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Sitapur man gets death penalty for rape, murder of seven-year-old

LUCKNOW, Sept. 20 -- A special POCSO court in Sitapur on Thursday awarded the death penalty to a man for the rape and murder of a seven-year-old girl. The accused, who was related to the victim, was a... Read More


Dist admin orders seizure of bungalow allotted to MSY in '94

Meerut, Sept. 20 -- Moradabad district magistrate Anuj Singh has cancelled the allotment of a bungalow that was given to former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mulayam Singh Yadav 31 years ago.The proper... Read More


UP's Mansi Singh wins women's singles title

LUCKNOW, Sept. 20 -- Top seed Mansi Singh of Uttar Pradesh defeated Surya of Andhra Pradesh 21-16, 18-21, 21-18 to win the women's singles title at the All India Senior Ranking Badminton Tournament. T... Read More


Anti-Romeo Squads to step up vigil near schools, colleges, malls

LUCKNOW, Sept. 20 -- Uttar Pradesh Police on Friday issued fresh guidelines to Anti-Romeo Squads here to step up action under the state government's Mission Shakti campaign to ensure safety of women a... Read More


LDA to let architects verify roads, simplifies building map approval

LUCKNOW, Sept. 20 -- Building maps in the state capital will now be approved even on 7.5-meter-wide roads, with architects authorised to verify whether the road has been constructed by a government de... Read More


LMC launches India's first animal birth control training centre

LUCKNOW, Sept. 20 -- Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC) has launched the country's first animal birth control (ABC) training centre, opening the application process for veterinarians, para-veterinari... Read More


225 stalls, diverse range for all age groups

LUCKNOW, Sept. 20 -- A nine-day Gomti Book Festival, offering a wide range of books for all age groups, will begin at Lucknow University (LU) on Saturday. The festival, organised by National Book Trus... Read More


Kolkata brawls lead to 95-yr-oldtradition being discontinued

LUCKNOW, Sept. 20 -- Violence by students of La Martiniere College, Lucknow, during the Inter-Martiniere Meet 2025, on August 26 and 27, has led to the cancellation of all future inter-Martiniere meet... Read More


FIR against Mulayam kin, 4 other ex-LDA officials

LUCKNOW, Sept. 20 -- After getting the state government's nod, the Vigilance Establishment has lodged an FIR against the mother-in-law of Samajwadi Party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav's younger son and ... Read More


12 arrested for gambling in Madiaon; Rs 89,000 seized

LUCKNOW, Sept. 20 -- Madiaon police on Thursday night arrested 12 people for gambling on card games, and recovered Rs 89,000 in cash, 52 playing cards and two new decks of cards from their possession.... Read More