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HC raps govt for not paying service benefits to employee despite order

LUCKNOW, Aug. 3 -- The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court has pulled up the Uttar Pradesh government for not paying service benefits to a woman employee in the state's irrigation department, de... Read More


3D rainy day: Downpour, drizzle, disparity

Lucknow, Aug. 3 -- Saturday afternoon's showers in the state capital painted a picture of contrast wherein a nearly 45-minute downpour lashed the posh Trans-Gomti areas, Vibhuti Khand and adjoining lo... Read More


Showers take the sheen off Lucknow's 3rd rank

LUCKNOW, Aug. 3 -- Lucknow's third rank in the Swachh Survekshan 2024-25 was washed away by the rainwater on Saturday evening, as heavy rainfall exposed the crumbling drainage infrastructure and poor ... Read More


traffic chaos on key roads leaves commuters fuming

LUCKNOW, Aug. 3 -- A spell of heavy rain on Saturday afternoon unleashed traffic chaos on Lucknowites as commuters waited for over an hour in long snarls and gridlocks on major roads. Serpentine queue... Read More


13-yr-old drowns while bathing in Kukrail river in Rahim Nagar

LUCKNOW, Aug. 3 -- A 13-year-old city boy drowned in the Kukrail river near a Jal Nigam barrel in Rahim Nagar area under Mahanagar police station limits on Saturday afternoon, triggering a multi-agenc... Read More


32 held after raid on hookah bar in Aliganj

Lucknow, Aug. 3 -- Thirty-two people were arrested after police raided an illegal hookah bar in Aliganj, police said. "A police team from Aliganj reached the cafe and discovered 25 hookahs with flavou... Read More


PM highlights Kashi bond, agri outreach

VARANASI, Aug. 3 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday highlighted his government's farmer-centric policies and spoke about his deep emotional connection with the people of Varanasi, which he ha... Read More


CM forms 'Team-11' to lead flood relief ops

LUCKNOW, Aug. 3 -- Chief minister Yogi Adityanath has constituted an 11-member ministerial team (Team-11) to oversee flood relief operations across 12 affected UP districts and warned the officials th... Read More


16 lanes to get facelift for smoother pilgrim flow

LUCKNOW, Aug. 3 -- With the rising footfall of pilgrims after the consecration of the Ram Mandir in January, the Ayodhya administration has shifted its attention to renovating 16 narrow lanes across t... Read More


'Drunk' jawan drives car on platform to help relatives board train

MEERUT, Aug. 3 -- A serving army jawan allegedly drove his car onto the platform at Meerut Cantt railway station on Friday evening and raced it alongside a moving train to help his relatives board. Th... Read More