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30 mins of rain exposes drainage gaps; commuters caught off guard

LUCKNOW, March 21 -- A mere 30-minute downpour (18mm through the day) on Friday morning was all it took to expose failures in the city's drainage network. The sudden showers around 10am left several a... Read More


Westerlies, unseasonal rain bring back the chill

LUCKNOW, March 21 -- The heavy rainfall which lashed the state capital on Friday, reversed the march of the mercury in thermometers, pegging it at 23.5 degrees Celsius, which was 10.3 degrees below no... Read More


Power infra hit: Gusty winds,showers bring blackouts

LUCKNOW, March 21 -- A sudden spell of strong winds and rain threw normal life off track in Lucknow on Friday, as the city's power infrastructure took a hit, triggering widespread outages across sever... Read More


Varsity plans summer internships, adjunct faculty to bolster academics

LUCKNOW, March 21 -- Students from across institutions will soon be able to access Lucknow University's laboratories and research facilities as part of a new summer internship programme aligned with t... Read More


Lko: Hot spots under watch, police step up crackdown on speeding bikes

LUCKNOW, March 21 -- A day after intensifying the crackdown on street racing and high-speed biking, city police on Friday said enforcement has been further tightened, focusing on hot spots and critica... Read More


Probe ordered into substandard road in Gomti Nagar Extension

LUCKNOW, March 21 -- The district administration has ordered a probe into alleged substandard road construction in Gomti Nagar Extension after a Hindustan Times report highlighted a newly built stretc... Read More


KGMU performs second robotic surgery

Lucknow, March 21 -- The Department of Paediatric Surgery at King George's Medical University (KGMU) performed its second robotic surgery on a 7-year-old boy with a left inguinal hernia. The patient, ... Read More


Ensure prompt assessment of crop damage: CM to officers

LUCKNOW, March 21 -- Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday directed officers to carry out prompt assessment of crop damage due to unseasonal rainfall and delivery of relief in various districts. Al... Read More


Series of meetings, Uttarakhand rejigrekindle UP cabinet expansion buzz

Lucknow, March 21 -- Back-to-back meetings involving BJP and RSS leaders-one at chief minister Yogi Adityanath's residence in Lucknow on Friday - and the induction of new faces in the Uttarakhand cabi... Read More


Prez says self-reliant India only possible with healthy people

Agra, March 21 -- President Droupadi Murmu on Friday said that a self-reliant India is only possible when its citizens are healthy. She was speaking at the inauguration of the Nand Kishor Somani Oncol... Read More