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Lko’s Dwarikadheesh Temple: A 400-year-old | marvel with mystical allure

In a city known for its rich history and cultural diversity, the Dwarikadheesh Temple in Chowk stands out as a beacon of spirituality and tradition. For devotees and tourists alike, it offers a unique opportunity to experience the essence of Mathura’s sacredness within the vibrant streets of Lucknow.

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Updated on Aug 26, 2024 10:50 AM IST

ByAnupam Srivastava

Inside old Bhopal's Eid festivities: Where culture meets celebration

Experience the serenity of Eid in the old city of Bhopal, where ancient buildings and historic markets offer a glimpse into the city's rich cultural heritage.

Eid celebrations in Bhopal's old quarters bring together tradition and festivity, with vibrant markets, historic mosques and unique culinary experiences.(Photo by Akanksha Agnihotri)

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Published on Apr 12, 2024 02:22 PM IST

ByAkanksha Agnihotri, New Delhi

Beyond politics: Lucknow’s Atal connection lives on

Back in 2004, when Vajpayee contested his last election from Lucknow, prominent poets of the country, including Bashir Badr, came to Lucknow to associate with Atal Fan Club and campaign for him.

Atal Bihari Vajpayee was a Lucknow MP for the five consecutive terms. (File photo)

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Published on Dec 25, 2023 09:09 AM IST

ByManish Chandra Pandey, Lucknow

Maratha protest: One-day hunger strike, bandh in Pune

Members of Sakal Maratha Samaj have called for a hunger strike and a bandh in certain areas to demand reservation and withdrawal of cases against Maratha protestors.

Members of Sakal Maratha Samaj, an umbrella body of various outfits, have called for hunger strike on Thursday (HT PHOTO)

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Updated on Sep 13, 2023 11:25 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Aastha Sharma: My struggle has made me strong headed girl

Actor Aastha Sharma says waiting for the right break made her resilient. She faced rejections and replacements but now feels stronger and content with her career. She is currently playing the lead in the show Neerja and is happy with the opportunities for women in television. Sharma also expressed her admiration for the art and craft of Lucknow.

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Updated on Aug 04, 2023 11:58 AM IST

ByS Farah Rizvi

Leopard spotted in Srinagar’s Old City, wildlife authorities lay trap

After the leopard sighting near Badamwari park-Hari Parbat axis, police cautioned the people to remain indoors and don’t venture unnecessarily

Wildlife authorities laid a trap after a leopard sighting was reported from Srinagar’s Old City. (HT File)

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Updated on Jul 19, 2023 01:00 PM IST

ByAshiq Hussain, Srinagar

Martyrs Day: Omar ‘denied’ escort vehicles, Mehbooba under ‘house arrest’

Each year, leaders of all mainstream parties visit Mazar-e-Shuhada in Srinagar on July 13 to pay homage to 22 protesters who were gunned down by the erstwhile Maharaja’s troops in 1931

Former J&K chief minister and J&K National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on his way to party headquarters for a special prayers meet organised to pay homage to 22 Kashmiri people who were killed by the army of a Dogra ruler in 1931, in Srinagar on Thursday. (PTI)

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Updated on Jul 14, 2023 12:30 AM IST

ByMir Ehsan, Srinagar

In Prayagraj, old city voters exercise their right to franchise amid heavy security

Polling in Muslim areas of Chakia and old city in Uttar Pradesh remained peaceful, with heavy police presence and the use of body-worn cameras and drones to monitor troublemakers. However, there were a few incidents of altercations between supporters of different candidates over allegations of proxy voting. The areas are known for being strongholds of gangsters-turned-politicians Atiq Ahmed and Khalid Azeem, both of whom were killed in police custody in April.

