K Sandeep Kumar is a Special Correspondent of Hindustan Times heading the Allahabad Bureau. He has spent over 16 years reporting extensively in Uttar Pradesh, especially Allahabad and Lucknow. He covers politics, science and technology, higher education, medical and health and defence matters. He also writes on development issues.
Articles by K Sandeep Kumar
Mahakumbh 2025: India’s cultural heritage to be highlighted with AR-enhanced ‘Sanskriti Gram’
The setup of Sanskriti Gram, or ‘Cultural Village,’ will allow pilgrims and tourists to experience authentic digital displays of Indian culture in their true form and context.
Updated on Oct 03, 2024 08:12 AM IST
K Sandeep Kumar, Prayagraj
96 crumbling school buildings in Prayagraj to be demolished in major safety overhaul
Instructions have been given through the missive, a copy of which is with HT, to deposit the auction amount in the accounts of the respective school management committees.
Updated on Oct 02, 2024 07:12 AM IST
K Sandeep Kumar, Prayagraj
UP Board Exam 2025: 54.38 lakh students to appear in HS, Inter exams
For the 2024 UP Board Exams, a total of 55,25,342 students including 2,947,335 in class 10 and 25,78,007 in class 12 were registered.
Published on Oct 01, 2024 07:20 PM IST
K Sandeep Kumar, Prayagraj
Prayagraj division tops U.P. in National Health Quality Certification
The Lucknow division, including districts such as Hardoi, Lakhimpur Kheri, Lucknow, Rae Bareli, Sitapur, and Unnao, secured the second position in the state with 30 certificates
Updated on Oct 01, 2024 09:40 AM IST
K Sandeep Kumar, Prayagraj
Government to begin millet procurement from today
Uttar Pradesh aims to double millet production area to 2.5 million hectares, with 27 purchase centres set for October 1 to support farmers.
Updated on Oct 01, 2024 08:36 AM IST
K Sandeep Kumar, Prayagraj
PM SHRI schools: U.P. success stories to get space on social media
PM SHRI (PM Schools for Rising India) schools of Uttar Pradish will now also shine on social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram and ‘X’ (formerly Twitter)
Updated on Sep 30, 2024 07:04 AM IST
K Sandeep Kumar, Prayagraj
Mahakumbh: Akharas, arti, cruise and more on tourists’ itinerary!
Uttar Pradesh introduces 'Mahakumbh Walking Tours' for tourists, featuring guided visits to akhara camps, yoga, and Ganga Aarti during the festival.
Updated on Sep 28, 2024 09:44 AM IST
K Sandeep Kumar, Prayagraj
Prayagraj’s tourist boom: Record numbers flock ahead of Mahakumbh 2025
Along with domestic tourists, the number of foreign tourists has also risen in first six months of 2024
Published on Sep 27, 2024 10:44 PM IST
K Sandeep Kumar, Prayagraj
Mahakumbh round the corner, no plan to check 22 untapped drains before event
Ahead of Mahakumbh Mela-2025, 39 drains discharge 72.41 MLD untreated sewage into Ganga and Yamuna. NGT orders a committee to address water quality issues.
Updated on Sep 27, 2024 07:26 AM IST
K Sandeep Kumar, Prayagraj
UP Board: State gives thrust to ‘Make in India’ for vigil at exam centres
In a first, UP govt has directed officials concerned to install all the equipment, such as CCTV cams, DVRs etc, manufactured in India
Updated on Sep 25, 2024 05:20 AM IST
K Sandeep Kumar, Prayagraj
Drinking water supply gets ₹13.5 crore push ahead of Mahakumbh
Ahead of Mahakumbh, the UP government is enhancing amenities, focusing on drinking water with 36 new tube wells and public taps in Prayagraj.
Updated on Sep 24, 2024 05:20 AM IST
K Sandeep Kumar, Prayagraj
Mahakumbh-2025: Moves afoot to smarten Sangam city street vendors
State tourism department, Manyavar Kanshiram Institute of Tourism Management, Lucknow, have begun training vendors in small groups
Published on Sep 20, 2024 06:37 PM IST
K Sandeep Kumar, Prayagraj
Mahakumbh: Special statues, installations to come up at 15 places in Sangam city
All the symbols and statues selected for placemaking installation are such that they have a direct connection with the mythological and religious identity of Sangam city
Updated on Sep 19, 2024 05:44 AM IST
K Sandeep Kumar, Prayagraj
No reservation in DElEd admissions for non-UP candidates
For the first time non-UP candidates are to be given admission in DElEd course in state but only applicants from UP would be given admission in first phase
Updated on Sep 18, 2024 05:19 PM IST
K Sandeep Kumar, Prayagraj
Robust network of roads in U.P.’s Prayagraj ahead of Mahakumbh-2025
The Yogi government is enhancing Prayagraj's roads for Mahakumbh-2025, with 322 roads under construction and ₹272.52 crore allocated for improvements.
Updated on Sep 17, 2024 07:24 AM IST
K Sandeep Kumar, Prayagraj
Learning corners to come up at anganwadi centres in U.P.
