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Fake state codes, ghost numbers let overloaded trucks through toll plazas

LUCKNOW, April 10 -- Fake vehicle numbers and non-existent state codes on toll receipts were key elements of a major transport fraud in Lucknow involving overloaded trucks fitted with High Security Re... Read More


Faith goes floor-ready as Lko grooves to bhajans

Lucknow, April 7 -- The bass dropped, lights flickered and the crowd swayed in rhythm - but instead of EDM or Bollywood, chants of "Hare Ram, Hare Krishna" filled the air. At UP Darshan Park on Sunday... Read More


Faith goes floor-ready as city grooves to bhajans

Lucknow, April 6 -- The bass dropped, lights flickered and the crowd swayed in rhythm - but instead of EDM or Bollywood, chants of "Hare Ram, Hare Krishna" filled the air. At UP Darshan Park on Sunday... Read More


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