Lucknow: The monsoon session of the UP Assembly, beginning Aug 11, is likely to see a 24-hour long marathon session to discuss the vision document for ‘Viksit Bharat-Viksit Uttar Pradesh-2047′.In a meeting with senior officials on Thursday, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that the govt has started work on preparing the vision document for the…
Lucknow: The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) will adjust to regional cultures while cutting across caste and linguistic lines within the Hindu group to organise the nine-day programmes marking its 61st foundation day celebrations beginning Aug 16. VHP national spokesperson Vinod Bansal said that the idea behind the event is to unify the Hindu community across…
Lucknow: Various roads and development projects worth over Rs 4 crore were inaugurated by the PWD in the Lucknow West Assembly. The projects were initiated by defence minister and Lucknow MP Rajnath Singh. The inauguration was done by UP minister Suresh Khanna, along with special guests including BJP functionaries Neeraj Singh, Anand Dwivedi and Anjani…
Lucknow: An exhibition of posters made by students marking centenary celebration of the Kakori Train Action was held at the State Museum on Thursday.The exhibition will be on display from 10:30 am to 5:30 pm daily, till Aug 15. Around 300 students made posters related to freedom fighters involved in Kakori Train Action. The poster-making…
Lucknow: This Rakshabandhan, customised rakhis are high in demand while labubu rakhis have caught fancy of youngsters. Among children, rakhis themed on Avenger, Hulk Hogan, Captain America, Iron Man and Doraemon are the favourite ones.Customised rakhis are made to order, bearing name of brother and preferred designs. At Bhootnath market, sisters Lavisha (27) and Rateesha…
Lucknow: More than 300 scholars, writers and students attended an international discourse titled ‘Understanding language and gender through theatre and cinema’, at Karamat Husain Muslim Girls’ PG College on Thursday. The event was organised by college manager Syed Naved Ahmad and principal Prof Huma Khwaja. Prof Khwaja highlighted the importance of examining cultural productions through…
Lucknow: World Breastfeeding Week (Aug 1–7) was observed by department of obstetrics and gynaecology at KGMU through a series of awareness activities and student competitions, the theme being ‘Prioritise Breastfeeding – Create Sustainable Support Systems’.Daily awareness sessions were conducted in OPD and postnatal wards by the faculty to inform patients and staff about benefits of…
Lucknow: The wife of a former personal secretary to a union minister alleged sustained harassment, threats, and blackmail by a man claiming to be her former acquaintance, prompting police to register a case under multiple serious charges.The FIR was lodged by her husband at Gomtinagar police station on Thursday.As per the FIR, the accused made…
Lucknow: Lucknow Commissionerate Police, in collaboration with the Cyber Crime Cell, unearthed an inter-state racket involving two class 11 dropouts using fake websites and apps of bank portals to defraud credit card holders of lakhs of rupees.The accused, Rahul Lakheda (28) and Vikas Kumar (28), both residents of Delhi’s Badarpur area, were arrested from a…
Lucknow: A mathematics teacher at a private school in Balaganj, Lucknow, was accused of molesting a 13-year-old class 7 student on Thursday. The incident came to light when the student’s father lodged a complaint at the Thakurganj police station.Thakurganj inspector Omveer Singh said that a case was registered, and the accused teacher was taken into…
