Lucknow

Lucknow: More insights may come about India’s only active mud volcano at Baratang Island in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. A team of scientists from the Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences (BSIP), Lucknow, has begun studying of the volcano, along with dormant mud volcanoes at Diglipur in Andaman to understand past climate shifts and natural…

Lucknow: The Lucknow bench of Allahabad high court has quashed an order passed by a magistrate court whereby it had rejected a woman’s plea, seeking production of income proof and property details of her husband in connection with a domestic violence case. The court has ordered the magistrate court to reconsider the woman’s plea afresh…

Lucknow: Acting on a real-time alert from Meta, the Uttar Pradesh (UP) police rescued an 18-year-old, class 12 student within 12 minutes after he allegedly posted a suicide video on Instagram.According to police, the incident occurred on Mar 29, when the student, a resident of the Mill Area police station limits in Raebareli, shared a…

Lucknow: A special court of the CBI in Lucknow convicted and sentenced six persons to two years of imprisonment along with a fine of Rs10,000 each in a wildlife smuggling case involving illegal possession and trade of tiger and leopard body parts.The convicted accused have been identified as Mumtaj Ahmad, Jaibun Nisha, Ajij Ullah, Waheed,…

Lucknow: In response to the rising number of cybercrime complaints, the UP Police has strengthened its cyber response mechanism by establishing a new 30-seater call centre for the national cyber helpline number 1930 in Kalli Paschim, Lucknow, taking the total number of seats in the state to 50.DG, Cyber HQ, Binod Singh, said the existing…

On the eve of season’s first IPL match on the home ground, Lucknow Super Giants owner Sanjiv Goenka is quite optimistic about the team’s performance. In an interview with Shalabh Saxena, he reflects on his evolution as a cricket franchise owner, strengths of the LSG squad, and his confidence in the leadership of Rishabh Pant….

Gopabandhu PattanaikThe morning of April 1, 2004, in Lucknow was not the same as other mornings.The previous evening, the doyen of Odishi dance, Guru Kelu Charan Mohapatra, who was in the city on the invitation of Lucknow Oriya Samaj to perform on ‘Utkal Divas’ (April 1), explained the intricacies of Odishi dance during an interaction…

Lucknow: Abdul Kadir, 56, a resident of Chhauchh area of Lakhmipur Kheri, got his smart prepaid meter recharge for Rs 7,300 but still had to remain without electricity for 17 days.After running from pillar to post for over a fortnight, he finally got his connection restored on March 30.Goge (72) of Unnao’s Mohan Katra village…

LUCKNOW: A cleric from Bihar, who was arrested Monday night for his allegedly derogatory remarks against Yogi Adityanath’s mother, has tendered an apology in a video statement, seeking forgiveness from the UP chief minister.Maulana Abdullah Salim was arrested from Purnea by UP STF and brought on transit remand to Bahraich, where he was produced before…

Lucknow: The Bharatiya Janata Party is working to strengthen its presence among the electorally significant Gurjar community in western Uttar Pradesh ahead of the next year’s assembly elections.It assumes significance as Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday made strong outreach to the Gurjars at a rally in Dadri by promising to install a grand…