Lucknow: Play ‘The Lesson’ was staged on the last day of a three-day theatre festival organised by Shraddha Manav Sewa Kalyan Samiti and culture department, New Delhi, at International Buddhist Research Centre on Friday.Written by noted French playwright Eugene Ionesco in 1950, the play was adapted in Hindi by Shraddha Bose and directed by Tushar…
The alleged embezzlement came to light earlier this month after claims of financial irregularities were raised in the public domain, prompting the Trust to initiate an internal inquiry before seeking an SIT probe. LUCKNOW: The eight accused arrested in the alleged donation theft at the Ayodhya Ram temple were produced before a court in Ayodhya…
Lucknow: Two faculty members of Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University (BBAU) have secured a research grant of nearly Rs 75 lakh from the Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF) to study arsenic and fluoride contamination in the Ganga-Gomti Doab region of Uttar Pradesh.The three-year project will be led by Prof Narendra Kumar of the department of Environmental…
Lucknow: Two teenagers drowned while bathing in the Sumali river in Barabanki district on Friday, police said. The accident took place near Karsa Kala village under the Ramnagar police station limits.According to police and local residents, Arpit, 11, son of Siyaram and a resident of Puraina village, and Atul (13), son of Dayaram and a…
Lucknow: The Union ministry of electronics and information technology (MeitY), in partnership with the Uttar Pradesh govt, will set up three centres of excellence in artificial intelligence (AI-COEs) in the state under the IndiaAI Mission to promote AI innovation, research and startup incubation.The AI-COEs will be established at APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University (AKTU), Lucknow;…
Gorakhpur: In an effort to turn job seekers into job creators, the Uttar Pradesh govt is preparing to launch ‘Youth Adda’, a customer-facing enterprise ecosystem offering single-window access to skilling, entrepreneurship support, finance and business opportunities for young people.To be implemented by Uttar Pradesh Industrial Consultants Ltd. (UPICON), the programme plans to set up one…
Lucknow: A leopard strayed into a densely populated village in Bahraich on Friday morning and injured seven people in a sudden attack, prompting a rescue and search operation by the forest department and police.The incident took place at around 10 am in Hamidpur Khairatiya village. According to officials, villagers first spotted the leopard moving through…
Lucknow: Two minor boys died and eight others injured after the balcony of a house collapsed during a Muharram procession in Mahona area of Itaunja on Lucknow outskirts on Friday night.The incident occurred around 10:45pm when a Muharram procession was passing through the locality.According to police and local, Mushtaq had set up a stall outside…
Lucknow: The prohibition department of Uttar Pradesh on Friday organised an exhibition, seminar and awareness programmes at Sahkarita Bhawan, Lucknow, to mark the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. The initiative aimed to highlight the harmful effects of intoxicants and promote a drug-free society.The events were held under the Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyan,…
A child sprays water on devotees during a procession on the Ashura Lucknow: Grief and devotion marked Ashura, the 10th day of the Islamic month of Muharram, as mourners across the city commemorated the martyrdom of Imam Hussain and his 72 companions in the Battle of Karbala in 680 CE on Friday.Dressed in black, Shia…
