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The Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court on Monday held that the authorities committed several illegalities in fixing quota for appointment of 69,000 teachers in Uttar Pradesh in the Assistant Teachers Recruitment Examination (ATRE)-2019. The court has directed the state government to review the final list issued in the matter on June 1, 2020, within the next three months after fixing the reservation in proper manner. The bench also quashed the select list of 68,000 teachers issued on January 5, 2022. "The reservation limit must not exceed 50 per cent of the total seats in any circumstances," said the bench. A bench of justice Om Prakash Shukla passed the verdict disposing of as many as 117 writ petitions. "Apparently, there was no clarity of the score and details of the reserved category candidates, who appeared in the ATRE 2019. There had been no endeavour from the state authorities, who are custodian of the records of the ATRE 2019 and would have assisted this court in providi

There is some good news for human scavengers. In a first for the region, smart robots will soon begin cleaning clogged sewers and the project will begin from Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj

The HC's decision on Monday came on a petition filed by the parents regarding the regulation of school fees deposited during the corona period

The Allahabad High Court has directed the authorities concerned to ensure regular monitoring of the quality of the Ganga water in Kanpur and Prayagraj, in view of the ongoing Magh Mela

The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court on Tuesday ordered conduct of urban local body elections in UP without OBC reservation.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday asked officials to work with the resolve to clean up river Ganga before the start of Kumbh 2025 in Prayagraj. He also issued directions to expedite the process of setting up sewage treatment plants to save the rivers. The chief minister was addressing a meeting to review the progress of the 'Namami Gange' project here. "Before the start of Prayagraj Kumbh 2025, the resolve to make Maa Ganga 'aviral-nirmal' (free flowing and clean) will have to be fulfilled. The process of setting up STPs should be accelerated to save the rivers from sewage and filth... More efforts should be made for urban solid waste management to ensure uninterrupted and clean water of all rivers, including the Ganga," he said. Adityanath said river Ganga is a unique gift given of nature to Uttar Pradesh and most of the areas of flow of the river are in the state. "It is the centre point of our faith and it is also the mainstay of the economy. With the ...

The Centre has given its nod for renaming seven cities and towns, including Allahabad to Prayagraj, in the last five years, the Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday

The Allahabad High Court will hear on May 30 the bail plea of Ajay Kumar Mishra's son Ashish Mishra, arrested in connection with the Lakhimpur violence that claimed eight lives in October last year.

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra accused the Uttar Pradesh Police of assaulting students and vandalising their hostel in Prayagraj for allegedly protesting against unemployment

The court requested the Election Commission of India to immediately stop such rallies

Mahant Narendra Giri, the president of Akhil Bharatiya Akhada Parishad, was found dead on Monday at Baghambari Muth here, police said

The Centre had on January 1 last year approved renaming of Allahabad as Prayagraj.

In October last year, the Yogi Adityanath-led government had proposed the change in the name of Allahabad

Political players in other states have also readied their own white-ink pens, including the Shiv Sena in Maharashtra, which is known for its enthusiasm around renaming

Today's rulers were trying to show that they are working by just changing the name of Allahabad, said Akhilesh

Manager said that if they were not in agreement with this 'policy' of the school, they could leave

As many as eight teachers of the school, including principal Ritu Tripathi, resigned as a sign of protest against the diktat

According to the victim's father 11-year-old Ravi Pal was being pressured by his tutor into joining the terrorist outfit