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U.P. registers vehicular boom, takes up licensing reforms

LUCKNOW, May 5 -- Uttar Pradesh has emerged as the country's fastest-expanding state in terms of its vehicular population with its registered vehicle count touching a staggering 4.93 crore by 2024-25 ... Read More


First time: MVIs authorised to compound select traffic offences

Lucknow, May 1 -- For the first time in Uttar Pradesh, motor vehicle inspectors (MVIs) of the transport department have been authorised to compound certain offences related to violation of traffic rul... Read More


BJP's strategy for 2027: Focus on seats lost in 2022, Dalit outreach

Lucknow, April 30 -- In a two-pronged campaign with an eye on the 2027 Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is focusing on the seats it lost in the 2022 Vidhan Sab... Read More


BJP's twin strategy for 2027: Focus on seats lost in 2022, Dalit outreach

Lucknow, April 29 -- In a two-pronged campaign with an eye on the 2027 Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is focusing on the seats it lost in the 2022 Vidhan Sab... Read More


U.P. to be power-surplus state in 2025-26

Lucknow, April 28 -- Uttar Pradesh is likely to witness a comfortable power situation in the financial year 2025-26, with a projected annual surplus of 4,391 megawatt (mw) in peak demand and 25,720 mi... Read More


BJP's Waqf push, RSS unity drive to offset opposition's caste census pitch

Lucknow, April 24 -- The BJP has launched a massive countrywide campaign around the contentious Waqf (Amendment) Act 2025, positioning the law as a corrective measure to what it calls decades of appea... Read More


U.P. mulls replacing diesel kits in tractors to spur CBG demand

Lucknow, April 24 -- The Uttar Pradesh government plans to replace diesel kits in tractors with compressed biogas (CBG) kits, people in the know of things said. The move is aimed at boosting the local... Read More


BJP's Waqf push, RSS unity drive to offset Oppn's caste census pitch

Lucknow, April 23 -- The BJP has launched a massive countrywide campaign around the contentious Waqf (Amendment) Act 2025, positioning the law as a corrective measure to what it calls decades of appea... Read More


U.P's peak summer demand likely to soar to 33,000 mw

Lucknow, April 22 -- As temperatures soar, Uttar Pradesh is bracing for a sharp rise in electricity demand, which may cross 33,000 megawatt (mw) this summer - a new peak for the state and a major test... Read More


20 state dists on radar to curb road mishap deaths by 50%

Lucknow, April 19 -- In a push to curb rising road accident deaths, 20 worst-affected districts are chalking out action plans even as the state transport department is gearing up to engage IIT Kharagp... Read More