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UP Police unveils SOPs to license pvt security training institutes

LUCKNOW, Feb. 13 -- In a major step to streamline and give a professional edge to the private security sector, the Uttar Pradesh Police has issued standard operating procedures (SOPs) for granting lic... Read More


Bomb threat emails to five UP courts spark statewide alert

LUCKNOW, Feb. 13 -- Bomb threats sent via emails to government mail accounts triggered a massive security response across court complexes in Lucknow, Varanasi, Ayodhya, Meerut and Mirzapur in Uttar Pr... Read More


Hit-and-run: 6-year-old mowed down by car in Lko; 21-yr-old Class 12 student held

LUCKNOW, Feb. 13 -- A day after a speeding car driven by a Class 12 student rammed into a bike, an autorickshaw and pedestrians in Banthra area, killing a 6-year-old boy and injuring four others, on K... Read More


Hit-and-run: 6-year-old mowed down by car in Lucknow; Class 12 student held

LUCKNOW, Feb. 13 -- A day after a speeding car driven by a Class 12 student rammed into a bike, an autorickshaw and pedestrians in Banthra area, killing a 6-year-old boy and injuring four others, on K... Read More


Govt framing rules for protection of transgender rights: Asim Arun

LUCKNOW, Feb. 13 -- The process of framing rules for the protection of transgender rights in Uttar Pradesh is underway, social welfare minister Asim Arun informed the assembly on the fourth day of the... Read More


Drug networks busted: Seven arrested, 521kg narcotics worth over rRs.r3.6 cr seized

LUCKNOW, Feb. 13 -- In a sweeping anti-narcotics drive, the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) arrested seven drug traffickers and seized more than 521 kg of illegal narcotics in four majo... Read More


Hand in hand to rly track, 2 friends' deaths puzzle Lucknow police

LUCKNOW, Feb. 13 -- The cremation of two childhood friends whose bodies were found on a railway track under mysterious circumstances has left two villages in grief, with unanswered questions over thei... Read More


UP plans PPP route to fill medical education gaps in 16 districts

LUCKNOW, Feb. 12 -- Uttar Pradesh has made medical education the centrepiece of its healthcare strategy, proposing an allocation of Rs.14,997 crore in the latest budget. The state plans to establish n... Read More


ED uncovers rRs.r20-crore asset trail in PMLA probe against cleric

LUCKNOW, Feb. 12 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has uncovered an alleged Rs.20-crore asset trail while probing Maulana Shamsul Huda Khan under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), follo... Read More


Funding fillip to set Lucknow Metro expansion rolling

LUCKNOW, Feb. 12 -- In a funding boost, the Lucknow Metro's Phase 1B has received a total allocation of Rs.550 crore, combining a Rs.150-crore grant from the urban development capital budget and a Rs.... Read More