Voters queue up at a booth in Prayagraj on Thursday. (Anil Kumar Maurya/ht photo)

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Updated on May 04, 2023 08:11 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Prayagraj

Thousands offer Eid prayers at Srinagar’s Hazratbal shrine

While thousands of people offered prayers at the Hazratbal shrine in Srinagar, the authorities barred people from offering Eid prayers at Jamia Masjid in old city. Across the Valley, congregational prayers were held at mosques and Eidgahs despite overcast weather conditions.

Devotees offer prayers on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr at Hazratbal shrine in Srinagar on Saturday. (Waseem Andrabi /HT)

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Updated on Apr 22, 2023 11:02 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Srinagar

Ludhiana: Bharat Nagar Chowk to partially close, no end to traffic woes for residents

Diversions for commuters will be created Bharat Nagar Chowl will be partially closed as major excavation will be carried out at the main intersection for raking up pillars

Ludhiana, India – April 21, 2023: A view of Bharat Nagar Chowk in Ludhiana on Friday. (Manish/HT)

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Updated on Apr 22, 2023 01:11 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Ludhiana

Inclement weather dampens Eid festivities in Kashmir

Eid is celebrated at the culmination of Ramzan - a month of fasting and this festival sees huge rush in the markets in Kashmir. However, this time the festivities got subdued due to the continuous rainfall across the Valley for the past four days. The MeT office has predicted erratic weather for two more days.

A girl shows her hand decorated with henna ahead of Eid at a market in Srinagar on Thursday. Incessant rainfall and cold weather dampened Eid festivities in Kashmir as a few shoppers were visible in the markets, especially in Srinagar city. (ANI)

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Updated on Apr 21, 2023 12:19 AM IST

ByMir Ehsan, Srinagar

Eid-ul-Fitr prayers at Srinagar’s old city eidgah in limbo

A police official privy to the developments said the administration is unlikely to give security celarance for Eid-ul-Fitr prayers at Srinagar’s eidgah ahead of the upcoming G20 meetings

Friday prayers had earlier been disallowed at Srinagar’s historic Jamia Masjid on the occasion of Jummatul Vida or the final Friday of Ramadan. (HT File)

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Updated on Apr 18, 2023 03:35 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Srinagar

36 substations in Lucknow still depended on single-source power supply

Earlier, in 2019, the then energy minister directed the officials of UPPCL to provide double source electricity to all the sub-stations of the state capital to make Lucknow a no-tripping zone.

Residents have to face prolonged power cuts during summer if that one source of power supply is disturbed. (HT Photo)

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Updated on Apr 09, 2023 08:44 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Security tightened in Israel's Jerusalem ahead of Jewish holiday

The moves come after days of violence across the region at a time of heightened religious fervor – Ramadan coinciding with Passover and Easter celebrations.

The order prevents Palestinians from entering Israel for work or to pray in Jerusalem this week, though mass prayers were permitted at the Al-Aqsa Mosque on Friday.(AFP)

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Published on Apr 09, 2023 12:54 AM IST

AP |

Number of militants all-time low in Jammu and Kashmir: DGP Dilbag Singh

“Many avenues are available for youth like sports, career making, and education. Most of the youth are choosing careers to take forward their lives and that of their families. Police and security forces have to large extent controlled militancy,” Jammu and Kashmir DGP Dilbag Singh said

Jammu and Kashmir director general of police (DGP) Dilbag Singh on Thursday said that the number of militants was at an all-time low in recent years in J&K stressing that militancy was ending, if not over yet. (HT File Photo)

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Updated on Apr 06, 2023 11:20 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Srinagar

Kubbra Sait: It’s my time and I am putting in my best effort

Actor Kubbra Sait just wants to play solid characters without bothering about its length, director, platform and other external factors

Actor Kubbra Sait at Lucknow Riverfront (Deep Saxena/HT)

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Updated on Apr 04, 2023 10:56 PM IST

ByDeep Saxena

Lockdown Diaries: Flying Around by Esther David

Earlier, birdwatching was not on the author’s list of things to do but things have changed

