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Govt's expensive gifts for students gathering dust

For nearly two months now, hundreds of laptops to be distributed free under the Samajwadi Party's scheme, are gathering dust on the Collectorate premises.

SP leaders' vidai-in-chopper plan for newly-wed couple fails to take off

A grand plan of two Samajwadi Party (SP) leaders to send off their newly-wed wards in style failed to take wings after the chopper, especially hired for the vidai, developed a technical snag here in Chinhat on Wednesday.

CM should go to US despite my insult: Azam

UP minister Azam Khan on Tuesday put the interests of his state before his injured pride and said chief minister Akhilesh Yadav should go ahead with his United States visit in July despite the former’s “humiliating” detention at Boston airport last month. Manish Chandra Pandey reports.

Mumbai-based weapons smuggler arrested

The Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) of the UP Police on Tuesday apprehended Elvin D’Sa, 80, involved in smuggling of parts of small weapons (revolvers/pistols), in Mumbai with the help of a local ATS team.

Five killed, 20 injured in UP road crash

Five people were killed and 20 others injured early today when a bus coming from New Delhi rammed into a tractor trolley at Sambhal in Uttar Pradesh, police said.

29 police officers suspended since 2009, but none found guilty

As many as 29 police officers, including five Indian Police Service and 24 Provincial Police Services, were suspended by the Uttar Pradesh government in the last four years, an RTI query has revealed.

Power consumer body wants end to self-billing

The Rajya Vidyut Upbhokta Parishad has called upon Lucknow Electricity Supply Administration to end the self-billing system and ensure proper meter reading by its staff, reverting to the system followed earlier.

Metered supply a pipe dream for Jal Sansthan?

The Jal Sansthan had to start metered water supply in trans-Gomti areas of the city from April, but it hasn’t been able to do so due to Jal Nigam’s failure to install meters in 2.5 lakh houses.

The mint that grows profits for farmers!

A drive by the fields on the city’s outskirts is a refreshing experience - even in this blazing heat. You are greeted by dark green leaves and exhilarating aroma that remind you of mouthwash, toothpaste, chewing gum, cool hair oils and talcum powders!

‘Population control a must to conserve environment’

Since environment is not tangible and cannot be preserved, hence the need is to make efforts for conserving it, said noted educationist Prof Bhumitra Dev during a national seminar on environment organised here at the BSNV College on Sunday.

Army’s daredevilry on display

Event showcases adventure sports to motivate youth to choose defence forces as a career.

Two women found brutally murdered in Triveninagar house

Two women were found brutally murdered in a house in Triveninagar locality under the Aliganj police station on Sunday afternoon.

Docs perform three-in-one heart surgery

In a rare case, doctors performed three heart procedures on a patient during the course of a single eight-and-ahalf hour operation at Divine Heart Hospital and Research Centre.

La Marts starts reading palms to tap kids’ talents

It has become the first school to use the biometric technique to determine a child’s potential. The test costs Rs. 5000.

Jet passengers irked as cooling fails on flight

An angry exchange of words took place between staff of Jet Airways and passengers, who suffered inconvenience due to the failure of air-conditioning on its flight 9W 303 from Delhi to Lucknow, on Saturday.
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