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Deoria land fraud case: Ex-IPS officer Amitabh Thakur arrested for forging IDs to get industrial plot in 1999

December 10, 2025 7:38 pm

Lucknow Police said Thakur allegedly misused his authority as Superintendent of Police, Deoria, to secure the plot in his wife’s name

UP DGP reviews functioning of IGRS system & cyber crime units

December 10, 2025 6:33 am

The ADGs of zones, IGs of ranges, district police chiefs and commissionerate heads joined the meeting

SIT formed to probe trafficking of codeine-based cough syrups takes charge

December 10, 2025 6:28 am

IG LR Kumar to head the team with STF SSP and FSDA Assistant Commissioner as members

This December, FTII brings its renowned Film Appreciation Course to Lucknow

December 08, 2025 6:51 pm

The course will run for five days from December 26 to 30.

Lucknow Mayor stirs row over inspecting slums in search of ‘illegal immigrants’, ‘Rohingya’: Who is Sushma Kharakwal?

December 09, 2025 9:55 am

The BJP leader is no stranger to controversies, with her style of functioning rubbing corporation officials the wrong way and even dividing even BJP leaders.

Woman submits false information about sons during SIR survey in UP's Rampur, three booked

December 10, 2025 11:56 am

A supervisor noticed the forms for the woman’s sons had the signature her instead of theirs, say police

6 years after Ayodhya verdict, new mosque still work in progress: design is in

December 06, 2025 7:49 pm

With a new design finalised, and a structural map to be submitted soon for approval, construction could start after March next year. Some donations have started trickling in

Azam Khan’s son sentenced in fake passport case, sent to seven years in jail

December 05, 2025 8:57 pm

The latest judgment comes nearly three weeks after the Rampur court sentenced Azam and Abdullah in a forgery case involving two PAN cards

'Kept waiting for hours': IndiGo crisis sparks chaos at Lucknow airport, passengers raise slogans

December 05, 2025 11:20 am

Airline’s Deputy Airport Manager says disruptions due to new DGCA rules, assures situation to return to normal by Saturday

IT professional travelled 200 km daily to work and support family, creates content as side hustle: ‘No time for myself’

December 03, 2025 4:26 pm

Kanpur-based Khushi Srivastava documented her gruelling routine, which involved daily commutes to Lucknow, in an Instagram Reel that has since gone viral.

As cops stop Samajwadi Party's march to Vidhan Sabha, Akhilesh & MLAs sit in protest

September 19, 2022 3:34 pm

During the protest march, SP leaders raised issues of law and order, unemployment, and farmers’ woes.

Express Wanderlust: When Lucknow's Bara Imambara reopened its doors to tourists

June 30, 2021 5:16 pm

It was a source of relief for tourist guides at the iconic Bara Imambara in Lucknow, which opened to visitors on June 17.

Most of India under lockdown as coronavirus cases cross 400

March 23, 2020 6:36 pm

Violators could either face a fine of Rs 1,000 or a jail term of six months if they do not abide by the lockdown orders, the government said.

From tanks to fighter jets: Innovations in defence technology on show at DefExpo

February 06, 2020 11:41 am

The 11th edition of the biennial mega Defence Expo will continue till February 8 where defence manufacturers from the public and private sectors, as well as Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) are displaying their products.

Charred vehicles, vandalised police station: Pictures that tell the story of violence in Lucknow

December 22, 2019 7:24 am

Protesters pelted stones and torched vehicles parked outside a police post in Lucknow. Police fire teargas shells to control the situation in Madeyganj area. About 20 people have been taken into custody.

Five killed, several injured as fire engulfs two hotels in Lucknow's Charbagh

June 19, 2018 3:01 pm

At least five people were killed and around six were injured after a fire broke out in the Charbagh area of Lucknow on Tuesday morning.

News in Numbers: India’s busiest passport office.

June 22, 2020 6:23 pm

#NewsInNumbers How much work the busiest passport office in India does. (PS: It’s Lucknow which was recently in the news over an inter-faith couple’s complaint.

Lucknow: At least five killed in fire

June 19, 2018 9:22 pm

Lucknow DIG slaps elderly street vendor

February 24, 2016 2:37 pm

Lucknow, Feb 24 (ANI): The Deputy Inspector General of Lucknow has been caught on camera abusing and slapping a street vendor. The video of the incident has gone viral on social media embarrassing the Uttar Pradesh Government and the State Police department.

Groom killed in celebratory firing in UP

February 18, 2016 5:51 am

Sitapur, Feb 18 (ANI): A marriage party turned out to be a sorrow affair after the groom was allegedly shot dead accidently in a celebratory firing. As per reports, the man who fired is yet to be identified. The bullet hit the groom's head and he fell off the horse. He was immediately rushed to the Sitapur district hospital, where doctors referred him to Lucknow after some preliminary medication. However, he succumbed to his injuries on his way to Lucknow. The news of the groom's death has created panic among the two families.

AAI to make airport facilities as commercially viable

January 23, 2016 12:50 pm

New Delhi, Jan 23 (ANI): The Airports Authority of India will enhance its marketing strategy to make airports more operationally and commercially viable. At the Airport Marketing Conference held recently in New Delhi, the officials and experts chalked out a strategy to make commercial use of airport infrastructure in the country. Formed in April 1995, the Airports Authority of India manages 125 destinations, including 77 domestic and 21 international airports in the country. The Authority is also looking at focusing on the cargo segment to boost its revenues. It has been undertaking the International Cargo handling operations at international airports including Chennai, Kolkata, Lucknow, Coimbatore, Amritsar and Guwahati. Similarly, the Authority has identified 24 domestic airports across five regions, including three civil enclaves to develop such integrated facilities. They include Port Blair, Coimbatore, Jaipur, Raipur, Ahmedabad and others. The Airports Authority of India, which has developed infrastructure at many of its airports, is looking forward to make its commercial use.

Education should be used as tool for character building: Rajnath Singh

January 22, 2016 12:06 pm

Lucknow, Jan 22 (ANI): Addressing a convocation ceremony of Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University in Lucknow on Friday, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said the purpose of education is not only to gain knowledge, but also to culturally groom oneself. He asserted that students should learn from Swami Vivekananda, who said that “character makes a man”.

Varanasi: PM Modi flags off Mahamana Superfast Express

January 22, 2016 12:03 pm

Varanasi, Jan 22 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday flagged off the Mahamana Superfast Express in Varanasi. The train will run between Varanasi and Delhi via Lucknow thrice a week. The train is fully equipped with the modern facilities and also has new renovated AC-coaches fitted with LED television screens. This is Prime Minister Modi's fifth visit to his constituency after assuming office in May, 2014.