Conference of the birds: Black headed ibis and a multitude of other birds are now being seen in urban areas during the lockdown.(Virendra Singh Gosain/HT PHOTO)

books

Updated on Apr 15, 2020 03:46 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByEsther David

Now, cops to use social media to check illegal lottery trade in Ludhiana

The police had come down heavily on the illegal lottery business and arrested 95 people under the Gambling Act in November 2019. The police had also shut their shops after which, they started operating from their houses

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Published on Feb 02, 2020 10:42 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | ByHT Correspondent, Ludhiana

Real Kashmir win as football returns to Valley

Approximately 5,000 people turned up to watch their team in action for the first time since February this year. Even though the ground can host 15,000 spectators, the club decided to keep the number down for the first couple of home games to assess security.

Players from the Real Kashmir and Chennai City football clubs seen in action.(HT Photo)

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Updated on Dec 26, 2019 11:44 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Mumbai/Srinagar | ByRutvick Mehta & Ashiq Hussain

Curbs eased but Kashmir markets remain shuttered

The city, however, continued to wear a deserted look as people preferred to remain indoors, and the traffic was very thin on the roads.

General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Northern Command, Lt General Ranbir Singh visits north Kashmir to review the prevailing security situation in the region on Friday. The Army Commander visited the formations and units in north Kashmir deployed along the Line of Control and hinterland(ANI Photo)

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Updated on Sep 14, 2019 06:10 AM IST

Srinagar | ByAshiq Hussain

Household goods in 15 Meerut brothels seized

Speaking of the adverse effect it has had on their sales, the shopkeepers say the brothels kept women buyers off the area. Now the market will be like any other in the city, after seizing of 15 brothels.

Prostitutes line the street outside of a Falkland Road Brothel in a red-light neighborhood in Bombay (now Mumbai).(HT File/Representative Image)

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Updated on May 17, 2019 11:54 AM IST

Hindustan Times, Lucknow | ByS Raju

In the heart of Jerusalem’s Old City, is a ‘little India’ open to all

A 13th-century hospice, still run by Indians, offers a neutral corner and shelter to travellers in the world’s bitterest conflict zone.

‘Please remember your visit. And tell your sons, your daughters, your relatives, that you went to Jerusalem, the holiest city in the world, and that you visited the Indian hospice,’ says Munir Ansari . For nearly a century, his family has kept the Tricolor flying at the guest house. All but one member have retained their Indian passports.(Mimi Choudhury)

lifestyle

Updated on May 04, 2019 07:38 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByMimi Choudhury

2 militants among 4 killed in Srinagar encounter; journalists thrashed

Security forces had launched a cordon and search operation in Fateh Hadal in Old City area based on information about the presence of militants there.

Policemen try to douse a fire during protests following an encounter in Srinagar on Wednesday.(Waseem Andrabi/ HT)

india news

Updated on Oct 17, 2018 01:31 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Srinagar | ByMir Ehsan

Survivors of last major Islamic State battle in Iraq beg for food

Since Iraqi forces celebrated victory over IS, life for the Sunni Muslim inhabitants of ancient west Mosul, some of whom welcomed IS’s arrival in 2014, has hardly improved.

An Iraqi woman cooks food near a tent where she lives in the old city of Mosul, Iraq.(REUTERS)

world news

Updated on Aug 24, 2018 06:39 PM IST

Reuters | ByMaria Tsvetkova

I feel connected with Lucknow: Parineeti

Actor Parineeti Chopra feels ‘third time lucky’ to be in Lucknow for the shoot of Jabariya Jodi that she is filming along with Siddharth Malhotra these days.

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Updated on Aug 24, 2018 03:32 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Lucknow | ByDeep Saxena

Restrictions imposed in Srinagar as separatists protest civilian deaths in Kulgam encounter

Restrictions were imposed in Srinagar’s Old City; the University of Kashmir has cancelled exams scheduled for Thursday, all educational institutes in the Valley are shut; Syed Ali Geelani and Mirwaiz Umer Farooq have been placed under house arrest.

