Lucknow: The state govt said on Monday it has stepped up efforts to save the sugarcane crop from flooding and disease.A state govt spokesperson said the officials, including deputy sugarcane commissioners of all the regions, district sugarcane officers, and sugar mill managers, have been asked to conduct field visits and establish communication with the farmers…
Lucknow: Students of Dr Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University had an opportunity to learn about space and defence applications as the university’s Institution’s Innovation Council (IIC) hosted an event on the theme ‘Invention, innovation and technology development on high temperature materials for space and defence applications’ on Monday.The chief guest, senior principal scientist G Sreedhar from…
Lucknow: After BrahMos missiles, semiconductor infrared detectors, a highly sophisticated set of devices used for thermal imaging in darkness, could soon be manufactured at the defence corridor’s Lucknow node in Sarojininagar.For this, Uttar Pradesh Expressways Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA) is going to allot 10 hectares of land to Dehradun-based DRDO’s Instruments Research and Development Establishment…
Lucknow: The enforcement directorate (ED), Lucknow, on Monday provisionally attached 13 immovable properties, valued at Rs 13.02 crore, belonging to Nitu Navin Rohra, under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002.The action is part of an ongoing investigation into a money laundering case linked to Chhangur Baba and his associates. The…
Lucknow: Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, the first Indian to go up to the International Space Station, received a rousing welcome on his return to Lucknow on Monday. The city boy and his family were felicitated at an event organised by the state govt at Lok Bhawan, with Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announcing a scholarship in…
The story of Lucknow, evolving from a village to a city, has been shrouded in mystery and mythology. Historically, its origin can be traced more definitely to the medieval period, and the local site seems to have been fairly occupied by the beginning of the 14th century. The town, however, grew rapidly only after the…
Famed for its rich cultural fabric and architectural grandeur, Lucknow’s origins are as fascinating as its present-day charm. Legends, folklore, and history intertwine to narrate the story of a city that grew from a modest settlement into a cultural powerhouse.As we delve into the annals of time, we find that the chronicles of Lucknow are…
The poetic skills of Rajiv Roy (44), a fourth-generation businessman managing the oldest watch and clock retail store in the city, are as strong as his business acumen.Since 2005, when Chinese products started invading the electronic retail landscape of the country, business took a dip.Tides got rougher after 7-8 years with e-commerce giants (Amazon and…
By: Mehmood M Abdi (The writer is an exponent of oral history and culture) LUCKNOW: Famed for its rich cultural fabric and architectural grandeur, Lucknow’s origins are as fascinating as its present-day charm. Legends, folklore, and history intertwine to narrate the story of a city that grew from a modest settlement into a cultural powerhouse.As…
By: Nadeem HasnainThe story of Lucknow, evolving from a village to a city, has been shrouded in mystery and mythology. Historically, its origin can be traced more definitely to the medieval period, and the local site seems to have been fairly occupied by the beginning of the 14th century. The town, however, grew rapidly only…
