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Times of India
April 12, 2018
LUCKNOW: Uttar Pradesh police chief O P Singh on Thursday referred to BJP MLA Kuldip Singh Sengar, who has been accused of raping a minor girl, as "mananiya" or honourable at a press conference, inviting objection from media persons. As soon as the director general of police said, "MananiyaÃâà...
Times of India
April 12, 2018
LUCKNOW: BJP chief Amit Shah on Wednesday paid homage to Dalit social reformer Jyotiba Phule on his 191st birth anniversary, in Lucknow, in an attempt to pacify party's Dalit MPs who have accused the Uttar Pradesh government of failing to stop atrocities on the community. This was the first visit to theÃâà...
Times of India
April 12, 2018
With an overwhelming increase in vehicles on the roads in the city in recent years, traffic in Lucknow has become a nightmare. Add to it the reckless driving not just by men but also the women in the city. But when it comes to traffic challans, while men are fined frequently, the women manage to get awayÃâà...
Times of India
April 12, 2018
LUCKNOW: Only licensed tobacco vendors will operate in the city from next month. Tobacco and cigarette sellers have time till April 30 to seek a licence from Lucknow Municipal Corporation for an annual fee of up to Rs 5,000. LMC made the announcement on Thursday. As of now, there is no licenceÃâà...
Economic Times
April 12, 2018
Neev Fund invests Rs 50 crore in Lucknow-based educational institute ... DELHI: Neev Fund, a private equity firm backed by the State Bank of India and the UK's Department for International Development, has pumped in Rs 50 crore in Mahendra Educational Pvt, a Lucknow-based exam coaching institute.
Times of India
April 12, 2018
LUCKNOW: With barely six months left to meet the deadline to make Lucknow open defecation-free (ODF), LMC is looking to make pre-cast and mobile toilets that are easy to install in areas prone to the problem. Since these toilets are precast, they take only about three days to be installed unlike regularÃâà...
Times of India
April 12, 2018
LUCKNOW: A body was found near railway tracks in Premwati Nagar, Alambagh on Thursday morning. Recommended By Colombia. Police said the track patrolling staff spotted the youth's body near the railway tracks and informed Manak Nagar station manager, who, in turn, informed Alambagh policeÃâà...
Times of India
April 11, 2018
LUCKNOW: The already narrow lanes of Faizabad Road left for traffic movement with the ongoing Metro construction have further shrunk these days in space. Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation (LMRC) parks its heavy construction vehicles and machinery on the road sides, leaving very little space forÃâà...
Times of India
April 11, 2018
Shah, who flew to Lucknow in a chartered aircraft reaching around 12.30pm, remained ensconced with UP chief minister Yogi Adityanathat the latter's official residence at 5 Kalidas Marg, holding a marathon meeting for over nine hours. Also present at the meeting were BJP organisation secretary, SunilÃâà...
Times of India
April 11, 2018
LUCKNOW: Traffic continued to remain disrupted from Polytechnic crossing to Vikramaditya Marg from 12pm to 3pm due to arrival of BJP's national president at Samtamulak crossing on Wednesday. A cascading effect was seen on Lohia Path and other stretches including Mall Avenue flyover andÃâà...
Times of India
April 2, 2018
LUCKNOW: Sahil used to get furious whenever he met a stranger. Sometimes, he would look at his parents but behave like he did not recognise them. Vansh does not talk to anyone. Sakshi has difficulty in speaking. Many times, she has tried to explain something in broken words, but would suddenly fallÃâà...
Times of India
April 2, 2018
Addressing a press conference at media centre in Lucknow, minister of state (independent charge) rural development, Mahendra Singh informed mediapersons that UP achieved 85% of its target by constructing 7,71,073 houses in one year to claim the top position while the national average in theÃâà...
Knocksense
April 2, 2018
Kathak dance is one of the many things Lucknow is famous for. This Indian classical dance form will now be the inspiration for the architecture of Lucknow's oldest and most popular market- Hazratganj. Kathak is an art form in which great mythological stories are showcased in the form of dance.
Hindustan Times
April 2, 2018
Accepting the demand of Oriya Samaj at the Odisha Day event on Sunday, chief minister Yogi Adityanath said the state government would provide land to the Samaj for building a grand Jagganath temple in Lucknow, which will be a replica of the original one in Odisha. Governor Ram Naik, who presidedÃâà...
Hindustan Times
April 1, 2018
On coming back to Lucknow, he says, “I used to be jealous of people when they made films in Uttar Pradesh. I got inspired when Tigmanshu (Dhulia) and Anurag Kashyap made films here. When, Anand (L Rai) shot Raanjhanaa in Varanasi I was like 'that I have to shoot in UP now'. And, here I am.”.
Times of India
April 1, 2018
LUCKNOW: The Lucknow bench of Allahabad high court directed state government to lay before it figures of minor girl victims of any crime lodged in women protection homes in UP. It also asked how many girls attained majority during stay and told the government to place before it the policy for theirÃâà...
Times of India
March 31, 2018
LUCKNOW: Another blue moon will light up the sky on Saturday. The rare celestial event will occur for the second time within a calendar month. The last blue moon appeared on January 31. "The occurrence of two blue moons in a calendar month is a rare phenomenon. Last, it happened in 1999. The nextÃâà...
Times of India
March 31, 2018
LUCKNOW: In a big relief to the residents of trans-Gomti areas who end up spending up to an hour on travelling to Gomtinagar and Hazratganj and undergo the stress of negotiating through the grinding traffic, the PWD is aiming to complete the 5.20 km embankment road along Kukrail Nullah connectingÃâà...
