Lucknow: A 22-year-old man ended his life in Madiaon police station area of Lucknow on Friday night, with family members attributing the incident to prolonged distress over severe hair loss.The deceased has been identified as Salman Ali, son of Abid Ali, resident of Beligard Road. According to police, his body was found hanging from a…
Lucknow: In a crackdown on narcotics networks, Barabanki police and the district administration on Saturday sealed immovable assets worth over ₹6 crore in the Begumganj area belonging to a notorious drug trafficker under the NDPS Act.The action was carried out against Misbahur Rehman alias Ajjan, a history-sheeter from Tikra Murtaza village under Zaidpur Police Station.According…
Lucknow: The relief from severe hot condition is likely to continue in the city as the weatherman has predicted a few spells of thundershowers between Monday and Wednesday.The Met department said a western disturbance over Afghanistan and cyclonic circulation from Rajasthan will bring the rainfall.“Next week is expected to begin with thunderstorms, accompanied by lightning…
Lucknow: In an intense crackdown on noise pollution caused by vehicles, UP police on Saturday said it issued challans to over 11,000 violators and collected Rs 3.97 crore in fines in a statewide enforcement drive conducted last month.The crackdown was carried out on the directions of the traffic directorate, targeting vehicles fitted with illegal modifications,…
TNNLucknow: Following videos related to the death of a 60-year-old patient and the alleged denial of a bed to a head-injury patient at the Trauma Centre of King George’s Medical University (KGMU) that surfaced on social media, deputy chief minister Brajesh Pathak has ordered an inquiry.Pathak, who is also the health minister, has sought a…
Lucknow: A case of abetment to suicide was registered against a woman, her father, brother and other family members after a 34-year-old assistant sub-inspector (ASI) was found dead in his rented accommodation in the Ahimamau area under Sushant Golf City police station limits on Friday.According to his cousin, the officer did not respond to calls…
Lucknow: Jewellery worth over ₹8 crore and a licenced revolver were stolen from a villa belonging to a Gorakhpur-based contractor in a posh residential colony in Barabanki, police said.The theft took place at the house of Ajay Singh Baghel in Shalimar Paradise under the Kotwali Nagar police station limits. Baghel told police that the jewellery,…
Lucknow: Key public figures have appealed to people to organise bhandaras (community feasts) on Bada Mangals in a clean, disciplined and environmentally responsible manner this year with emphasis on sanitation, plastic-free arrangements, controlled sound levels and segregation of wet and dry waste.The appeal was made at the event Mangal Mahotsav on Saturday, held as a…
Lucknow: In India’s fast-growing ride-hailing economy, Lucknow is set to become the next testing ground for an alternative model even as the cooperative department prepares a formal roll-out of Bharat Taxi platform in the state capital later this month.Projected as a pointed challenger to online cab service, the initiative – currently operational in Delhi and…
Lucknow: Think twice before you post your real-time vacation photographs on social media. Reason: it might bring burglars to your home. In a new trend, burglars are now using digital footprints to identify locked homes, says Lucknow police after probing some recent thefts in the city.The warning follows a case in which a Lucknow couple…
