Lucknow: Property owners and businesses in the city were assured relief as Mayor Sushma Kharakwal on Friday warned LMC officials against harassment and negligence in tax collection. She stated that property tax bills already paid must not be revised after April 1, 2022 and held officials accountable for any such cases.To check irregularities, she ordered…
While Unani medicine mostly flourished in Islamic countries, it traveled to Lucknow and became an integral part of the city’s identity under the nawabs of Awadh. When others turned away from it, the nawabs continued to patronise this ancient tradition.Records suggest that the last nawab, Wajid Ali Shah, maintained a team of royal physicians who…
Lucknow: A three-month-old girl was killed in an alleged wolf attack in Bahraich on Friday, reigniting fear in the region that witnessed a spate of such attacks last year.The incident occurred around 3 pm in Bhauri Bahorwa village under Baundi police station. According to the victim’s mother, Rani, she was sleeping in the verandah with…
Lucknow: AGM, North Eastern Railway, Vinod Kumar Shukla conducted a comprehensive inspection of the Gorakhpur–Aishbagh rail section, reviewing the progress of redevelopment projects under the ambitious Amrit Bharat Station Scheme.While assessing key infrastructure elements, including station buildings, railway tracks, yards, signals, overhead electrification (OHE), and level crossing gates, Shukla emphasised that safe rail transportation remains…
Lucknow: Sarojininagar MLA Rajeshwar Singh on Friday announced that NEET and JEE preparation material would be provided at all 14 RBS Ran Bahadur Singh Digital Education and Youth Empowerment centres in his contituency. He also committed to courses like cyber security, ensuring rural students access resources on par with urban coaching hubs. Health remains a…
Lucknow: Upset over a dispute with electricity department officials, a 45-year-old man from Bulandshahr allegedly ended his life in Gautampalli police station area here on Friday, police said.The deceased, identified as Ajay of Tatarpur in Bulandshahr, was found with a foam-like substance oozing out of his mouth at La Martiniere Boys College crossing at 9.20am….
Lucknow: The UP fire and emergency services department has been conferred with the Bravery and Superhero of Fire Services Award by the Fire and Security Association of India (FSAI) for its outstanding service during Maha Kumbh 2025. The award was presented at a programme held in New Delhi, recognising the department’s exemplary service and flawless…
Lucknow: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday directed officials to prepare a roadmap to set up a State Cooperative College in Uttar Pradesh to promote study, teaching, and research in the cooperative sector.Stating that cooperatives must become gateways for youth employment in agriculture, dairy, fisheries, and services, the CM said: “In the first membership campaign…
Lucknow: Canines found to be involved in more than one dog-bite case are going to be housed inside govt-run shelters and will not be left on the streets again.Adopting a stringent view on the matter and in order to avoid man-animal conflicts, the urban development department on Thursday circulated fresh directives to manage the population…
Lucknow: A religious trip to Nepal turned tragic for a Ghaziabad couple. Transporter Ramveer Singh Gola (58) and his wife Rajesh Devi, 55, had travelled to Kathmandu on Sept 7 to visit the Pashupatinath temple but were caught in the crossfire when their five-star hotel was torched by rioters on the night of Sept 9.With…
