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Hidden heritage: 18th-century Kakrabad mosque falls into ruin

LUCKNOW, April 19 -- A short detour off the Ring Road, along narrow trails cutting through wheat fields and overgrown bushes, leads to a forgotten relic of Awadh's past - crumbling, silent, yet not en... Read More


Lucknow's new-age storytellers turn heritage into a digital passion

LUCKNOW, April 18 -- Armed with smartphones, cameras and curiosity, a new generation of digital creators drawn from diverse walks of life is transforming crumbling structures into compelling narrative... Read More


Gomti Nagar railway station in Lko awaits private operator after rRs.r400-crore facelift

LUCKNOW, April 15 -- Nearly two years after its formal inauguration on February 26, 2024, the Gomti Nagar railway station in Lucknow is still searching for a private operator, as two rounds of bidding... Read More


UP ATS busts terror module: 'Pak handlers promised hefty rewards, female operative for next phase of attacks'

LUCKNOW, April 7 -- A suspected terror cell operating on Pakistani handlers' instructions allegedly dangled "major rewards" and promised the introduction of a mysterious female operative to escalate a... Read More


60 kmph speed gap: Omnipresent E-rickshaws are mishap magnets on Lko highways

LUCKNOW, March 28 -- Slow-moving e-rickshaws increasingly sharing road space with fast-moving vehicles, creating a speed gap of over 60 kmph, is turning highways passing through Lucknow into risk zone... Read More


Black-market cooking gas cylinder prices soar in Lucknow

LUCKNOW, March 12 -- Amid a panic triggered by rumours of a shortage of LPG cylinders in the city, an underground network of illegal roadside refillers appears to be benefiting the most. Vendors are a... Read More


IMD's above-normal summer forecast raises concern for Malihabad mango flowering

LUCKNOW, March 9 -- Mango orchards in the Malihabad belt are witnessing healthy flowering this season, but scientists have cautioned that rising temperatures across Uttar Pradesh and North India, as f... Read More


A century on track: 'Chhoti line' celebrates its steam-era past

LUCKNOW, March 8 -- A century ago, long before diesel and electric engines dominated the tracks, Lucknow Junction reverberated with the whistles of steam locomotives running on the city's 'chhoti line... Read More


Manjha menace: Crackdown only on paper? 11 incidents, just two FIRs

LUCKNOW, Feb. 19 -- Despite chief minister Yogi Adityanath ordering a statewide crackdown on the sale and storage of banned nylon kite string (Chinese manjha) and directing that deaths caused by it be... Read More


Saying it with flowers: Rose Day rush sees Lucknow market in full bloom

LUCKNOW, Feb. 8 -- Valentine's Week got off to a blooming start with florists doing brisk business at Lucknow's Phool Mandi in Kisan Bazaar on Saturday, raking in Rs.3 crore from the sale of flowers i... Read More