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Couple preparing to tie the knot, met, and died, at animation studio

LUCKNOW, June 24 -- For Neelesh Kumar, 28, and Anamika Samanta, 30, life had seemed to fall into place after they met at Head Hopper Studios, a 3D animation centre in Lucknow's Aliganj, where both wor... Read More


15 dead as fire rips through Lucknow building

LUCKNOW, June 23 -- At least 15 people, mostly students and young professionals associated with an animation and gaming studio located on the premises, were killed and over a dozen seriously injured a... Read More


Gate lock claim, missing fire exit raise questions

LUCKNOW, June 23 -- With the staircase engulfed in smoke and cries for help echoing from inside, firefighters battling the deadly Aliganj blaze found themselves unable to enter through the building's ... Read More


New police strategy to find 34 missing girls

LUCKNOW, June 13 -- With 34 minor girls reported missing this year still untraced, Lucknow Police has decided to undertake a detailed review of each case by examining the family background, social cir... Read More


Inspections reveal safety gaps in nearly 80% establishments

LUCKNOW, June 5 -- A day after the Delhi blaze, a coordinated safety inspection drive was launched in Lucknow as part of the fire and emergency services department's special audit and awareness campai... Read More


Sensational crimes rock Lkoin May, evoke public concern

LUCKNOW, June 1 -- Long projected as one of Uttar Pradesh's safest urban centres, the state capital finds itself facing uncomfortable questions about law and order as one sensational crime followed an... Read More


Bollywood dream to underworld claims: Shera back in police net

LUCKNOW, May 31 -- Eight years after he allegedly posed as an underworld operative to threaten actor Salman Khan's family in a bid to foray into Bollywood, Mohammad Shahrukh alias Shera Khan is back i... Read More


DU student drugged, gang-raped after being lured off train

India, May 25 -- LUCKNOW A 19-year-old Delhi University first-year student from Jaunpur alleged that she was drugged and gang-raped repeatedly over four days in a rented room near a private hospital i... Read More


DU student drugged, gang-raped after being lured off train in Lko

LUCKNOW, May 25 -- A 19-year-old Delhi University first-year student from Jaunpur alleged that she was drugged and gang-raped repeatedly over four days in a rented room near a private hospital in Luck... Read More


Power infra glitches lead to over 50% fire incidents this month

LUCKNOW, May 24 -- Continuing intense heat and rising electricity demand appear to be pushing the city's ageing power infrastructure to its limits, with exclusive fire department data revealing that m... Read More