Electric crematorium dysfuntional Lucknow: A technical snag in one of the machines at the Baikunth Dham electric crematorium has forced families to either wait for hours for cremation or opt for conventional wood pyres over the past three days.On Sunday, Amit Verma (name changed), an Aliganj resident, brought the body of his 65-year-old father to…
Lucknow: Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University (AKTU) on Tuesday launched the Innovation Hub UP portal to bring incubation centres of its affiliated institutions onto a common platform.The university also inaugurated the Kalam Patent Centre to provide free patent support to students, faculty members and startups.The Innovation Hub UP portal will provide information on startups…
Lucknow: An FIR was registered against a woman primary school teacher for allegedly slapping a woman sub-inspector and attempting to tear her uniform inside Mahanagar police station area, police said on Tuesday.According to police, the incident took place on Sept 6 when the accused, Anjali, a resident of Sarvodaya Nagar in Unnao arrived at the…
Lucknow: A 57-year-old sub-inspector was killed after a speeding truck ran him over while he was on Dol Mela duty in Kushinagar district on Monday night, police said. The incident occurred near Saraswati Chowk on the Padrauna bypass, where sub-inspector Bhavani Pandey, posted at Sevarahi police station, had been deployed to handle security and traffic…
Siddharthnagar police claimed to have cracked the sensational murder of man by arresting four accused, including the victim’s wife and her alleged lover, for allegedly conspiring to murder a man and disguise the crime as an e-rickshaw accident. Lucknow: Siddharthnagar police claimed to have cracked the sensational murder of a man by arresting four accused,…
The Board of Control for Cricket in India’s decision to make the Men’s Under-23 State A Trophy a T20 affair will increase the significance of state T20 leagues across the country, including the UPT20 League, as performances in these leagues could pave the way for players to make the state team.The change means Uttar Pradesh…
Lucknow: Even as Lucknow has made a striking 47% reduction in its annual average PM10 concentration over the past eight years, earning the state capital the top rank among Indian cities with populations above 10 lakh in Swachh Vayu Sarvekshan, a different pollution battle continues to play out on its streets.Overflowing garbage dumps, foul odour…
Lucknow: A Lucknow bench of Allahabad high court has taken exception to the dumping of garbage in the open along the roadside in front of Kabir Temple in Madiaon area and directed the Lucknow Municipal Commissioner to explore the possibility of shifting the garbage dumping site to an alternative location.The bench said that if feasible,…
Lucknow: Security arrangements at the historic Rumi Gate came under scrutiny after a video showing two youths allegedly scaling the monument’s wall and entering a restricted area went viral on social media on Tuesday. The incident reportedly took place in the presence of a security guard deployed at the site, raising questions over the monitoring…
A city woman was allegedly cheated of ₹10.35 lakh in a sophisticated cyber fraud in which scammers befriended her on Instagram, promised to send an expensive gift parcel from the United Kingdom and later extorted money in the name of customs clearance and legal formalities. Lucknow: A city woman was allegedly duped of ₹10.35 lakh…
