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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A city of north-central India east-southeast of Delhi. Once the capital of the kingdom of Oudh (1775–1856), the British garrison there was besieged for five months during the Indian Mutiny of 1857. It is now the capital of Uttar Pradesh.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A city in India, the site of the Indian Mutiny (1857) when the British were beseiged.
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- proper noun State capital of
Uttar Pradesh (India ).
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- noun the British residents of Lucknow were besieged by Indian insurgents during the Indian Mutiny (1857)
- noun a city in northern India in Uttar Pradesh; during the Indian Mutiny its British residents were besieged by Indian insurgents
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September 2nd, 2009 LUCKNOW - Morning assemblies, sport activities and other group gatherings will be suspended in all schools in Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow district to prevent the spread of swine flu, officials here said Wednesday.
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 Ians 2010
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Senior advocate Satich Chandra Mishra contended before the bench of Justices B.D. September 18th, 2009 LUCKNOW - In a significant development, the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court Friday issued notice to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati, clearly indicating reopening of the Taj Corridor case in which the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had earlier granted her a reprieve.
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 Ians 2010
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September 2nd, 2009 LUCKNOW - Morning assemblies, sport activities and other group gatherings will be suspended in all schools in Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow district to prevent the spread of swine flu, officials here said Wednesday.
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 Ians 2010
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LUCKNOW: Ram Prakash Yadav, the agriculture department employee who was slapped by Lucknow district magistrate (DM) A K Ghosh on Friday in public, was thrown behind bars on Saturday for ‘‘vitiating peace and order†™ †™.
The Times of India 2010
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Senior advocate Satich Chandra Mishra contended before the bench of Justices B.D. September 18th, 2009 LUCKNOW - In a significant development, the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court Friday issued notice to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati, clearly indicating reopening of the Taj Corridor case in which the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had earlier granted her a reprieve.
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 Ians 2010
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LUCKNOW - Doctors and scientists have warned diabetic patients not to consume sugar free potatoes available in markets in Lucknow, since these are just normal potatoes and can alter a patient's sugar levels. ccording to agricultural scientists, these potatoes have been stored in calibrated conditions.
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2010
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LUCKNOW: The online submission PG and diploma courses of Lucknow
The Times of India 2010
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LUCKNOW: The regional passport office (RPO) Lucknow has taken some steps towards ensuring that passports go in right hands.
The Times of India 2010
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LUCKNOW: For a change, there was no board room, no laptops or briefcases, but grads from some of the top B-schools, including those from Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow (IIM-L) were still at their best -- this time at selling vegetables!
The Times of India 2009
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LUCKNOW: Social activist Nafisa Ali will be the Samajwadi Party candidate from Lucknow, which goes to the polls in the third phase of the Lok Sabha elections on April 30.
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