Everything you need to know about Lucknow Gpo: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Lucknow Gpo: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Lucknow, May 24 (IANS) Of the 89 government properties allotted by the Uttar Pradesh government here to various organisations and individuals, 27 are being illegally occupied, according to an estate department reply to a Right to Information (RTI) query.
Good luck to the UPA as it attempts to put a positive spin on its nine years in power. But let me insert here a word of caution about the manner in which its war on terror is causing the world's second largest Muslim population to be dangerously alienated from the state.
Lucknow, May 23 (IANS) Safety and well being of social activists involved in development work in Uttar Pradesh came under focus Thursday when an independent panel of women groups released a fact-finding report on an attack on Dalit women at Lalitpur.
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) Union Sports Minister Jitendra Singh Thursday congratulated Arunima Sinha for climbing the world's highest peak, Mount Everest.
Lucknow, May 22 (IANS) A man killed his three children Wednesday in Uttar Pradesh and committed suicide by throwing himself in front of a speeding bus, police said. He suspected his wife to be in an illicit relation with one of his relatives.
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) Pune Warriors India, owned by Sahara India Pariwar, pulled out of the already scandal-hit Indian Premier League (IPL) Tuesday and announced that they will not renew their sponsorship of the Indian cricket team after the present contract expires in December 2013.
Lucknow, May 20 (IANS) A NRI, running a NGO here for HIV-AIDS afflicted, was found dead under mysterious circumstances at his rented accomodation here Monday, police said.
Lucknow, May 20 (IANS) The noose tightened against BSP leaders Monday with the Uttar Pradesh Lokayukta asking Chief Minister Akhlish Yadav to lodge first information reports (FIR) against two former ministers for corruption.
Lucknow, May 20 (IANS) The man accused of bullying and physically abusing five Dalit woman activists in Uttar Pradesh's Lalitpur district last week, was arrested there Monday, police said. He was presented before a court which sent him to 14 days' judicial custody.
Lucknow, May 19 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has ordered a probe into the death of Khalid Mujahid, an accused in the 2007 serial blasts in Lucknow, Faizabad and Gorakhpur.
Lucknow, May 19 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has ordered a probe into the death of Khalid Mujahid, an accused in the 2007 serial blasts in Lucknow, Faizabad and Gorakhpur.
Lucknow, May 18 (IANS) Khalid Mujahid, an accused in the serial blasts at Uttar Pradesh's Faizabad in 2007, died of 'heat stroke' Saturday when he was being taken back to the Lucknow prison after a hearing at a Faizabad court, police said. A probe has been ordered.
Lucknow, May 18 (IANS) A murder suspect was given injections of acid and kerosene during police questioning in Uttar Pradesh, following which he fell sick and died in a hospital here. Three errant policemen were suspended, an official said Saturday.
Lucknow, May 16 (IANS) Four people were killed and four others injured in Uttar Pradesh's Barabanki town Thursday when a speeding state roadways bus rammed into an auto-rickshaw packed with devotees on their way to the Deva Shareef shrine.
Lucknow, May 16 (IANS) Five passers-by were buried alive when an old wall of a house collapsed in Uttar Pradesh's Bhadohi town, police said Thursday.
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) A pair of casual jeans, stylish cotton tees, sunglasses and hats are a must when you are travelling, says designer Rina Dhaka and adds that women should carry outfits and accessories according to the nature of destination.
Lucknow, May 14 (IANS) A major fire broke out Tuesday afternoon at the Coca Cola depot here, destroying property worth crores of rupees, police said.
Lucknow, May 14 (IANS) The body of a nine-year-old girl who had been raped was found Tuesday in a field on the outskirts of this Uttar Pradesh capital, police said.
The Japan International Cooperative Agency (JICA) has offered the Uttar Pradesh government for a financial assistance for many upcoming projects in the state including Metro rail project and the Agra-Lucknow expressway, officials said Tuesday.
Lucknow, May 14 (IANS) The Japan International Cooperative Agency (JICA) has offered the Uttar Pradesh government financial assistance for the Metro rail project and a host of other projects, including the Agra-Lucknow expressway, officials said Tuesday.
Lucknow, May 13 (IANS) Three people, including a minor, were killed and 17 others injured Monday near the Uttar Pradesh capital when a tractor-trolley carrying people of a wedding party overturned, police said.
Lucknow, May 13 (IANS) Nine Uttar Pradesh policemen were suspended and 21 others sent to police lines, officials said Monday, as Lucknow district's crime branch was disbanded for involvement in extortion and robbery.
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) An overwhelming 77 percent of Indian mothers stopped pursuing their dreams after their first child was born, even though 68 percent said they still desired to chase their dreams, a survey has revealed.
Lucknow, May 11 (IANS) Crime against women is on the rise in Uttar Pradesh, with 15 rapes reported from the state capital itself in the last one month.
