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Viral videos, real relief: Social media to the rescue

LUCKNOW, April 19 -- As thick plumes of black smoke billowed over Vikas Nagar and videos of the blaze flooded social media, what began as a moment of shock for Lucknowites quickly turned into a wave o... Read More


Street vendors turn saviours, provide succour

Lucknow, April 19 -- As hundreds struggle to rebuild their lives after the devastating fire, an unlikely group has stepped forward as a lifeline-small kiosk owners and street vendors who have put asid... Read More


Relief camp set up, essentials given to families in slum area

LUCKNOW, April 19 -- In wake of the devastating fire that gutted large parts of the Vikas Nagar slums, leaving hundreds homeless, Aastha Hospice and Geriatric Care Centre has launched a weeklong relie... Read More


No power tariff hike likely in UP for 7th straight year

Lucknow, April 19 -- Power consumers in Uttar Pradesh are set to be spared an increase in electricity tariffs for yet another year, with the state regulator expected to retain existing rates for 2026-... Read More


NSUI protest at LU over admission form, self-financed semester fee hike

LUCKNOW, April 19 -- A day after Lucknow University released the admission forms for undergraduate courses with a 50% increase in the admission form fee and a substantial increase in the semester fee ... Read More


Butler Palace revamp halted as LDA scraps book cafe plan

LUCKNOW, April 19 -- The Rs.9-crore redevelopment of Butler Palace has been abruptly stalled after the Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) scrapped its plan for a heritage-themed book cafe amid object... Read More


Advocates of B'deshi infiltratorsdidn't allow bill to pass: Yogi

Lucknow, April 19 -- Calling the Opposition parties advocates of infiltrators, chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday said the defeat of the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill 2026 in the Lok Sab... Read More


Girl allegedly strangles 7-year-old brother over lollipop, stages it as suicide

LUCKNOW, April 19 -- A 15-year-old girl allegedly strangled her seven-year-old brother to death following a quarrel over a lollipop in Uttar Pradesh's Basti district and tried to pass it off as suicid... Read More


'Rashmirathi Festival' in U.P tomark 75 years of Dinkar's epic

LUCKNOW, April 19 -- Uttar Pradesh is set to host a three-day 'Rashmirathi Festival' to commemorate 75 years of Rashmirathi, the iconic work of Ramdhari Singh Dinkar. The festival is being positioned ... Read More


LDA razes illegal plottingin Naimish Nagar, Kakori

LUCKNOW, April 19 -- The Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) on Saturday demolished unauthorised plotting spread across nearly 49.58 acres in Naimish Nagar and Kakori, while also sealing two illegal c... Read More