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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


Hardoi history-sheeter killed over 'illicit affair'; two arrested

LUCKNOW, Oct. 23 -- A 43-year-old history-sheeter, Parshuram Singh, was murdered within Hardoi's Beniganj police station limits on Tuesday night allegedly over an illicit relationship with another man... Read More


After Diwali, Lucknow's air clears slightly, still above safe limits

LUCKNOW, Oct. 23 -- Lucknow's air quality showed steady improvement through the week, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) easing from the post-Diwali spike to a "Moderate" level by Wednesday. Diwali was ... Read More


Gonda: Dispute over 'compensatory job' salary ends in matricide

LUCKNOW, Oct. 23 -- A 30-year-old man allegedly bludgeoned his 58-year-old mother to death with a grinding stone in Gonda district on Tuesday night after an argument over a government job given to the... Read More


Remembering UP Police bravehearts: 18 cops killed in encounters with criminals over 8 years; 3 this year

LUCKNOW, Oct. 22 -- With the Uttar Pradesh Police continuing their crackdown against criminals across the state, many brave officers have laid down their lives in this mission, displaying courage and ... Read More


1,812 rural schools brought under urban limits in 46 UP districts

LUCKNOW, Oct. 22 -- With the expansion of urban limits in 46 districts, as many as 1,812 state-run primary and upper primary schools that were earlier categorised as rural have now come under urban ar... Read More