Relatives and neighbours mourn near the body of Sharjeel Ahmed who was killed near the encounter site at Khudwani district of south Kashmir on Wednesday.(Waseem Andrabi/ HT Photo)

india news

Updated on Apr 12, 2018 10:37 AM IST

Indo Asian News Service, Srinagar | ByHT Correspondent

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Experience the serenity of Eid in the old city of Bhopal, where ancient buildings and historic markets offer a glimpse into the city's rich cultural heritage.

Back in 2004, when Vajpayee contested his last election from Lucknow, prominent poets of the country, including Bashir Badr, came to Lucknow to associate with Atal Fan Club and campaign for him.

Members of Sakal Maratha Samaj have called for a hunger strike and a bandh in certain areas to demand reservation and withdrawal of cases against Maratha protestors.

After the leopard sighting near Badamwari park-Hari Parbat axis, police cautioned the people to remain indoors and don’t venture unnecessarily

Each year, leaders of all mainstream parties visit Mazar-e-Shuhada in Srinagar on July 13 to pay homage to 22 protesters who were gunned down by the erstwhile Maharaja’s troops in 1931

While thousands of people offered prayers at the Hazratbal shrine in Srinagar, the authorities barred people from offering Eid prayers at Jamia Masjid in old city. Across the Valley, congregational prayers were held at mosques and Eidgahs despite overcast weather conditions.

Diversions for commuters will be created Bharat Nagar Chowl will be partially closed as major excavation will be carried out at the main intersection for raking up pillars

A police official privy to the developments said the administration is unlikely to give security celarance for Eid-ul-Fitr prayers at Srinagar’s eidgah ahead of the upcoming G20 meetings

Earlier, in 2019, the then energy minister directed the officials of UPPCL to provide double source electricity to all the sub-stations of the state capital to make Lucknow a no-tripping zone.

The moves come after days of violence across the region at a time of heightened religious fervor – Ramadan coinciding with Passover and Easter celebrations.

“Many avenues are available for youth like sports, career making, and education. Most of the youth are choosing careers to take forward their lives and that of their families. Police and security forces have to large extent controlled militancy,” Jammu and Kashmir DGP Dilbag Singh said

Actor Kubbra Sait just wants to play solid characters without bothering about its length, director, platform and other external factors

Earlier, birdwatching was not on the author’s list of things to do but things have changed

The police had come down heavily on the illegal lottery business and arrested 95 people under the Gambling Act in November 2019. The police had also shut their shops after which, they started operating from their houses

Approximately 5,000 people turned up to watch their team in action for the first time since February this year. Even though the ground can host 15,000 spectators, the club decided to keep the number down for the first couple of home games to assess security.

The city, however, continued to wear a deserted look as people preferred to remain indoors, and the traffic was very thin on the roads.

Speaking of the adverse effect it has had on their sales, the shopkeepers say the brothels kept women buyers off the area. Now the market will be like any other in the city, after seizing of 15 brothels.

A 13th-century hospice, still run by Indians, offers a neutral corner and shelter to travellers in the world’s bitterest conflict zone.

Security forces had launched a cordon and search operation in Fateh Hadal in Old City area based on information about the presence of militants there.

Since Iraqi forces celebrated victory over IS, life for the Sunni Muslim inhabitants of ancient west Mosul, some of whom welcomed IS’s arrival in 2014, has hardly improved.

Actor Parineeti Chopra feels ‘third time lucky’ to be in Lucknow for the shoot of Jabariya Jodi that she is filming along with Siddharth Malhotra these days.

Restrictions were imposed in Srinagar’s Old City; the University of Kashmir has cancelled exams scheduled for Thursday, all educational institutes in the Valley are shut; Syed Ali Geelani and Mirwaiz Umer Farooq have been placed under house arrest.

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