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Colours of Awadh on full display

April 6, 2024 Arijit Bose

Lucknow: The five day long Awadh Mahotsav that started from Sangeet Natak Akademi’s (SNA) Gomtinagar campus was a mix of music, dance, cuisine with artists showcasing their talent from across the state. The Mahotsav organised by Culture and Tourism Department, in collaboration with SNA featured a fine blend of heritage walks and fashion shows. Showcasing a bouquet of Kathak performances by Kathak Kendra and bhajans (devotional songs) by singer Abhijit Ghoshal saw the viewers wanting more. The most sought after performance was that of Padma Shri Kathak dancer Puru Dadheech…

CMS Rajajipuram Campus I student honoured

April 6, 2024 Arijit Bose

Lucknow: Abhinav Jain, an outstanding student of Class IX, City Montessori School, Rajajipuram Campus I earned name and fame for his school by winning the All India First Runner-up Award at ‘The India Quiz’ Competition. This brilliant boy proved his genius in the quiz contest by answering all the questions intelligently and correctly within 27 minutes 20 seconds and securing 100 percent marks. The competition was organized under the aegis of Twinning Owl Learning Platform Pvt. Ltd. This information was given by the Chief Public Relations Officer of City Montessori…

Sukhoi, Mirage 2000 test Agra – Lucknow airstrip

April 6, 2024 Arijit Bose

Lucknow: Traffic on Agra-Lucknow Expressway has been closed from April 2 to April 11. The reason for this is the full landing rehearsal of fighter planes of the Indian Air Force at the Agra-Lucknow Expressway airstrip. In such a situation, if you are going to travel through Agra-Lucknow Expressway, then you must change your travel route plan, otherwise you may have to face a lot of trouble. Reportedly on these dates traffic will be diverted on Agra Lucknow Expressway. In such a situation, the three and a half kilometer area…

Prof Archana Shukla now Director – in – charge IIM – Lucknow

April 6, 2024 Arijit Bose

Lucknow: In a new development coming out of IIM Lucknow, the institution has on April 2 reappointed Prof Archana Shukla as Director-in-charge of IIM Lucknow. Prof Archana Shukla will continue to serve in this capacity till a regular Director is appointed. In terms of hierarchy, Prof. Shukla is the senior most Professor at IIM Lucknow. She has been appointed as per Clause (9) of IIM Act 2017. The decision has been taken by Chairperson of IIM Lucknow Board of Governors, N. Chandrasekaran. Prof Shukla, specialises in Human Resource Management at…

In Summertime, Youngistan gets creative to make money

April 6, 2024 Arijit Bose

Lucknow: Despite the current lifestyle and inflation, every youth wants to be able to fulfill all their hobbies and bear the expenses themselves. The youth of today wants to be self dependent and not ask their parents for money. Making money is quite the in thing when students are in college. Even when summer vacations are on. With this money you can consume whatever you want, whether you want to go shopping, party with friends or buy any gadget. Therefore, the option of part-time job during college is more suitable…

Rash driving turning killer

April 6, 2024 Arijit Bose

Lucknow: The screams of the people injured in the Barabanki accident of Uttar Pradesh raise questions before the officials trying to improve the traffic system. Four major road accidents in a short span of two days in the capital and adjoining Barabanki took away the lives of seven people. All these accidents occurred due to overspeeding or driving on the wrong side. Due to lack of strict action on the spot in such cases, accidents are happening continuously. The traffic police is issuing only e-challan in such cases. Recently work…

Conference at LU discusses positive life outcomes for disabled

April 5, 2024 Arijit Bose

Lucknow: The 2nd day of the two day International Conference, titled “The Idea of Value: Disability and Social Role Valorization” organized by the The Department of English and Modern European Languages, University of Lucknow in collaboration with Keystone Institute India & PYSSUM, started with an insightful presentation by Betsy Nueville (Director, KII). The session commenced with an introduction, titled “A Glimpse of Social Role Valorization and Its Contribution to a Fulfilling Life,” and further delved into the multifaceted themes of SRV, drawing parallels with the iceberg theory to underscore their…

Lucknow Metro receives 15th (CIDC) Vishwakarma Award 2024

April 5, 2024 Arijit Bose

New Delhi / Lucknow: Yet another achievement added in for Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation. Lucknow metro project awarded today the prestigious 15th Construction Industry Development Council (CIDC) Vishwakarma Award 2024 in the category of Best Construction Project. On behalf of UPMRC, C.P. Singh, Director (Works & Infrastructure) received the award at an ceremony held in Delhi. CIDC auditors examined the construction works of Lucknow Metro’s underground-elevated metro station and Transport Nagar depot in December 2023. Lucknow Metro achieved the mile stone of commencing metro operations on the entire North-South…

43 children of Vidya Kiran Vidyalaya meet U.P. Governor

April 5, 2024 Arijit Bose

Lucknow: 43 children of ‘Vidya Kiran Vidyalaya’, officials of the organization and teachers, run by Air Force Family Welfare Association, Lucknow (AFFWA), met State Governor Anandiben Patel at Raj Bhavan. Before the meeting the children took a tour of Raj Bhavan. While talking to the children during the meeting, the Governor inspired the children to write about their travel experiences. She said that they should also tell their parents about the things seen during the trip. During the discussion, she asked the children about the flowers, various plants, statues, artefacts…

Alliance Clubs International organizes special award ceremony

April 5, 2024 Arijit Bose

Lucknow: It was the annual convention & award ceremony, celebrating Floral Holi alongside, by Alliance Clubs International, under the leadership of Ally Priyanka Dikshit, President, Lucknow Chapter. Dr. Tripta Kaur Juneja, International President was the Chief Guest along with Dr. Manmeet Singh as the Guest of honour. An award for every member present, highlighting their contribution was the hallmark of the award ceremony . Lifetime achievement award was given to Dr. M S Bhatnagar, D S Bhatnagar and K K Verma. Dr. Meena Khare and Manjula Khare were awarded Exemplary…