What is Live News Update?

Live Update is often confused with Live Streaming. Live Updates are the latest news you get in written form with details or voice overs while live streaming is done by a news channel on its social media handle, TV channel, or video streaming service.

Live Updates include:

Weather Updates – Your city’s temperature, humidity, air quality index and rain forecast though Google has provided people with its weather widget but some people still prefer the old newspaper way in an amusing style of writing that makes their day.

Crime Updates – Crime Updates include your area’s crime rate, security updates, ongoing major case updates and Press releases from the Punjab Police of Pakistan.

Rate list Update – Chicken, eggs and vegetable rate in your city. Increasing rate of utilities such as increasing sugar and cooking oil prices. Increasing Petroleum Rates including high octane, regular petrol and LPG rates. Rate list section also include car parts and regular daily shopping goods

Political Updates: Updates on ongoing political situation. Rallies, protest, functions and press conferences. Pakistan Peoples Party’s meeting with Leader of Opposition Shehbaz Sharif, Lahore’s resident’s FIR against Dengue Mosquito, PTI government’s daily briefings and Assembly sessions.

Entertainment Updates: Movies releases, drama show premiers and industry gossip.

Sports – Regular Updates on T20 World Cup and Pakistan’s amazing performance in the ongoing Series. Player Profiles, Sports feuds, Match Forecasts. Cricket team updates, PCB press releases and PSL info.

Hockey, Tennis and other sports updates are also included.

Platforms

Lahore 42 News

Lahore 42 News provides live news updates related to Lahore. It is among one of the best platforms that provide Lahore news live updates.

Pros:

  • You can find daily and real-time gold rate in Pakistan.
  • You can get updates related rate of eggs, fruits, vegetables and chicken.
  • You can receive updates related to grocery items.
  • Traffic updates are also provided on the website.
  • Political updates from local level to international level are provided. However, most of the updates are related to Lahore.
  • You can get updates related to sports.
  • Weather widget.
  • Focuses more on video content.
  • Updates regarding negligence, and work of government departments, and bureaucracy.
  • Updates related to Education like, results of students in Matric and Cambridge board, and admission status of schools of Lahore.
  • Health Updates like Dengue outbreak.
  • Lahore weather and climate updates are also provided.
  • You can subscribe using push button notifications.
  • Active on social media
  • Switch between dark and light theme.
  • Tries to focus more on video content. You can check their social media accounts and YouTube channel.

Cons:

  • Entertainment section is weaker than competitors, as it tries to focus more on entertainment news related to Lahore.
  • Does not have a TV channel.

Lahore News:

Lahore News is also a platform which provides Live News Updates related to Lahore. You can see their channel’s live streaming from Lahore News Live section.

Pros:

  • Lahore News has a live Traffic Alerts widget.
  • It has a TV channel.
  • You can watch the TV channel streaming on the website.
  • Political News is provided.
  • Timings of Railway Station and Lahore Airport are provided.
  • Entertainment section is comparatively stronger.
  • Active on social media.
  • Weather Widget (Not on the Home Page).
  • App Available.
  • Currency Updates.
  • Fruit and Vegetable Rates provided.
  • Subscribe via Push Button Notifications.
  • Questions to public. (Widget)

Cons:

  • Less number of categories.
  • No Gold Rate Updates.
  • Does not focus on egg or chicken rates.

City 42

City 42 News is one of the oldest live news updates websites. Its domain is nearly 14 years old.

Pros:

  • Has a TV channel.
  • Provides updates related to prices of groceries, and other household items.
  • Political News is provided.
  • Education and health news is also provided.
  • Live TV Channel Streaming available.
  • Blog is also written on the website.
  • Can Subscribe via push button notifications.
  • Active on social media platforms.
  • Some features from both platforms listed above.

Cons:

  • No Widget used like weather widget, gold widget, and traffic updates widget etc.
  • Info has been provided in posts but it is more difficult to access, as the person will have to read the whole post.
  • Lacks basic features of a modern website.
  • Does not provide news specifically related to Lahore, as news related to other cities is also provided.