New Delhi: IndiGo was quizzed on Wednesday by a parliamentary committee over the misery inflicted on passengers by its mass-cancellation of flights, but it blamed a variety of factors, including system glitch and adverse weather conditions, while DGCA and the aviation ministry parried off criticism of their role in the fiasco.Some committee members termed replies…
Lucknow: Director general of police Rajeev Krishna on Wednesday described the Uttar Pradesh Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) as not merely a force but a living tradition of discipline, courage, and national service. He asserted that it has remained at the forefront of safeguarding internal security and democratic institutions for decades.Addressing personnel at the PAC Foundation…
Lucknow: Old boys week festivities began at Colvin Taluqdars’ College with sports competitions, featuring Past Boys versus Present Boys matches of volleyball, tennis, archery and football on Wednesday bringing together alumni from all over to celebrate college’s 136-year legacy. Indoor games and shooting are scheduled for Dec 18, followed by Cultural Evening on Dec 20….
In the headspinning world of internet culture, memes tend to strike out of nowhere and spread like wildfire, with most people being none the wiser about what they even refer to. Among such memes is the “67” meme, which has been driving the internet crazy. Well, at first sight, the number looks random, but that’s…
Lucknow: When Begum Akhtar conducted classes at the Marris College of Music (now known as Bhatkhande Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya), the narrow lanes outside the historic Nawabi-era Pari Khana building in Qaiserbagh would be filled with music enthusiasts. The admirers would gather along the roads, eager to catch a glimpse and listen to the ‘Mallika-e-Ghazal’ (queen of…
Lucknow: In 1926, Bhatkhande Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya was known as ‘Marris College of Music’ but 40 years later, it was named Bhatkhande College of Hindustani Music, after Pandit Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande, the key figure and founder who conceptualised and established the music institute in Lucknow.Vice-Chancellor Prof Mandavi Singh said Pandit Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande was a pioneering…
Lucknow: In the cold winter of 1924 eminent musicologists and legendary artists were asked to confirm their participation by mid-Dec for the fourth All India Music Conference, held in Lucknow in Jan 1925.The conference led to the genesis of the Marris College of Hindustani Music, established in 1926, now known as Bhatkhande Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya. This…
Lucknow: Burglars broke into a locked house in Lucknow’s Para police station area and made off with cash and jewellery worth around Rs 7 lakh, police said on Wednesday.The incident took place in Devpur New Basti, Jalalpur Para, behind Keshav Garden, on the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday, when the family was away in…
NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee on Tuesday defended the West Bengal government’s actions after chaos erupted during football legend Lionel Messi’s appearance at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata.Banerjee said West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee apologised within an hour of the incident, while other state governments had not owned responsibility for incidents…
Lucknow: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath visited Rashtra Prerna Sthal on Wednesday to take stock of preparations for the inauguration of the memorial by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Dec 25.The CM directed officials to ensure that foolproof security arrangements were made at the venue and added that the height of fencing on the walls should…
