Lucknow

Lucknow Police has issued 16,347 e-challans in the trial run of AI-based interceptor vehicles Lucknow: In a first for UP, the Lucknow police commissionerate has introduced AI-based interceptor vehicles for automated speed enforcement and the issuance of e-challans.Officials said the AI-enabled interceptor system has been undergoing a trial run over the past three months, during…

Lucknow: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has recovered around ₹40 lakh in unaccounted cash and nearly 180 grams of gold during searches at 16 locations across West Bengal, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and other places as part of a money laundering probe into an alleged terror funding and illegal infiltration network.The searches were carried out on…

Lucknow: The Krishak Samridhi Aayog (Farmers’ Prosperity Commission), a high-level advisory body chaired by chief minister Yogi Adityanath, has recommended expanding infrastructure for organic manure production in Uttar Pradesh, amid rising fertiliser costs and growing concerns over soil degradation.The recommendations, recently submitted to the agriculture department, mark a shift in the state’s approach to sustainable…

Lucknow: In the run-up to the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, the Congress on Thursday asked its workers and leaders to fan out across their constituencies, telling its 2022 Assembly candidates that the focus should be on ensuring the party’s victory irrespective of who eventually gets the ticket.Addressing a meeting of candidates who contested the…

Prayagraj: A joint team of the STF and Maharashtra Police arrested a criminal wanted in loot and theft cases registered in Maharashtra’s Thane district from Kathara Bazaar area on Wednesday night.Police identified the accused as Prasant Vishwakarma, a resident of Baraut village under Handia police station limits. They said six criminal cases are pending against…

Uttar Pradesh has emerged as one of India’s leading states in promoting afforestation and environmental conservation through sustained policy interventions, record-breaking plantation drives and community participation. Although the state accounts for nearly 17 percent of India’s population, its forest cover has historically remained below the national average because of intensive agriculture, urbanisation and high population…

The searches were carried out on July 16, 2026, under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, in connection with ECIR No. ECIR/LKZO/14/2024. LUCKNOW: The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Lucknow Zonal Office, on Thursday conducted simultaneous search operations at 13 premises across West Bengal, Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and other locations…

LUCKNOW: The arrest of four men for running an organised fuel theft syndicate by the Lucknow crime branch has uncovered a racket that allegedly used GPS manipulation, electronic lock-bypassing devices and even thermal expansion to steal fuel from tankers.The gang allegedly siphoned petrol and diesel from tankers transporting fuel from the HPCL Amausi terminal, adulterated…

Pathikrit.ChakrabortyLucknow: A 50-year-old farmer was killed in a suspected tiger attack in Sitapur dist on Wednesday evening, triggering panic among villagers amid fears that a big cat is roaming the area.The incident took place around 5 pm in Rasulwa village under Madhavapur gram panchayat in the Sandana police station area.The victim, Kamal Kishore (50), had…

LUCKNOW: The Uttar Pradesh Public Works Department (PWD) has declared the main road passing through Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan‘s Mohammad Ali Jauhar University campus in Rampur a public road and installed signboards at the university’s main gate stating that it is open for public use, according to news agency ANI.The 3-km four-lane cement concrete…