Lucknow: Lucknow Police began a special vehicle checking campaign from Wednesday targeting two-wheeler riders violating traffic rules. “The day-long exercise carried out in three shifts across all five zones resulted in 7,568 challans and 356 vehicle seizures,” said DCP Traffic Kamlesh Dixit.“Traffic police issued 3,847 challans for riding without helmets, 260 challans for triple-riding and…
Lucknow: Lucknow University, once known for its foreign language programmes, has been unable to offer German and Russian courses for nearly a decade as qualified faculty is not available. There was a time when French, Russian and German attracted strong enrolment at the university. Today, however, only French remains active under the department of English…
Lucknow: What began with the brutal killing of Ram Gopal Mishra during the Durga idol immersion procession on Oct 14, 2024, soon spiralled into a district-wide breakdown of law and order, prompting police to register 11 separate FIRs in the coming days. These cases document a trail of violence—assaults, arson, vandalism, and targeted attacks on…
Lucknow: Lucknow Development Authority is gearing up to resume registration for about 1,487 developed plots registered with UP RERA under its ambitious Anantnagar residential scheme on Mohan Road. Officials said proposal prepared by engineering division was sent to property department and registration dates will be announced soon. Plots for middle and upper-income groups are in…
Lucknow: Children and adolescents must be understood and supported because the nation’s future rests on their shoulders, said Leena Johri, additional chief secretary, women and child development department and director general, National Nutrition Mission, at an official programme to mark the 78th Unicef Day.“Adolescents, particularly from rural and remote areas, should be given opportunities to…
Lucknow: A 19-year-old BSc student from Lucknow emerged as a key link in a sprawling ‘digital arrest’ scam, with Delhi Police’s Crime Branch arresting him and two others for allegedly assisting a prime suspect.Police said the student Vimlesh allegedly supplied multiple mule bank accounts to a cyber-fraud syndicate that impersonated law-enforcement and govt officials to…
Lucknow: If you’re in Lucknow and eager to experience vibrant underwater world of Australia’s coral reefs, nature and history, like ‘Journey to Space, ‘Antarctica,’ ‘Mystery of the Nile,’ and ancient civilizations like Greece, designed to inspire scientific temper of your children, head to the Regional Science City.Science city has a newly upgraded SCIMAX, a full-dome…
Lucknow: Angered at the slow pace of work related to the construction of the Pradhan Mantri Ekta Mall being built in Agra, Varanasi and Lucknow and hostel projects for working women being constructed in Lucknow, Gautam Budh Nagar and Ghaziabad, chief secretary SP Goyal on Thursday pulled up officials and directed them to accelerate the…
Lucknow: City witnessed the first fog of this winter on Thursday morning, with visibility reducing to below 800 metres. The combination of declining night temperatures, low wind speed and high pollution levels led to haze cover in the morning and smog in the evening. The maximum and minimum temperatures were recorded at 25.4 and 10.6…
Lucknow: Noida International Airport (NIA), is on the verge of inauguration, promising a world-class travel experience. Designed to combine Swiss efficiency with Indian hospitality, the airport will serve as a benchmark for modern aviation infrastructure.Shailendra Kumar Bhatia, ACEO of Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority, said the airport’s innovative design and advanced technology will elevate Uttar…
