Lucknow

Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh govt’s decision to relax electricity disconnection norms for smart prepaid meter users has brought temporary relief to lakhs of domestic consumers, particularly those with low sanctioned loads. However, a close look at official data reveals that economically weaker households continue to bear the greatest burden of the prepaid electricity regime.Announcing the…

Lucknow: UP recorded a seven-fold decline in the number of malaria cases since 2019. The fact that came to the fore on the eve of World Malaria Day showed that against 92,000 cases in 2019, UP saw 14,500 cases in 2025.Calling the dip significant progress towards the goal of eliminating malaria by the end of…

Lucknow: The excise department concluded the third round of the lottery draw for leftover model shops in Lucknow, failing to find any takers.While composite shops have been usurped, entrepreneurs having a background in the liquor business are hesitant to operate model shops. Citing lack of financial viability, 41% of the model shop owners pulled out…

Chief minister Yogi Adityanath, Union agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and UP minister Surya Pratap Shahi at the inauguration of the Regional Agriculture Conference (North Zone) in Lucknow, on Friday Lucknow: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday said that Uttar Pradesh’s progress in agricultural production was the result of scientific techniques, agro-climatic zone-based strategies, and…

Lucknow: The state govt has suspended all district and divisional-level meetings requiring attendance of MLAs and MLCs across the state, in an apparent bid to ensure maximum attendance of legislators during the special session of the UP Assembly on April 30.The daylong session of the Assembly — second of the 2026-27 fiscal — has been…

Lucknow: Raebareli police have arrested a Class XII pass man from Uttarakhand for his alleged role in an organised ‘digital arrest’ cyber fraud racket that duped a local couple of ₹82 lakh, officials said on Friday.The accused, identified as Abhijeet Singh Jatav, a resident of Udham Singh Nagar district in Uttarakhand, was arrested on Apr…

Varanasi: Sigra police on Friday arrested a youth accused of allegedly administering narcotics, forcibly converting a girl’s religion, and committing rape. The girl narrated the incident to her family, following which the family filed a written complaint.According to reports, Sigra police station arrested a Muslim youth named Mohammad Rustam, a resident of Gadaiya Gosiana area…

Varanasi: Friday in Varanasi unfolded under a dome of unyielding heat. Dawn offered some relief as the sky shifted, but by 9 am, the reprieve dissolved. Fierce loo winds rose, and the city surrendered to searing heat once more. At BHU, the IMD recorded a blistering 44.3°C — 4.6 degrees above normal.According to IMD, night…

Lucknow: At least two people—a woman and a child—were killed and 21 others injured in a road accident in Nepal’s Pyuthan district, officials said on Thursday. The injured included the driver and passengers, many of whom are from the UP-Nepal border areas. Chief minister Yogi Adityanath has announced an ex gratia of Rs 2 lakh…

Noida: A city court on Thursday allowed conditional police remand of three women — Aakriti Chaudhary, Manisha Chauhan and Srishti Gupta — accused of inciting violence during the industrial workers’ protest on April 13. The court also allowed their lawyers to be present during investigation proceedings.The court of additional civil judicial magistrate (ACJM) Virek Aggrawal…