Lucknow

Lucknow: Over 2,500 nephrologists from across India and 25 countries have gathered in the city to attend the 42nd annual conference of the Indian Society of Nephrology (ISNCON), hosted by the Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS). The conference, returning to the city after nearly 25 years, will be spread across four…

Lucknow: The Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court on Wednesday transferred a criminal complaint case related to alleged British citizenship controversy of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi from Rae Bareli to Lucknow.A bench of Justice BR Singh passed the order on the petition of S Vignesh Shishir, a BJP worker from Karnataka. Shishir had filed a…

Lucknow: Lucknow University has finally announced the formation of its Student Meritorious Council for the session 2025-26, nearly seven months after the start of the current academic year. The council, aimed at recognising and engaging high-achieving students in university activities, was constituted on Tuesday.Ayushi Nigam, MA economics, has been made the council president, with Shreya…

Lucknow: King George’s Medical University installed a modern biofire machine in its microbiology department to enable faster and more accurate detection of infections, particularly in critically ill patients.The information was shared by Prof Vimla Venkatesh, head of the department, during its 39th Foundation Day on Tuesday. She said the machine was installed at a cost…

MIRZAPUR: Police on Wednesday rescued 33 cattle allegedly being illegally transported for slaughter and arrested two suspected cow smugglers after an encounter, officials said.Acting on a tip-off, a police team intercepted a truck on which cattle were allegedly being transported from Madhya Pradesh’s Sidhi district to Bihar on the highway service lane near the Tenduai…

Lucknow: AIIMS Rae Bareli has embraced the Japanese principle of 5S to improve its overall functioning. Addressing the institute’s seventh foundation day, its president Dr RV Ramani, said: “Quality is the essence of life, and excellence is quality. We have recently integrated the Japanese principle of 5S to achieve excellence in every sphere.“The principle of…

Lucknow: Doctors at Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS) successfully performed a highly complex neurosurgical procedure on a 23-year-old man from Bihar, removing a 1.25-kilogram brain tumour that grew through his skull and was visibly protruding from his forehead.The patient Nitesh Kumar, a resident of Saran district in Bihar, suffered from an…

Lucknow: At least four people were killed and 10 others were injured when a bus carrying around 60 passengers collided head-on with a truck on the Lumbini-Duddhi road in Basti district around 2am on Tuesday. The passengers were going to Ajmer Sharif to attend the annual ‘urs’. The impact of the crash was so severe…

Lucknow: Musical Santas and Christmas manger/Nativity scene models are catching people’s eye this season. The shimmer of stars and strings and jingle of bells are helping the festival visible in the city. Markets are decked with lights, balloons and shimmer of decorative items displayed in and outside shops are adding to the festive spirit. People…

Lucknow: The mighty Himalayas, often seen as timeless and unchanging, are quietly undergoing transformations due to climate change that affect millions of people dependent on their rivers, forests, and farmland. Melting glaciers, unpredictable rainfall, water shortages, and gradual displacement are reshaping both the landscape and human lives downstream. These pressing issues were highlighted during the…