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City's 200-year-old obelisk now lost to time

LUCKNOW, Sept. 8 -- Few outside the old quarters of Lucknow would have heard of 'Kallan ki Lat'. At the centre of a neighbourhood between Gwynne Road and Golaganj here stands the 60-foot-high obelisk ... Read More


Copper instead of silver: Fraud robs railway medals of their sheen

LUCKNOW, Sept. 5 -- A case of large-scale fraud, wherein medals ordered for official felicitation ceremonies turned out to be made of copper instead of silver, has come to light under the Northern Rai... Read More


Routine check in Lucknow puts brakes on fake IAS officer's career of deceit

LUCKNOW, Sept. 4 -- The wheels came off an elaborate fraud that had gone undetected for possibly up to a decade when a routine vehicle checking drive in the state capital unmasked a fake IAS officer o... Read More


In Lucknow, police go door to door with digital arrest safety tips

LUCKNOW, Aug. 31 -- Determined to stop the trend of cyber conmen defrauding unsuspecting citizens of crores of rupees through digital arrest scams, Lucknow Police have left their desks and taken to th... Read More


At 48 AQI, Lucknow feels fresher than Ooty

LUCKNOW, Aug. 27 -- The city, over the past few weeks, has breathed air cleaner than even several hill stations in the country, thanks to the frequent monsoon showers. Out of the 26 days of August ti... Read More


App-solutely scandalous: Flesh trade racket thrives in several Lucknow spas

LUCKNOW, Aug. 24 -- A discreet but flourishing flesh trade racket is operating behind the polished glass doors of numerous spa, massage and wellness centres in Lucknow. An investigation by HT has unco... Read More


From debt to death: Caught in a vicious circle as loan sharks prey on soft targets

LUCKNOW, July 12 -- The dark world of money lending, harassment and humiliation has snared many businessmen as a disturbing pattern of suicides linked to mounting debt has shaken the city traders' com... Read More


Sindoor to Yogi-Raaj: Blend of creativity, innovation showcased at mango festival in Lucknow

LUCKNOW, July 5 -- Uniquely named and distinctively grown varieties, ranging from Sindoor to Yogi-Raaj, stole the show at the annual Mango Festival in Lucknow, showcasing creativity, nationalism and h... Read More


Drums, brass & brotherhood: The musicians of Sashastra Seema Bal

LUCKNOW, June 21 -- When 27-year-old Rohit Pandey joined the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), he never imagined his childhood love for singing would find a platform within the force. "I used to sing in sch... Read More


Murder in Meghalaya: At Ghazipur one-stop centre, Sonam kept saying she wanted to sleep

LUCKNOW, June 10 -- Sonam Raghuvanshi, 24, has refused to say much about the Meghalya murder case since being brought to the one-stop centre in Uttar Pradesh's Ghazipur, officials said on Monday. Rep... Read More