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114 days after FIR, Sitapur man convicted of raping 13-year-old daughter

LUCKNOW, Sept. 9 -- A special Pocso court in Sitapur has convicted a man for raping his 13-year-old daughter, bringing the case to a conclusion within 114 days of the FIR, officials said on Tuesday. ... Read More


UP SCR gets base map, regional master plan next

LUCKNOW, Sept. 8 -- Lucknow's growth story is set to be planned beyond the city's boundaries, with the proposed Uttar Pradesh State Capital Region (UP SCR) crossing its first major hurdle on Tuesday a... Read More


Blue jeans, campus drives: SP turns focus to students ahead of UP assembly elections

LUCKNOW, Sept. 8 -- With the 2027 Uttar Pradesh assembly elections barely six months away, the Samajwadi Party (SP) on Tuesday launched a focused youth outreach programme through its student wing, Chh... Read More


UP stands for 'unlimited potential', aims to be global textile hub: Yogi

LUCKNOW, Sept. 8 -- Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday said UP stands for "unlimited potential", and its rich heritage, young workforce, industrial base and vast market could help the state eme... Read More


@381.1 mm Bareilly records highest 24-hour rain in country

LUCKNOW, Sept. 7 -- Observatories in Bareilly and Shahjahanpur have broken their all-time rainfall records, with Bareilly recording the highest 24-hour rainfall in the country till 8.30am. The distric... Read More


'AI for goodness, not propaganda': Akhilesh targets BJP over political videos

LUCKNOW, Sept. 7 -- Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav on Monday accused the BJP-led state government of misusing artificial intelligence for political propaganda, saying AI should instead ... Read More


Lucknow generates 657 KLD faecal sludge, can treat just 100 KLD

LUCKNOW, Sept. 7 -- Lucknow is generating nearly seven times more faecal sludge than its treatment infrastructure can handle. The city produces an estimated 657 kilolitres (KLD) of faecal sludge every... Read More


'Mehfil-e-Tikait Rai': After appointment as L-G, Sharma recalls Lko ties

LUCKNOW, Sept. 7 -- : A day after his appointment as the lieutenant governor (L-G) of Andaman and Nicobar Islands was announced, former deputy chief minister Dinesh Sharma became emotional while recal... Read More


Six killed as dumper rams tempo in Sambhal

LUCKNOW, Sept. 7 -- Six people were killed and five others injured after a sand-laden dumper rammed a tempo on the Agra-Moradabad National Highway in Sambhal district on Sunday morning, police said. ... Read More


Lucknow beats 14-rank gap to top national clean-air survey list in million-plus city category

LUCKNOW, Sept. 7 -- Lucknow has climbed from 15th to first place in the Clean Air Survey 2026 among cities with over one million population, with the Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC) attributing th... Read More