Lucknow: Late Saturday, police arrested two individuals of a gang that allegedly stole nearly 72 streetlight poles across the city and sold them to scrap dealers over time.According to police, the accused, Anjeet Rawat (23) and Shobhit Yadav (19), both residents of Baghamau village were arrested near Bandha road with aluminium streetlight worth around ₹25,000…
Lucknow: The Lucknow Police on Sunday claimed to have cracked the brutal murder of a 28-year-old contractual sanitation worker employed at SGPGI within 24 hours, arresting a young man and detaining his minor relative for allegedly killing him over his relationship with the accused’s mother.Police said the accused not only meticulously planned the murder but…
Lucknow: A fire broke out in the kitchen area of a restaurant near Atal Chowk in Lucknow’s Hazratganj area on Sunday evening, said fire officials.According to fire department, control room at Hazratganj fire station received information at 6:58 pm that a blaze had erupted on ground floor of the restaurant.“The restaurant is owned by Prafull…
Lucknow: Two to four incidents of verbal abuse or physical intimidation are reported every month across major govt hospitals in UP, though several cases go unreported, said Dr Jitendra Singh on Sunday. He said such incidents usually occur during emergency care when treatment outcomes do not meet attendants’ expectations.Dr Singh was speaking at ‘Ek Surgeon…
Lucknow: Sarojini Nagar MLA Rajeshwar Singh’s public outreach campaign, ‘Aapka Vidhayak Aapke Dwar’, continued to gain momentum in his constituency, with residents raising civic and welfare-related issues during the 167th edition of the programme held in the Malak area of Neelmatha on Sunday.Officials said a total of 26 complaints and applications related to police matters,…
Tuberculous meningitis remains the most severe form of TB Lucknow: Treatment for brain tuberculosis (TB) may be falling short as several commonly used tuberculosis drugs fail to reach the brain and spinal fluid in sufficient amounts, an international review has warned.The review, led by Prof Ravindra Kumar Garg, former head of neurology at King George’s…
Lucknow: A 19-year-old boy was killed and two of his friends were injured after their motorcycle lost control, hit a divider and rammed into a parked truck in Lucknow’s Dubagga area on Sunday afternoon, said police. Officers said none of the three youths riding the motorcycle was wearing helmet at the time of the accident.The…
Lucknow: Open and blatant garbage dumping continues in several parts of the city despite claims of regular waste collection, a reality check by Times of India found. Areas including Indiranagar, Khadra, Aliganj and Gomtinagar were seen littered with heaps of garbage dumped in the open, causing foul smell and inconvenience to residents, pedestrians and commuters.Despite…
A dug up road in Sector-7 of Gomti Nagar Extension Lucknow: Residents of several high-rise societies in Sector-7 of Gomti Nagar Extension have demanded immediate repair of the road near police headquarters, alleging that the pothole-ridden stretch has become a major safety hazard ahead of monsoon.The stretch, used daily by nearly 50,000 residents living in…
A scene from the play Mahamaya Lucknow: A vibrant display of Bengali culture and tradition was witnessed during Rabindra Sandhya organised to mark the 165th birth anniversary of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore at Vishveshwarya Hall on Sunday.The hall resonated with the timeless literary and musical legacy of Tagore as art lovers, theatre enthusiasts and members…
