Articles by Gaurav Saigal
India’s first vulture breeding centre takes flight from Gorakhpur
CM Yogi Adityanath inaugurates the facility; it includes breeding aviary, holding aviary, hospital aviary, nursery aviary, veterinary section, administrative building, guard room, generator room, etc
Updated on Sep 07, 2024 06:40 AM IST
Wolves of Bahraich: On trail of devious duo, forest dept anticipates next attack
Forest mapping reveals elusive wolves' movements, aiding efforts to trap them after 10 attacks, mostly on children, in Mahsi tehsil, UP.
Updated on Sep 05, 2024 09:56 PM IST
Gaurav Saigal, Bahraich/lucknow
Catch or kill orders out for wolves
Orders issued for even more stringent combing and capture operations, and if nothing works, decision to eliminate wolves to be issued
Updated on Sep 03, 2024 10:45 PM IST
Gaurav Saigal, Lucknow
From fringes to courtyards, wolves take centre stage for third time in nearly three decades
Around, 1996, they attacked children in Pratapgarh and struck again in Balrampur in 2003. Now, they have unleashed terror in Bahraich.
Updated on Sep 03, 2024 10:02 AM IST
Gaurav Saigal, Lucknow
Operation Bhediya: Lair identified, dolls to lure, trap elusive duo in Bahraich
Forest officials have trapped four of the six wolves linked with the killings, including seven children, but two wolves have managed to dodge all the traps laid for them
Updated on Aug 31, 2024 08:16 AM IST
Gaurav Saigal Shariq Rais Siddiqui, Lucknow/bahraich
Operation Bhediya: Tech and tactics to fore as admn pulls out all stops
The result: four wolves trapped, including one on Thursday morning, while the look-out is for two more
Updated on Aug 30, 2024 08:30 AM IST
Gaurav Saigal, Lucknow/bahraich
Wolf terror: How life may never be same again
As nine people, mostly children, have lost their lives to the wolf attacks and danger seems to lurk everywhere
Updated on Aug 30, 2024 05:57 AM IST
Gaurav Saigal/Shariq Rais Siddiqui, Lucknow/bahraich
Wolf-catching spree on in UP as fear lingers
Villagers in Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh, are on high alert after wolf attacks killed nine people in 40 days. The forest department is actively trying to capture the predators.
Updated on Aug 30, 2024 06:40 AM IST
Ads for influencers in UP’s new social media policy
The 14-page draft policy said individual entities or influencers, content writers, agencies and firms that have worked for at least two years, would need to apply to get empanelled.
Published on Aug 29, 2024 08:50 AM IST
U.P’s digital media policy comes with accent on rewards, pro-govt content
Any applicants will need to submit an analytics report for the past six months and affidavits declaring that no criminal case was registered against them.
Updated on Aug 29, 2024 07:04 AM IST
Docs’ strike leaves behind load of over 2K surgeries in U.P.
As resident docs get back to work after nine-day strike over Kolkata horror, medical facilities begin efforts to bring things back to normal
Updated on Aug 24, 2024 06:54 AM IST
Gaurav Saigal, Lucknow
Dark spots plague resident doctors’ safety net in Lucknow
A visit by HT to KGMU and Lohia hospital reveals that resident doctors’ plight is in need of an urgent dose of relief, including enhanced security and better working conditions
Updated on Aug 15, 2024 06:38 AM IST
Gaurav Saigal, Lucknow
Greener pastures continue to lure govt hosp doctors in Lucknow to private fold
In a government set-up, the reward for work is missing. Money may be one reason, but job satisfaction too went missing in the past few years as politicisation of campuses made work difficult, says former faculty of KGMU
Published on Aug 07, 2024 09:52 PM IST
Mata Prasad Pandey: ‘Why BJP, BSP afraid of my Brahmin identity?’
Three days after his appointment, Pandey, 81, broke his silence on the issue on Tuesday, asserting that not only Brahmins but all communities are annoyed with the BJP
Updated on Jul 31, 2024 07:40 AM IST
Gaurav Saigal, Lucknow
Green Goal: U.P. aims high with 36.50 cr sapling plantation on Saturday
While the state is aiming to plant 36.50 cr saplings in the latest edition of the mass single-day plantation, UP had cumulatively planted 37.16 cr saplings in similar drives between 2017 and 2021.