Lucknow, May 10 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee Friday expressed his concern over growing crime against women and children and called for inclusion of moral values in the curriculum of educational institutions.
Lucknow, May 10 (IANS) Bureaucracy in Uttar Pradesh found itself in the firing line of the judiciary this week, with almost 50 officials served contempt of court notices and non-bailable warrants.
Lucknow, May 10 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee is on a day long visit to Lucknow and Kanpur of Uttar Pradesh today.
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) The much awaited lucrative Indian Badminton League (IBL), which offers a prize purse of $1 million, will be held across six major Indian cities Aug 14-31.
Lucknow, May 8 (IANS) The last of television sets hooked on to cable networks blinked Tuesday midnight in Uttar Pradesh after operators cut transmission fearing the information and broadcasting ministry's wrath.
Lucknow, May 7 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav Tuesday hinted of impending trouble in form of arrests of former Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) ministers in the state by categorically asserting that law would be allowed to take its own free course in graft matters.
Lucknow, May 6 (ANI): A private business house in Lucknow had attempted to create a new world record with over 100,000 of its employees singing the country's national anthem together at one point in one uniform on Monday.
Lucknow, May 6 (ANI): A woman from Lucknow gave birth to twins on a train that was traveling from Mumbai to Gonda. Zubin Mehta went into labour in the general compartment (S-10) of the Kushinagar Express and gave birth to her twins between Unnao and Lucknow. It was the second time in four years that she had delivered twins in a train.
Lucknow, May 6 (IANS) A woman from Uttar Pradesh gave birth to twins on a moving train - the second time in four years that she has delivered trains in a train!
Lucknow, May 6 (IANS) For 14 months, anxious animal lovers waited for a pregnant giraffe at the Lucknow zoo to give birth. All the hope turned to gloom, when the baby giraffe died, soon after birth, officials said.
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) Badminton Association of India (BAI) president Akhilesh Das Gupta congratulated P.V. Sindhu for clinching her maiden Grand Prix Gold title at the $120,000 Malaysia Open in Kuala Lumpur Saturday.
Kuala Lumpur, May 4 (IANS) India's P.V. Sindhu lived up to her top billing by winning her maiden Grand Prix Gold title beating Singaporean fifth seed Juan Gu in the women's singles final of the $120,000 Malaysia Open badminton here Saturday.
Kuala Lumpur, May 3 (IANS) Top seed P.V. Sindhu of India stormed into the Malaysia Open Grand Prix Gold final defeating Thailand's Sapsiree Taerattanachai at the Juara Indoor Stadium here Friday.
Lucknow, May 3 (IANS) The driver of a school van was seriously injured and two school children slightly hurt after the vehicle caught fire Friday while dropping students home, police said.
New Delhi, May 2 (ANI): Vice President, Hamid Ansari released a book entitled "Fida-e-Lucknow - Tales of the city and its people" authored by Parveen Talha, a former member of the UPSC, at a function here today.
Lucknow, April 28 (IANS) An assistant engineer with the Uttar Pradesh irrigation department has been shot at by some unidentified assailants in Balia town, police said Sunday.
Lucknow, April 27 (IANS) A mob of villagers early Saturday lynched two thieves in Uttar Pradesh's Hapur district, police said.
New Delhi/Lucknow, April 26 (IANS) A parliamentary panel was Friday told that India and China were trying to resolve through existing mechanisms the row arising over incursion by Chinese troops in Ladakh area, even as Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav accused the government of showing weakness on the issue.
Lucknow, April 25 (IANS) The Indian Army will Friday launch a mountaineering expedition to the 7120-metre Mount Trishul in Uttarakhand in its first attempt to scale all three peaks of the western Kumaon massif, officials here said.
Lucknow, April 24 (IANS) Accompanied by a battery of officials and two ministers, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav Wednesday left for the US to deliver a lecture at the Harvard Business School on organising the Maha Kumbh Mela and the challenges faced by the administration.
Lucknow, April 23 (IANS) Violence broke out in Deoband city in northwest Uttar Pradesh late Tuesday, following the death of a vendor who was allegedly beaten up by policemen. Angry mobs soon took to the streets and indulged in heavy stone pelting.
Lucknow, April 23 (IANS) Five constables and a Station House Officer (SHO) were Tuesday suspended for torturing five youths they had detained Monday evening at Muzaffarnagar, officials said.
Lucknow, April 23 (IANS) At least four minors have been reported raped in various parts of Uttar Pradesh in a single day, police said Tuesday.
Lucknow, April 23 (IANS) At least four rape cases involving minors have been reported from various parts of Uttar Pradesh in a day, police said Tuesday.
