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Man lures girl via social media; app helps father rescue her

LUCKNOW, Oct. 25 -- A 17-year-old girl was taken to a room in Vibhuti Khand by a 32-year-old man she had befriended online. The girl had left home after an argument with her father. However, the fathe... Read More


Warm Diwali helped disperse pollution faster, say experts

LUCKNOW, Oct. 25 -- As Diwali this year was celebrated a bit earlier, on October 20 to be precise, both day and night temperatures remained slightly above normal. This rise in temperature appears to h... Read More


Mayor hauls up officials over tax revision delay, road repairs

LUCKNOW, Oct. 25 -- Mayor Sushma Kharkwal expressed her displeasure over the issues of delay in tax revisions, incomplete streetlight installations and stalled patchwork on broken roads in the city du... Read More


Social media tutorials fuelcarbide gun injuries in UP

KANPUR, Oct. 25 -- An estimated 85 people in Uttar Pradesh have injured their eyes after using carbide guns, homemade explosives also up for sale, according to data compiled by doctors. Many learned t... Read More


41 UP encounter killings this year touch 2018 mark

LUCKNOW, Oct. 25 -- Although encounter killings in Uttar Pradesh have sparked debates and raised questions about the efficacy of such measures in controlling crime, the state police gunned down 41 cri... Read More


ED arrests Ansari aide from Lko airport

LUCKNOW, Oct. 25 -- The Enforcement Directorate arrested late mafia don-turned-politician, Mukhtar Ansari's close associate Mohd Shadab, alias 'Dumpy', on Wednesday morning from Lucknow's Chaudhary Ch... Read More


Man who mutilated gay partner 'dies by suicide'

GORAKHPUR, Oct. 25 -- A man, who allegedly mutilated his male partner's genitals after finding out that his six-year-old daughter had been sexually assaulted, was found dead at his Deoria residence on... Read More


Secondary, tertiary sectors growing in East UP but overall dev slow: LU study

LUCKNOW, Oct. 25 -- A recent study by economics faculty members of Lucknow University, Nagendra Kumar Maurya and professor Roli Mishra, has found that districts in eastern Uttar Pradesh -- Bahraich, B... Read More


UPPSC fires 315 subject experts over performance concerns

PRAYAGRAJ, Oct. 25 -- The Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) has removed 315 subject experts from its panel, marking the third major action against experts in the past three years. Previo... Read More


UP approves five-fold increase in financial powers of PWD officers

LUCKNOW, Oct. 25 -- After three decades, the Uttar Pradesh government has approved a five-fold increase in the financial powers of public works department (PWD) officers, alongside a comprehensive rev... Read More