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UP: Pre-monsoon showers bring relief as mercury dips

LUCKNOW, June 17 -- Even as the onset of southwest monsoon was yet to begin in the state, conditions were favourable for it to advance into parts of eastern Uttar Pradesh in the next two to three days... Read More


...but Lko's power woes continue

LUCKNOW, June 17 -- Despite a drop in temperature, Lucknow continued to reel under prolonged power cuts on Sunday night. With electricity demand at around 1950 mw, widespread outages in the city were ... Read More


In huge relief for authorities, Gkp zoo inmates test negative

GORAKHPUR/LUCKNOW, June 17 -- Following recommendations by wildlife experts and veterinary officials, the Shaheed Ashfaque Ullah Khan Zoological Park in Gorakhpur is set to establish an isolation ward... Read More


UP seeks report on crackdown against illegal HSRP dealers

LUCKNOW, June 17 -- The Uttar Pradesh transport department has directed all regional and enforcement transport officers to submit detailed reports on steps taken to curb the unauthorised sale and inst... Read More


LDA offers to sort out NehruEnclave land issue with Army

LUCKNOW, June 17 -- An over two-decade-old land dispute between the Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) and the Army may finally be resolved, as the agency has written to the Defence Estate Officer in... Read More


Woman threatens to shoot fuel station staffer after argument

Lucknow, June 17 -- A woman allegedly brandished a gun and held a fuel bunk employee at gunpoint over a petty dispute in Hardoi's Bilgram town, police said. The employee asking the woman and others wi... Read More


Man arrested for duping def staff in fake plot deals

LUCKNOW, June 17 -- A 46-year-old man accused of defrauding over 100 people, including Army and paramilitary personnel, by selling them fake plots in Lucknow, was arrested by a joint team of the Uttar... Read More


Man hacked to death in front of 80-yr-old mother over illicit affair

LUCKNOW, June 17 -- A 40-year-old cab driver was hacked to death with a sharp-edged weapon in Lucknow's Rahimabad area late Sunday night, in what police suspect was a murder driven by personal enmity ... Read More


Lko-Ayodhya highway: Curbs on heavy vehicles from today

LUCKNOW, June 17 -- Starting Tuesday, new traffic diversions will be in effect on the Lucknow-Ayodhya highway. The move aims to ease traffic congestion on the stretch, an official note said. As per th... Read More


Five killed, several critical in Amroha cracker factory blast

Meerut, June 17 -- A massive explosion ripped through a firecracker factory operating in the forested outskirts of a village in Amroha district on Sunday, killing five women and critically injuring ov... Read More