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
Customised NCERT books with ‘U.P. touch’ from 2024-25 session at govt primary schools
Now lakhs of students of classes 1 and 2 enrolled in over 1
Published on Mar 24, 2023 12:11 AM IST
K Sandeep Kumar, Prayagraj
U.P. schools to be assessed on pattern followed for univs, colleges
Now secondary schools of Uttar Pradesh will also be evaluated on the pattern followed for universities and degree colleges
Published on Mar 19, 2023 10:53 PM IST
K Sandeep Kumar, Prayagraj
Now, ‘play way mode of teaching’ for 2 cr primary students in U.P.
Around 2 crore students enrolled in classes 1 to 8 in more than 1
Updated on Mar 13, 2023 01:34 AM IST
K Sandeep Kumar, Prayagraj
Principal shooter in Umesh Pal murder killed in UP encounter
PrayagrajUttar Pradesh Police on Monday gunned down a 27-year-old man who allegedly fired the first shot at lawyer Umesh Pal, a key witness in a high-profile murder case whose daylight killing last week sparked a political storm and concerns about law and order
Published on Mar 07, 2023 01:40 AM IST
Now, sewer-cleaning robots to replace manual scavengers in U.P.’s Prayagraj
The state government has made available three Bandicoot robotic scavengers to Prayagraj Nagar Nigam and Jalkal department
Published on Mar 05, 2023 10:57 PM IST
K Sandeep Kumar, Prayagraj
Bulldozer action continues in UP: Houses of Atiq ‘aides’ razed; Mukhtar’s building demolished
Officials arrived at the house of Mashooquddin and asked the residents to vacate the place. Officials claimed the house was constructed illegally, a charge the occupants denied
Updated on Mar 03, 2023 11:52 PM IST
K Sandeep Kumar and Farhan Ahmad Siddiqui
Umesh Pal murder: Prayagraj administration demolishes house of gun store owner
The Uttar Pradesh police said that the gun store owner is a close aide of mafia-politician Atiq Ahmad, who along with his family are among the 17 named accused in Umesh Pal’s killing
Published on Mar 02, 2023 03:11 PM IST
K Sandeep Kumar and Farhan Ahmad Siddiqui
Umesh Pal murder case: House of accused’s aide razed in Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh authorities on Wednesday demolished a two-storey house in Prayagraj where the wife of mafia-turned-politician Atiq Ahmad, Shaista Parveen, lived on rent
Published on Mar 02, 2023 01:56 AM IST
K Sandeep Kumar and Farhan Ahmad Siddiqui
Prayagraj civic body demolishing house of Shaista Parveen, says it was illegal
PDA vice-chairman Arvind Kumar Chauhan said the house was being demolished because it was illegally constructed in violation of the norms
Updated on Mar 01, 2023 05:41 PM IST
U.P.: Now drones to keep eye on power transmission lines in Prayagraj division
In view of the challenges that it faces in using traditional methods to inspect overhead power transmission lines, the Uttar Pradesh Power Transmission Corporation Limited (UPPTCL) has decided to take help of drones for the work
Published on Feb 26, 2023 10:41 PM IST
K Sandeep Kumar, Prayagraj
No more mandatory optional subject in PCS, 2 new papers introduced
Instead, two papers of general knowledge have been introduced to quiz the candidates about the state in which they wish to serve.
Updated on Feb 25, 2023 12:48 AM IST
K Sandeep Kumar, Prayagraj
‘A record over 9 crore devotees visited Magh Mela in U.P.’s Prayagraj this year’
Quoting fair records, SP, Magh Mela, Rajeev Narayan Mishra said last year, 4.30 crore devotees had attended the annual religious event
Updated on Feb 20, 2023 09:55 PM IST
K Sandeep Kumar, Prayagraj
Number of out-of-state HS examinees in UP Board exams dips
The number of students from other states and educational boards enrolling to appear in class 10 UP Board exams with the intention of passing them using unfair means has seen a marked decrease, courtesy strict anti-copying measures and a crackdown on copying mafia during the past few years
Published on Feb 19, 2023 11:05 PM IST
K Sandeep Kumar, Prayagraj
UP Board Exams: 936 centres sensitive, 242 declared highly sensitive this year
This year, a total of total 58,85,745 candidates including 31,16,487 students of Class 10 and 27,69,258 of Class 12 have registered for the high school and intermediate examinations conducted by the Uttar Pradesh Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad (UPMSP).
Published on Feb 14, 2023 02:30 PM IST
K Sandeep Kumar, Prayagraj
New India Literacy Programme: 11 months on, survey work yet to begin in 36 U.P. dists
The centrally sponsored ‘New India Literacy Programme’ (NILP) for the implementation during five years (from 2022-23 to 2026-27) started on April 1, 2022. The programme aims to cover 5 crore learners during five years under Foundational Literacy and Numeracy component.
