Lucknow, 23 Feb, 2008 : Thousands in Lucknow city on February 23 ran to create awareness about polio, in a step towards eradicating the paralyzing disease. Over 8000 participants from all walks of life took part in the 12-kilometre half marathon organised by the Uttar Pradesh state Olympic Associ...
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Lucknow, August 29, 2008 : The British era vintage train is the latest attraction added in Lucknow zoo. The vintage train that catered the forests of Maharajganj in 1924 for transportation of timber has been brought to the Lucknow zoo for display. It took three days to shift the train from Mahara...
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Lucknow, Jan 19, 2008 : Special meals were prepared in Lucknow on January 19 on the occasion of Muharram, the Shi’ite Muslim festival of mourning. Muslims throughout the world are observing the day of mourning, marking the martyrdom of Imam Hussain, the grandson of Prophet Mohammad, amid tight se...
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Lucknow, June 19th 2008 : After Delhi, Lucknow is facing the wrath of demolition. And Sahara is facing the heat. A team of Lucknow Development Authority or LDA and Public Works Department or PWD has demolished the outer walls and watch tower of Sahara city. LDA’s drive to remove alleged encroachm...
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Lucknow, Jan 15, 2008 : Celebrations erupted across India’s northern state of Uttar Pradesh, as people celebrated state Chief Minister Mayawati’s 52nd birthday with grandeur. The entire city of Lucknow was bathed in blue as flags and hoardings of her regional Bahujan Samaj Party were put up acros...
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Lucknow, Oct 08 2007 : The Lucknow University has adopted a unique and an innovative way of teaching Persian language to its students. And this path of learning goes through dubbed versions of popular Bollywood movies. The university administration has adopted this method of teaching to promote t...
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Lucknow, May 30, 2008 : With temperatures soaring, non-vegetarian delicacies are preferably not the best choice, but in Lucknow matters are different. Foodies throng the outlets with non-vegetarian fare cooked in Awadhi style. As this special fare from Uttar Pradesh provide typically non-vegetari...
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Lucknow, Jan 18, 2008 : A young devout is evoking the spirit of sacrifice during the Muslim holy month of "Moharram" by offering prayers on embers in India's northern Lucknow city. Moharram marks the death anniversary of Imam Hussein, grandson of Prophet Mohammad, who was killed in a battle with ...
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Lucknow, Mar 19, 2008 : Descendents of the Royal Awadh family in India’s northern Lucknow boast of a rare collection of gramophones and records. Members say that their family has been collecting gramophones from all over the world since generations. Today, their highly maintained collection inclu...
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Lucknow, Nov. 05, 2007 : A man in Lucknow is shock proof. Yes Saroj Kumar, a resident of Hardoi district of Uttar Pradesh dauntlessly plays with wires, electric poles and switch boards. Kumar discovered this inherent quality six years back when his village received power supply for the first time...
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Lucknow, Oct 02, 2007 : Ashok Kumar Gupta of Lucknow is the proud owner of hundreds of souvenirs dedicated to Mahatma Gandhi. Fifty-six year old Gupta has collected various books, articles, paintings, portraits and memoirs of Gandhi and the materials range from earth, wood, glass and stone. Accor...
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Lucknow, Feb 29, 2008 : The 'Kalpvriksha' or the mythological wish-fulfilling tree commonly known as Baobab tree is now almost extinct in India. Hindu myth has it that the churning of the sea by the demons and gods brought forth nine jewels; one of which was the now endangered specie, the 'Kalpvr...
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