Lucknow, 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.

Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi paid a visit to the flood-hit villages of

The Supreme Court on Monday gave a relief to the farmers of UP. It has ordered all the owners of Uttar Pradesh to pay cane price at the rate of Rs 110 a quintal for the current season. Mill owners have to pay separate transportation charges to the state farmers.

The judgment in this regard is delivered by the bench of Justice Arijit Pasayat and Justice H S Bedi.

The court has also kept reservations on the rulings of Allahabad High Court on the cane price issue.

Kanpur, Sept 9 : Timely intervention of fire brigade averted a major tragedy in Kanpur as a major fire engulfed an electricity transformer in the city on Tuesday.

The fire soon engulfed the entire transformer and the cables at the sub-station located in a busy area of the city.

Around eight people were trapped inside the sub station at the time of fire, including employees of Kanpur Electricity Supply Corporation (KESCO).

Lucknow, 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.

Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh), Sep 2 : Married women in Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and other parts of the country today celebrated Teej festival, dedicated to Hindu deities, Lord Shiva and his wife goddess Parvati, with traditional fanfare.

Women observe fast to rededicate themselves to their husbands and family. It is believed that praying to goddess Parvati, who is also known as Gauri, consort of Shiva, bestows marital bliss.