Lucknow: In a concerted push to strengthen the child protection framework and advance the vision of a ‘Child-Friendly Lucknow’, key stakeholders from across the city came together on Thursday for a multi-agency consultation. The dialogue was organised by Childhood enhancement through training and action (Chetna) in collaboration with the Lucknow police commissionerate and HCL Foundation,…
Lucknow: Lucknow Police achieved 106 convictions across 70 serious criminal cases of crime against women and children under Operation Conviction–Nov 2025, marking the highest monthly conviction tally since the commissionerate system was introduced in the city.The action—implemented under the directives of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and guided by DGP Rajeev Krishna—was led by police commissioner…
Lucknow: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday said that physical appearance has no bearing on a person’s capabilities and people with disabilities achieve remarkable feats even with minimum support.Speaking at an event to mark World Disability Day, the CM highlighted the need for providing encouragement and support to the disabled.The CM honoured people with disabilities…
Lucknow: The Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) will introduce a new housing benefit for soldiers who have shown exceptional bravery in service. The authority will place a proposal offering an additional 5% discount to armed forces personnel who received gallantry awards during the upcoming board meeting expected to be held on Dec 5.LDA officials said the…
Lucknow: Home to 40% of India’s smartphone manufacturing and 55% of mobile components, UP is now looking to develop dedicated Electronics System Design and Manufacturing (ESDM) parks in cities beyond the National Capital Region.For this, it has selected Pilibhit, Barabanki and Gorakhpur that would speak for underserved Rohilkhand, Madhyanchal and Purvanchal regions. Proposed to come…
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh STF on Tuesday arrested two members of an inter-state drug syndicate and seized 523 grams of high-grade MDMA worth nearly Rs 80 lakh, officials said on Wednesday.According to an STF official, the arrests were made near Suryakunwar Marg under the limits of Gosainganj police station in Lucknow around 8.55 am after…
Lucknow: An elderly woman, living alone in Jankipuram, was found murdered inside her home early Wednesday, with police suspecting that she was killed while resisting a burglary. The assailant fled after committing the crime, and CCTV footage captured a shawl-clad youth emerging from the house around 2.33 am, becoming the prime suspect in the case.The…
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh director general of police Rajeev Krishna on Wednesday told a new batch of IPS probationers that policing is fundamentally a human relationship, not merely a law-enforcement function.Addressing 23 IPS trainees of the 77 RR (2023-24 batch) at the police headquarters in Lucknow, he said, “Policing is the purest and most elevated form…
Lucknow: In a gruesome incident, a 70-year-old woman was bludgeoned to death by her son after she refused to give him money to buy liquor, Hardoi’s Shironamnagar village.Instead of alerting anyone, the accused reportedly remained inside the house, lying next to the blood-soaked body throughout the night. It was only on Wednesday morning that he…
Lucknow: A day after comparing govt’s move to pre-install Sanchar Saathi App in every new phone being sold in the market with surveillance practices in North Korea under Kim Jong Un’s regime, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday said “those who have a history of operating as ‘mukhbirs’ (informers) cannot give up snooping”.Akhilesh’s latest…
