Category: Lucknow

Lucknow — The fourth edition of the Koshala Literature Festival commenced today with a vibrant and culturally rich opening lineup, bringing together authors, scholars, performers, and literature enthusiasts from across the region for a day of spirited conversations, artistic reflection, and musical celebration. The festival opened with the Inauguration and Lamp Lighting Ceremony, signalling the beginning of a four-day, one-of-a-kind literary celebration. Theevent was inaugurated by eminent academician Nishi Pandey, renowned theatre personality Sandeep Yadav, entrepreneur and movie producer Ajay Jain, and Founder of Koshala Literature Festival, Prashant Kumar Singh.…

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Lucknow: The 33rd National Congress of Parasitology (NCP-2025) entered its second day of scientific deliberations today at the CSIR–Central Drug Research Institute (CDRI), Lucknow. This prestigious event commemorates the Golden Jubilee of the Indian Society for Parasitology (ISP) and celebrates 75 years of CSIR-CDRI’s pioneering contribution to biomedical research and drug discovery. The day opened with Session VI: Drug Discovery & Translational Research for Parasitic Diseases, featuring distinguished speakers from research institutions across India. A major highlight was the Plenary Lecture delivered by Dr. Jeremy Burrows, Vice President and Head…

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Lucknow: A team of specialists at Max Super Speciality Hospital, Lucknow, has successfully treated a rare and challenging case of hepatolithiasis, offering a fresh lease of life to a 27-year-old patient from Delhi. The patient, Rishabh Singh, had been suffering for months with recurring fever, jaundice, abdominal pain and significant weight loss. Detailed investigations at Max Hospital revealed that he was battling Recurrent Pyogenic Cholangitis, a chronic condition marked by repeated infections and inflammation of the bile ducts. This had led to the formation of multiple stones deep within the…

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Special Programme to Be Held at Bharati Bhavan on Friday Manoj Srivastava Lucknow: The 350th martyrdom anniversary of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib Ji Maharaj will be commemorated with great devotion and respect on Friday at 6 PM at Bharati Bhavan, the RSS office. The event is being organised for the sixth consecutive year under the guidance of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) to strengthen its outreach among the Sikh community. According to Prashant Bhatia, treasurer of the Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib Seva Samiti, volunteers of the RSS will welcome…

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Lucknow: The odd semester examinations commenced today at National P.G. College, Lucknow, an autonomous constituent college of the University of Lucknow and accredited by NAAC & CPE. The examinations began smoothly across all programmes in two scheduled shifts. According to Principal Prof. Devendra Kumar Singh, the first shift was conducted from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM for the Minor paper of first-semester students of B.A., B.Com., B.Sc., BCA, BBA, BBA-DB, B.A. JMC, B.Com. (Hons), and CVFS programmes. Out of 1954 registered students, 1908 candidates appeared, while 46 students remained absent.…

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Lucknow: The Lucknow divisional administration has intensified its monitoring of public infrastructure projects to ensure quality and transparency. Acting on complaints regarding substandard road construction in Chinhat Ward-II, Divisional Commissioner Vijay Vishwas Pant conducted an on-site inspection of the project at Vikalp Khand on Wednesday. The road improvement work—covering routes from House No. 3/93 to 3/207, 3/194-N, 3/215, 3/421 to 3/412, 3/406 to 3/400, 3/423 to 3/376, 2/178 around the park, and 1/5 to 1/9—is being executed using funds provided by the Lucknow Development Authority. A total of ₹27.58 lakh,…

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Lucknow: A comprehensive divisional review meeting on the progress of development works across all districts was held today under the chairmanship of Divisional Commissioner Vijay Vishwas Pant at the Commissioner’s Office. The meeting focused on departmental performance, execution of flagship schemes, infrastructure monitoring, and preparations for the upcoming cold wave. Additional Commissioner (Administration) Radheshyam, Additional Commissioner (Judicial) Rakesh Patel, Joint Development Commissioner K.K. Singh, all District Magistrates, Chief Development Officers, and senior officials from various departments were present. Shelter Facilities to Be Strengthened Immediately Commissioner Pant directed all District Magistrates…

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Lucknow: A crucial review meeting on the Integrated Grievance Redressal System (IGRS) was convened today under the chairmanship of Commissioner Vijay Vishwas Pant at the Commissioner’s Office. The meeting focused on clearing pending cases, improving the quality of grievance disposal, and ensuring timely action across all districts of the division. Additional Commissioner (Administration) Radheshyam, Additional Commissioner (Judicial) Rakesh Patel, and officials from all concerned departments of the division were present. Commissioner Pant emphasised several key points during the review: 1. Fast Disposal of Pending CasesHe directed all districts to immediately…

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