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In Lucknow, football isn't played, but lived

LUCKNOW, July 23 -- Courtesy the two losses in June, the Indian men's football team has slumped to its lowest rankings in nine years after dropping six places to 133rd in the latest FIFA rankings rele... Read More


School merger order violates RTE Act: Petitioners' counsel

LUCKNOW, July 23 -- The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court on Tuesday began hearing two special appeal petitions challenging the merger of primary schools. The division bench, headed by Chief J... Read More


Efforts to tackle anaemia strengthened at state-level meeting

LUCKNOW, July 23 -- A meeting of the State Level Task Force under the Anaemia Mukt Bharat Programme was held on Tuesday at Lal Bahadur Shastri Bhawan in Lucknow. The session was chaired by Partha Sara... Read More


Post-mortem house pulls up socks after deputy CM's directives

Lucknow, July 23 -- After directives from the deputy chief minister Brajesh Pathak, the functioning of the post-mortem house in Lucknow has improved appreciably. Bodies are now being handed over to re... Read More


100 buffalo calves rescued; five held for animal cruelty

Lucknow, July 23 -- Police in Lucknow's BBD area rescued 100 buffalo calves from a truck and arrested five men for animal cruelty. The truck was intercepted on Kisan Path near Indira Canal after a tip... Read More


Bank guard held for alleged molestation of minor

LUCKNOW, July 23 -- A private security guard at a bank in Lucknow's Mahanagar area was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly molesting a 14-year-old boy under the pretext of teaching him to ride a motorcy... Read More


LU VC Prof Alok Rai to take charge of IIM-C next month

LUCKNOW, July 23 -- Lucknow University vice-chancellor Prof Alok Kumar Rai on Tuesday confirmed that he will take charge of the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta (IIM-C) next month. This was hi... Read More


CM for greater focus on research, innovation in agri

LUCKNOW, July 23 -- Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday said Uttar Pradesh's transformation into a developed state was central to India achieving the ambitious goal of becoming a developed natio... Read More


'169 schools merged in 2 yrs after zero enrolment'

Jaipur, July 23 -- At least 169 schools in Rajasthan have been merged in the last two years due to zero enrolment, the ministry of education said on Monday in response to a question raised by the Barm... Read More


BMC to raze 625 huts for tunnel under national park

MUMBAI, July 23 -- The BMC is set to raze approximately 625 dwellings in the Amar Nagar slum in Mulund, located adjacent to the Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP), to facilitate the construction of th... Read More