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Slain contract killer's criminal past spanned over 2 decades, police records show

LUCKNOW, Feb. 4 -- Banarasi Yadav, the wanted contract killer and gang leader who was gunned down in an encounter with the Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) in Varanasi late Tuesday night, had a ... Read More


Roll out OTS 2026 to clear pending housing allotment cases: CM Yogi

LUCKNOW, Feb. 4 -- Allottees stuck in years-old disputes over residential and commercial properties may soon get relief as chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday directed the housing department t... Read More


Shine City fraud: Now, core marketing team member in EOW net

LUCKNOW, Feb. 4 -- Economic Offences Wing (EOW) on Tuesday arrested another accused in connection with the alleged multi-crore Shine City Infra Project Pvt. Ltd. investment fraud, as per an official n... Read More


Union Budget to push development works in Uttar Pradesh: Pankaj Chaudhary

LUCKNOW, Feb. 4 -- Calling the Union Budget a "visionary document" aligned with the goal of a developed India by 2047, BJP state president and Union minister of state for finance Pankaj Chaudhary on T... Read More


UP Congress chief remark on BJP MLA sparks row

LUCKNOW, Feb. 3 -- A comment by Uttar Pradesh Congress president Ajay Rai against Sarojini Nagar BJP MLA Rajeshwar Singh, seen as a political attack, escalated into a full-blown confrontation on Tuesd... Read More


Rain shelter row: Video shows bikers made to move; Lucknow police deny issuing challans

LUCKNOW, Feb. 3 -- A viral video purportedly showing bikers being fined while taking shelter under a foot overbridge during heavy rain in Lucknow has sparked criticism on social media, with users accu... Read More


UP a top investment destination due to zero-tolerance policy: Yogi

LUCKNOW, Feb. 3 -- Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday said that Uttar Pradesh has become a prime destination for investors due to its "zero-tolerance policy" towards crime and by ensuring safet... Read More


Attack on retd IAF man in Lko: Three days on, eight police teams hunt assailants

LUCKNOW, Feb. 3 -- Three days after a retired Indian Air Force honorary flying lieutenant was shot at and injured outside his restaurant in the Sushant Golf City area, eight special teams of the Luckn... Read More


High-speed rail corridors will be transformative for economy of Uttar Pradesh: Ashwini Vaishnaw

LUCKNOW, Feb. 3 -- A day after seven high-speed rail corridors were announced in the Union Budget, railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Monday said detailed project reports (DPRs) for the corridors wi... Read More


Ex-staffer arrested for role in Shine City fraud

LUCKNOW, Feb. 3 -- Economic Offences Wing (EOW) on Monday arrested a former employee in connection with the high-profile Shine City Infra Project Private Limited real estate scam, as per an official n... Read More