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ED arrests Mukhtar Ansari's aide from Lucknow airport

LUCKNOW, Oct. 24 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested late mafia don-turned-politician, Mukhtar Ansari's close associate Mohd Shadab, alias 'Dumpy', on Wednesday morning from Lucknow's Chaudha... Read More


With 2 months still left, 41 UP encounter killings this year touch 2018 mark

LUCKNOW, Oct. 24 -- Although encounter killings in Uttar Pradesh have sparked debates and raised questions about the efficacy of such measures in controlling crime, the state police gunned down 41 cri... Read More


Yogi approves five-fold increase in financial powers of PWD officers

LUCKNOW, Oct. 24 -- After three decades, the Uttar Pradesh government has approved a five-fold increase in the financial powers of public works department (PWD) officers, alongside a comprehensive rev... Read More


Azam Khan on SP's list of 20 star campaigners for Bihar polls

LUCKNOW, Oct. 24 -- Samajwadi Party (SP) national president Akhilesh Yadav and national general secretary Azam Khan are among the 20 star campaigners of the party for the second phase of Bihar assembl... Read More


BSP expels Lko, Knp in-charge over factionalism, indiscipline

LUCKNOW, Oct. 24 -- Shamsuddin Raeen, 47, regarded as a key Muslim leader in the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) who started as a booth worker at age 20, was expelled on Thursday as the party in charge of L... Read More


Kukrail Night Safari case: Petitioners to move NGT seeking directives to UP govt to file reply

LUCKNOW, Oct. 24 -- Petitioners in the Kukrail Night Safari and Lucknow Zoo shifting case will approach the National Green Tribunal (NGT) through senior Supreme Court lawyer Salman Khurshid, who is he... Read More


Cleaning up after Diwali: Lucknow littered as sanitation staff go on extended holiday?

LUCKNOW, Oct. 23 -- Several parts of the state capital continue to be littered with piles of garbage and uncleaned streets, exposing the Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC). Mounds of garbage, unatte... Read More


Shahjahanpur: Biker on way to celebrate Bhai Dooj killed by 'Manjha'

LUCKNOW, Oct. 23 -- A 25-year-old man, identified as Ravi Sharma, died after his throat was allegedly slit by a banned nylon kite string, commonly known as 'Manjha', in Shahjahanpur district on Thursd... Read More


FSDA seizes Codeine-based cough syrups worth rRs.r5 crore in Lucknow raid

LUCKNOW, Oct. 23 -- In a crackdown on the illegal sale of narcotic cough syrups, the Uttar Pradesh's Food Safety and Drug Administration (FSDA) seized codeine-based syrups worth over Rs.5 crore during... Read More


Yogi calls for modernisation of fire department; over 1,000 posts approved

LUCKNOW, Oct. 23 -- Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday emphasised the need to strengthen and modernise the fire department to meet the challenges posed by rapid population growth, industrialis... Read More