Lucknow – Kanpur eway traffic volume Lucknow: National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is facing a fresh operational challenge on Lucknow–Kanpur Expressway as traffic volumes have nearly doubled since toll collection was suspended on Aug 5, even as new cracks and damage continue to surface at multiple locations on the 63-km corridor.Officials said the rising…
Lucknow: A 36-year-old man was found dead inside an abandoned car that had been parked on a roadside for nearly three days in Lucknow’s Aashiana area, police said on Friday.The body was discovered around 12.15 am near Saleh Nagar Crossing under Aashiana police station limits after local residents alerted police to a foul smell coming…
Lucknow: Sitapur emerged as UP’s worst malaria-hit district in 2025, reporting 3,643 cases, nearly 25% of the state’s 14,593 infections, and the only malaria-related death, according to the latest National Centre for Vector Borne Disease Control (NCVBDC) data.Hardoi recorded 1,481 cases, followed by Shahjahanpur (1,179) and Pilibhit (707). Lucknow ranked fifth with 676 cases, including…
A 32-year-old medical trader was burnt alive after his car caught fire in Bakshi Ka Talab area of Lucknow in the wee hours of Friday Lucknow: A 32-year-old medical trader was burnt alive after his car caught fire near Saraiya Mor in the Bakshi Ka Talab (BKT) area in the early hours of Friday, police…
A fire that broke out in an electrical switchboard in the basement of the General Surgery Department at King George’s Medical University (KGMU) in the early hours of Friday was swiftly contained, with all patients evacuated safely and no injuries reported Lucknow: Panic gripped attendants and hospital staff at King George’s Medical University (KGMU) in…
King George’s Medical University Lucknow: King George’s Medical University (KGMU) is set to expand its cardiology services with the addition of 56 beds in its new 10-storey cardiology block, taking the department’s total bed strength from 84 to 130.Of the 56 beds, 32 general beds are expected to become operational within two weeks. The remaining…
Lucknow: A Lucknow bench of Allahabad high court has directed state govt and other concerned authorities to file comprehensive counter affidavits in a public interest litigation arising out of the Aliganj fire tragedy, warning that ‘evasive replies will not be accepted’.A bench of Justice Rajan Roy and Justice Manjive Shukla was informed by the state…
Director, SGPGI Prof RK Dhiman dedicating the new head and neck OT to people Lucknow: Patients awaiting ear, nose, throat and head-and-neck surgeries at SGPGI may now have shorter waiting times with the institute’s department of head and neck surgery commissioning a new state-of-the-art operation theatre on Friday.The OT, inaugurated by SGPGI director Prof R…
Lucknow: The death of CRPF jawan Vineet Singh (37), posted in Manipur, triggered a five-hour road blockade on Friday morning in Lucknow. His family alleged that harassment by senior officers drove him to suicide and demanded a fresh post-mortem examination, a fair probe, martyr status, a govt job for a dependent and financial aid.The protest…
Control room developed by PNC at km 35 to monitor the carriageways Lucknow: Besides bearing the repair and maintenance costs, infrastructure firm PNC Infratech will also have to pay compensation to the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) for the loss of toll revenue due to the suspension of user-fee collection on the Lucknow-Kanpur Expressway.Sources…
