Lucknow

Lucknow Zoo faces space crunch for housing leopards

Lucknow Zoo faces space crunch for housing leopardsLucknow, Sept 14 : Authorities in Lucknow Zoo, that has been a home to many rescued leopards, has been facing space crunch for keeping the animals.

Apart from the three big cats, the Zoo has given shelter to leopards rescued by wildlife authorities after they strayed into human habitat.

Floods put the dampeners on Ramadan spirits in Lucknow

Uttar PradeshLucknow, Sept 7 : Devout Muslims living in relief camps in flood-hit Lucknow on sunday said they are unable to observe Ramadan, as there is not even a proper place to pray.

Floods have dampened the spirits of Muslims during the holy month of ''Ramadan'' in Lucknow city.

Ramadan is the holiest month of the religious calendar. Muslims must abstain from eatables and drinks from dawn to dusk, a discipline believed to better their souls.

Rare civet albino cat comes to Lucknow zoo

Rare civet albino cat Lucknow, Aug 31 : Lucknow zoo authorities have brought a rare variety of civet albino cat, which they have rescued from poachers.

The animal though belonging to the cat family, has a different behavior and thus has been kept in the zoo''s hospital to study its behaviour.

Lucknow reel under floods

Lucknow reel under floodsLucknow, Aug 23 (ANI): People in Lucknow district of Uttar Pradesh are reeling under the fury of floods caused by the monsoon downpour.

Relentless rain has submerged almost all the low-lying areas of Lucknow.

The Gomti river, which bifurcates the city, is on a spate and water and has crossed the danger mark.

The residents of the area say that they have not witnessed such a huge amount of rainfall before. They are complaining that the authorities are not paying adequate attention to their plight.

Uttar Pradesh Police arrests SIMI activist in Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh Police arrests SIMI activist in Allahabad

UP Police arrest ISI agent in Lucknow

Lucknow, Aug 14: Uttar Pradesh Police have arrested an agent of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and recovered sensitive documents related to an India's ordnance factory and other defence establishments.

Brij Lal, additional director general of police (law and order), said that they had proof that the arrested person belonged to Pakistan.

"The Anti Terrorist Squad of Uttar Pradesh has arrested one ISI agent of Pakistan from Rupaideeha in Bahraich district. We have come to know that his name is Mohamad Masrur alias Manzoor Ansari who is son of Noor Muhammad. He is native of
154/4, Garden west, Adul Jabbar compound, near Nazeer Hotel, Karachi," Lal said.

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