Meritorious CMS students honoured in a grand ceremony

Meritorious CMS students

Lucknow: City Montessori School organised a grand ‘Meritorious Students Felicitation Function’ at CMS Gomti Nagar Extension Campus auditorium to honour its meritorious students who brought glory to the school with outstanding academic performance. Chief Guest of the occasion, CMS alumnus Aditya Srivastava, who had brought laurels to Lucknow by securing All India Rank 1 in the Civil Service examination this year, lit the lamp to formally inaugurate the function.  Shalini Chaturvedi, Manager, Programmes, WaterAid India, graced the function as the special guest. Addressing CMS students on this occasion,  Aditya Shrivastava,…

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Birthday of CMS Founder Dr Bharti Gandhi celebrated

Lucknow : The birthday of renowned educationist and Founder-Director of City Montessori School, Dr Bharti Gandhi was celebrated enthusiastically in a divine atmosphere. A special function was organized at CMS Gomti Nagar Extension Campus wherein CMS Manager and daughter of Dr Gandhi, Prof Geeta Gandhi Kingdon; her other children, Dr Sunita Gandhi, Vinay Gandhi, Mona Gandhi; Susmita Ghose, Head, Quality Assurance & Innovations Department, Principals of all CMS campuses, along with teachers, staff and eminent personalities of Lucknow congratulated her and prayed for her long life. There was a long…

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Traditionally local tournaments are crucial says Rohit Sharma

Rohit Sharma

Mumbai: India captain Rohit Sharma has emphasized the significance of local cricket competitions such as the Ranji Trophy in the national Test squad selection process, providing a forceful reminder of the game’s worth. After India’s most recent 2-0 ODI series loss to Sri Lanka in Colombo, Rohit emphasised that traditional local tournaments are still vital for developing talent, even with the success of the Indian Premier League (IPL). While the IPL is an important platform, captain Rohit Sharma admitted that the importance of India’s domestic cricket system has not been…

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Efforts on to set the power situation back on track in U.P.

Lucknow: Urban Development and Energy Minister of Uttar Pradesh,  A.K. Sharma said that to bring the power system of the state back on track, all the electricity personnel should discharge their duties with full responsibility. Take the complaints of consumers seriously, be sensitive in resolving the complaints, do not take advantage of the helplessness of the people, but cooperate by being sympathetic in their troubles. Also, ensure quality disposal of the complaints received in 1912. Make such a system that no problem arises. He said that all the personnel should…

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Akshay Kumar keeps hope alive

Akshay Kumar

Mumbai: Despite being the Khiladi no. 1 of Bollywood,  Akshay Kumar has seen more flops than hits. However, the actor is not bothered by this. He believes that it is not in his hands to decide the fate of a film. However, he is in full control to give his best in his next film. Recently, almost all of Akshay Kumar’s films like ‘Selfie’, ‘Bade Miyan Chote Miyan’, ‘Sarfira’ and others have tanked badly at the box office. In a recent interview, the actor compared it to the previous bad…

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Centre for improving viability of Fair Price Shops

New Delhi: A pilot study is being conducted to improve viability of 60 FPS across 4 cities i.e. Hyderabad, Ghaziabad, Jaipur and Ahmedabad. Govt of India under leadership of respective States is providing handholding assistance to these FPS shops by partnering with Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) for provision of working capital and B2B online wholesale aggregators for sale of non-PDS items with focus on nutritional items. As part of efforts to improve the viability of FPSs, Government of India has taken various initiatives and requested all State/UT…

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Work on to prepare Gram Panchayat database

Lucknow: An important meeting was held with senior administrative officers under the chairmanship of Chief Secretary Manoj Kumar Singh regarding providing benefits of public welfare schemes including housing to the poorest families. In his address, the Chief Secretary informed that the Panchayati Raj Department has prepared a database of 10 poorest families from each Gram Panchayat by conducting a survey, which is approved by the Gram Panchayat. This database includes details of all the members of about 6 lakh families. The Chief Secretary directed that officials from the government level…

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On ‘India’s Best Dancer – Season 4’, Siliguri’s Sushmita Mistry impresses the judges with her kathak and waacking style.

Sony Entertainment Television’s much-loved dance reality show, India’s Best Dancer, is back for Season 4, urging everyone to ‘Jab Dil Kare Dance Kar’, starting 13th July at 8:00 PM. With Karisma Kapoor, Terence Lewis, and Geeta Kapur joining the judges’ panel as the ‘ENT’ (Entertainment, Newness and Technique) specialists, the audition round will present some exceptional dance talent from nationwide. A trained classical dancer from Islampur, Siliguri, 20-year-old Sushmita Mistry will captivate the judges with her performance to the song, ‘San Sanana’, from the movie ‘Asoka.’ The unique aspect of…

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Genome Sequencing Lab at Armed Forces Medical College, Pune

Armed Forces Medical Services

Pune: Director General of Armed Forces Medical Services and Senior Colonel Commandant of the Army Medical Corps Lt Gen Daljit Singh inaugurated the new Genome Sequencing Lab at the Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC) in Pune. The new lab is equipped with cutting-edge Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) facilities, featuring advanced “Nextseq 2000” and “Miniseq” analyzers. The NGS technology has extensive applications across various healthcare domains, including inherited diseases, oncology, transplant medicine, and reproductive medicine. This advanced technology significantly enhances the capabilities of the AFMS by enabling precise diagnosis of rare…

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National Workshop discusses business beyond logs

Business Beyond Logs and Diversification

Lucknow: In the one-day national workshop organized on the topic of “Business Beyond Logs and Diversification and Innovations for UP Forest Corporation” at Hotel Clarks Avadh, Lucknow, Chief Guest Dr. Arun Kumar Saxena, Hon’ble Minister of State (Independent Charge), Environment, Forest and Climate Change, UP; Special Guest  Krishnapal Malik,  Minister of State, Environment, Forest and Climate Change, UP; along with  Manoj Singh, Additional Chief Secretary, Environment, Forest and Climate Change, UP Administration;  Sudhir Kumar Sharma, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests and Head of Department, UP;  Anupam Gupta, Managing Director, UP,…

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