Lucknow: Book lovers and readers are in for a literary feast as the 4th Gomti Book Festival prepares to light up the Lucknow University from Sept 20 to 28. Promising nine unforgettable days, the festival will bring together books, creativity, learning, and cultural performances under one grand celebration of knowledge.The excitement was formally set in…
Lucknow: Centuries by Dhruv Jurel and Devdutt Paddikal dominated the contest on the final day as the India ‘A’ vs Australia ‘A’ ended in a draw at the Ekana stadium on Friday.Resuming the day at 403/4 behind the visitors’ first-innings total of 532, Padikkal, alongside Dhruv Jurel, continued to dominate the Australian bowlers. Padikkal, who…
Lucknow: Embracing PM Narendra Modi’s ‘Fit India’ movement, the department of tourism will launch ‘Sunday on Cycle’ initiative on Sunday.It will begin from Paryatan Bhawan near Samtamoolak Crossing at 7am. Stating the campaign was a celebration of health and endurance with the joy of community cycling, special secretary, tourism, Eesha Priya, said, “Designed to encourage…
Lucknow: Lucknow University has launched the Girmitiyalogy Website, a first of its kind initiative aimed at reconnecting the descendants of Indian indentured labourers with their ancestral roots.Developed jointly by the Mahamana Madan Mohan Malaviya Teacher Training Centre and the department of English, the portal seeks to document the history of Girmitiyas while offering a safe…
Lucknow: Local lad Dhruv Jurel looked satisfied after scoring a big ton, his second first-class century in 26 games, against Australia ‘A’ on the final day of the four-day match at the Ekana Stadium. The knock is likely to boost his chances of retaining his place in the Indian Test squad for the upcoming West…
Lucknow: Neurosurgery department of Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS) was ranked the second-best neurosurgical department in India by EduRank agency.This is an independent metric-based ranking of 14,131 universities from 183 countries that utilises a database of over 11.52 crore scientific publications and 296.4 crore citations to rank universities across 246 research topics.“The…
Lucknow: Four days after a gruesome incident in which 70-year-old Mundar Lal Saroj was burnt alive in his sleep, his only son, Jamuna Prasad (55), was found dead under mysterious circumstances in Ramgarh village of Shivgarh in Sultanpur on Friday.His body was found hanging from a tree. Police recovered a black bag near the spot…
Lucknow: Panic gripped ten villages in Bahraich’s Kachhar region after a 25-year-old woman was mauled by a wolf on Thursday night. The victim, Manisha, daughter of Nirankar of Pyarepurwa hamlet in Manjhara Taukli, was cutting fodder in her field when the predator suddenly leapt out of a sugarcane patch and attacked her.Hearing her screams, villagers…
Bahraich: A wolf attacked ad killed a cattle tied in front of a house in Manjhara Taukli village of Bahraich on Wednesday. Villagers armed with sticks chased the animal, forcing it to leave the livestock and flee into the fields.In Babhanpurwa hamlet of Manjhara Taukli, the wolf dragged away a goat tied outside the village…
“Kashish-e-Lucknow aur tauba —phir wahi hum, wahi Aminabad…”(The charm of Lucknow, God help! It’s me again and the same old Aminabad)It’s early evening in Lucknow — the sun is preparing to bow out, casting a golden glow over the tangled lanes of Aminabad. You step into the bazaar, and time seems to slow down. The…