New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) It is tough to give a modern look to India's age-old fabrics and crafts, but the joy of giving a new life to "forgotten" art forms is incomparable and "satisfying", says fashion industry veteran Niki Mahajan, who is reviving the dying Lucknowi craft of Mukaish Badla.
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) In a bid to service regional and Buddhism tourist destinations, Alliance Air, a subsidiary of national carrier Air India, will start flight services between Dehradun and Lucknow from May 2, an official said Saturday.
Lucknow, April 20 (IANS) The management of a madrasa in Banda, 212 km from here, have banned the use of multi-media phones by students. Authorities burnt many such phones found in possession of students at the Madrasa Jama Arabia Hathaura.
Lucknow, April 18 (ANI): Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Thursday said that the Modi factor would not work for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the 2014 general elections.
Lucknow, April 18 (IANS) Aimed at boosting tourism and better air connectivity to Uttarakhand, Air india would begin flight service between Lucknow and Dehradun from May 2, officials said Thursday.
Lucknow, April 18 (IANS) Six policemen, including an inspector were suspended in Uttar Pradesh after a man facing charges for running an illegal arms racket died in a police station here, officials said Thursday.
Lucknow, April 17 (IANS) Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief and former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati Wednesday said that her party was prepared for the Lok Sabha elections whenever they are held.
Lucknow, April 16 (IANS) A 17-year-old class Xth student fell to his death from the second floor of a shopping mall here Tuesday, police said.
Lucknow, April 16 (IANS) Twenty-nine teams, including defending champions Railways, will participate in the 13-day third Hockey India Senior Women's National Hockey Championship beginning Thursday at the Major Dhyan Chand Astro Turf Stadium here.
Lucknow, April 15 (IANS) An elderly couple was found brutally murdered in the state capital late Sunday. The bodies of Rakesh Narayan Mehra, 61, and his wife Lata, 59, were found in pools of blood when police broke into the house, an official said.
Lucknow, April 14 (ANI): Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Sunday warned the Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party government in Uttar Pradesh that "her government will thrash the Samajwadi Party (SP) leaders and goons black and blue after being voted back to power".
Lucknow, April 14 (ANI): Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) president and former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati on Sunday accused the incumbent Samajwadi Party government in the state of political vendetta for removing hoardings installed near the Bhimrao Ambedkar Samajik Parivartan Sthal in the city to mark his 122th birth anniversary.
Lucknow, April 13 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) team probing the triple murders of deputy superintendent of police Zia-ul-Haq, a village pradhan and his brother at a Kunda village in Pratapgarh Saturday arrested the son of the slain pradhan.
Lucknow, April 12 (IANS) In a first, the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Lucknow Friday reduced the fees for its post-graduate programme in management for the academic term 2013-2015.
Lucknow, April 11 (IANS) Former Uttar Pradesh chief minister and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati received a shot in the arm Thursday when an old associate and Dalit leader R.K. Chowdhary joined the party after a gap of 12 years.
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Wednesday issued a notice to Uttar Pradesh Police for allegedly "torturing" a five-year-old boy by subjecting him to electric shocks.
Lucknow, April 10 (IANS) With dry winds blowing across Uttar Pradesh, the state is set for hot summer ahead as major towns Lucknow and Allahabad recorded maximum temperatures of 40 degrees Celsius and 43.2 degrees Celsius in the 24 hours to Wednesday morning.
Lucknow, April 8 (IANS) In a major sop to the media, the Uttar Pradesh government Monday okayed a proposal for free treatment to all state accredited journalists at the multi-specialty Sanjay Gandhi Post-graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGI).
New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) World No.8 shuttler Parupalli Kashyap is ready to utilise the home advantage to the hilt in the forthcoming $200,000 India Open.
Lucknow, April 5 (IANS) An inflamatory post on social networking site Facebook resulted in communal tension in Meerut Friday as angry members of a community stoned a mini-truck and a bus carrying a marriage party, police said.
Lucknow, April 5 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government has sanctioned Rs.1,700 crore for laying new roads and for the maintenance and repair of existing roads in the current financial year, said an official Friday.
Lucknow, April 5 (IANS) A committee headed by Uttar Pradesh Chief Secretary Jawed Usmani will oversee the "formative steps" of the ambitious metro rail project for the state capital, officials said Friday.
New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) Bollywood actress Huma Qureshi will be seen with popular TV star Aamna Shariff in the TV show "Eh Thhi Naayka".
Lucknow, April 3 (IANS) Four sisters were sprayed with acid by bike-borne assailants when the girls were returning home from a coaching centre in Uttar Pradesh, police said Wednesday.
Lucknow, April 3 (IANS) The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court Wednesday sought a response from Sahara India and and its chairman Subrata Roy on a PIL accusing them of denigrating SEBI through an advertisement in newspapers March 17.
