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From love of kites to tragic death, pall of gloom in Lucknow's Dubagga

LUCKNOW, Feb. 6 -- It was a cruel irony of fate that Mohammed Shoaib, who died due to nylon manjha (nylon kite string) on Wednesday, loved flying kites. He enjoyed the sight of colourful kites in the... Read More


Focus on 2027 UP polls, Mayawati to chair BSP review meeting

LUCKNOW, Feb. 6 -- The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) is set to step up its organisational efforts as party president Mayawati will on Saturday chair a crucial meeting of senior party office-bearers of the... Read More


ANTF arrests active drug trafficker in Lucknow, seizes heroin worth rRs.r86L

LUCKNOW, Feb. 6 -- The Uttar Pradesh Anti Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) arrested an active drug trafficker and seized 430 grams of heroin worth approximately Rs.86 lakh, along with a mobile phone and ca... Read More


Five held as Uttar Pradesh STF busts inter-state drug racket targeting students, clubs in Lucknow

LUCKNOW, Feb. 6 -- Five people were arrested after the Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) busted an inter-state narcotics trafficking racket that allegedly supplied drugs to convent school student... Read More


'Ghooskhor Pandat' makers booked in Lucknow over 'caste-indicative' content

LUCKNOW, Feb. 6 -- Amid heightened vigilance, an FIR has been filed at the Hazratganj police station in Lucknow against the director and team of the upcoming film/web series 'Ghoooskhor Pandat' for al... Read More


Yogi's Japan, Singapore tour to push UP's USD 1-trillion economy goal

LUCKNOW, Feb. 6 -- Chief minister Yogi Adityanath is set to give a major push to his government's goal of making Uttar Pradesh a USD 1-trillion economy by 2027-2030 during his proposed foreign tour to... Read More


Deaths due to 'Chinese manjha' tantamount to murder, says Yogi

LUCKNOW, Feb. 6 -- Taking a stern view of rising fatalities linked to banned nylon kite string, commonly known as "Chinese manjha," chief minister Yogi Adityanath has said that deaths caused by the sh... Read More


UP farmers now get loans in 5 minutes through e-KCC: CM Yogi

LUCKNOW, Feb. 6 -- Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday said digital governance has transformed the loan approval system in Uttar Pradesh, reducing the waiting period for Kisan Credit Card (KCC)... Read More


Suspected kidnapping attempt triggers panic in Mohanlalganj

LUCKNOW, Feb. 6 -- In a suspected kidnapping attempt, a group of unidentified men allegedly attempted to lure schoolchildren into a car in Mohanlalganj's Sohawa village on Wednesday morning. The suspe... Read More


SIR in Uttar Pradesh: ECI may extend objection, notice phases

LUCKNOW, Feb. 5 -- The Election Commission of India (ECI) may revise the dates of the claim and objection phase as well as notice phase under the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral ... Read More