Lucknow

Lucknow: To improve coordination between the electricity department and the Lucknow Municipal Corporation and resolve pending issues related to development and cleanliness projects, a meeting was held on Monday, chaired by municipal commissioner Gaurav Kumar.During the discussion, it was noted that applications for increasing electricity load for certain sanitation installations were pending. Officials said the…

Lucknow: On directions of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Lucknow Police intensified their crackdown against sale, storage and use of banned Chinese kite string, carrying out extensive preventive checks across the city in the wake of recent fatal and serious accidents.JCP (law and order) Babloo Kumar said police teams inspected over 700 shops, godowns and other…

Lucknow: Growing from digital herbarium to ‘Paawan Path’, a specially developed landscape dedicated to the conservation of herbs, and adding two new thematic gardens, CSIR–National Botanical Research Institute (CSIR-NBRI) has strengthened further and diversified its garden collections and conservation infrastructure.“We created ‘Paawan Path’ (Plants and Associated Vegetations for Appreciating Nature). It functions as a living…

Lucknow: Delivering laughter with a sharp social edge, ‘Adaab Arz Hai’ left the audience with a timely message about society’s obsession with titles and appearances. The play, staged at International Buddhist Research Institute on Sunday, was presented by Akansha Theatre Arts in collaboration with the Uttar Pradesh Urdu Academy. The comic production brought classic farce…

Ayodhya: The body of a police sub-inspector, who has been missing under mysterious circumstances since Feb 5, was found in a river in Basti district on Sunday.SI Ajay Gaur’s body was found in full police uniform, said SP City of Ayodhya Chakrapani Tripathi. Lucknow: Pasmanda Ulema Board Push, 20 Year Traffic Plan, CCTV Gaps And…

Lucknow: Samajwadi Party national president Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday described the 2027 Assembly elections as a “do or die battle” for the party and called upon the cadre to begin full-scale preparations to pave the way for the formation of SP govt in the state.Addressing a meeting of SP legislators at the party’s state headquarters…

Lucknow: An eight-year-old boy was critically injured after a wild animal attacked him in the Khairighat area of Bahraich district on Saturday night. The child’s life was saved after family members and villagers rushed to the spot on hearing his screams and managed to drive the animal away by raising an alarm and chasing it…

Lucknow: A retired Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC) official, who narrowly escaped a Rs 35 lakh cyber fraud on Sunday, issued a strong appeal to senior citizens, urging them not to panic or submit to so-called ‘digital arrests’ and instead immediately contact police or their banks.The fraud attempt was thwarted on Feb 6 due to the…

Manjari MishraIn the cluster of 18 villages in Govardhan, pressed against the Rajasthan–Haryana border, Mohammad Shamim is spoken of with a mix of awe and amusement. To admiring villagers, the smooth-talking octogenarian is a ‘harfan maula’ — a jack of all trades. To the police, he is simply Shamim Tatlubaaj, a scamster in local parlance….

Lucknow: A former employee of a pharmaceutical warehouse owner posed as member of the notorious Lawrence Bishnoi gang and sent him a letter issuing threat to kill and demanding Rs 30 lakh. Sarojininagar police arrested the accused on Sunday.The case came to light on Jan 30, when complainant Gaurav Batra, resident of Rohit Residency in…