Lucknow: Bursts of laughter, flashing game lights and the excited nimble footsteps of little festival-goers marked the liveliest corner of Repertwahr Season 13, the ‘Bachpan Kids’ Zone’. The space transformed into a playground of colour and curiosity, where children raced between air hockey tables, animal rides and basketball hoops, while parents watched the festival come…
Lucknow: A daring theft, involving around ₹1.5 crore worth gold and silver ornaments, at a jewellery showroom in Malihabad area has put the city police’s night vigil under scrutiny as the crime occurred barely 300 metres from a newly opened police outpost.The theft reportedly took place on Saturday night at Fazal Jewellers in Rabab Market…
Lucknow: Health awareness among citizens is key to a strong and wealthy nation.These views were presented by speakers during a seminar and medical awareness camp organized to mark former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s birth anniversary (Dec 25) at Maulana Azad Memorial Academy in collaboration with State Takmeel-ut-Tibb College and Hospital on Friday.Chief guest and…
Lucknow: The two-day Chrysanthemum and Coleus Show at the CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute (CSIR-NBRI) concluded on Sunday amid students, gardening enthusiasts and families thronging to view a wide range of floral displays.Minister of state (independent charge) for horticulture, marketing, foreign trade, and agri-exports, Dinesh Pratap Singh, was the chief guest at the closing ceremony. Director,…
Lucknow: Five days after a woman junior resident at King George’s Medical University (KGMU) attempted suicide, her father filed a complaint on the Chief Minister’s public grievance portal. He alleged that his daughter attempted suicide because she was pressured to change her religion by her male colleague.The woman resident is currently undergoing treatment at KGMU,…
Lucknow: A case was registered against nine people for allegedly beating a stray dog to death in Thakurganj, police said.According to the complaint filed by animal welfare organisation, Aasra: The Helping Hands Trust, the incident took place near Badi Kala locality on Dec 19 when several people allegedly assaulted a dog with sticks, bricks, and…
Lucknow: Police on Sunday arrested a 21-year-old youth for allegedly dragging a 30-year-old man out of his house and bludgeoning him to death with an iron rod in the Para area of the city.The murder, which took place in the early hours of Sunday, was carried out in front of the victim’s wife, police said.The…
Lucknow: In a relief to homebuyers, the Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) has waived three years of backdated maintenance charges for new buyers purchasing vacant flats in its old housing schemes.The decision was approved by the LDA Board, and formal orders have been issued.Earlier, the authority was recovering maintenance fee for previous three years from buyers…
Lucknow: Education is meant to develop human potential, not merely generate income, said Allahabad High Court judge, Justice JJ Munir, while paying tribute to Mahamana Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya.Justice Munir highlighted Malviya’s life and ideals during a programme organised at Mahamana Shikshan Sansthan, Arjunganj, run by Bhaurao Deoras Seva Nyas, to mark the birth anniversary…
Lucknow: The nawabs of Awadh played a key role in shaping Ganga-Jamuni ‘tehzeeb’, the shared Hindu-Muslim cultural tradition that continues to define Lucknow, historian Ravi Bhatt said on Sunday while speaking on the city’s historical development and Lucknow completing 250 years of becoming the capital for the first time.Speaking at an event organised by The…