Lucknow, April 2 (IANS) Nine people were killed and over two dozen injured Tuesday when the tractor trolley in which they were going home from a religious ceremony fell into a deep roadside gorge in Uttar Pradesh, police said.
Lucknow, April 2 (IANS) Even as the ongoing slugfest between her arch rival Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government at the centre hogs headlines, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati is quietly working on a "comeback plan", gearing for the 2014 Lok Sabha polls.
Lucknow, April 2 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh will soon set up an infrastructure development fund (IDF), Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav announced here Tuesday.
Bhopal/Hyderabad/Lucknow, Apr. 1 (ANI): The decision to cut the price of petrol by 85 paise per litre has evoked mixed reactions from people across the country.
Mumbai, April 1 (IANS) Actress Aamna Sharif seems to be in complete awe of Lucknow, the city of Nawabs.
Lucknow, March 30 (IANS) With just a day left for set top boxes to be installed failing which cable TV signals will snap, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav Saturday sought deferring of the March 31 deadline by another six months.
Lucknow, March 30 (IANS) Five persons including a child were killed late Friday night in a head-on collision between two motor bikes, police said.
Lucknow, March 28 (IANS) Weather across Uttar Pradesh turned pleasant Thursday after a spell of heat as it rained in many places and the day temperatures dropped by several notches.
Lucknow, Ahmedabad,Guwahati, Mar.27 (ANI): People across India celebrated Holi and arrival of spring by smearing each other in colour with great pomp and splendour on Wednesday.
Lucknow, March 26 (IANS) Junior doctors of all medical colleges in Uttar Pradesh went on a flash strike Tuesday after doctors from the King George's Medical College here were forced to end their indefinite hunger strike Monday night.
Lucknow, March 25 (IANS) Just days after endorsing senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders, including L.K. Advani and Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the Samajwadi Party Monday ruled out any future alignment with the saffron party.
Lucknow, March 23 (IANS) Samajwadi Party (SP) president Mulayam Singh Yadav Saturday publicly heaped praise on Lal Krishna Advani here, saying the senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader "does not lie".
Lucknow, Mar. 23 (ANI): Samajwadi Party president and former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mulayam Singh Yadav on Saturday urged his son and incumbent Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav to put an immediate stop to the culture of sycophancy in the state administration, as it was tarnishing the image of the Samajwadi Party.
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday questioned Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's clarification over CBI raids at DMK leader M.K. Stalin's house.
Lucknow, March 22 (IANS) Seized of a huge manpower shortage in Uttar Pradesh Police, the state government has sanctioned a major recruitment drive under which 2,200 computer operators, 4,000 sub-inspectors and 24,000 constables would be recruited.
Lucknow, March 21 (IANS) A 17-year-old girl was Thursday set on fire by her spurned lover in a village in Uttar Pradesh's Moradabad district, police said. She sustained 40 percent burns.
Lucknow, March 21 (IANS) The BSP hit out at Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, terming him "Mr Laptop" and "Mr Clean", and asking him to take care of the law and order before it gets too late.
Lucknow, March 21 (IANS) Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan Thursday had a tiff with security personnel at the Chowdhary Charan Singh airport here after he was asked to vacate the VIP lounge.
Lucknow, March 21 (IANS) In a first, residents of this Uttar Pradesh capital, along with zoologists, bird lovers and environmentalists have conducted a head count of sparrows - the household 'gauraiyya' - the numbers of which are dwindling alarmingly worldwide.
Lucknow, March 20 (IANS) Eight people were killed and three injured after a truck rammed into a jeep in Jaunpur in Uttar Pradesh Wednesday, police said.
Lucknow, March 19 (IANS) The late Bala Saheb Thackeray may have been a bitter critic of north Indians, but the Shiv Sena has hired a north Indian sculptor to make bulk life size statues of the veteran politician.
Lucknow, March 18 (IANS) Faced with unrelenting criticism on the state's poor law and order, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav Monday pulled up senior police officials and asked them to improve their and the force's functioning and act tough against criminals.
London, March 18 (ANI): A British cavalry officer who was killed at a battle with nationalists in Lucknow in 1858 has been declared a saint in India with worshippers claiming he smokes cigarettes left as offerings at his tomb.
Lucknow, March 17 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid said Sunday any decision by the government on voting on the UN resolution on Sri Lanka will be taken after consulting all UPA partners even as key ally DMK threatened to walk out of the coalition on the issue.
New Delhi, Mar. 16 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee will visit Uttarakhand on Sunday to attend the first convocation of Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Kashipur.
Lucknow, March 16 (IANS) A young couple committed suicide here Saturday after their parents did not agree to their relationship, police said.
Lucknow, March 16 (IANS) Three people were killed Saturday on the Yamuna Expressway in Uttar Pradesh when two trucks collided, police said.
