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U.P's 6-month toll rises 18%: 143 accidents, 78 deaths per day

LUCKNOW, July 31 -- Uttar Pradesh reported a steep rise in road accident deaths in the first six months of 2025, with an average of 78 people losing their lives every day, according to the latest dist... Read More


Power privatisation row turns political as unions split over energy minister's role

LUCKNOW, July 30 -- Amid rising tension over the privatisation push in Uttar Pradesh's power sector, two employee unions have backed state energy minister AK Sharma and accused the Vidyut Karmachari S... Read More


Clock ticking on U.P's living legacy of freedom struggle!

LUCKNOW, June 26 -- Uttar Pradesh's living legacy of India's greatest political struggles -- its freedom fighters and democracy fighters (those who fought against the Emergency) -- is fast fading due ... Read More


Over 500 village panchayats non-existent since 2021 polls

LUCKNOW, June 18 -- Over 500 village panchayats in Uttar Pradesh have ceased to exist following merger of rural areas into urban local bodies or industrial townships since the last rural body election... Read More


Crack down on PDS anomalies in UP: Pause between transactions a must, sugar overpricing under lens

LUCKNOW, June 3 -- In a bid to streamline the public distribution system (PDS), the Uttar Pradesh government has introduced two important measures to tackle irregularities in ration distribution by cu... Read More


Own-source income incentive scheme for low-population panchayats in U.P.

LUCKNOW, May 31 -- Small-population village panchayats in Uttar Pradesh will now receive government assistance equal to five times the revenue they generate on their own under a new incentive scheme a... Read More


BJP invoking Ahilyabai's legacy to firm its grip on OBCs, women?

LUCKNOW, May 24 -- Only a few days after the Modi government announced its decision to hold caste enumeration in the country, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has begun weaving a new campaign around t... Read More


UPERC's draft regulations set new rules for captive, renewable plants

LUCKNOW, May 12 -- The Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (UPERC) has released the draft UPERC (Captive and Renewable Generating Plants) Regulations, 2024, outlining key provisions to pro... Read More


U.P. registers vehicular boom, takes up road safety, 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