'Focus on upstream dists': High-level committee to steer Gomti's revival

LUCKNOW, Jan. 20 -- The Gomti river's health has long been measured in Lucknow, but its cure depends on actions taken miles upstream. Recognising this, authorities from Lakhimpur, Sitapur, Hardoi and ... Read More

How an open transformer robbed eight-year-old boy of his hands in Lucknow

LUCKNOW, Jan. 16 -- Alleged official negligence has dealt a cruel blow to eight-year-old boy, robbing him of both his hands which had to be amputated after he came in contact with an unfenced, live tr... Read More

Late-night raid uncovers underground power theft network in Sambhal

LUCKNOW, Jan. 7 -- A late-night crackdown in Sambhal on Monday exposed what officials described as a "highly organised and technically sophisticated" electricity theft racket that relied on undergroun... Read More

With half drains untapped, Gomti cleanup battle far from over

LUCKNOW, Oct. 29 -- With chief minister Yogi Adityanath setting an 18-month deadline to tap all untapped nullahs flowing into the Gomti River, government departments in Lucknow are racing against time... Read More