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2 Muslims among 8 UP leaders in BJP's new national team

Lucknow, Aug. 18 -- With Uttar Pradesh headed for assembly polls early next year, the BJP's new national team appears to have been formed to strike a balance between caste, community, region, religion... Read More


WB hotel fire kills 9 as locked exits trap guests

Kolkata, Aug. 18 -- Nine people, including two children, were killed in a fire at a hotel at Tarapith, a temple town in West Bengal's Birbhum district, early on Monday, officials said, adding that a p... Read More


New BJP team will give new energy to organisation: Yogi

Lucknow, Aug. 18 -- Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday extended his best wishes to the new team formed under the leadership of BJP national president Nitin Nabin. In a post on X, he conveyed hea... Read More


7 die as rumour sparks stampede near temple

Patna, Aug. 18 -- At least seven people were killed and 23 injured after an electric pole fell, triggering panic and confusion among a large crowd of devotees near the Ashok Dham temple in Bihar's Lak... Read More


27 booked, two women held for Assaulting SI

Lucknow, Aug. 18 -- Police have booked 27 people, including 12 named accused, and arrested two women on Monday, a day after a police sub-inspector was assaulted and an attempt was made to strangle him... Read More


LMC launches OTS scheme to waive interest, surcharge on property tax dues

LUCKNOW, Aug. 18 -- Property owners in Lucknow can now clear their long-pending property tax dues without paying the interest and surcharge accumulated on dues up to April 1, 2026, with the Lucknow Mu... Read More


Rain triggers prolonged power cuts, water woes

LUCKNOW, Aug. 18 -- : Monday's rain brought relief from the heat but also triggered widespread power outages across Lucknow, leaving many households without electricity for hours and disrupting water ... Read More


Cigarette thieves target small, secluded gumtis in the dark

LUCKNOW, Aug. 18 -- Small, secluded paan and cigarette kiosks (gumtis) have become easy targets for thieves in Lucknow these days, with the recent incident reported in the Jankipuram area. In this are... Read More


Lucknow couple kept under 'digital arrest' for 18 days

Lucknow, Aug. 18 -- A 70-year-old retired FCI employee and his wife from Lalbagh were allegedly kept under "digital arrest" for 18 days by cyber fraudsters who posed as ATS, NIA and CBI officers and t... Read More


HC issues contempt notices to chief secy, three other officers

Lucknow, Aug. 18 -- The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court has issued contempt notices to four officers, including chief secretary Shashi Prakash Goyal, for not complying with its May 8, 2026 i... Read More