Shaheed Capt Navneet Rai Memorial Gate Lucknow: Residents of Royal Metro City Society have alleged that beautification and road-widening work around the Shaheed Capt Navneet Rai Memorial Gate at Nishatganj remained incomplete for nearly two years, creating safety risks for commuters.They said the road divider on Paper Mill Colony Road is damaged and the stretch…
Lucknow: Lucknow Police issued 1,359 challans and seized 41 vehicles during a six-day late-night enforcement drive aimed at curbing traffic violations and improving road safety across the city, officials said on Saturday.The campaign was conducted from July 26 to July 31 between 9.30 pm and midnight on the directions of police commissioner Tarun Gauba and…
Lucknow: A panel discussion titled ‘Raah-e-Umeed’ was held at the Lucknow Bioscope Museum on Saturday, where students shared their thoughts on the relevance of people’s movements and their lasting imprint on India’s democracy.Beginning the conversation, Ritwik Das, associated with the LGBTQ+ movement in Lucknow, said people-led initiatives bring together individuals facing different challenges, enabling them…
A scene from the play ‘Fun With Uncle Shakespeare, Chacha Ghalib’ Lucknow: Imagine William Shakespeare and Mirza Ghalib scrolling through social media, laughing at memes about themselves, debating viral trends and offering witty takes on current events in India. Shakespeare wonders whether “to meme or not to meme” is the question of the age, while…
Chandra Shekhar VarmaEvery generation has its own way of questioning the world. Some write, some sing, some march, some create art, and some simply refuse to accept what previous generations accepted without a second thought.Gen Z has chosen a language of visibility. It believes that if something deserves attention, it deserves to be said loudly….
Lucknow: The physical inspection of schools ordered by the Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court to assess infrastructure, student safety and traffic management began in the state capital on Saturday with the first day’s audit revealing varying levels of compliance.Of the 17 schools inspected, seven were rated “Better”, five “Average” and five “Poor”, officials associated…
LUCKNOW: A man strangled his wife’s lover to death and buried the body inside a room of the house in Rae Bareli district, with the crime coming to light only after a foul smell emanating from the house alerted villagers two days later, police said.The incident was reported from Pure Rajau Majre village under Dalmau…
LUCKNOW: A 17-year-old girl was allegedly hacked to death by her elder brother with a sharp-edged weapon in Uttar Pradesh’s Sitapur district on Saturday, days after she had returned home following her recovery by police after leaving with her boyfriend.Police said the murder appears to have been driven by the family’s opposition to the teenager’s…
Lucknow: Twenty-one IPS officer trainees of the 2025 batch, currently undergoing training at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy, Hyderabad, visited the UP-112 headquarters on Friday under the Bharat Darshan programme to study the integrated emergency response system.The delegation, comprising 17 male and four female probationers, was briefed on the technological capabilities and operational…
Lucknow: A 36-year-old man from Barabanki with end-stage liver disease caused by chronic hepatitis B has recovered after undergoing a living-donor liver transplant at a city hospital.Abrar Rinku Ali was diagnosed with decompensated chronic liver disease and portal hypertension three months ago after suffering upper gastrointestinal bleeding. Despite treatment, his condition worsened and he was…
