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SDRF constable plucks guava from boss's residence in Lucknow, gets show-cause notice

LUCKNOW, Jan. 13 -- A State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) constable blamed bad paneer and a YouTube home remedy for eating a guava on duty at a high-security compound in the state capital, and his ye... Read More


Lucknow gets its first woman JCP (Crime)

LUCKNOW, Jan. 8 -- An IPS officer of the 2002-batch, Aparna Kumar was on Wednesday appointed the joint commissioner of police (Crime) of Lucknow. She is becoming the first woman officer to hold the po... Read More


30 drug hotspots raided in Lucknow; 100 suspects identified, 6 held

LUCKNOW, Jan. 7 -- Less than a week after HT reported about narcotics sales in Lucknow, a joint task force of the Anti-Narcotics Team, SWAT, surveillance and local police stations conducted a special ... Read More


After fog stumps cricket, debate rages over correct AQI data in Lucknow

LUCKNOW, Dec. 19 -- A debate over air quality data has erupted in Lucknow after Wednesday's India-South Africa T20I at Ekana Stadium was abandoned due to poor visibility caused by fog. On the match d... Read More


Crackdown on illegal immigrants: Most Lucknow slum dwellers under scrutiny claim Assam roots

LUCKNOW, Dec. 14 -- As city police and the Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC) step up their joint drive to identify illegal Bangladeshi and Rohingya immigrants in urban slums, two Assam districts nea... Read More


Lucknow night clubs: '50% units abuse safety norms; Goa-like tragedy waiting to happen'

LUCKNOW, Dec. 8 -- Over 50% of the night clubs in the state capital are running, flouting fire safety norms, said Lucknow chief fire officer (CFO) Ankush Mittal on Monday. The CFO termed the lapses '... Read More


Woman found 'sitting dead': Post-mortem inconclusive; cops examine poisoning, register murder case

LUCKNOW, Dec. 3 -- A day after Aliganj's Rekha Verma, 37, was discovered "sitting dead" in Gomti Nagar's Vishal Khand-2, her death continued to remain a mystery as the post-mortem report offered no cl... Read More


Lucknow murder: Priyanshi case shows ex-fiance's aggression, obsession, dominance traits

LUCKNOW, Nov. 24 -- "He wanted total control over her life," Priyanshi Rawat's mother told police, shedding light on the obsessive behaviour of her 20-year-old former fiance, Alok Rawat, who allegedly... Read More


A year on, IOB locker heist victims still await most valuables, justice

LUCKNOW, Nov. 23 -- Nearly a year close to Lucknow's most sensational bank robberies, several victims say the wounds are still fresh and most valuables are yet to be recovered. From receiving just a f... Read More


Greetings reloaded: Ahead of nat'l Jamboree, Lko cops learn 'Kem Cho', 'Sat Sri Akal' & more

LUCKNOW, Nov. 21 -- Over 300 police personnel in Lucknow are swapping their usual "Namaste" and "Hello" for a vibrant palette of regional greetings ahead of the 19th National Jamboree. Officers are re... Read More