LUCKNOW: In a major crackdown on real estate-linked money laundering, the Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Lucknow Zonal Office on Thursday provisionally attached immovable properties worth Rs 110.05 crore — with a current market value exceeding Rs 300 crore — under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002. The attachment is connected to a money…
Lucknow: There’s a ray of hope for city’s perennial parking problem.The Lucknow Municipal Corporation has proposed 58 new street parking facilities and upgradation of 20 existing permanent parking lots with smart features.At present, LMC operates 20 permanent parking lots in the city which have total capacity for around 3,800 vehicles. The upcoming street parking facilities…
Lucknow: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday directed officials to ensure the timely construction of the proposed ‘Navy Shaurya Museum’ in Lucknow.He was reviewing the presentation on the museum during a culture department meeting on Thursday. “The museum will stand as a living symbol of the Indian Navy‘s indomitable valour and India’s maritime prowess in…
Lucknow: Doctors at RMLIMS have successfully performed the institute’s first deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgery on a Parkinson’s disease patient who stopped responding to medication.With this, RMLIMS became the second govt institute in the city after SGPGIMS to offer this advanced treatment. The 68-year-old Lucknow resident battled stiffness, tremors and difficulty in walking due to…
Lucknow: The UP govt’s decision to increase the cane price by Rs 30 per quintal — the highest since Yogi Adityanath took the reins of the state in 2017 — may well be one of the multiple measures taken by the BJP not just to counter the opposition’s aggressive narrative of an ever-impending agrarian crisis….
Lucknow: It felt like a cool winter day on Thursday when the city recorded maximum temperature of 23.9 degrees Celsius — its lowest daytime temperature in 53 years. Moreover, with rainfall of 22.9mm recorded on Thursday, it was the highest rainfall recorded in a day since Oct 2015.With rain throughout the day, Montha cyclone impact…
Lucknow: The Indira Gandhi Planetarium in Lucknow has achieved a significant milestone in promoting science, technology, and space education in the state by establishing a formal connection with the Indian Space Research Organisation’s Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS). This development is a part of the initiatives taken by the Council of Science and Technology,…
Lucknow: Rescue efforts in the Bahraich boat tragedy took a dramatic turn when a wild elephant suddenly charged at the team in the Kaudiyala River early Thursday morning, forcing senior officials, including IG Amit Pathak, to flee for safety.The incident added to the mounting challenges being faced by the rescue team alreay battling torrential rain,…
Lucknow: A massive fire broke out at an automobile service centre on Ring Road in Kalyanpur on Thursday afternoon, gutting several cars and a large stock of auto parts before firefighters managed to bring the blaze under control after a three-hour operation.The fire led to panic on the road, bringing moving traffic to a grinding…
Lucknow: A case of large-scale forgery and fraud involving fake flat allotment letters in the Lucknow Development Authority came to light, prompting police action after a formal written complaint from a senior LDA official. An FIR was registered at Gomtinagar Police Station against five individuals, including Harshit Gupta — Piyush Pathak, Ravi Kumar Kashyap, Rimpy…
