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Wealth from waste: UP village panchayats models of 'self-reliance'

India, Jan. 16 -- LUCKNOW Many villages in Uttar Pradesh are generating wealth from waste while also managing their stray cattle more effectively and creating a cleaner environment. These inspiring s... Read More


Soon, 200% compensation for land affected by high-voltage lines

Lucknow, Jan. 11 -- In a major relief to farmers, the Uttar Pradesh government is set to more than double the compensation for land affected by high-tension power lines and transmission towers by adop... Read More


Monkey menace in UP continues to grow amid two depts' turf war

LUCKNOW, Jan. 10 -- Even as complaints of monkey attacks, damage to property and disruption to daily life continue to rise across cities and towns in Uttar Pradesh, a bureaucratic deadlock between the... Read More


Only 12% enrol in OTS despite Rs.6,367 cr power theft dues

LUCKNOW, Jan. 7 -- Uttar Pradesh's one-time settlement (OTS) scheme for power theft has received a tepid response, with just 12% of eligible consumers enrolling despite substantial waivers on offer. T... Read More


End of the road? Commercial tax department orders review of its mobile squads' utility

LUCKNOW, Jan. 7 -- Is it the end of the road for the state commercial tax department's enforcement mobile squads in Uttar Pradesh much like the border check posts-long seen as centres of corruption we... Read More