Times of India
March 22, 2018
LUCKNOW: The BJP government faced strong criticism by the Opposition for its much publicized open defecation free (ODF) programme after the Congress MLA Aradhana Mishra sought a detailed reply on the quality of construction of toilets in the state, cost of construction and lack of water in the newlyÃâà...
Times of India
March 22, 2018
LUCKNOW: The 'Samajwadi Pariwar' dinner in Lucknow on Wednesday turned into a grand show of unity after Independent MLA Raghuraj Pratap Singh alias Raja Bhaiya showed up at the event and vouched for his support for the Samajawadi Party in the Rajya Sabha polls. Even SP chief AkhileshÃâà...
Firstpost
March 22, 2018
Lucknow: On the eve of Rajya Sabha elections in Uttar Pradesh on Friday, the stakes are high and parties are trying to keep their flock together. At least four Congress leaders will remain present in the state capital Lucknow until the elections to ensure polling in favour of BSP nominee Bhimrao Ambedkar.
Times of India
March 22, 2018
Claim Now. Representative image. LUCKNOW: A 65-year-old woman was found dead in mysterious circumstances under a bed in her home in Jankipuram on Thursday evening. ... She had been living alone in Lucknow for the past 19 years after the death of her husband. She lived alone on the upper floorÃâà...
Times of India
March 22, 2018
“During maintenance loose section of tracks are uprooted and kept aside. These pieces (four to five feet) were moved to the tracks. Further probes were on to understand if this was mischief or something serious,” said Arun. 11 coaches of Mumbai – Lucknow Lokmanya Tilak express had derailed in UnnaoÃâà...
Times of India
March 22, 2018
LUCKNOW: Taking note of rising tobacco menace and the threat it poses to public health, Lucknow Municipal Corporation has decided to allow only those vendors ... Lucknow will hence become the first city in India which will make it mandatory for shopkeepers to take a licence for selling tobacco products.
India New England
March 22, 2018
New Delhi–Mutual respect was a “consciously cultivated way of life” in Lucknow, and this “magic formula” helped the city and the Awadh region around it to prosper. Alas, this is not the case any more, says journalist and author Mehru Jaffer, who has just published a book on the city where she has her roots.
Times of India
March 21, 2018
LUCKNOW: On the 87th martyrdom day of Shaheed Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru, Lucknow will come out to salute the martyrs and pay them a befitting tribute. A programme will be held at Gomti Riverfront from 5pm on March 23, the day the three revolutionary freedom fighters were hanged in 1931.
Hindustan Times
March 20, 2018
The Lucknow police on Monday rescued a class 11 student of La Martiniere College from kidnappers in Sitapur district, about eight hours after he was taken away by his vehicle driver and two others while being driven to college. Police said they also recovered the vehicle and school bag of the student,Ãâà...
Times of India
March 19, 2018
Lucknow: Panic among parents as class XI student kidnapped, traced after 8 hours. Shalabh ... LUCKNOW: In a high voltage drama that kept hundreds of families in the city on tenterhooks through Monday, a kidnapped student was reunited with his family after a cat and mouse chase lasting eight hours.
Times of India
March 16, 2018
LUCKNOW: In the year 2017, not a single case of measles was reported in urban areas of 56 districts of UP according to data from the state health department. The revelation comes from assessment of data on cases of measles reported across urban and rural centers in 75 districts of UP which wereÃâà...
Hindustan Times
March 16, 2018
The money was handed over to him at his Lucknow flat, but he failed to get the land vacated, said Yashveer Singh. “Then a complaint was lodged with SSP and a case was registered by the police,” he said. After Yogendra's arrest, many cases of cheating and impersonation registered against him in Hapur,Ãâà...
Times of India
March 16, 2018
LUCKNOW: A couple attempted self immolation at CM House after their house at Wazir Hasan Road in Hazratganj was razed by LDA officials on Thursday without ... Gautampalli SHO Vijaysen Singh said, "Nazrul is alleging that his house was razed on Thursday noon without any prior notice from LucknowÃâà...
Times of India
March 16, 2018
LUCKNOW: A day after TOI reported that construction of Lucknow Metro without barricades near Badshahnagar crossing posed threat to commuters, Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation (LMRC) put up small barricades at the site. Recommended By Colombia. These barricades, also called water filledÃâà...
Times of India
March 16, 2018
LUCKNOW: DGP on Thursday issued orders to station house officers of all 1,525 police stations to ensure that the CCTV cameras installed in police station compound are functioning properly. While 1,048 police stations are already equipped with cameras, the process to set up cameras at remaining 477Ãâà...
Times of India
March 16, 2018
Farmers' angst rocks Lucknow, bigger stir announced next ... LUCKNOW: Farmers from across 60 districts of UP gathered in Lucknow on Thursday and staged a protest rally organised by UP Kisan Sabha (UPKS) under the aegis of All-India ... Next time, we will not leave Lucknow till our demands our met.
Hindustan Times
March 16, 2018
The 200-year-old 'phool mandi' near Chowk – the oldest and the only traditional flower market in Lucknow – is set to be shifted to Kisan Bazar in Gomti Nagar. Locals say this would mark the end of a 'fragrant chapter' in Old City's history. “Nawabi era structures seen all along the Old City are not the onlyÃâà...
Times of India
March 15, 2018
Lucknow scored abysmal 3.8 out of total 10 marks given on parameters like compliance of Urban Planning Act in the state, robust mechanism to prevent Act's violation, empowerment of local governance, power given to the mayor, urban capacities and Lucknow Municipal Corporation resources.
Economic Times
December 31, 1999
NEW DELHI: FDI-funded realty firm Experion Developers will invest about Rs 500 crore over the next five years to develop a housing project at Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh. Experion Developers, which is currently developing two housing projects, a 100-acre township and one commercial project in Gurgaon,Ãâà...