Updated on Jul 20, 2024 05:32 AM IST
Gaurav Saigal, Lucknow
Uttar Pradesh to file appeal with NMC: 13 new medical colleges in state denied nod for MBBS course
NMC denies permission to 13 new medical colleges in Uttar Pradesh for MBBS course due to infra & faculty issues. State authorities may appeal.
Updated on Jul 08, 2024 05:48 AM IST
Gaurav Saigal, Lucknow
Uttar Pradesh scraps fine for leaving medical education midway
However, the penalty debarring a candidate from taking admission in a medical education course the next year remains intact under the “seat-leaving bond”
Updated on Jun 28, 2024 06:36 AM IST
Gaurav Saigal, Lucknow
U.P. readies world’s 1st conservation centre for Asian King vultures
Uttar Pradesh to open world's first Asian king vulture conservation and breeding centre in Maharajganj to save critically endangered species.
Updated on Jun 24, 2024 06:16 PM IST
Gaurav Saigal, Maharaganj
U.P.’s go green plan with Nepal, 8 states
Saplings of trees that matter to U.P.’s neighbours will be planted during upcoming plantation season starting in July
Published on Jun 20, 2024 05:38 PM IST
Gaurav Saigal, Lucknow
Battle of ballots heads towards occult zone
A number of candidates have engaged tantra and jyotish experts to conduct rituals and special pujas for victory in Lok Sabha polls
Updated on Jun 01, 2024 06:58 AM IST
From ghats to tea stalls, it’s a kaleidoscope of poll moods in Kashi
Amid the opening of employment opportunities and rejuvenation of the riverbank, political opinion flows freely on the streets of Varanasi
Updated on May 31, 2024 02:41 AM IST
Gaurav Saigal, Varanasi
Maharajganj: Uphill task for Cong’s young turk against six-time BJP MP
In Maharajganj, Kurmi votes are crucial as six-time MP Pankaj Chaudhary faces Congress' Virendra Chaudhary. Pankaj's strong track record poses a challenge for Virendra.
Updated on May 30, 2024 10:07 PM IST
Poll-time lens reveals decade of transformation in Kashi
The most remarkable facet of transformation is palpable at the Kashi Vishwanath Temple (KVT) complex post its renovation and expansion as the Kashi Vishwanath Dham.
Updated on May 30, 2024 06:32 AM IST
Gaurav Saigal, Varanasi
Modi juggernaut vs INDIA bloc: Kashi poised for ‘tug of margin’
While the opposition seeks to wrest power from the saffron party, the BJP is focusing on increasing the victory margin of Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Updated on May 29, 2024 01:28 AM IST
INDIA bloc getting stronger with each passing phase, says Uttar Pradesh Congress president Ajay Rai
“Elections are won by winning hearts... Youth are troubled with price rise and unemployment,” says Uttar Pradesh Congress president Ajay Rai in an exclusive interview
Updated on May 28, 2024 09:04 AM IST
Gaurav Saigal, Varanasi
All 10 stranded dolphins in safe waters now
Last two stranded Gangetic dolphins in Lakhimpur swam to safety after 48 hours. Mother and calf reached safe waters with help from forest officials.
Updated on May 27, 2024 05:10 AM IST
Gaurav Saigal, Lucknow
Plight of stranded dolphins makes a splash, spawns rescue op
National aquatic animal of India got stranded in the shallow water of Sharda irrigation canal in U.P.’s Lakhimpur district
Updated on May 26, 2024 05:08 AM IST
Gaurav Saigal, Lucknow
Kalanamak rice bowl sees grain concern sprout in poll season
Much of the Kalanamak rice that farmers harvested last year is awaiting customers and the growers feel it needs an MSP push but they say they don’t know whether their concerns are part of any manifesto.
Updated on May 25, 2024 07:26 AM IST
Gaurav Saigal, Siddharthnagar
Political choice has a benefit quotient in aspirational districts of UP
Politicians and parties have a different take on campaigning in these districts - they call it the “beneficiary connect”, which is high on their agenda. Siddharthnagar, one of the 8 aspirational districts in UP, has 1,19,527 Ujjwala beneficiary families who got wood stoves replaced with LPG system
Updated on May 23, 2024 09:38 AM IST
Farmers in Barabanki transforming their fortunes amidst political apathy
Politicians pass through rural pockets in Barabanki while campaigning for the Lok Sabha election and plan novel methods to attract voters, but they rarely visit fields full of innovation.
Updated on May 18, 2024 05:08 AM IST
Gaurav Saigal, Barabanki