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The Indian Standard Time was adopted on 1 January 1906 during the British era with the phasing out of its precursor Madras Time (Railway Time), [2] and after Independence in 1947, the Union government established IST as the official time for the whole country, although Kolkata and Mumbai retained their own local time (known as Calcutta Time and Bombay Time) until 1948 and 1955, respectively. [3]
In 1802 Madras Time was set up by John Goldingham [7] and this was later used widely by the railways in India. [8] Local time zones were also set up in the important cities of Bombay and Calcutta and as Madras time was intermediate to these, it was one of the early contenders for an Indian standard time zone.
UTC+5:30 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +05:30. This time is used in India [1] and Sri Lanka, [2] and was formerly used in Nepal, Pakistan and Bangladesh. [3] It is five and a half hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. Around 1.4 billion people live inside this time zone, making it the second-most populous after UTC+08:00. [4]
The Lucknow district that exists today was created by the British in 1856, upon their annexation of Oudh State. [3] Under the Nawabs of Oudh, the area administered from Lucknow had been rather small, consisting of only the parganas immediately surrounding the city. [3] This was known as the Huzur tehsil. [3]
Lucknow division which consists of six districts, and is headed by the Divisional Commissioner of Lucknow, who is an IAS officer of high seniority, the Commissioner is the head of local government institutions (including municipal corporations) in the division, is in charge of infrastructure development in his division, and is also responsible ...
Time zone: UTC+5:30 : Lolai, also spelled Laulai, is a village in Chinhat block of Lucknow district, Uttar Pradesh, India. [2] It is part of Lucknow tehsil. [2]
Husainabad Clock Tower is a clock tower located in the Lucknow city of India. [1] It was constructed to mark the arrival of Sir George Couper, the lieutenant governor of North-West Province. It was built at a cost 1.75 Lakhs Rs. [2] [3] The tower showcases a fusion of Mughal and Victorian architectural elements. [4]
Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport (IATA: LKO, ICAO: VILK) is an international airport serving Lucknow, the capital of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. [5] It is located in Amausi, 14 km (8.7 mi) from the city centre, and was earlier known as ''Amausi Airport''.