Lucknow: The reading room of Tagore Library at the University of Lucknow will reopen for students on Saturday, Sept 19, after remaining closed for nearly 18 months, the university administration said on Friday.The facility has undergone fresh painting and other improvements, while dampness-related issues have also been addressed. Wall tiles and flooring have been repaired … Read more
Lucknow: The historic Bengali Club & Youngmen’s Association, Lucknow, is preparing to host its 112th Shree Shree Durga Puja from Oct 16 to 20, with an expanded programme highlighting Bengali culture, music and community traditions.This year, organisers have announced a special cinematic theme: ‘100 years of the great Bengali actor Mahanayak Uttam Kumar’.The Puja pandal … Read more
Lucknow: The historic Kali Bari Temple in Ghasiyari Mandi will celebrate its 163rd foundation day on Sept 20 with a cultural and musical evening featuring playback singer Vinod Rathod and actor-dancer Rituparna Sengupta.Organised by the Kali Bari Temple Trust, the event will be held at the Sant Gadge Ji Maharaj Auditorium of the Uttar Pradesh … Read more
Lucknow: An 18-year-old girl died by suicide at her home in a village under the Badosarai police station area of Barabanki after allegedly being harassed through repeated mobile calls and threats.Family members alleged the caller threatened to circulate obscene photographs of the girl and warned her of police action. Investigators are trying to determine whether … Read more
Lucknow: A Delhi court has sent foreign national Jordan Brown, also known as Jordan Joseph Peter Fitzpatrick and Logan Miller, to judicial custody in Tihar Jail in connection with a case linked to his alleged escape from immigration authorities two years ago.Brown was arrested from Sonauli area along the India-Nepal border in Maharajganj and was … Read more
Lucknow: The arrest of 19-year-old Maqsood Ali from Coimbatore over alleged links with the ideology of Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) has left his family in Siddharthnagar stunned, with relatives saying they never suspected that the teenager could be associated with any extremist organisation.For the family in Maghavapur hamlet, the news came as a … Read more
Lucknow: A fast-track court in Sultanpur on Thursday sentenced two men to life imprisonment for the murder of 17-year-old BSc first-year student who was allegedly tied up and set ablaze at her home in 2020 over a land dispute between two families.The court also imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 each on the two convicts.The … Read more
Lucknow: Prof Devendra Pratap Singh, under whose vice-chancellorship the academic session of Lucknow University (1999-2002) was regularised after a gap of 25 years, passed away following prolonged illness while undertreatment at Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences on Friday. He was 92.Prof Singh, who also served in senior positions in Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh … Read more
Lucknow: IIT Kanpur, in collaboration with GoUP and State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT), will train 900 participants in digital literacy, computational thinking, AI and technology-enabled teaching as it expands its digital literacy and computational thinking concepts for teachers programme to secondary education.The training will be imparted to secondary school teachers, lecturers from … Read more
Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath (Photo: ANI) The Uttar Pradesh Sanskrit Scholarship Scheme, relaunched by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in October 2024, marks a significant effort to strengthen Sanskrit education across the state and encourage more students to pursue the ancient language. The scheme provides financial assistance to students studying Sanskrit from the primary … Read more