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Echoes of 1857: The legacy of Major Banks in blood and stone

India, Aug. 2 -- John Sherbrooke Banks, popularly known as 'Major Banks' in the annals of Lucknow's history, was born on October 7, 1811, in Kildare, Ireland. He was the offspring of Samuel Banks, a p... Read More


Panel discusses lawmakers' demand for raising Vidhayak Nidhi allocation

Lucknow, Aug. 2 -- In its first meeting on Saturday, Uttar Pradesh's newly constituted multi-member committee on the MLA Local Area Development Fund (Vidhayak Nidhi) examined a wide-ranging set of dem... Read More


17-year-old girl hacked to death; brother, three others booked

LUCKNOW, Aug. 2 -- A 17-year-old girl was allegedly hacked to death by her elder brother in Bajehra village, under the Rampur Mathura police station area of Sitapur district, on Saturday morning. The ... Read More


Man killed over extramarital affair, buried under house floor in Rae Bareli

LUCKNOW, Aug. 2 -- The decomposed body of a 26-year-old man, who was allegedly murdered over an extramarital affair, was recovered from beneath the floor of a house in a village in Rae Bareli district... Read More


Fresh irregularities at UP's automated vehicle testing stations

LUCKNOW, Aug. 2 -- Fresh allegations of irregularities at Uttar Pradesh's Automated Testing Stations (ATS) have prompted the transport department to order inquiries into two separate cases in Unnao an... Read More


Adv instalment of tax devolution: Yogi expresses gratitude to PM

LUCKNOW, Aug. 2 -- Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday expressed his gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman for releasing Rs 19,208 crore to Utt... Read More


Congress women's wing files complaint against BJP MP Kangana Ranaut

LUCKNOW, Aug. 2 -- A delegation of the All India Mahila Congress (AIMC) on Saturday submitted a complaint at Lucknow's Hussainganj police station, seeking registration of an FIR against BJP MP and act... Read More


Rahul to hold 'Chhatron ki Goonj' in Prayagraj on August 8

LUCKNOW, Aug. 2 -- Rahul Gandhi, the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, will hold the twice-deferred 'Chhatron Ki Goonj' (a dialogue with students) programme in Prayagraj on August 8. "UP Congress... Read More


UP shifts focus from Gr Noida to Bundelkhand

LUCKNOW, Aug. 2 -- As the Uttar Pradesh government prepares for the fifth Ground Breaking Ceremony (GBC-5) in November, it is shifting its investment focus from Greater Noida to Bundelkhand, hoping to... Read More


BJP's 'Har Ghar Tiranga' drive from Aug 10-15

LUCKNOW, Aug. 2 -- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will run the 'Har Ghar Tiranga' campaign across the state from August 10 to August 15 with wide public participation. The outline of the campaign was fi... Read More