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Silent again: The 144-yr-old clock waiting for its 'Tuesday saviour'

LUCKNOW, March 16 -- Every Tuesday, Azeem Ahmad Siddiqui boards a bus from Rae Bareli, climbs nearly 200 steep stairs inside a 144-year-old tower, and coaxes history back to life. He is 52, works as a... Read More


E-buses run shy of schedule in Lko; 293 missed trips in 12 days

LUCKNOW, March 6 -- Electric city buses in the state capital are not making the required number of runs, depot records show. Authorities at the Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation's (UPSRTC... Read More


UP's expressway network in safety spotlight after sleeper bus crashes

LUCKNOW, March 3 -- Even as Uttar Pradesh boasts of a large expressway network, a spate of recurring crashes involving long-distance and sleeper buses on these high-speed corridors has put vehicle fit... Read More


UP's 1,788-km e-way network in safety spotlight after sleeper bus crashes

LUCKNOW, March 2 -- Even as Uttar Pradesh boasts of a 1,788-km expressway network - the country's longest - a spate of recurring crashes involving long-distance and sleeper buses on these high-speed c... Read More


Crackdown curbs open sale, Chinese manjha covertly available in some pockets

India, Feb. 16 -- Police action against banned Chinese manjha appears to be yielding results across several parts of the city, with many traders refusing to stock or sell the hazardous synthetic threa... Read More


Crackdown curbs open sale, Chinese manjha covertly available in some pockets

LUCKNOW, Feb. 16 -- Police action against banned Chinese manjha appears to be yielding results across several parts of the city, with many traders refusing to stock or sell the hazardous synthetic thr... Read More


Litti chokha to Banarasi paan and beyond

LUCKNOW, Jan. 25 -- Union home minister Amit Shah launched the 'One District-One Cuisine' (ODOC) scheme at the Uttar Pradesh Diwas celebrations at Rashtra Prerna Sthal, on Saturday, marking a new push... Read More


Over 5K challans issued for wrong-side driving

LUCKNOW, Jan. 24 -- The traffic department in UP has intensified road safety enforcement, issuing thousands of challans, not only for helmet and seat-belt violations, but also for wrong-side driving a... Read More


Traffic dept revs up enforcement: Over 5500 challans issued for wrong-side driving in UP

India, Jan. 24 -- LUCKNOW The traffic department in UP has intensified road safety enforcement, issuing thousands of challans, not only for helmet and seat-belt violations, but also for wrong-side dri... Read More


Stand gone but buses still halt opposite Charbagh rly station

LUCKNOW, Jan. 17 -- Even though the Charbagh bus station has been wound up for re-construction and all services have been shifted to the Alambagh bus station, several buses continue to halt on roads n... Read More