Lucknow: ‘Agomoni’—arrival of goddess for Navratri—and all the bustle of pandal building, idol-making and decoration owes much to three men who remain in background. Meet Asim Mastya, Niloy Mitra and Niloy Sen, who design pandal, make the idols and decorate the Durga Puja site. Artist Asim Matya, whose team has been building pandals on various…
Lucknow: Women’s participation in the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MNREGS) in Uttar Pradesh has hit a record high, reaching 42.31% of the total workforce in the 2025-26 fiscal year.The previous highest of 42.26% was recorded in 2023-24, after which it dropped to 41.87% in 2024-25, according to the latest data from the…
Lucknow: The Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC) on Thursday launched a 156-hour cleanliness drive across 110 wards under its ongoing cleanliness campaign. Mayor Sushma Kharkwal flagged off the drive at Power House crossing in Vidyavati Ward, Zone 8, in the presence of corporators and additional municipal commissioner Arvind Kumar Rao. The mayor said the drive aimed…
Lucknow: A complaint was lodged at Kakori police station on Thursday against an offensive post targeting Prophet Muhammad. The complaint said a post on Instagram insulting the Prophet had hurt religious sentiments of the community. The accused is class 9 student of a private school. After the matter came to light, the school management expelled…
Lucknow: Hindi author Shivmurti engaged readers and visitors at the ongoing Gomti Book Fair on the campus of Lucknow University, organised by National Book Trust. Known for his portrayal of rural India, Shivmurti said literature remains relevant if it reflects human values and will to live.“Spartacus lived in 50 BC, yet Howard Fast’s 20th-century novel…
Lucknow: Lucknow Development Authority expedited ongoing work at Rashtriya Prerna Sthal, including construction and landscaping tasks which will be taken up on priority for its timely completion.Spanning across 65 acres, the memorial and cultural complex is along Gomti river in Basant Kunj Yojana, Sector-J, in the shape of a lotus, with provisions for public events,…
Lucknow: Governor Anandiben Patel and general secretary of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerthkshetra Trust Champat Rai took part in a Kanya Pujan event organised by Prerna Parivar at Raj Bhawan on Thursday. As many as 5100 girls from 251 villages were welcomed with tilak and chunri (scarf). They were given a plate of food offerings and…
Lucknow: Over 40 lakh devotees visited Goddess Durga temples across the state in just four days of Navratri. At Vindhyavasini Dham in Mirzapur alone, 12 lakh devotees performed ‘darshan’, with numbers expected to exceed one crore on Saptami, Ashtami, and Navami.The recently constructed Vindhyachal Corridor has enhanced convenience, and on the festival’s last three days,…
Lucknow: Prominent colleges of the city have closed their admission window, but seats at a majority of private and non-aided colleges affiliated with LU are still vacant. On the request of principals of such colleges, Lucknow University has opened its LURN portal again for colleges to fill their vacant seats.“We received several applications from various…
Lucknow: Lucknow Development Authority announced that Sahara Bazaar Complex in Gomtinagar will go under the hammer through an e-auction scheduled for Nov 10. An LDA official said reserve price was yet to be finalised. It was earlier set at Rs 85 crore, but with the recent hike in circle rates, figure will be revised. LDA…
