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Hapur's air 'most toxic' in country; Lko AQI 200+ for 2nd day

LUCKNOW, Nov. 26 -- With an air quality index (AQI) of 389, Hapur was the most polluted city in the country for the second consecutive day on Tuesday. A day ago, Hapur's AQI fared worse at 416, and it... Read More


HC upholds life term for manwho strangled daughter in 2015

Lucknow, Nov. 26 -- The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court has upheld the life sentence awarded to a Unnao man convicted of murdering his 17-year-old daughter. The court concluded that the pros... Read More


Mutawallis struggle as UMEED portal deadline draws closer

LUCKNOW, Nov. 26 -- With just 10 days remaining to meet the UMEED portal deadline, thousands of Mutawallis (caretakers) are struggling to upload documents of Waqf establishments as the system crashes ... Read More


Hacker uses APK file to drain Rs.2 l

LUCKNOW, Nov. 26 -- A cybercriminal hacked a Kakori resident's phone using an APK file and siphoned off nearly Rs.2 lakh through an e-mandate. But prompt intervention by the Kakori Cyber Police Team a... Read More


Generations of Sikh Gurus sacrificed themselves for saffron flag: Yogi

Lucknow, Nov. 26 -- Generations of Sikh Gurus sacrificed themselves for the kesariya (saffron) flag, chief minister Yogi Adityanath said while paying tribute to Guru Tegh Bahadur, the ninth Sikh Guru,... Read More


'Will visit other temples after Kedareshwar Mandir completion'

LUCKNOW, Nov. 26 -- As Prime Minister Narendra Modi hoisted the saffron flag (Dharma Dhwaj) atop the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya on Tuesday, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav reiterated his stand on ... Read More


Unity March sees massive turnout

Lucknow, Nov. 26 -- Lucknow North Assembly constituency witnessed scores of students and other citizens participating in a grand Unity March held on Tuesday to commemorate the 150th birth anniversary ... Read More


High achievers lauded as errant BLOs face action

LUCKNOW, Nov. 26 -- District election officers (DEOs) in Uttar Pradesh have adopted carrot-and-stick approach towards booth-level officers (BLOs) to achieve the target set by the Election Commission o... Read More


From dawn to dusk: BLOs balance family, SIR forms, fieldwork

LUCKNOW, Nov. 26 -- The ongoing one-month Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Uttar Pradesh has turned the exercise into a race against time for booth-level officers (BLOs), tasked with gathering deta... Read More


Asst teacher engaged in SIR ends life in Gonda; wife cites 'work pressure'

LUCKNOW, Nov. 26 -- An assistant teacher of a government primary school, engaged as a booth level officer (BLO) in the SIR of electoral rolls in Gonda, died by suicide after consuming some poisonous s... Read More