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After high court observations, pressure back on authorities to muffle hooters, horns

Lucknow, April 5 -- The Allahabad high court's fresh observations on the rampant use of hooters and pressure horns have once again brought into focus Uttar Pradesh's decade-old but weakly enforced reg... Read More


Uttar Pradesh on top in rooftop solar rollout under PM Surya Ghar scheme

Lucknow, April 2 -- Uttar Pradesh has emerged as the leading state in rooftop solar deployment under the PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojna, recording the highest monthly installations in March and sustai... Read More


Panel headed by Uttar Pradesh chief secretary wants RWAs nudged to boost PNG adoption

Lucknow, March 31 -- Chief secretary SP Goyal on Monday directed development authorities, including the Lucknow Development Authority (LDA), to rope in resident welfare associations (RWAs) to encourag... Read More


Buzz about discontent, Brahmins back in political discourse in Uttar Pradesh

Lucknow, March 10 -- Brahmins are back on the centre stage of political discourse in Uttar Pradesh and observers feel that the politically vocal and influential community may emerge as an important un... Read More


Lift and Escalator Act, 2024: Compliance lags in UP, 80% registrations from Noida

India, Feb. 24 -- Nearly two years after Uttar Pradesh enacted the Lift and Escalator Act, 2024, compliance remains patchy, with more than 80% of registrations concentrated in Noida alone and much of ... Read More


Lift and Escalator Act, 2024: Compliance lags in UP, 80% registrations from Noida

Lucknow, Feb. 24 -- Nearly two years after Uttar Pradesh enacted the Lift and Escalator Act, 2024, compliance remains patchy, with more than 80% of registrations concentrated in Noida alone and much o... Read More


PM Kisan beneficiaries: Uttar Pradesh govt verifying nearly 30 lakh suspected duplicate claims

Lucknow, Feb. 15 -- The Uttar Pradesh government is verifying nearly 29.74 lakh PM-KISAN beneficiaries flagged by the Centre over suspected duplicate claims, including cases where both spouses, previo... Read More


Uttar Pradesh likely to launch its own livestock insurance scheme

Lucknow, Feb. 10 -- Citing limited coverage under the existing central livestock insurance framework, Uttar Pradesh is set to launch its own state livestock insurance scheme. The animal husbandry dep... Read More


Beacons of entitlement return to Uttar Pradesh roads in a new avatar

Lucknow, Feb. 10 -- Nearly a decade after the Centre imposed a countrywide total ban on red and blue beacons to eliminate the deep-rooted and much-criticised VIP culture, the same lights have returned... Read More


Ahead of state budget, UPSRTC seeks rRs.r1,200 crore to ramp up rural connectivity

Lucknow, Feb. 8 -- In a move aimed at strengthening last-mile rural connectivity, the Uttar Pradesh government is planning a dedicated budgetary push to integrate villages with the formal public trans... Read More