Over 60K anganwadi centres in state to provide activity-based learning through these corners for kids aged 3 to 6 years
Updated on Sep 16, 2024 06:12 AM IST
K Sandeep Kumar, Prayagraj
After two-and-a -half years, efforts start again to set up new Sainik Schools in Uttar Pradesh
Director general of school education Kanchan Verma has sent a missive to the district magistrates of Agra, Aligarh, Prayagraj, Azamgarh, Bareilly, Basti, Moradabad, Banda, Jhansi, Gonda, Ayodhya, Kanpur Nagar, Meerut, Saharanpur, Mirzapur and Varanasi on September 12.
Published on Sep 15, 2024 05:08 PM IST
K Sandeep Kumar, Prayagraj
Who will recruit teachers in 973 Sanskrit schools, colleges in U.P.?
There are 403 govt-aided colleges in which 929 posts of teachers and 249 posts of principals are lying vacant; in 570 Sanskrit schools the numbers are 1021 and 307 posts of teachers and principals vacant, respectively
Published on Sep 12, 2024 08:29 PM IST
K Sandeep Kumar, Prayagraj
Over 6.74L rural women achieve financial independence through NRLM SHGs in Prayagraj division
Records show that over 61,867 women self-help groups comprising 6,74,873 women have been formed so far in the Prayagraj division alone, officials informed.
Updated on Sep 12, 2024 09:16 AM IST
K Sandeep Kumar, Prayagraj
Prayagraj Nazul saga-- history, legal battles; residents’ future tense
Nazul land in Prayagraj also houses around 10,000 middle-class and lower-middle-class families who have been living here for generations. These people had hoped that one day a new law of freehold would fulfill their dream of fully owning a home, but now everyone’s dream seems set to be shattered.
Updated on Sep 09, 2024 07:38 AM IST
Govt initiative: Experts to assess science, maths challenges of class 9-10 students in U.P.
Director general, school education, Kanchan Verma has entrusted this responsibility to Prayagraj-based State Institute of Science Education
Updated on Sep 08, 2024 06:00 AM IST
K Sandeep Kumar, Prayagraj
PROJECT ALANKAR: Government-aided Sanskrit schools set for a revamp, ₹13.65 crore released
In a letter issued on August 31 by the Deputy Secretary (Sanskrit education) Sanjay Kumar, ₹13.65 crore has been approved for 130 Sanskrit secondary schools spread across the state, informed officials of the state secondary education department.
Updated on Sep 07, 2024 09:00 AM IST
K Sandeep Kumar, Prayagraj
UP to recruit over 10,600 contractual educators for anganwadi centres
The recruitment has been announced for 10,684 posts, with educators to be appointed for 11 months on a contract basis, receiving an honorarium of ₹10,313 per month.
Updated on Sep 06, 2024 09:12 AM IST
K Sandeep Kumar, Prayagraj
UP govt to take charge: 71 new degree colleges to operate without private sector involvement
According to the plan, 1,062 positions for assistant professors will be created in these 71 colleges.
Updated on Sep 06, 2024 09:04 AM IST
K Sandeep Kumar, Prayagraj
Online monitoring reveals alarming gaps in U.P. govt schools’ classroom activities
Classroom activities, particularly in 64 selected government secondary schools across various districts, were monitored between July 7 and July 21.
Updated on Aug 26, 2024 10:51 AM IST
K Sandeep Kumar, Prayagraj
Swachh Surveshan impact: Pan-India study to cover 15 cities including Prayagraj
Under the Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban), the government of India launched Swachh Survekshan, the world’s largest annual urban sanitation survey.
Published on Aug 24, 2024 10:32 PM IST
K Sandeep Kumar, Prayagraj
950 science labs in govt-run secondary schools to be upgraded
According to a directive dated August 9, sent to the district inspectors of schools (DIOSs), a copy of which is with HT, for a group of 40 students, 129 specific items will be purchased for chemistry labs, 139 for life sciences, and 91 for physics labs under this initiative.
Updated on Aug 23, 2024 06:42 AM IST
Mahakumbh-2025: Tourism dept training boatmen as river guides in Praygaraj, other cities
The state tourism department is training 4,000 boatmen in storytelling and safety skills to serve as river guides for Mahakumbh-2025, enhancing tourist experiences.
Updated on Aug 21, 2024 07:32 AM IST
K Sandeep Kumar, Prayagraj
UPPSC Announces PCS (J) 2022 Mains revised result
In the revised results, five more candidates have been declared successful for the interview round of the recruitment process.
Published on Aug 18, 2024 02:39 PM IST
K Sandeep Kumar, Prayagraj
Primary teachers’ adjustment: Student strength in U.P. schools fudged to keep teachers, probe ordered
The Basic Education Department has sent a list of primary schools across the state to respective BSAs and ordered a fresh count of students in these schools
Published on Aug 17, 2024 07:38 PM IST
K Sandeep Kumar, Prayagraj