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Shoppers stop: Bumper-to-bumper on the road to festivity

LUCKNOW, Oct. 19 -- Festive shopping on Dhanteras brought Lucknow to a crawl on Saturday evening, as thousands thronged markets for gold, silver, utensils, and decorative items. Despite the deployment... Read More


With trains full and fares high, UP-Bihar travellers hit the road

LUCKNOW, Oct. 17 -- With all trains, including special festive ones, running out of seats and flight fares beyond the reach of most, thousands of people working across Uttar Pradesh are hitting the ro... Read More


Car-pooling way to go as train seats go scarce, bus fares soar

LUCKNOW, Oct. 17 -- With all trains, including special festive ones, running out of seats and flight fares beyond the reach of most, thousands of people working across Uttar Pradesh are hitting the ro... Read More


Carjackers booked a ride for info on cab drivers before killing them: Probe

LUCKNOW, Oct. 14 -- With the killing of one and arrest of two accused linked to the recent loot-murders targeting cab drivers, investigators have unearthed the modus operandi of a gang that preyed exc... Read More


Carjackers in UP booked a ride for info on cab drivers before killing them: Police

India, Oct. 13 -- LUCKNOW With the killing of one and arrest of two accused linked to the recent loot-murders targeting cab drivers, investigators have unearthed the chilling modus operandi of a gang ... Read More


How West Bengal workers shape Lko's Durga Puja

LUCKNOW, Oct. 1 -- Every year, as Durga Puja approaches, thousands of men and women from Bengal leave their homes and arrive in Lucknow, transforming the City of Nawabs into a hub of art, music, and s... Read More


Durga Puja in Lko 'began in 1909, not 1914'

LUCKNOW, Sept. 29 -- While Bengali Club's Durga Puja, which began in 1914, is widely regarded as the city's oldest public celebration of the festival, community elders recall a Durga Puja event that i... Read More


Bigger, taller, grander: Upscaled Puja Pandals set to be a big draw

LUCKNOW, Sept. 26 -- Lucknow's pandals have become precincts of commerce, marketing, of making one's brand visible and of being visible. With spending on the frills, buntings and pomp going through th... Read More


Survey set to start on Lko's 170-km rail ring

LUCKNOW, Sept. 18 -- Survey work for the proposed 170-km-long Orbital Railway Corridor encircling the state capital is set to begin likely by October, Northern Railways officials said. Planned as a do... Read More


Kumbh Mela-themed pandal to showcase 13 akharas

LUCKNOW, Sept. 15 -- With Durga Puja days away, Lucknow's pandals are gearing up to rival the artistic grandeur of Kolkata's famed celebrations. Leading the charge is the La-Touche Road Puja Sangsad S... Read More