UPNEDA, NHPC joint venture gets UP Cabinet's nod
LUCKNOW: The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet on Thursday gave its approval to establish a joint venture company of the Uttar Pradesh New and Renewable Energy Development Agency and National Hydroelectric Power...
View ArticleCAG comes down heavily on Grand Kerala Shopping Festival
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The report of Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has come down heavily on Grand Kerala Shopping Festival (GKSF), an annual shopping event, stating that the government...
View ArticleGKSF incurred Rs.44.58-crore loss: CAG
The Grand Kerala Shopping Festival (GKSF) conducted by the Tourism Department in 2011-12 had incurred a loss of Rs.44.58 crore as the scheme was launched without any specific guidelines, the...
View ArticleGhaziabad, Allahabad most polluted in UP: Survey
Lucknow: Ghaziabad and Allahabad have emerged as the two most air polluted cities in Uttar Pradesh in a recent survey by a research and advocacy organisation. The survey conducted by Delhi-based...
View Article'Congress to release LS list 5 months before election'
LUCKNOW: In clear indication of change, MadhusudanMistry, Congress general secretary in charge of Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday met district and block level workers of nine districts and sought first-hand...
View ArticleUGC sanctions only 25% of the fund sought by Allahabad University
Allahabad: The University Grants Commission (UGC) has sanctioned the funds for the XIIth Five Year Plan of the Allahabad University. Although, the funding agency sanctioned only Rs 135 crores against...
View Article11 perish in rain-related incidents in UP, rivers in spate
Lucknow: As many as 11 people were killed in rain-related incidents in Uttar Pradesh on Friday where Sharda, Ghaghra and Burhi Rapti continue to flow above the danger mark at some places. According to...
View ArticleCalling for accountability
To ensure that the existing Scheduled Castes Sub Plan (SCSP) guidelines are enforced through a Central legislation, the Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has circulated a draft titled...
View ArticleUPNEDA and NHPC to sign MoU for solar power plant in UP
LUCKNOW: The Uttar Pradesh government has given its approval to set up a Joint Venture company of the Uttar Pradesh New and Renewable Energy Development Agency (UPNEDA), and National...
View ArticleGovt mulls boost for rural sanitation
LUCKNOW: The state government would organise street plays and musical skits to spread awareness against open defecation and to encourage ruralfolk to construct toilets in their homes. On Thursday,...
View ArticleUPNEDA, NHPC joint venture gets UP Cabinet's nod
LUCKNOW: The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet on Thursday gave its approval to establish a joint venture company of the Uttar Pradesh New and Renewable Energy Development Agency and National Hydroelectric Power...
View ArticleDalit park's security may be given to district magistrate soon
NOIDA: Even as the fate of the Rs 685 crore Rashtriya Dalit Prerna Sthal and Green Garden in Noida continues to remain wrapped in uncertainty, the Uttar Pradesh government is mulling over handing its...
View ArticleRural job scheme's progress shoddy in Odisha: Jairam Ramesh
Tweet Bhubaneswar, July 13 (IANS) Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh has asked Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to intervene in the implementation of the job guarantee scheme in the state as...
View ArticleGovernment-appointed panel submits report on Backward Region Grant Fund...
LUCKNOW: The committee set up by the government to find out the extent of financial bungling in the Backward Region Grant Fund (BRGF) scheme has submitted its report to the chief minister. The report...
View ArticleBackward region grant fund spent recklessly in UP
LUCKNOW: The Backward Region Grant Fund (BRGF) was spent recklessly in Uttar Pradesh. The state government made financial sanctions and granted administrative approval for taking up works at...
View ArticleGhaziabad, Allahabad most polluted in UP: Survey
Lucknow: Ghaziabad and Allahabad have emerged as the two most air polluted cities in Uttar Pradesh in a recent survey by a research and advocacy organisation. The survey conducted by Delhi-based...
View ArticleBan religion-based outfits: Mayawati
Claiming that her party’s caste-based rallies (“bhaichara sammelans”) were aimed at uniting all sections of society, Bahujan Samaj Party president Mayawati has demanded a ban on the Vishwa Hindu...
View ArticleCorporation blind to pedestrian needs
Is there not enough money, or is political will lacking? A combination of both appears to be depriving Chennai pedestrians of their right to walk. The expenditure pattern of the Chennai Corporation on...
View ArticleInept waste disposal: CAG raps UP Pollution Control Board
LUCKNOW: In a recent audit report of the Comptroller Auditor General on different kinds of wastes produced in Lucknow, the central agency has held UP Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) responsible for...
View ArticleBSP expels party MP for praising Narendra Modi
Lucknow, July 17: The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP)expelled Vijay Bahadur Singh, the party's member of parliament from Uttar Pradesh's Hamirpur constituency, for praising Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra...
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