Lucknow: A pencil that laughs, a bottle that frowns and stick figures that suddenly come alive, this was the magical world children stepped into at the Chitrotsav Utsav, part of the 4th Gomti Book Festival at Lucknow University on Monday. The children’s pavilion turned into a vibrant hub of imagination during the two-day celebration, where…
Lucknow: The literary corners dedicated to English, Hindi, and Urdu are drawing admiration from literature lovers visiting the ongoing Gomti Book Festival in Lucknow University.Shelves are filling fast as visitors revisit old classics while also embracing bold, contemporary voices. In the English section, timeless names such as William Shakespeare’s Hamlet and Macbeth, Jane Austen’s Pride…
Lucknow: More than 1,100 complaints about faulty or missing streetlights are pending with the Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC), but residents say the issues remain unresolved for weeks.The complaints include 200 filed through the Integrated Grievance Redressal System (IGRS), 700 submitted online and around 200 lodged manually. The worst-affected areas are in Zone 8, particularly Fazullaganj…
Lucknow: As part of the ongoing fifth phase of Mission Shakti, lakhs of students, teachers, and parents participated in a wide range of activities organised in primary, upper primary, composite, and Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas (KGBVs). These included rallies and street plays to spread awareness about women’s safety, education, and their role in society.A govt…
Lucknow: In a bid to promote GST reforms, deputy chief minister Brajesh Pathak, along with BJP president (Mahanagar) Anand Dwivedi, engaged with traders and consumers at Hazratganj Janpath Market. Finance minister Suresh Khanna met shopkeepers at Aminabad, while MLA Neeraj Bora visited the Engineering College intersection. MLA Mahendra Singh and OP Srivastava interacted with vendors…
Lucknow: In a relief for patients, King George’s Medical University (KGMU) expanded its emergency services by increasing the number of beds at the casualty department of the New Emergency and Trauma Centre.Twenty new beds were added, taking the total to 40, along with a dedicated six-bed ventilator facility. The upgraded unit was inaugurated on Monday…
Lucknow: The mystery surrounding the death of 35-year-old Ramfer, whose body was found in a drain near Salempur under Nagram police station limits on Sept 19, was solved with the arrest of his wife, her uncle, and an accomplice on Monday.Police said Meera, 32, initially tried to mislead investigators by accusing her husband’s long-time rivals…
Lucknow: The Viksit UP-2047 public outreach campaign has reached the United Kingdom (UK), where on Monday several members of the UP diaspora came together to give suggestions on the vision document for a developed UP by 2047.The event, held in London, saw minister of state for stamps and registration (independent charge) Ravindra Jaiswal address the…
Lucknow: Lucknow Police on Monday solved the murder of cab driver Sarvesh Yadav (35), turning a crucial lead—his stolen mobile phone—into the key that exposed the killers. Three accused, identified as Saurabh Yadav alias Shera (25), Vijay Yadav (22) and Akhil Yadav—all from Kanchanpur Matiyari, Lucknow, were arrested. The fourth accused, Arvind Singh alias Kalu…
Lucknow: As Navratri dawned, city temples transformed into kaleidoscopes of colour, with deities resplendent in intricately designed attire and devotees indulging in an array of delectable phalahar delights, marking the auspicious beginning of the nine-day festivities.At Kali Bari temple in Ghasyari Mandi, the deity was beautifully adorned with flowers and a luxurious silk Banarasi saree….
