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LDA's Rs.5,148-cr budget: Homes, better transit take centre stage

LUCKNOW, March 21 -- The Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) on Friday approved a Rs 5,148-crore budget for 2026-27, prioritising affordable housing, land acquisition for new townships, and fast-track... Read More


30 mins of rain exposes drainage gaps; commuters caught off guard

LUCKNOW, March 21 -- A mere 30-minute downpour (18mm through the day) on Friday morning was all it took to expose failures in the city's drainage network. The sudden showers around 10am left several a... Read More


Westerlies, unseasonal rain bring back the chill

LUCKNOW, March 21 -- The heavy rainfall which lashed the state capital on Friday, reversed the march of the mercury in thermometers, pegging it at 23.5 degrees Celsius, which was 10.3 degrees below no... Read More


Probe ordered into substandard road in Gomti Nagar Extension

LUCKNOW, March 21 -- The district administration has ordered a probe into alleged substandard road construction in Gomti Nagar Extension after a Hindustan Times report highlighted a newly built stretc... Read More


Ensure prompt assessment of crop damage: CM to officers

LUCKNOW, March 21 -- Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday directed officers to carry out prompt assessment of crop damage due to unseasonal rainfall and delivery of relief in various districts. Al... Read More


Prez says self-reliant India only possible with healthy people

Agra, March 21 -- President Droupadi Murmu on Friday said that a self-reliant India is only possible when its citizens are healthy. She was speaking at the inauguration of the Nand Kishor Somani Oncol... Read More


UP prepares for fifth GBC to roll out projects worth Rs.7.5 lakh crore

LUCKNOW, March 21 -- The Uttar Pradesh government is preparing to organise its fifth Ground Breaking Ceremony (GBC) to implement projects worth Rs.7.5 lakh crore. The government said projects worth Rs... Read More


Curbing man-animal conflict: UP Forest Force to be revamped

LUCKNOW, March 21 -- The Uttar Pradesh Forest Force will soon be upgraded/mordenised to address various issues including man-animal conflict, said Arun K Saxena, UP minister for forests, environment a... Read More


UPP-Meta alert system saves 2,266 lives since '23

Lucknow, March 21 -- A technology-driven initiative of the Uttar Pradesh Police in collaboration with Meta has helped save 2,266 lives between January 1, 2023 and March 15, 2026, officials said. They ... Read More


Jailed ex-MP Umakant rushed to BHU hosp after health worsens

LUCKNOW, March 21 -- Eastern Uttar Pradesh strongman and former MP Umakant Yadav (73), who is serving a life sentence in connection with the 31-year-old murder case of a Government Railway Police cons... Read More