Lucknow: Rainfall and technical faults disrupted electricity supply across several parts of Lucknow on Friday, prompting Madhyanchal Vidyut Vitran Nigam Ltd (MVVNL) to issue multiple breakdown and planned shutdown notices from its Gomti Nagar, Jankipuram and Amausi zones.In the Gomti Nagar zone, a series of outages affected localities through the day. Early morning breakdowns were…
Lucknow: Moving beyond conventional degrees, many Class XII students in the city are opting for niche undergraduate courses, driven by passion and a clear intent to become entrepreneurs.Amrita Singh of Lucknow Public College has applied for a BVoC in Beauty and Wellness in Noida, among the few courses offering specialised training in nail art and…
Lucknow: A plea alleging that an auto-rickshaw driver was falsely implicated in a criminal case and later shown arrested in a fake police encounter was withdrawn before the Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court after records produced by hospital and police failed to support the allegation.A division bench of Justice Rajnish Kumar and Justice…
LUCKNOW: A sub-inspector posted at Rahimabad police station was suspended after a viral video allegedly showed him demanding a Rs 1.5 lakh bribe in connection with the investigation of a fraud case, police said on Thursday.The complainant, Vishnu Kumar, in a representation to the joint commissioner of police, alleged that sub-inspector, Guddu Prasad had been…
Lucknow: Senior advocate IB Singh on Friday examined freedom fighter Subhas Chandra Bose’s political ideology, his differences with Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru, the trajectory of the Indian National Army,or INA, and enduring questions around Bose’s life and death during a discussion titled, ‘Netaji: Bharat Ki Ankahi Gatha’ at Mahamana Hall of the Allahabad High…
Lucknow: A power outage at Lok Bandhu Hospital early Friday disrupted emergency and diagnostic services, forcing doctors to use mobile phone flashlights to treat patients after the backup system failed.The power went off around 12.30 am and remained unavailable for about 30 minutes. The generator and inverter failed, leaving the emergency ward, radiology department, OPD…
Lucknow: An internal inquiry at Lok Bandhu Hospital has found a senior consultant and two staff nurses of the gynaecology department negligent in connection with the death of a newborn on Sunday.Hospital director Rajesh Kumar said the three-member committee recorded statements of doctors, nurses, ward attendants and other staff present during the delivery.It found that…
Lucknow: An ultrasound machine installed for pregnant women at Lok Bandhu Hospital has been reportedly out of order for the past two days, leading to protests by patients in the hospital premises on Friday.Patients have alleged that despite complaints, the equipment has not been repaired, forcing many to seek tests at private diagnostic centres.The hospital…
Amit Mohan PrasadWorld Population Day (11 July) this year focuses on empowering young people and enabling them to fulfil their aspirations. The theme is particularly relevant for India, which has a median age of 28.4 years and one of the world’s youngest populations. Yet the question is not whether India’s population is growing or whether…
Lucknow: The Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) court issued a fresh demolition notice to the owners of the Aliganj building where a fire claimed 15 lives last month, finding that the structure violated the sanctioned building plan and development rules.The notice, issued under section 27(1) of the UP Urban Planning and Development Act, 1973, was served…
