Lucknow: High drama unfolded in Gomti Nagar on Sunday after a young woman climbed atop a water tank and allegedly threatened to jump, prompting a major rescue operation by police and fire brigade teams.According to police, the woman, a resident of Ayodhya, had married a youth from Lakhimpur in a love marriage and was reportedly…
Lucknow: A 28-year-old dhaba owner was allegedly shot in the head for filming a group of youths involved in a roadside brawl outside his restaurant in Madiaon on Sunday evening. The victim remains in critical condition at the trauma centre, police said.The injured man, Vijay Yadav, is resident of Tarhiya in Sairpur area and owner…
Lucknow: A night shift worker was allegedly assaulted and robbed of his motorcycle, mobile phone and cash by three unidentified men on a deserted road in Lucknow’s Nigohan area in the early hours of Sunday, police said.According to police, Ajit Singh, a resident of Sehgon Paschim village in Raebareli district, was returning home after finishing…
Lucknow: Do you know nearly 17% of people may belong to LGBTQIA+ or gender-diverse communities, yet many rarely interact openly with society as themselves?Experts say stigma, insensitive behaviour and lack of inclusive spaces in society, hospitals, workplaces and public areas force many to hide their identity, affecting mental and physical health.The issue was raised at…
Dug up road in Gomti Nagar Lucknow: Residents of Vishal Khand in Gomti Nagar have raised concerns over an allegedly dug-up service lane that has remained unrepaired for more than a week after PNG pipeline work carried out by Green Gas Ltd (GGL).The affected stretch is located near Manoj Pandey Crossing, where pipelines were laid…
Lucknow: Three people were booked in Bahraich for allegedly luring a minor girl, subjecting her to mental and physical exploitation, and pressuring her for religious conversion, police said.According to the FIR filed on the complaint of the girl’s father, the accused enticed his 15-year-old daughter and later blackmailed her by uploading her objectionable photographs and…
TNNLucknow: Gomtinagar police on Sunday arrested two more wanted accused carrying rewards of ₹25,000 each in the alleged suicide abetment case of a 31-year-old salon manager, a day after authorities launched demolition proceedings and sealed businesses and seized car linked to the accused.“The arrested accused were identified as Sharad Singh, 39 and Prashant Sharma, 35….
Chief minister Yogi Adityanath Lucknow: Part-time instructors on Sunday hailed chief minister Yogi Adityanath for increasing their honorarium to Rs 17,000 from the earlier Rs 9,000.Shikha Singh from Rae Bareli, who received the cheque from the CM, said that the state govt has resolved the financial problem of part-time instructors, and the increased honorarium would…
Lucknow: Chaos erupted outside the Lucknow district court in Kaiserbagh on Sunday after lawyers protested a demolition drive in which a Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC) team demolished a shop and chambers of several lawyers.Nearly a dozen lawyers and policemen also suffered injuries and were admitted to Balrampur Hospital and other health facilities nearby.Acting on an…
Lucknow: Nearly one in three adults in the city’s urban areas has high blood pressure (hypertension), compared to the national average of one in four adults, said experts citing the findings of several studies.Ahead of World Hypertension Day (May 17), experts also emphasise that there should be a detailed study on why the prevalence is…
