LUCKNOW, Nov. 12 -- A day after the city was put on high alert following the blast near the Red Fort in Delhi, the Lucknow police continued extensive checking and patrolling operations across all five zones on Tuesday to ensure public safety.

In the western zone, police teams carried out a 'Red Alert Checking and Patrolling Drive' supervised by deputy commissioner of police (west) Vishwajeet Srivastava, along with other senior officers and units from the dog squad and bomb disposal team.

"Senior officers personally took stock of the security arrangements in areas such as Charbagh railway and metro stations, the nearby bus stand, hotels, busy markets and commercial zones, instructing personnel to maintain heightened alertness and respond...