Lucknow: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday urged the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to allow UP to have at least four cricket teams, citing the state’s population of 25 crore, to ensure more opportunities for local talent.Speaking at the inaugural ceremony of the final match of the Uttar Pradesh T20 League…
India’s cultural heritage is a vibrant tapestry woven from the threads of countless iconic figures. Several remarkable individuals with significant connection to Lucknow have left an indelible mark on the country’s music, film, literature, and dance.BEGUM AKHTARBorn Akhtari in Faizabad in 1914, Begum Akhtar’s musical journey began early. After moving to Gaya and then Calcutta…
Lucknow: Residents in Lucknow may have lost 6.5 years of their lives compared to those living in a region meeting the WHO stipulated safe guidelines for PM2.5.A report titled ‘From Gridlock to Green Inclusive Mobility – Analysing Traffic Air Quality, and Public Transport Opportunities in Lucknow’ — which was unveiled by The Climate Agenda, a…
United Nations General Assembly in 2019 adopted September 7 as the International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies. Recent global developments of US withdrawing from climate change global mission, geo-political war fronts and economic manipulations giving emergence to new power games are taking our attention away from the more serious area of concern that…
Kanpur: Samajwadi Party national president Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday hit out at the BJP govt over multiple issues, including ‘flawed’ implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST), high taxes, inflation, unemployment, and the state of education and healthcare services.Speaking to the media in Kannauj, the former chief minister said, “Due to faulty GST, inflation…
Lucknow: Lucknow East constituency got a development push on Saturday with the inauguration of road projects worth over Rs 200 lakh under the chief minister’s Accelerated Economic Development Scheme.Local BJP MLA OP Srivastava laid the foundation of Rs 113.31 lakh project in Panchvati Colony (Ismailganj Ward-II) in the presence of ward representative Harish Awasthi. Later,…
Lucknow: In patients with prostate cancer, surgery often comes with the stigma of urinary incontinence (leakage) and the risk of losing sexual function. But not anymore. Experts at SGPGI’s department of urology and renal transplantation have refined radical robotic prostatectomy (removal of the cancer-affected prostate) in a way that addresses both problems to a great…
Lucknow: Terming road safety as a major challenge, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday emphasised the need for increased public awareness to reduce road accident fatalities.“Road safety is a challenge for us. The safety of every person walking on the road is our responsibility. We need to make common people aware of road safety and…
Lucknow: A luxury car moving on Shaheed Path in Gomtinagar Extension went up in flames, around 8:30 pm on Saturday. Gomtinagar fire station received alert through a mobile call and swung into action. Acting under instructions of chief fire officer, the fire station officer on duty at Ekana Cricket Stadium, rushed to the site with…
Lucknow: How ordinary people lose their identity amid politics, power struggles and personal ambitions was depicted through powerful dialogues and symbolic storytelling in the play ‘Do Aadmi Do Kursiyan’ staged at Sant Gadge Auditorium by Gorakhpur’s Roopantar Natya Manch, as part of their Rang-e-Aawargi Festival, on Saturday. Written and directed by Vinay Varma, the plot…
