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Russian firm keen to replicate Lko's model of waste management

LUCKNOW, June 26 -- In a major recognition of Lucknow's urban governance and sanitation initiatives, a Russian business delegation on Thursday expressed interest in replicating the city's waste manage... Read More


Fake IPS officer held for coercing woman to settle criminal case

LUCKNOW, June 26 -- The Kakori police arrested a 21-year-old man for allegedly impersonating senior police officers and threatening a woman with suspension from her job in an attempt to coerce her int... Read More


Years in jail not enough: UP rejects convicts' early release pleas

LUCKNOW, June 26 -- Sending a strong message on crimes against children, the Uttar Pradesh government has rejected the premature release pleas of two life convicts in separate cases involving the rape... Read More


Captivity, cattle-feed rotis, beatings: Workers recount 'factory of horror'

MEERUT, June 26 -- Stripped of their identities, fed on cattle fodder, brutally beaten for simply asking to go home...this was allegedly the terrifying reality for 12 labourers held captive in a Muzaf... Read More


CBI attaches 16 U.P. properties in Rs.419-crore LUCC chit fund scam

LUCKNOW, June 26 -- The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has secured attachment of 23 properties worth around Rs.25 crore in the alleged Rs.419-crore LUCC chit fund scam, including 16 properties ... Read More


EOW arrests man from West Bengal for Rs.14 crore bungling

LUCKNOW, June 26 -- The Uttar Pradesh Economic Offences Wing (EOW) has arrested the director of two companies accused of duping investors of around Rs.14 crore through unauthorised deposit schemes. Of... Read More


Shine City fraud: On the run for 4 years, accused held in Prayagraj

LUCKNOW, June 26 -- The Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) has arrested another accused in the alleged multi-crore Shine City land investment fraud. Carrying a Rs.1 lakh reward, Mohammad Shamshad ... Read More


'Captivity, cattle-feed rotis, beatings': Rescued workers recount trauma

MEERUT, June 26 -- Stripped of their identities, fed on cattle fodder, brutally beaten for simply asking to go home... This was the terrifying reality for 12 labourers held captive in a Muzaffarnagar ... Read More


Adequate water is available in state reservoirs: Irrigation dept

Lucknow, June 26 -- The delayed monsoon and uncertain weather conditions have shifted focus on water storage in the major reservoirs located in various districts of Uttar Pradesh. Water from the reser... Read More


Toxic gas kills two workers at Sambhal mill

MEERUT, June 26 -- At least two workers died after allegedly inhaling toxic gas inside a maize moisture-removal chamber at a rice mill in Sambhal early Thursday. One worker collapsed inside the chambe... Read More