Bahuguna 94th birth anniversary on April 25

The 94th birth anniversary of former chief minister of UP late Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna will be celebrated at Capitol Hall, opposite GPO on April 25 from 10 am. Former governor Mata Prasad will be the chief guest, while additional solicitor general of India Ashok Nigam will be the special guest at the function, informs Pradip Srivastava, general secretary of Akhil Bharatiya Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Smriti Samiti, UP.
Blood donation camp: The local unit of Sant Nirankari Mandal is organising a blood donation camp at Sant Nirankari Satsang Bhawan, 1-D, Singar Nagar here on Sunday from 9.00 am under the supervision of a team of doctors from SGPGI and CSM medical university, Lucknow. According to SP Singh, media incharge of the Nirankari Mandal, the blood donation camp is being organised in memory of Nirankari Baba Gurubachan Singh, who laid down his life on April 24, 1980 to uphold the cause of truth, peace and tolerance.
Ensure maximum availability of electricity: Reacting to the reported decision of the state government of providing 10-hour electricity supply to the rural areas of the state, the BJP said that since electricity is essential for the development of the state, Samajwadi Party government should ensure its maximum availability in the state. State BJP spokesperson Manoj Mishra in a statement reminded the SP government that during assembly elections the party had promised to ensure adequate power in the state. He said that there is a great difference between the demand and supply in electricity, as a result of which not only the rural areas but even cities are facing large power cuts. The BJP leader also asked the state government as to what steps it has taken to start the Dadri power project.
Gold coin sale at head post offices: Chief postmaster, Lucknow GPO, Neyaz Ahmad on Saturday said that on the auspicious occasion of 'Akshay Tritiya' beginning on April 24, the department of posts has announced to give 6% special discount to all its customers. He said that this special discount will be available at all head post offices in UP and GPO in Lucknow on April 24 only. He said that gold coins of .5 gm, 1 gm, 5 gm, 8 gm, 10 gm, 20 gm and 50 gm of 24 carat and 99.99 purity will be available for sale in GPO, Lucknow and at all head post offices in UP.
Annual convention: The annual convention of Lucknow district unit of Sanchar Nigam Executives' Association (India) on 'Challenges before BSNL in the competitive era' was organised at Umanath Bali auditorium on Saturday. More than 200 delegates including senior officials took part in the convention. Addressing the convention, the speakers while drawing the attention of BSNL management for removing policy-related anomalies also appealed to it to address the BSNL employees' other long standing demands amicably. Trade union leader RC Tripathi urged the employees to work hard to root out rampant departmental corruption.
Vaccination awareness: To create awareness about importance of vaccination among the people, Research India, a voluntary organisation, inaugurated its vaccination scheme here on Saturday. Dr AP Dixit, inaugurated the scheme said that Research India had successfully conducted various vaccination programmes in UP, Uttarakhand, Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Punjab and vaccinated the people against various diseases like Hepatitis-B, AIDS, children diseases etc. He said that the present scheme would prove to be a milestone in creating awareness among the people about different vaccination to reduce death rate in the country.
Singer's death condoled: Various artistes' associations condoled the death of a noted singer and music composer Ravi Nagar, who was associated with Indian People's Theatre Association (IPTA) since long time. Nagar passed away on Saturday. His last rites will be performed in the city on Sunday.