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Pollution spike pushes city's AQI to highest level this month

LUCKNOW, Dec. 12 -- In a sharp and sudden deterioration of air quality, Lucknow recorded an AQI of 242 on Thursday, the highest in the past one month, according to the 5 pm bulletin of the Sameer App,... Read More


Lko police bring back 72 phones after long digital chase

LUCKNOW, Dec. 12 -- Madiaon police returned 72 long-lost mobile phones, some missing for years, to their owners on Thursday. "Using the CEIR (Central Equipment Identity Register) portal, the cyber tea... Read More


contractor's body found hanging at his Vikas Nagar residence

LUCKNOW, Dec. 12 -- A city-based electrical contractor was found hanging at his residence in Vikas Nagar, late on Wednesday night. According to the family, the man had been under severe financial stre... Read More


Man injured after nylon kite string slits neck

Lucknow, Dec. 12 -- A 35-year-old man sustained serious injuries after a nylon kite string (manja) slashed his neck while he was riding his bike near Burlington crossing here on Thursday. According to... Read More


SGPGIMS opens dedicated clinic for fatty liver, obesity care

LUCKNOW, Dec. 12 -- Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS), Lucknow, has launched a specialised clinic for the management of fatty liver disease and obesity, conditions ri... Read More


Engr dons kin's identity to work as doctor, booked

JHANSI, Dec. 12 -- An engineer, accused in a scrap scam while working in the customs department (SSC grade), was found working as a cardiologist at the autonomous Government Medical College in Lalitpu... Read More


Sponge left in woman's stomach after surgery; FIR after court steps in

PRAYAGRAJ, Dec. 12 -- A woman in Prayagraj was left fighting for her life after a cotton sponge was allegedly left inside her stomach during surgery at SRN Hospital, an associated hospital of MLN Medi... Read More


Pre-dawn raid hits cyber scam hotspots

AGRA, Dec. 12 -- In a major crackdown on cyber fraud, Mathura police have launched a planned operation in four villages of the Goverdhan area starting in the early hours of Thursday. In all, 42 people... Read More


6 killed in separate road mishaps

Kanpur/Ayodhya, Dec. 12 -- Six people, including schoolchildren and pilgrims, lost their lives in two separate road accidents in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday, while some others sustained injuries. In Far... Read More


UP's first floating solar power plant to come up in Lalitpur

Lucknow, Dec. 12 -- The Uttar Pradesh government has approved the state's first floating solar power plant to be set up on a reservoir in Lalitpur. The project will be developed by the Gas Authority o... Read More