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Prayers lead the way into the new across UP

LUCKNOW/PRAYAGRAJ/VARANASI/AYODHYA/MIRZAPUR, Jan. 2 -- The New Year began with a massive pilgrim surge across Uttar Pradesh as dense fog and biting cold failed to deter devotees from thronging major r... Read More


IMD forecasts colder days ahead

LUCKNOW, Jan. 2 -- The New Year began on a biting cold note on Thursday as temperatures dipped further across the state, with Barabanki recording the lowest minimum at 3 degrees Celsius, followed by G... Read More


Festive rush overwhelms roads, traffic goes slow

LUCKNOW, Jan. 2 -- The city's streets remained choked on New Year's Day with the townsfolk spending the day celebrating and visiting temples. At Hanuman Dham in Hazratganj and Chandrika Devi temple in... Read More


'Drunk' cop misbehaves with DCP, rams car into barricades on NY night

LUCKNOW, Jan. 2 -- A police official allegedly created a ruckus at the Hazratganj intersection where he deliberately crashed his car into police barricades and misbehaved with a senior officer a littl... Read More


2 dead, 1 hurt as speeding car falls into canal

LUCKNOW, Jan. 2 -- Two men were killed and another seriously injured after a speeding car lost control and fell into a canal near Rajauli Para village under Gudamba police station limits near here lat... Read More


Man killed after being dragged 4 km by speeding car in Mirzapur

VARANASI, Jan. 2 -- A man in his mid-twenties was killed after being run over and dragged for nearly four kilometres by a speeding car near Bhuili Khas village under the Adalhat police station limits ... Read More


Sangam Rly Station to remain shut during key bathing days

LUCKNOW, Jan. 2 -- The Prayagraj Sangam railway station will remain temporarily closed during major bathing days of Magh Mela 2026 to manage crowd movement and ensure passenger safety, said the Northe... Read More


'Mastermind blamed Hilal for his arrest; plotted crime with 2 bros'

Agra, Jan. 2 -- Police have made one arrest in connection with the murder of a teacher at an AMU school in Aligarh last month, they said. The man arrested, Salman Qureshi, is said to be a close aide o... Read More


Teacher held, released hrs later in minors' harassment case; residents fume

GORAKHPUR, Jan. 2 -- A government school teacher in Gorakhpur was arrested on Thursday for allegedly sexually harassing minor girl students and showing them obscene content on his mobile phone. The ma... Read More


Eight data centre parks to come up in Uttar Pradesh

Lucknow, Jan. 2 -- Under the Data Centre policy, the state government has set a new target to establish eight data centre parks, with a target capacity of 900 MW. The policy, introduced in January 202... Read More