DM reviews arrangements for Kakori Action anniversary Lucknow district magistrate Vishakh G on Thursday inspected preparations for the Kakori train action anniversary programme to be held on Aug 9 at Kakori Memorial in Bajnagar. He reviewed arrangements at the venue, approach roads and surrounding areas, directing officials to complete sanitation, repair and beautification works on…
If Awadh Nawab Wajid Ali Shah in exile built a mini-Lucknow in Matia Burj in Calcutta, so did his Risaldar Nawazish Ali Khan. After the fall of Lucknow in 1858, the Risaldar retreated to Motickpur and constructed a Lucknow-like building in qasba Motickpur in Barabanki district. In 1858, he remodelled an underconstruction imambara of a…
Lucknow: An Army War Museum and Convention Centre will be constructed in Nehru Enclave, Gomti Nagar, as part of a plan to develop Lucknow as a centre for defence heritage, military history and large-scale conferences. The project is estimated to cost around Rs 125 crore.Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) has prepared the proposal following a request…
Lucknow: The Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) has approved road and drainage projects in 10 municipal wards under the Regional Infrastructure Fund for 2026-27, stepping in to execute works that the Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC) could not take up due to fund constraints.The proposals, submitted by the civic body, were cleared at a fund committee meeting…
Lucknow: Around 1.27 lakh students will receive their degrees on Friday as two state universities in Lucknow—Lucknow University and Dr Shakuntala Misra National Rehabilitation University (DSMNRU)—will hold their convocation ceremonies on the same day.LU on Thursday conducted a full-dress rehearsal at the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Scientific Convention Centre to review all arrangements for its 69th…
Lucknow: Ending Lucknow University’s 25-year wait for a national gold medal in athletics, MA sociology student Ravi Kumar Pal will receive the Pirie Memorial Gold Medal for best sportsperson during LU’s convocation ceremony to be held on Friday.Pal, a student of LU-affiliated Hazari Lal Mahavidyalaya in Sitapur, clinched national gold in the half marathon.The Raja…
Lucknow: What began as abdominal swelling and discomfort one day refused to go for months and eventually landed a 35-year-old woman at Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS).Here, the doctors found that a giant tumour, almost equal to the size of a full-term pregnancy, was the cause of her trouble. It also carried…
Lucknow: A 26-year-old barber working with a popular beauty saloon service was arrested in Lucknow’s PGI area on Thursday for threatening his landlord’s son with a country-made pistol and attempted to shoot him during an argument. Police said the firing attempt failed as the weapon misfired.According to police, the incident took place in Utrethia under…
Lucknow: With the start of the month-long Shrawan on Thursday, the Lucknow Police commissionerate has rolled out a multi-layered security plan, deploying women police personnel in plain clothes, digital volunteers, intelligence units and round-the-clock social media monitoring to secure major temples and kanwar routes.JCP (law & order) Babloo Kumar said additional personnel have been deployed…
Lucknow: Lucknow Bar Association (LBA) and Central Bar Association (CBA), Lucknow, on Thursday unanimously condemned the misuse of the legal profession by individuals allegedly engaging in unlawful activities under the cover of the black coat and resolved to take strict action against advocates found involved in unethical conduct.The resolutions were adopted at a joint meeting…
