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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


19 killed in drowning, road crash incidents across Uttar Pradesh

KANPUR/PRAYAGRAJ/VARANASI, Aug. 18 -- Nineteen people, eight of them Kanwariyas, were caught in separate tragedies in UP over Sunday night and Monday, with four devotees killed in road accidents and 1... Read More


Four dead, 17 hurt as truck mows down three in Aligarh, bus overturns in Agra

AGRA, Aug. 18 -- Four people, including a police sub-inspector and a couple, were killed and 17 others injured in two separate road accidents in Aligarh and Agra on Monday. In Aligarh, a speeding truc... Read More


22K quintals imitation paneer,khoya seized; new SOP issued

LUCKNOW, Aug. 18 -- Food items may look like paneer, taste like khoya and even resemble ghee - but if these are made largely from non-dairy ingredients and sold as conventional milk products, it could... Read More


IO summoned over plea to de-freeze accused's a/c

LUCKNOW, Aug. 18 -- In the ongoing probe into the alleged embezzlement of donations at Ram temple, one of the eight accused, Subhash Srivastava, has approached the special judge, Prevention of Corrupt... Read More


18 IAS officers appointed joint magistrates

LUCKNOW, Aug. 18 -- The Uttar Pradesh government on Monday posted 18 IAS officers of the 2024 batch as joint magistrates in various districts. Aditya Srivastava who secured All India Rank 1 in the UPS... 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


Ganj building fire: No casualty but smoke-belching bldg causes scare

LUCKNOW, Aug. 18 -- Thick smoke filled the Food Processing Directorate building in Hazratganj on Monday morning after a fire broke out there amid rain, prompting firefighters to rush two fire tenders ... Read More