Meanwhile, various parts of Lucknow witnessed heavy water logging on Friday. Houses and shops in various parts of the city got inundated after heavy rains. Lucknow: In view of the incessant heavy rains, the Lucknow district administration on Friday issued an advisory for the residents of the city. The district... The post appeared first on .

Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], September 16 (ANI): In view of the incessant heavy rains, the Lucknow district administration on Friday issued an advisory for the residents of the city.

Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], September 10 (ANI): The high-level committee formed to probe the hotel Levana fire tragedy that claimed four lives, has submitted its report to the state government on Friday.

Lucknow Feb 22 PTI As the high-decibel Uttar Pradesh assembly polls move towards the state capital all eyes are now on Lucknow Cantonment assembly constituency where rivals threaten to upset the BJP on its traditional seat for over three decadesThe assembly segment has elected BJP MLA since 1991 barring 2012 when then Congress leader Rita Bahuguna Joshi defeated Aparna Yadav who had fought on a Samajwadi Party SP ticketThe seat was hotly debated as speculation was rife that Aparna Yadav who had recently joined the BJP would contest from the high-profile constituencyBesides BJP MP from Allahabad Rita Bahuguna Joshi was pitching for her son Mayank to contest from the constituencyHowever the saffron party took a decision in favour of state Law Minister Brajesh PathakLucknow Cantt seat will see voting in the fourth round of the ongoing polls on Wednesday along with seven other assembly constituencies of the state capitalIn the 2017 assembly polls Pathak had successfully contested from Lucknow Central assembly constituencyOpposition SP BSP Congress and AAP have fielded their strong candidates to turn the tables on the saffron partySPs nominee is Surendra Singh Gandhi alias Raju GandhiSome of the other candidates in the fray are --- Dilpreet Singh Virk Congress Anil Pandey BSP Ajay Kumar AAP and Asheesh Saxena JDUThe Janata Dal United an ally of the BJP in neighbouring Bihar is contesting the Uttra Pradesh polls separatelyIn all there are 11 candidates in the poll fray from the crucial assembly seatPathak who had also been a student leader dismissed claims made by the opposition that he faced more competition this time as compared to 2017Even if you ask Samajwadi Party it will say that the BJP will win from Lucknow Cantonment The opposition does not have even a remote chance to win the elections this time Both the SP and BSP are way behind us he told PTI exuding confidence of winning the seat with easeHe also said that the victory margin on the seat as compared to the 2017 elections will also increasePeople are excited about the elections and I am confident that they will bless me the minister addedAsked to rate his chances of winning SPs Surendra Singh Gandhi said I was a two-term corporator in the Lucknow Municipal Corporation 2007 to 2017 The experience which I got over the decade as a corporator will definitely help me to serve the people in a much better way He also said that as a corporator he enjoyed a direct rapport with the people and has stood by them in their good and bad daysThe transition from a corporator to a legislator will be a smooth one and as a legislator I will get more chances of serving the people the SP candidate saidCongress nominee from the constituency Dilpreet Singh Virk also expressed confidence about winning the seat and said that his party will spring a surprise this timeThere are over 386 lakh voters in Lucknow Cantt Assembly constituency Though the people are not specifically taking any partys name but they are dropping enough hints of wanting a change and that they will go with the Congress Virk told PTIHe added that some of the major issues for the people of the constituency are adequate water supply in newer localities which have come up in the past few years as they do not have an overhead water tank and supply of clean drinking waterThough she has not been given a ticket by the BJP this time Aparna Yadav younger daughter-in-law of SP patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav campaigned vividly for the party nomineePTI NAV SNS SRY

Lucknow Feb 20 PTI In the poll fray from the state capital two sitting corporators of the Lucknow Municipal Corporation and an ex corporator exude confidence that they have an edge over other candidates as they are armed with a better understanding of the ground situation and problems facing localsAmong the sitting corporators of the Lucknow Municipal Corporation BJPs Rajneesh Gupta is contesting from Lucknow Central Gupta is a four-time corporator from Yahiyganj ward in the state capital Mamta Chaudhary who is contesting the assembly election from Mohanlalgnj assembly constituency on a Congress ticket is a corporator of Malviya Nagar wardFormer corporator from Motilal Nehru Nagar Charanjeet Gandhi is in the poll fray from Lucknow Cantonment seat on a SP ticket His wife is currently the corporator from Motilal Nehru wardSpeaking to PTI Chaudhary said If a corporator becomes an MLA heshe knows the ground situation of the locality and the entire neighbourhood and can hence solve the problems of the people The biggest problem in Mohanlalganj is that none of the previous state governments had built a womens degree college As a result of this the education of girls has suffered This is despite the fact that the local MP from Mohanlalganj is from the BJP she saidThe BJP did not build any community marriage hall in Mohanlalganj she said and added that arranging clean drinking water will be a challenge for herShe exuded confidence that the Congress will spring surprises in the 2022 Assembly electionsGupta said the BJP will win over 300 seats in the ongoing Assembly elections and will continue to serve the people with its mantra of sabka saath sabka vishwasHe added that being a corporator makes it easy to understand the problem of the people and accordingly devise a step to resolve them A corporator is well-versed with the topography of the area and will take less time to adjust himself or herself as per the need of the hourResolving the problems of traffic jams and water-logging which takes place in the area primarily due to narrow lanes are my priority he saidSimilar views were also expressed by Gandhi who feels that corporators experience in dealing with the problem of the people will definitely help them to solve the woes of the publicHe also said that their experience of contesting elections and then working for the public virtually throughout the day gives them an edge over other candidatesCorporator from Maithli Sharan Gupt ward Dilip Srivastava who is campaigning for Gupta said By resolving the problems of the people on a daily basis the corporators have accumulated a significant experience And it should gradually help them in resolving the problems of the public on a larger levelLucknow will vote in the fourth phase of the Assembly polls on February 23Srivastava notes that former state minister Lalji Tandon and current minister Mahendra Singh have both been corporators in LucknowUttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Dinesh Sharma had served as mayor of Lucknow for two times PTI NAV DV DV