Lucknow: The Gomti Barrage Bridge will remain closed to traffic from May 7 to June 15 to facilitate repair work. Four damaged gates on the stretch from Samta Mulak Chowk towards Balu Adda will be replaced during this period. The move aims to strengthen the ageing barrage structure and ensure safer operations.The project aims to…
Lucknow: For nearly nine months, a teenage boy has been lying in the hospital bed at King George’s Medical University (KGMU), far from home and without a familiar face by his side, his identity still unknown and his family untraceable.The boy, estimated to be around 16, has been undergoing treatment since Aug 7, 2025, when…
Lucknow: Two Class VIII dropouts arrested by the UP anti-terrorist squad (ATS) on Wednesday for alleged links with Pakistan-based terror handlers had reportedly conducted reconnaissance of potential targets in UP, Delhi and Maharashtra and received payments through multiple bank accounts, investigators said.The accused, Daniyal Ashraf (23) of Barabanki and Krishna Mishra (20) of Kushinagar, were…
Lucknow: The state tourism department has approved a Rs 3.72 crore project to restore a historic dharamshala at Naimisharanya and convert it into a modern pilgrim interpretation centre as part of ongoing efforts to develop the ancient spiritual town as a major tourism hub.Officials said Rs 2.98 crore has already been released as the first…
Prayagraj: The Allahabad high court has granted bail to a man jailed for allegedly posting on social media that he could get his head severed and could sever heads for “I Love Mohammed”.In its May 4 order, Justice Rajiv Lochan Shukla observed that the “supposed objectionable” post made by the applicant did not name any…
The incident took place in Kutubpur Patiya hamlet under Bhauli gram panchayat in the Kurara police station area. LUCKNOW : At least six people, including women and children, went missing after a boat carrying around nine passengers capsized in the Yamuna River in Hamirpur on Wednesday evening while villagers were returning after collecting muskmelons and…
Lucknow: The Mahanagar police booked a man for allegedly physically assaulting his minor daughter and threatening to kill her and his wife during a domestic dispute on Wednesday.In a complaint filed by the accused’s wife, she alleged that the man took away the keys to their house and went to the New Hyderabad area. She…
Lucknow: A 40-year-old woman accused her husband of abandoning her and secretly marrying another woman. She also alleged that he took away household belongings and threatened to kill her if she pursued legal action.In her complaint, the woman, a resident of Para, alleged that her husband sent her to her parental home on Dec 9…
Lucknow: Hussainganj police arrested five international drug traffickers with 7.7 kg of suspected cannabis smuggled from Thailand and meant for supply in Delhi, in Charbagh area late Tuesday night.Those arrested were in an SUV and on seeing a checking point, they attempted to flee. The vehicle was chased and stopped. Inspector Shiv Mangal Singh said…
Lucknow: What began as an accidental tea spill at a roadside stall escalated into a violent assault involving four men thrashing a youth, police said. The incident took place on the night of May 5 in the Krishna Nagar area. The complainant, a resident of Madhuvan Nagar in Alambagh, alleged in his FIR that he…
