Lucknow: Rainfall in parts of UP and key vegetable-producing states has begun impacting household budgets in Lucknow, with prices of several vegetables rising sharply over the past week due to reduced arrivals in wholesale markets.Traders at Naveen Mandi on Sitapur Road said continuous rain damaged crops and disrupted transportation, leading to lower supplies and higher…
Lucknow: Fire safety will now be the first requirement for approval of building maps in Lucknow.The Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) has made it mandatory for buildings requiring a fire NOC to submit a valid certificate before their maps are approved.LDA vice-chairperson Prathamesh Kumar issued the order, making compliance with the UP Fire Safety and Emergency…
Lucknow: Ahead of the monsoon session of the UP Assembly beginning Aug 3, the state govt has raised concerns over the quality of information being supplied by district authorities for replies to questions asked by MLAs and MLCs.In a communication sent to all district magistrates and divisional commissioners on July 25, principal secretary (parliamentary affairs)…
Lucknow: Endoscopy services at the Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences (RMLIMS) have remained suspended for the past two weeks due to maintenance work, forcing patients to seek the procedure at private healthcare facilities.The disruption has delayed diagnosis and treatment and increased expenses for patients dependent on govt healthcare. Before the suspension, the institute…
Lucknow: A 17-year-old girl was allegedly blackmailed by her Instagram friend, who threatened to leak her private photographs online and extorted ₹60,000 in cash and 36 grams of gold jewellery, police said.The complaint was lodged at Hasanganj police station by the girl’s father, who alleged that the accused exploited the teenager’s trust after connecting with…
Lucknow: Born in farming families in eastern and western UP, blindness was no deterrent to Uttam of Agra and Pooja Sagar of Deoria from emerging top performers at Dr Shakuntala Misra National Rehabilitation University.The two visually impaired students will each receive two medals at the university’s 13th convocation on Friday for excelling in their postgraduate…
The demise of former UP minister Nanakdin Bhurji has stirred controversy following his fatal fall from a building. LUCKNOW: The death of former Uttar Pradesh minister and BJP OBC Morcha state general secretary Nanakdin Bhurji (68) took a fresh turn on Wednesday after his younger brother accused the caretaker of a BJP MLA of murdering…
Police arrested two, froze Rs 30 lakh Lucknow: Lucknow Police crime branch has busted an e-SIM activation racket that allegedly supplied Indian mobile numbers to foreign cyber criminals involved in digital arrest scams. Two accused have been arrested, while authorities have frozen ₹35 lakh traced to a ₹70-lakh fraud committed against the wife of a…
Lucknow: Artificial intelligence-powered smart vision glasses helped visually impaired students at Dr Shakuntala Misra National Rehabilitation University come out with flying colours and 12 blind and low-vision students are set to receive gold, silver and bronze medals at the university’s 13th convocation ceremony on Friday.DSMNRU vice-chancellor Prof Sanjay Singh said on Thursday that the university…
Delegates of Young Ambassadors Programme in Lucknow Lucknow: An interactive session with delegates of the Young Ambassadors Programme (YAP) – North India Tour 2026 was organised at the Modern Academy.The delegation comprised enthusiastic young ambassadors from Austria, Belgium, Luxembourg, Great Britain, Germany, Switzerland, and the Netherlands, who visited the school as part of their cultural…
