Lucknow: When Begum Akhtar conducted classes at the Marris College of Music (now known as Bhatkhande Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya), the narrow lanes outside the historic Nawabi-era Pari Khana building in Qaiserbagh would be filled with music enthusiasts. The admirers would gather along the roads, eager to catch a glimpse and listen to the ‘Mallika-e-Ghazal’ (queen of…
Lucknow: In 1926, Bhatkhande Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya was known as ‘Marris College of Music’ but 40 years later, it was named Bhatkhande College of Hindustani Music, after Pandit Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande, the key figure and founder who conceptualised and established the music institute in Lucknow.Vice-Chancellor Prof Mandavi Singh said Pandit Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande was a pioneering…
Lucknow: In the cold winter of 1924 eminent musicologists and legendary artists were asked to confirm their participation by mid-Dec for the fourth All India Music Conference, held in Lucknow in Jan 1925.The conference led to the genesis of the Marris College of Hindustani Music, established in 1926, now known as Bhatkhande Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya. This…
Lucknow: Burglars broke into a locked house in Lucknow’s Para police station area and made off with cash and jewellery worth around Rs 7 lakh, police said on Wednesday.The incident took place in Devpur New Basti, Jalalpur Para, behind Keshav Garden, on the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday, when the family was away in…
NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee on Tuesday defended the West Bengal government’s actions after chaos erupted during football legend Lionel Messi’s appearance at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata.Banerjee said West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee apologised within an hour of the incident, while other state governments had not owned responsibility for incidents…
Lucknow: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath visited Rashtra Prerna Sthal on Wednesday to take stock of preparations for the inauguration of the memorial by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Dec 25.The CM directed officials to ensure that foolproof security arrangements were made at the venue and added that the height of fencing on the walls should…
Lucknow: To make women’s safety faster, more personal, and accountable, the Lucknow Police rolled out a citywide network of dedicated Closed User Group (CUG) mobile numbers at every police station. This initiative makes Lucknow the first police unit in UP to implement such a system. The initiative gives women and children direct, barrier-free access to…
Lucknow: One of the key objectives behind introducing smart prepaid meters was to enhance billing and collection efficiency of power discoms, but a recent review of smart prepaid meter conducted by Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Ltd (UPPCL) found that more than 29.1 lakh consumers with smart prepaid meters owe Rs 904.16 crore as power dues,…
Lucknow: A 60-year-old rickshaw-puller working for a private school died after his vehicle plunged into an open drain near Jagrani Hospital in Lucknow’s Vikasnagar on Wednesday morning. Locals alleged civic negligence and delay in rescue operations.According to police and local residents, rickshaw-puller Lakhan was on his way to pick up schoolchildren when a speeding vehicle…
Former cricketer Anil Kumble, Venkatesh Prasad and Javagal Srinath during a press conference on the upcoming KSCA election. (Image: PTI/Shailendra Bhojak) BENGALURU: The newly elected managing committee of the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) has made sweeping changes to the selection committees and their structure.Ahead of the overhaul, a high-profile Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) was…
