The Latest Breaking News from Lucknow

LMC budget up; cuts some utility funds

LUCKNOW: In its interim annual budget, Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC) has proposed an increase in expenditure but has cut allocation for some public utility sectors.

The Times of India · May 7, 2022

Register case & then summon anyone to police station: Allahabad HC to UP police

LUCKNOW: The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court has directed UP Police not to call any person to the police station unless a case is registered against the person concerned.

The Times of India · May 6, 2022

IPL 2022, LSG vs KKR: KL Rahul is the man to watch out for as Kolkata Knight Riders come up against Lucknow Super Giants

PUNE: A resurgent Kolkata Knight Riders will be wary of the threat posed by Lucknow Super Giants' in-from skipper KL Rahul when the two sides face off in the IPL on Saturday.

The Times of India · May 6, 2022

Set up cow shelters at block level: Yogi Adityanath to officials

Mr. Adityanath also gave directions regarding the ongoing power crisis during a routine meeting with senior officials in Lucknow

The Hindu · May 1, 2022

Uttar Pradesh govt to purchase 10 lakh metric tonnes coal to boost power supply

LUCKNOW: Following a meeting with officials in Bundelkhand, state energy minister Arvind Kumar Sharma announced to purchase 10 lakh metric tonnes of coal to boost power supply in UP.

The Times of India · May 1, 2022

Lucknow: Prayers, fast and business as usual

LUCKNOW: It is 3 in the morning. A pot of tea has slowly simmered, ready to be poured in three cups. Dates and rusk, bread and milk have been laid out neatly on the table and 27-year-old Sana Nasir and her parents—mother Najmi Nasir (52) and father Nasir Zain (60)—have…

The Times of India · Apr 30, 2022

Lucknow weather: ‘Global warming, concrete jungles behind heatwave’

LUCKNOW: The city witnessed the longest heatwave from March to April this year, recording an average daily temperature of 40 degrees Celsius. This was 3-6 degrees above normal. Is this extreme weather condition the impact of global warming or climate change? Climate experts stand divided on the issue with some…

The Times of India · Apr 30, 2022

Uttar Pradesh: Do not list out problems, find solution, says Akhilesh Yadav

LUCKNOW: Attacking the BJP for not owning up its failure to restore proper power supply in the state and citing reasons like closure of power generation units due to technical faults as cause for power outages, Samajwadi Party (SP)chief Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday said the government’s job is not to…

The Times of India · Apr 30, 2022

At 47.2 degrees Celsius, Banda still the hottest in India

LUCKNOW: As the severe heat wave continued unabated on Saturday, Banda remained the hottest place in the country for the second consecutive day with 47.2 degrees Celsius maximum temperature. Other parts of the state - particularly Bundelkhand, parts of central and East UP and districts bordering Rajasthan - also continued…

The Times of India · Apr 30, 2022

Uttar Pradesh: Basti police & STF rescue 13-year-old boy kidnapped for Rs 50 lakh ransom

LUCKNOW/GORAKHPUR: Basti police and the Special Task Force (STF) rescued 13-year-old boy Akhand Kasoudhan, son of a cloth trader, from Gorakhpur, a week after he was kidnapped and a demand of Rs 50 lakh in ransom was made for his safe release.

The Times of India · Apr 30, 2022