Lucknow: As temperatures continued to rise, mercury levels crossed 40 degrees Celsius mark in southern parts of the state on Tuesday.There is no relief likely in coming days as the Met official predicted that temperatures will rise further by a couple of degrees. Banda recorded 42.6 degrees Celsius, highest in the state, followed by Jhansi…

Lucknow: Under a harsh Friday sun and the lingering stench of smoke, survivors of the Vikas Nagar fire bent over charred remains rebuilding their shattered lives — one bamboo pole, one torn tarpaulin, one salvaged cloth at a time. Sarees now serve as roofs, plastic sheets as walls, and broken sticks hold together fragile shelters…

A man unloads sugarcane from a vehicle for sale Lucknow: Low cane yield, diversion towards Khandsari units, and inadequate payment by many sugar mills to farmers have emerged as the three key reasons that stopped UP from becoming the country’s largest sugar producer in the 2025-26 crushing season.Official sources in the cane development department said…