Lucknow

Lucknow: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav‘s statement on Pooja Pal, estranged SP MLA from Chail (Prayagraj), drew a sharp response from the BJP, triggering a fresh political row on Thursday.Akhilesh said his party would go all out against Pal if she is fielded by the BJP in the 2027 assembly elections.The former CM indicated that…

Lucknow: To ensure 24×7 monitoring, cow shelters in the state, 5,446 shelters have been connected with 7,592 cameras. “Through continuous surveillance, a watch is being maintained on arrangements related to fodder, health, cleanliness and security, ensuring immediate action against any kind of negligence. The system is also strengthening administrative accountability,” said Mukesh Meshram, additional chief…

Lucknow: The Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court has refused to interfere in an eviction order passed by district administration in connection with an alleged 60 years old mosque constructed on a gram sabha land in Bakshi-ka-Talab (BKT) area. The bench, however, set aside the imposition of Rs 36,000 fine on the petitioners as they…

Lucknow: A tragic road accident in the Gudamba area claimed the life of a labourer after a speeding SUV mounted a divider and ran over him in the wee hours of Thursday. Police said that the vehicle belonged to Additional CMO of Balrampur.The incident occurred around 12.30 am on the Tedhi Pulia flyover when the…

Lucknow: Visually impaired students at Dr Shakuntala Misra National Rehabilitation University (DSMNRU) will now have access to more than 3,500 audiobooks and recorded lectures through the university’s upgraded Talking Book Studio at the Swami Vivekananda Central Library. University officials said the facility, which earlier housed only a few hundred books, has been significantly expanded to…

Lucknow: The city has been ranked the 58th most polluted place in the world in 2025, according to a report by Swiss air quality agency IQAir.The report draws from a wide global dataset. It analysed air quality in 9,446 cities/towns across 143 countries using more than 40,000 monitoring stations and sensors. Within India, Lucknow stands…

Lucknow: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a disproportionate assets (DA) case against a senior govt official posted in Lucknow and his wife on Thursday.Avinash Tambe, then section officer (sales & purchase) at CSIR–Indian Institute of Toxicology Research (IITR), along with his wife, Pranali Tambe have been booked for…

Lucknow: A salesman was stabbed and robbed of Rs 10 lakh cash by four unidentified assailants in the Khadra area of Lucknow on late Wednesday night.The incident took place around 11:28pm in a narrow lane of Tarannum Market under the Madeyganj police station limits. The victim, identified as Harsh Jaiswal, is a resident of Sarai…

Lucknow: In the wake of unusually long queues at fuel stations, the police have intensified public outreach efforts across Lucknow, urging residents to remain calm and avoid panic buying of petrol and diesel.The Joint Commissioner of Police (JCP) Lucknow, Babloo Kumar, on Thursday reassured citizens that there is no shortage of fuel in the city,…

Lucknow: The current fuel situation in Uttar Pradesh is not a crisis of supply but of sudden and excessive consumption, driven largely by rumours, claimed officials and fuel dealers.In Lucknow alone, daily fuel consumption on IOCL’s fuel stations jumped sharply between March 21-25, rising from around 7.23 lakh litres per day to nearly 12.07 lakh…