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Fascinating city of Lucknow organised Lucknow Mahotsav 2018
Lucknow: The Fascinating city of Lucknow has ever been associated with a rich tradition of hospitality, exotic cuisine and architectural grandeur.
Lucknow Mahotsav is organized every year in the month of January / Febuary to showcase the rich cultural heritage of Lucknow. This year, it was organized from 24th January 2018 to 02nd Febuary, 2018 at Shilp Gram near Saheed Path, Lucknow.
People enjoyed Lucknow Mahotsav at the Awadh Shilp Gram near Shaheed Path this year.
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Lucknow Mahotsav had around 250 stalls in the premises that are going to entertain the public for the next 10 days. Also, in addition to this, the organisers are planning to add more stalls this year.
The public also witnessed some performances by artists and talents from across the country.
Almost, all the rides, which were present in Lucknow Mahotsav in 2016 were also present this year as well.
Exciting events like ekka races, kite flying, cock fighting and other traditional village games recreate an atmosphere of bygone Nawabi days. There is display of crafts and one can also have a taste of the famous mouth watering Nawabi cuisine.
In competitions where children and youth showed their talents in singing and dancing, many figures were also awarded ‘Uttar Pradesh Yuva Ratna’ and ‘Gaurav Samman’.
In Kathak dance competition, Piyush Pandey, Vartika, Vaishnavi forced the viewers to stand by the chairs, presenting traditional forms of Kathak, Thaat, Amad, Paran, Break, Pieces, Thirds and Gat Exhaust.Divyansh Singh Pundir was given the award for The Best traditional dressed model . Beside the work of Shiv Tandav, Sijal tunes the best. In the classical singing competition, other participants including Shaurya Kanaujia, Pooja Pandey, Shubhi Rajput, Ruchi Singh, Rag Malaos, Raga Maru Vihag, Raga Kedar and Raga were heard in some popular bandhas, and the audience became enthralled even with the audience. Vinod Shrivastav, Abhishek Shrivastav, Vaishnav and Ankit Shrivastav were the judges of singing and dance competition.
The Chief Guest in the Youth Festival on Thursday, Cabinet Minister Brajesh Pathak has given Rajan Shukla the ‘Uttar Pradesh Gaurav Ratna Samman’, Nilan Rastogi as the ‘Young Entrepreneur Ratan Samman’, Rajarshi ‘Uttar Pradesh Gaurav Ratna Samman’, Ashish Pathak ‘Uttar Pradesh Youth Ratna Samman ‘and’ Dr. Vishwas Varma ‘(Eye Doctor) in the’ Uttar Pradesh Yuva Ratna Samman ‘. Mayank Ranjan, convener of the Youth Festival said that on Friday the group festival will be held at the Youth Festival and thereafter prize distribution ceremony.
The State Scores Extra High on Gaming-Friendly Industry Index
Meghalaya scored 92.85 out of 100 possible points in a Gaming Industry Index and proved to be India’s most gaming-friendly state following its recent profound legislation changes over the field allowing land-based and online gaming, including games of chance, under a licensing regime.
The index by the UK India Business Council (UKIBC) uses a scale of 0 to 100 to measure the level of legalisation on gambling and betting achieved by a state based on the scores over a set of seven different games – lottery, horse racing, betting on sports, poker, rummy, casino and fantasy sports
Starting from February last year, Meghalaya became the third state in India’s northeast to legalise gambling and betting after Sikkim and Nagaland. After consultations with the UKIBC, the state proceeded with the adoption of the Meghalaya Regulation of Gaming Act, 2021 and the nullification of the Meghalaya Prevention of Gambling Act, 1970. Subsequently in December, the Meghalaya Regulation of Gaming Rules, 2021 were notified and came into force.
All for the Tourists
The move to legalise and license various forms of offline and online betting and gambling in Meghalaya is aimed at boosting tourism and creating jobs, and altogether raising taxation revenues for the northeastern state. At the same time, the opportunities to bet and gamble legally will be reserved only for tourists and visitors.
“We came out with a Gaming Act and subsequently framed the Regulation of Gaming Rules, 2021. The government will accordingly issue licenses to operate games of skill and chance, both online and offline,” said James P. K. Sangma, Meghalaya State Law and Taxation Minister speaking in the capital city of Shillong. “But the legalized gambling and gaming will only be for tourists and not residents of Meghalaya,” he continued.
To be allowed to play, tourists and people visiting the state for work or business purposes will have to prove their non-resident status by presenting appropriate documents, in a process similar to a bank KYC (Know Your Customer) procedure.
Meghalaya Reaches Out to a Vast Market
With 140 millions of people in India estimated to bet regularly on sports, and a total of 370 million desi bettors around prominent sporting events, as per data from one of the latest reports by Esse N Videri, Meghalaya is set to reach out and take a piece of a vast market.
Estimates on the financial value of India’s sports betting market, combined across all types of offline channels and online sports and cricket predictions and betting platforms, speak about amounts between $130 and $150 billion (roughly between ₹9.7 and ₹11.5 lakh crore).
Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Delhi are shown to deliver the highest number of bettors and Meghalaya can count on substantial tourists flow from their betting circles. The sports betting communities of Karnataka, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana are also not to be underestimated.
Among the sports, cricket is most popular, registering 68 percent of the total bet count analyzed by Esse N Videri. Football takes second position with 11 percent of the bets, followed by betting on FIFA at 7 percent and on eCricket at 5 percent. The last position in the Top 5 of popular sports for betting in India is taken by tennis with 3 percent of the bet count.
Local Citizens will Still have Their Teer Betting
Meghalaya residents will still be permitted to participate in teer betting over arrow-shooting results. Teer is a traditional method of gambling, somewhat similar to a lottery draw, and held under the rules of the Meghalaya Regulation of the Game of Arrow Shooting and the Sale of Teer Tickets Act, 2018.
Teer includes bettors wagering on the number of arrows that reach the target which is placed about 50 meters away from a team of 20 archers positioned in a semicircle.
The archers shoot volleys of arrows at the target for ten minutes, and players place their bets choosing a number between 0 and 99 trying to guess the last two digits of the number of arrows that successfully pierce the target.
If, for example, the number of hits is 256, anyone who has bet on 56 wins an amount eight times bigger than their wager.
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