Lucknow: Lucknow Development Authority has begun groundwork on a six-lane expressway under the state capital region (SCR) development project ‘Vigyan Path’ that will connect Lucknow with districts covered in the SCR, including Hardoi, Sitapur, Barabanki, Rae Bareli and Unnao. The road will span approximately 250 kms. The corridor is planned as part of wider development…
Lucknow: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will on Wednesday hand over keys of 72 EWS (economically weaker section) flats constructed on land freed from late don Mukhtar Ansari‘s possession in Lucknow’s Dalibagh area to beneficiaries.The flats have been built under the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Housing Scheme and are priced at Rs 10.70 lakh each. The lottery…
Lucknow: As many as 21 sugar mills started operations for the 2025-26 cane crushing season, a state govt spokesperson said on Tuesday. In all, 53 sugar mills issued indents for sugarcane purchases. The development comes less than a week after the state govt announced an increase of Rs 30 per quintal in sugarcane prices for…
Lucknow: A violent family dispute over property turned into a horrific late-night shooting in Ambedkarnagar’s Jagdishpur Kadipur village on Tuesday.It all started when a young man allegedly opened fire on his father and uncle for transferring family property to his aunt. Both men sustained critical bullet injuries and are undergoing treatment at KGMU, Lucknow. The…
Lucknow: In a special campaign to crack down on illegal drug trafficking, the department of food safety and drug administration (FSDA) has carried out raids at 115 establishments, seized medicines worth lakhs of rupees, filed 16 FIRs and arrested six persons.Commissioner, FSDA, Dr Roshan Jacob said that sale of codeine-containing syrups and narcotic medicines has…
Lucknow: Amid uproar over the Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited’s (UPPCL) new guidelines making Smart Prepaid Meters mandatory for new consumers — for which they have to pay Rs 6,016 instead of Rs 872 for a normal meter — it has sought Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission’s (UPERC) approval for the payment in easy monthly…
Lucknow: A minor dispute over dumping garbage turned violent in Dilawalpur village under Pisawan police station area of Sitapur on Tuesday morning, leading to a bloody clash between two groups. The altercation escalated when a group of men armed with sticks and spears attacked their neighbours, leaving a 14-year-old girl dead and five members of…
Gomtinagar was the most air polluted with both PM2.5 and PM10 concentrations rising. In residential areas, Gomtinagar was the most air polluted locality, with a superfine PM2.5 average concentration recorded at 63.6 micrograms, followed by Aliganj (63), Indiranagar (60.9), and Vikasnagar (55.5 micrograms). PM10 levels were also recorded highest in Gomtinagar, with an average concentration…
Lucknow: The Election Commission on Tuesday began the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in Uttar Pradesh to clean the voter list.The exercise was launched under the theme ‘Shuddh Nirvachak Namavali – Majboot Loktantra’ (Clean Electoral Roll-Strong Democracy).As part of the exercise, booth-level officers, or BLOs, will visit every household till Dec 4 to verify and…
Varanasi: A passenger on an Akasa Air flight from Varanasi to Mumbai was detained after he tried to open the plane’s emergency exit before takeoff. The incident took place aboard flight QP 1497, which was scheduled to depart for Mumbai at 6.45pm on Monday from Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport.When the plane was taxiing towards…
