathering at Gomti Nagar railway station which was among over 2,000 rail infrastructure projects worth about Rs 41,000 crore launched by the prime minister this afternoon. "As far as development of Lucknow constituency is concerned, people are experiencing it. Work is on for the construction of one-two flyovers. Besides them eight-nine flyovers are sanctioned and work is to be started. "A ring road of 104 km is going on. It will be completed in the next three to four days and PM Modi will inaugurate it in the second week of March, when he will launch several projects for the country," Singh said. The minister said, "In today's programme, UP projects worth about Rs 1,876 crore are being inaugurated or foundation stones (are being) laid for them. It included

UP govt plans to set up 8 renewable energy projects worth over Rs 67,000 cr

The projects may be launched at the Groundbreaking Ceremony (GBC) 4.0 in Lucknow on February 19, along with more than 14,000 projects worth Rs 10 trillion

Man gets kebab in Gurugram from Lucknow in less than 30 mins, sues Zomato

The petitioner urged the court to restrain Zomato from continuing the services under 'Zomato Legends'

Changi Airport looks at Jaipur-Lucknow as passenger generating destination

Singapore's Changi Airport Group (CAG) is looking at new destinations such as Jaipur and Lucknow for generating passenger traffic out of India, one of the bright spots for the city state's airport, according to a media report. Lim Ching Kiat, executive vice-president for air hub and cargo development at CAG, said that Changi Airport Group will work with airlines to add more capacity on high-demand routes by increasing frequencies or getting carriers to use bigger planes, The Straits Times reported. We are looking at new destinations like Jaipur and Lucknow. We think there's demand there, said Lim in an interview to the Straits Times. Lim has described India as another bright spot, as passenger traffic and connectivity have already exceeded pre-pandemic levels. Lim said that CAG will work with airlines to add more capacity on high-demand routes by increasing frequencies or getting carriers to use bigger planes. For example, South Korea continues to draw healthy demand for inbound a

Helicopter services from Lucknow to Ayodhya to commence from Jan 19

"The booking schedule and fare rates will be finalised on the evening of January 16 and the distance from Lucknow to Ayodhya can be covered in just 30-40 minutes," it added

Most cities on path to achieve national clean air target; Varanasi leads

The government allocated Rs 9,631 crore to reduce the levels of particles with a diameter of 2.5 micrometers or smaller by 40 per cent in 131 cities by 2026 from the 2017 levels

Uttar Pradesh BJP to hold meeting in Lucknow, discuss LS poll strategy

Workshops have been held in Maharashtra, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab and Karnataka and will be held in other states

TMS Ep604: Lakshadweep tourism, AI City, markets, Sheikh Hasina

How can Lakshadweep trump Maldives? What will be the significance of India's first AI city? Is geopolitics the unknown risk for the markets? Who is Sheikh Hasina? All answers here

Lucknow University reschedules examinations slated for January 22

The Lucknow University has rescheduled examinations slated for January 22, the day of the consecration ceremony at the Ram temple in Ayodhya. The exams scheduled for January 22 have been postponed and the new dates announced, a senior university official said on Wednesday. After Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced a holiday in all academic institutions across the state on January 22, the university has also postponed the examinations on the day, he said. The revised examination schedule for subjects, including commerce, physics, chemistry, software development and biochemistry, among others, has been released on the university website, according to the official. The Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday declared a holiday for all academic institutions in the state on the day of the consecration ceremony at the Ram temple. "Considering the significance of the consecration ceremony of the eagerly awaited new idol of Shri Ram Lalla in Ayodhya Dham, the chief minister has declared

'City of Nawabs' making futuristic stride with green mobility, AI drive

A 40-acre land parcel has been identified, overlooking the Lucknow International Airport on the busy Lucknow-Kanpur highway

Ram temple opening: Meat shops to remain shut on January 22 in Lucknow

Ahead of the grand opening of the Ram Temple on January 22, several meat shops in Lucknow will remain closed