Published on Feb 13, 2023 12:40 AM IST
K Sandeep Kumar, Prayagraj
Houseboat stays, boat rides on cards in U.P.’s Prayagraj
A local businessman proposes to invest ₹75 crore in river tourism at the ongoing Global Investors’ Summit in Lucknow
Published on Feb 12, 2023 12:39 AM IST
K Sandeep Kumar, Prayagraj
Prayagraj: Designer chillums much in demand in Magh Mela tent city
Makers and sellers of these designer chillums are making brisk sales. They have arrived here with their products—mostly from Raeojah village in Damoh district of Madhya Pradesh
Published on Jan 31, 2023 09:36 PM IST
K Sandeep Kumar, Prayagraj
Mahatyagi sadhus start rigorous ritual at Magh Mela
Mahatyagi sadhus— the followers of Lord Ram— began their ancient, longest and the most rigorous ritual in quest of salvation in the camps located at Khak Chowk area of Magh Mela tent city on Basant Panchami on Thursday
Published on Jan 28, 2023 01:59 AM IST
K Sandeep Kumar, Prayagraj
Policy in pipeline: Secondary schools in U.P. to generate revenue, use money for upkeep
The department of secondary education in U.P. has already prepared a policy draft and sought suggestions from the public.
Published on Jan 22, 2023 08:18 PM IST
Armed with multi-lingual skills,seers sans formal education expertly deliver discourses
Being multi-lingual has helped them propagate Sanatan Dharma across the country and even abroad for years now.
Published on Jan 18, 2023 08:13 PM IST
Mahakumbh 2025: MoUs worth ₹969 crore for tourism sector projects inked in Prayagraj
The proposed projects range from an eco-tourism set-up to the construction of a resort and wellness centre among others.
Published on Jan 14, 2023 06:03 PM IST
Prayagraj gets U.P.’s first backwash water filter plant
The system is capable of converting even unused sludge left after filtration at the plant into drinking water
Published on Jan 13, 2023 11:36 PM IST
K Sandeep Kumar, Prayagraj
Magh Mela-2023: Women seers taking their fathers’ religious legacies forward
In various camps, women seers and preachers of various age groups are walking the paths taken by their fathers by delivering discourses, telling religious tales and leading yoga sessions
Published on Jan 12, 2023 10:59 PM IST
K Sandeep Kumar, Prayagraj
Now dialects dictionary to help primary teachers teach kids in U.P.
The move, in line with the new National Education Policy (NEP)-2020, is aimed at conserving regional dialects of the Hindi heartland and using them to better educate school kids.
Published on Jan 07, 2023 07:42 PM IST
44-day Magh Mela begins in Prayagraj: Pilgrims brave cold, fog to take dip at Sangam on Paush Purnima
All through the day, the ghats in Prayagraj remained abuzz with pilgrims taking the dip and performing various rituals on the first day of the Magh Mela
Published on Jan 06, 2023 10:54 PM IST
K Sandeep Kumar, Prayagraj
With many firsts, Magh Mela set to kick-start on January 6
Country’s biggest annual religious congregation on Sangam banks being held as a mini-replica of Mahakumbh 2025; UP govt racing against time to make arrangements for over seven crore pilgrims
Published on Jan 03, 2023 09:31 PM IST
U.P. govt to take suggestions from people over Mahakumbh Mela 2025 arrangements
Officials said that the state also wants to showcase its administrative capacity, cultural prosperity, and facilities in the tourism sector through Mahakumbh-2025
Published on Dec 29, 2022 06:58 PM IST
Uttar Pradesh: First mini stadium in Prayagraj’s rural area ready, to open in Jan
The Uttar Pradesh government is building mini stadiums in rural areas across the state to hone skills of rural players
Published on Dec 24, 2022 11:15 PM IST
K Sandeep Kumar, Prayagraj
Veda students now eligible for higher education as 8 ‘Gurukul’ schools in Prayagraj get recognition
With these traditional schools -- running under the age-old Gurukul model -- getting recognition, their passed-out students will now be eligible to pursue higher education
Published on Dec 24, 2022 08:05 PM IST
90 million Covid booster doses yet to be taken in Uttar Pradesh, vaccine stock adequate, say officials
In view of the recent rise in Covid cases in some countries, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath has said the state government will formulate a fresh policy for prevention and management of Covid-19
Published on Dec 24, 2022 12:57 AM IST
Gaurav Saigal, K Sandeep Kumar and Oliver Fredrick, Lucknow/prayagraj/varanasi
