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Accused in rape of toddler killed in encounter with police in Lucknow

LUCKNOW, June 7 -- About 24 hours after the alleged abduction and rape of a two-and-a-half-year-old girl near the Alambagh Metro station in Lucknow early on Thursday, the accused was killed in an enco... Read More


Lucknow police gears up for peaceful Bakrid celebrations

LUCKNOW, June 7 -- As the city gears up to celebrate Bakrid on Saturday, Lucknow Police have made elaborate security arrangements to ensure peaceful observance of the festival, with a clear focus on p... Read More


No demolition of 27 madrasas in UP's Shravasti till July 3: Allahabad HC

LUCKNOW, June 7 -- The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court has directed the state authorities to not take any coercive action or demolition against 27 madrasas in Uttar Pradesh's Shravasti distr... Read More


U.P. DGP calls for tech-driven, proactive policing

LUCKNOW, June 7 -- Newly-appointed director general of police, Uttar Pradesh, Rajeev Krishna on Friday held a meeting with senior officers through video conferencing to discuss key priorities for main... Read More


Performance under review, Udyami Mitras to be held accountable

LUCKNOW, June 7 -- Udyami Mitras in Uttar Pradesh will now be held accountable for the tasks assigned to them, with their performance under review. Alongside them, the work of deputy commissioners of ... Read More


A day after green event, LMC red-faced

LUCKNOW, June 7 -- Half a dozen of the saplings planted by urban development minister AK Sharma and other officials at Laxman Mela Ground disappeared on Friday, just a day after the plantation drive, ... Read More


Rape accused was a repeat offender; scooter gifted by sister

LUCKNOW, June 6 -- The man who raped a toddler and was gunned down in a police encounter in the early hours of Friday was booked in criminal cases registered at two police stations in the city. Charge... Read More


U.P. ANTF likely to have wider jurisdiction, special court

LUCKNOW, June 6 -- The jurisdiction of the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) is likely to be expanded, and a proposal to establish a special court for its cases is in the pipeline. The mo... Read More


Viksit Krishi drive aims to boost farm productivity in Uttar Pradesh: Minister

LUCKNOW, June 6 -- Uttar Pradesh agriculture minister Surya Pratap Shahi on Friday said the ongoing Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan-2025 (May 29-June 12) aims to enhance farm productivity and farmers' i... Read More


Jailed for assault on minor, accused arrested for stabbing her father to death

LUCKNOW, June 6 -- A joint team of the surveillance cell, crime unit of DCP (north zone) and Aliganj police arrested an individual booked under POCSO Act within 24 hours after he allegedly killed a ma... Read More