Lucknow: A play titled ‘Camp’ was staged on the second day of a 5-day theatre festival Rang-e-Awargi being organised by Rupantran Natya Sanstha at UP Sangeet Natak Akademi. Written and directed by Rameshwar Prem, the play focuses on plight of those displaced in war and surviving miserably after being seperated from their loved ones and…
Veteran filmmaker Samir Ganguly recently opened up about Shammi Kapoor’s attitude after the blockbuster success of Junglee (1961). He revealed that the actor became “egoistic” and demanded eight times his fee for the next project, which ultimately led to him being replaced.According to Ganguly, Subodh Mukerji had written a film, Bluff Master, based on a…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Thursday decided to investigate allegations made through a PIL that flagrant violation of environmental norms in developmental and road projects in the fragile Himalayan region is causing cloudbursts, torrential rains, flash floods and landslides in Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jammu & Kashmir, and Punjab.Advocate Akash Vashishtha, appearing on behalf of petitioner…
Lucknow: An IndiGo flight from Bengaluru to Lucknow made an emergency landing at Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport in Varanasi due to low fuel on Thursday morning.The Flight 6E 6353, carrying 202 passengers and six crew members, attempted to land at Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport in Lucknow around 7.30am. However, due to an unsuitable…
HYDERABAD: A 36-year-old fertiliser shop owner from Andhra died by suicide after allegedly killing his three minor children and setting their bodies on fire in Telangana‘s Nagarkurnool district, reports Mahesh Buddi. Based on the initial probe, police suspect marital discord could be the reason for the deaths.The deceased were G Venkateshwarulu (36), of Peddaboinapally village…
Lucknow: A 20-year-old youth injured in the Behta firecracker explosion on Aug 31 succumbed to his injuries at KGMU Trauma Centre late Thursday, three days after losing his parents in the same tragedy.Police said the victim, identified as Irshad, sustained severe burn injuries in the blast that ripped through his family’s home in the Behta…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Thursday took suo motu cognisance of a media report on custodial deaths in police stations and decided to examine implementation of its earlier order on installing CCTV cameras in police stations.A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta referred to a report in Dainik Bhaskar on custodial deaths in…
Lucknow: After multiple firecracker blasts in the Behta leading to two deaths, the chief fire officer (CFO) Ankush Mittal on Thursday carried out an inspection of firecracker sale and manufacturing units in the Gosainganj area.During the inspection, the officer checked the availability and working condition of fire extinguishers, safe storage of explosive materials, compliance with…
Lucknow: Major General Alok Bhalla, a noted gastrointestinal surgeon, has taken charge as the Commandant of Command Hospital, Central Command, Lucknow. He succeeds Maj Gen J Debnath, who will now assume the position of MG (Med) at Eastern Command Headquarters, Kolkata.A decorated officer with over 35 years of service, Maj Gen Bhalla has held key…
Lucknow: The ICAR–Central Institute for Subtropical Horticulture, Lucknow, celebrated its 42nd Foundation Day on Thursday, commemorating its inception as Central Mango Research Station in 1972 under late Padma Shri Dr K L Chadha. Bust of Dr K L Chadha was unveiled by Prof S K Singh, deputy director general (horticultural science), ICAR, New Delhi, who…
