City: Lucknow Citizen Matters

City Buzz: COVID cases rise in capital | Oxford vaccine volunteers show normal parameters | NEET-JEE protests… and more

August 29, 2020 News Desk

From COVID-19 updates on cases and vaccine development, to the furore over the conduct of the NEET JEE examinations, catch some key urban highlights of the week.

Lucknow all set for a makeover with sculptures from scrap metal

March 10, 2020 Rohit Ghosh

As part of beautification plans for the city under the Smart City Mission, the Lucknow district administration has decided to install these sculptures at 100 odd road intersections. How is the project being executed?

Will NGT crackdown force Lucknow civic body to sort out its waste mess?

July 4, 2019 Atul Chandra

An NGT-appointed committee has recommended fines of Rs 5 crore and Rs 2 crore respectively on the Lucknow Municipal Corporation and its chosen private partner in solid waste management, Eco Green. Here’s why.

Lucknow Lok Sabha candidates: Will city of Nawabs root for veteran, greenhorn or controversial godman?

May 5, 2019 Deepa Vaishnavi V M

The Congress has fielded self-styled spiritual leader Acharya Pramod Krishnam, while the Samajwadi Party ticket has gone to celebrity candidate Poonam Sinha as the two take on incumbent MP and Home Minister Rajnath Singh in a bid for the Lucknow seat. Know more about all Lucknow candidates here.

No tenders advertised for work worth Rs 662 crore on Gomti river front project: CAG audit

March 18, 2019 Himanshu Upadhyaya

The Gomti Riverfront Development Project in Lucknow, long mired in controversy over irregular dealings, has invited scathing criticism from the Comptroller and Auditor General. Will the CBI and ED take cognisance of these audit findings and seek help from the auditors in evidence-gathering?

We know who killed Pradyuman…but, why on earth?

February 6, 2018 Revathi Siva Kumar

From Ryan International Gurgaon to Brightland Lucknow, crimes against school children by peers raise questions over increasing juvenile crime, legal redress and most importantly, the overall social milieu.