Kalighat Patachitra paintings being displayed at an art gallery in the Lucknow Lucknow: A two-day exhibition showcasing Bengal’s famed Kalighat Pattachitra paintings by folk artist Manoranjan Chitrakar opened at Kokoro Art Gallery on Friday, drawing art lovers, students and cultural enthusiasts keen to explore one of the state’s most distinctive traditional art forms.The exhibition, featuring…
Lucknow: To strengthen child safety, child welfare protection committees will be set up across 331 districts and 20,000 villages with support from NITI Aayog and Just Rights for Children. The initiative aims to ensure that children are in school, safe and protected through community-level awareness, monitoring and early intervention.Founder of Just Rights for Children, Bhuwan…
Lucknow: Akansha Jain of the MBBS 2020 batch will receive the prestigious Chancellor’s Medal, the highest honour of the Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences (RMLIMS), during the institute’s third convocation ceremony scheduled on June 15 at IGP Jupiter Hall.Governor Anandiben Patel will attend the function. The Chancellor’s Medal is awarded to the best…
Lucknow: Under the National Health Mission, 14 urban primary health centres (UPHCs) in the city have been upgraded to polyclinics to provide specialist healthcare services closer to residents.Earlier, these centres offered only basic outpatient care and lacked specialist doctors, advanced diagnostic facilities, and referral support for complex cases, officials said.The upgraded polyclinics will now offer…
Lucknow: A 60-year-old woman died after collapsing while trying to intervene in a dispute between her husband and son in Saadatganj. Police have detained the son for questioning.The incident occurred in Takia Peer Gyan locality. The deceased, Zeenat alias Marjana, stepped in when an argument broke out between her husband, Rais Ahmad, and their son…
Lucknow: The cyber crime cell and cyber police station of the Lucknow commissionerate have busted an illegal call centre operating out of Vibhuti Khand and arrested five people for allegedly duping job seekers across India with fake placement offers in reputed companies.The accused were arrested during a raid at the fourth floor of JS Tower…
Lucknow: A seven-day-old girl was found abandoned inside a cardboard box near a Convention Centre in the Ghazipur (Indira Nagar) police station area on Friday. According to police, a passerby heard the baby’s cries and alerted the emergency services. Upon receiving the information, teams from the PRV, Ghazipur police station, and Sarvodaya Nagar police outpost…
Lucknow: A shift in study abroad preferences is being seen among students in the city, with Ireland, Germany, Japan, France and Australia emerging as top choices for higher education. Students and parents are moving away from traditional destinations like the UK, USA and Canada, citing safety concerns and recent anti-India protests reported in these countries.Education…
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath flags off 45 electric buses of UPSRTC operating between Noida, Greater Noida, YEIDA and Jewar Airport, during a programme, in Lucknow on Friday Lucknow: Flagging off 45 electric buses and three hydrogen-powered buses for operations in the Noida, Greater Noida and Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA) areas, chief minister Yogi…
MoU being signed between UPSDM and NSE for financial literacy Lucknow: The UP Skill Development Mission (UPSDM) collaborated with the National Stock Exchange (NSE) on Friday to build a generation of financially aware, economically empowered and future-ready youth.Through this partnership, over 1.5 lakh youth currently undergoing skill development across more than 1,000 training centers under…
