Новости за 18.02.2016

Leading private hospitals in the city want the customs duty on imported medical devices to be reduced in the forthcoming budget. They have made a representation to the finance ministry claiming that it will reduce the cost of healthcare in the city.

A few years ago, a group of corporate executives and doctors with a shared hobby for cycling would meet in Worli at 5.45am to ride along the open streets before traffic overwhelmed the roads. They called themselves Wurlee 545. Owing to intense practice, its members are no longer amateur riders, having explored the Himalayas and other difficult terrain on their bikes.

Estimates Indian Eco Will Grow 7.4% In '16

The person behind the Twitter handle “Amrendra Kumar Singh”, who had abused a city-based female journalist for posting Press Club photos protesting against the assault on journalists outside the Delhi Patiala House court, has deleted all his posts. However, the city police said they are trying to trace his internet protocol (IP) address and will arrest him.

To meet the widening gap between the demand for road space and supply, the BMC has come up with the first comprehensive mobility plan after studying the land use of the city to allow seamless and faster travel

Two of the four attackers have been identified and the police are looking for them

On Tuesday at Govandi’s Indira Nagar basti, a bulldozer ploughed through people’s homes scattering corrugated sheets, bamboo poles and blue tarpaulin. A little girl in a red dress made a broken refrigerator–lying on its back–her new playground. She waved its electric cord around menacingly to keep the demolition squad at bay. Nearby, two boys on a horizontal cupboard had front-row seats to the ongoing demolition

Problems of bad roads in Kanpur Road Yojana society, poor drainage in Aliganj, insufficient water supply and faulty sewage infrastructure in several parts of Gomtinagar might soon be resolved.

CCTV cameras failed to work in most of the examination centres in the city on Thursday.

Dr Vikram Khanna's family said he looked “disturbed”, but extremely happy to meet his 10-month-old daughter

On the basis of his good conduct and behaviour, 70-year-old prisoner Waryam Singh was set free by the Uttar Pradesh government on February 17.

A 40-year old woman was crushed to death in front of Raj Bhawan on Mahatma Gandhi Marg on Thursday morning by a speeding SUV.

Online application process for MBA Admissions 2016-17 in Lucknow University will begin from Friday.LU is one of the many institutions to use CAT scores for admission to its MBA programmes.

The BJP on Thursday suffered another blow as its two more candidates withdrew their nominations for Member of Legislative Council elections.

Belongings of Gumnami Baba alias Bhagwanjee (believed to be Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose) will come up in Faizabad, said chief minister Akhilesh Yadav, speaking at the launch of a Hindi daily on Thursday.

Elaborate sessions on 'role of socialism' in the state with chief minister Akhilesh Yadav; a talk revealing undercurrents of elections with former Chief Election Commissioner SY Quraishi and a cultural performance by artistes from Germany will mark the beginning of Lucknow Literary Festival 2016 from Friday.

Many people missed their flights as traffic bottleneck starting from Krishnanagar police station upto Shaheed path trisection on Kanpur road brought movement to a halt for over an hour starting 7.50 am on Thursday.

Inching a step closer to establishing their theory, police may establish scientifically that the girl was sexually assaulted and murdered.

A total of 279 inmates lodged in various jails of Uttar Pradesh will appear in the UP Board examinations this year.

Close to 60% invigilators skipped examination duty, leading to shortage at centres on Day 1 of UP Board examinations held on Thursday.

Aliganj-based food laboratory of Lucknow has been awarded NABL (National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories) accreditation.

When a teacher at Government Jubilee Inter College, Lucknow, tried to download a students's details entering username and password, 'invalid' message appeared on his screen.Poor internet connectivity too was reported.