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Rs.1,450 cr for Lucknow Metro Phase II cleared

LUCKNOW, Feb. 2 -- Lucknow Metro's second phase has received a major push with the Union Budget 2026-27 allocating Rs.1,450 crore for the project, setting the stage for construction to begin in the co... Read More


SHE Marts: A fillip to women empowerment

LUCKNOW, Feb. 2 -- The proposal in the Union Budget 2026-27 to establish Self-Help Entrepreneur (SHE) Marts is being seen as a major step towards women empowerment in Uttar Pradesh. With the launch of... Read More


Customs duty cut brings hope for cheaper cancer, diabetes drugs in UP

LUCKNOW, Feb. 2 -- Cancer patients in Uttar Pradesh, a state where access to advanced oncology medicines remains limited and prohibitively expensive, may soon see some relief as the Union Budget 2026-... Read More


CM: 'Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas' rooted in Sant Ravidas ideals

LUCKNOW, Feb. 2 -- Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday said Sant Ravidas envisioned a society where no one went hungry and everyone lived with dignity but successive regimes, including the Mughal... Read More


At Sanatkada fest, sarod, tabla virtuosos set the tone for Day 3

LUCKNOW, Feb. 2 -- The city's cultural heritage and its passion for classical music was in full showing at Raja Rampal Singh Park here in the dawn hours of Sunday. 'Seher', a concert organised as part... Read More


Decade-old vintage bike registration fraud surfaces during sale attempt

LUCKNOW, Feb. 2 -- A 10-year-old fraud came to light when a city resident tried to sell his vintage motorcycle and discovered its registration number was never recorded in official records, police sai... Read More


Javed Akhtar discusses morality, religion, society

LUCKNOW, Feb. 2 -- Poet and lyricist Javed Akhtar drew a sharp distinction between personal goodness and organised religion at the annual memorial event for veteran left leader Shankar Dayal Tiwari on... Read More


Yogi sets target at 62% as UP's CD ratio jumps to 60%

LUCKNOW, Feb. 2 -- Chief minister Yogi Adityanath has set a target to take the total credit-deposit (CD) ratio in the state to more than 62% by the end of the current financial year. While chairing th... Read More


'Senorium' brings pioneers of art closer to people

LUCKNOW, Feb. 2 -- For most, owning an original work by Jamini Roy, Raja Ravi Varma or Amrita Sher-Gil is a distant dream. For such connoisseurs of art, Sanatkada's Baro Market is the place to be. At ... Read More


High court quashes 1991 Vidhan Sabha ruckus case

LUCKNOW, Feb. 2 -- Observing that the judiciary is "starved" of resources to cope with an ever-growing explosion of litigations, the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court has quashed criminal proc... Read More