The Latest Breaking News from Lucknow

UP elections: Mamata Banerjee leaves for Lucknow to campaign for SP, calls for defeating BJP

KOLKATA: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday left for Lucknow to campaign for Samajwadi Party (SP) and gave the call to defeat BJP in the coming Uttar Pradesh assembly poll. Banerjee left for Lucknow this evening.

The Times of India · Feb 7, 2022

Uttar Pradesh elections: SP releases names of 15 more candidates, Maurya shifted from Padrauna to Fazilnagar

LUCKNOW: Former UP minister Swami Prasad Maurya, who defected from the BJP to join the Samajwadi Party last month, will contest the 2022 Assembly elections from Fazilnagar constituency.

The Times of India · Feb 2, 2022

Union Budget 2022: Vande Bharat project head hails Budget announcement, says vested interests were trying to stall project

LUCKNOW: Welcoming the announcement in the Union Budget for manufacturing 400 new generation Vande Bharat trains aka Train-18 in next three years, the maker of the country’s first semi-high-speed train, Sudhanshu Mani, said it will boost the country’s ambition of becoming self-reliant.

The Times of India · Feb 2, 2022

SP announces 10 more poll candidates

The Samajwadi Party on Tuesday announced 10 candidates for the ongoing UP Assembly elections including for Lucknow Cantonment seat from which Aparna Yadav -- the younger daughter-in-law of party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav

Dynamite News · Feb 1, 2022

UP polls 2022: SP chief Akhilesh Yadav files papers from Karhal, claims record win, Shivpal extends 'best wishes'

LUCKNOW: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Monday filed his nomination for Karhal assembly seat in Mainpuri district and said the 2022 UP polls would be historic and lay the foundation of the state and country's future for the next century.

The Times of India · Feb 1, 2022

Covid-19 vaccine: Uttar Pradesh achieves 100% 1st dose coverage within deadline

LUCKNOW: In a big leg up in the ongoing battle against the Covid-19 pandemic, the entire eligible population of Uttar Pradesh was saturated with the first dose of vaccine against the coronavirus infection.

The Times of India · Jan 31, 2022

BSP chief Mayawati to launch series of hybrid rallies on February 2

LUCKNOW: Putting to rest all speculations about her absence from ground campaigning for the upcoming state assembly election, BSP chief Mayawati will be embarking on a hectic schedule from Wednesday, addressing as many as eight hybrid rallies before mid-February.

The Times of India · Jan 31, 2022

UP polls: Congress bets on poet Munawwar Rana’s daughter

LUCKNOW: Urusha, the daughter of famous Urdu poet Munawwar Rana known for his pointed attacks on UP CM Yogi Adityanath and the ruling BJP government, was among the six candidates announced by the Congress in its fifth list released here on Monday.

The Times of India · Jan 31, 2022

Lucknow: PM Narendra Modi’s lookalike an independent candidate from Sarojninagar

LUCKNOW: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s lookalike Abhinandan Pathak will contest as an Independent candidate from Sarojninagar constituency in Lucknow.

The Times of India · Jan 31, 2022

Battling civic woes, Lucknow residents say will vote for safety and cleanliness

LUCKNOW: As poll activities gain momentum in the city, the residents of Lucknow Cantonment assembly constituency are looking forward to getting rid of problems like stray animal menace, traffic jams, encroachments, poor water supply and open drains, among others.

The Times of India · Jan 31, 2022