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LMC attaches UPSRTC bank account over rRs.r2.14 crore tax dues

LUCKNOW, Feb. 1 -- The Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC) has attached the bank account of the Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (UPSRTC) for unpaid property tax dues of Rs.2.14 crore on... Read More


'Truth altered on paper': 13 UP cops suspended for faking accident records

LUCKNOW, Feb. 1 -- A dumper truck that allegedly killed someone was recorded as a motorcycle accident. A vehicle that reportedly hit a stray dog became a bike collision in police records. Unlicensed d... Read More


Gangster freed sans court orders: Banda jailor suspended; Prayagraj prisons DIG to probe

LUCKNOW, Feb. 1 -- A jailer of the Banda district jail has been suspended after inmate and alleged gangster Ravi Kana was released despite a B Warrant pending against him. The scrap mafioso, who also ... Read More


Vehicles Taxation (Amendment) Act: New rules take effect in UP; cabs, bike-taxis to pay more

LUCKNOW, Feb. 1 -- The Uttar Pradesh government has formally enforced the provisions of the Uttar Pradesh Motor Vehicles Taxation (Amendment) Act, 2025, revising the structure and rates of motor vehic... Read More


Polythene ban: Crackdown in Lucknow confined to vendors, manufacturers spared the rod

LUCKNOW, Feb. 1 -- The availability of banned polythene in the markets even after more than a year of repeated drives and penalties sparked criticism in the Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC) House c... Read More


Clean-up efforts go to waste as Gomti bank turns dumping ground

LUCKNOW, Feb. 1 -- Even as crores are spent on cleaning and beautifying the Gomti, garbage continues to find its way to the riverbank. An open dumping site near Jhulelal Vatika in Lucknow has resurfac... Read More


KGMU conversion case: Witness to disputed 'nikahnama' arrested in Pilibhit

LUCKNOW, Jan. 31 -- The Lucknow police arrested a key figure connected to a disputed nikahnama (Islamic marriage document) in Pilibhit district as the investigation into allegations of sexual exploita... Read More


Jeddah flight returns to Lucknow after cabin pressure issue

LUCKNOW, Jan. 31 -- A Jeddah-bound flight was forced to make an emergency return to Lucknow after it lost cabin pressure when it was near Mumbai on Friday, airport sources said. While some passengers ... Read More


Jeddah flight returns to Lucknow after cabin pressure drops

LUCKNOW, Jan. 31 -- A Jeddah-bound flight was forced to make an emergency return to Lucknow after it lost cabin pressure when it was near Mumbai on Friday, airport sources said. While some passengers ... Read More


From dhak beats to Kathak tales, Sanatkada unites two cultural worlds

LUCKNOW, Jan. 31 -- Celebrating the shared cultural legacy of Lucknow and Kolkata, the Mahindra Sanatkada Lucknow Festival (MSLF) began at Raja Ram Pal Singh Park here on Friday. The festival, themed ... Read More