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Feb 16 robbery could belarge hawala op: Police

KANPUR, Feb. 28 -- A Rs 24 lakh robbery on February 16 in Shyam Nagar here has led the city police and the cybercrime branch to what they suspect could be a large hawala operation, with 68 bank accoun... Read More


Gangster killed in encounter with STF-Agra police

LUCKNOW, Feb. 28 -- A wanted criminal carrying a Rs.50,000 reward was killed in an encounter with sleuths of the Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) Noida unit and Agra police in the Ekta police st... Read More


Father-son duo arrested incodeine cough syrup racket

VARANASI, Feb. 28 -- Two men, including an accused carrying a Rs.25,000 reward, were arrested from separate locations in Varanasi in connection with a codeine-based cough syrup smuggling racket, polic... Read More


Man arrested for killing daughter over 'love affair' in Sambhal

MEERUT, Feb. 28 -- A 55-year-old man was arrested for allegedly killing his 20-year-old daughter in Matavali Patti Jaggu village under Asmoli police station limits of Sambhal on Friday, said police. T... Read More


Holi shopping with a political tint

LUCKNOW, Feb. 28 -- Festive shopping has gathered pace across Lucknow as Holi draws near, with markets offering a striking mix of traditional colours, technology-driven toys and politically themed mer... Read More


Sufi Night, Kavi Sammelan mark Amiphoria finale

LUCKNOW, Feb. 28 -- Amiphoria-2026 - the three-day annual cultural festival of Amity University, Lucknow Campus - concluded with a grand valedictory ceremony, a high-energy Sufi Night and a thought-pr... Read More


Awanish Awasthi gets 4th extension as CM's advisor

Lucknow, Feb. 28 -- Awanish Kumar Awasthi, the retired IAS officer who is advisor to chief minister Yogi Adityanath, got a one-year extension on Friday, the fourth since his appointment to the post in... Read More


'Utkarsh 2026' kicks off with focus on 'heritage to dev'

LUCKNOW, Feb. 28 -- A three-day university fest, 'Utkarsh 2026', was inaugurated on Thursday at the Babu Banarasi Das Educational Group under the theme 'Virasat se Vikas Tak'. The event was inaugurate... Read More


AI boat takes on bird menace, to cut fish farm losses by up to 95%

Lucknow, Feb. 28 -- A team of three young innovators is drawing attention in Uttar Pradesh's aquaculture sector with an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered autonomous boat designed to protect fish po... Read More


Ageing pipelines, rising complaints spur civic action

LUCKNOW, Feb. 28 -- The Lucknow Municipal Corporation's (LMC) water works department (Jalkal) has allocated Rs 13 crore to shift ageing and damaged water pipelines, aiming to reduce contamination and ... Read More