Lucknow

2 killed in blast at oxygen plant in Lucknow

8:58 pm May 5, 2021

Lucknow: Two people died and two others got seriously injured after an oxygen cylinder exploded during the refilling process here on Wednesday, police said. The incident took place at an oxygen plant in the Chinhat area of the city, Station House Officer (SHO) Dhananjay Pandey said, adding efforts were on to ascertain the identity of […]

Zojila pass connecting Kashmir valley and Ladakh

11:12 pm April 21, 2021

New Delhi: The BRO on Wednesday opened the Zojila pass that provides vital road link between the Kashmir valley and Ladakh, officials said. The pass normally closes by mid-November every year, with the onset of winters when the temperatures dip to subzero degrees and opens only by end April the next year, the BRO officials […]

UP reports 167 COVID-19 deaths, highest in a day so far

10:32 pm April 19, 2021

Lucknow: The COVID-19 death toll in Uttar Pradesh rose by 167, the highest daily rise so far, to reach 9,997 while 28,287 fresh cases pushed the tally of infection in the state to 8,79,831, according to a health bulletin. The number of recoveries has increased with over 10,978 patients discharged in a day, it stated. […]

Roshan Jacob appointed acting DM of Lucknow

9:05 pm April 17, 2021

Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government has appointed Mining Department Secretary Roshan Jacob as the acting district magistrate of Lucknow, an official said on Saturday. The decision came after current DM Abhishek Prakash tested positive for coronavirus. In a statement issued here on Saturday, Prakash said his test report arrived at 9.30 pm on Friday night […]

Historian Yogesh Praveen dead

11:47 pm April 12, 2021

Lucknow: Noted historian Yogesh Praveen died on Monday after a brief illness, according to his family. He was 82. “He had mild fever this morning after which he took medicines. At about 2 pm, he suddenly became unconscious after which we took him to a hospital where he was declared dead,” Yogesh Praveen’s brother Kaamesh […]