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Health dept ups vigil after three swine flu cases emerge in city

LUCKNOW, Aug. 26 -- Three fresh cases of swine flu (H1N1) have emerged in Lucknow over the past month, prompting the health department to step up surveillance and boost medical preparedness across the... Read More


HC orders UP govt to relocate victim's family to Gzb or Noida

LUCKNOW, Aug. 26 -- The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court on Monday directed the Uttar Pradesh government to rehabilitate and relocate to Ghaziabad or Noida the family of the 19-year-old Dalit... Read More


UP clears Rs.6.70 crore for 51 aided schools

LUCKNOW, Aug. 26 -- The Uttar Pradesh government has sanctioned Rs.6.70 crore for infrastructure work in 51 aided secondary schools under the Project Alankar, amid the ongoing #SchoolTheekKaro campaig... Read More


Ganga E-way extension to Haridwar approved, IT City norms relaxed

LUCKNOW, Aug. 26 -- The Uttar Pradesh cabinet on Tuesday approved a slew of expressway and infrastructure development projects, including the extension of the six-lane, expandable to eight-lane, green... Read More


MBBS, BDS internship stipend hiked to Rs.25K

LUCKNOW, Aug. 26 -- Accepting medicos' demand to hike their monthly internship allowance, the Uttar Pradesh Cabinet on Tuesday doubled the stipend of MBBS and BDS students in government medical colleg... Read More


UP clears 30-yr lease of JPNIC to pvt consortium

LUCKNOW, Aug. 26 -- Uttar Pradesh cabinet on Tuesday approved the Lucknow Development Authority's proposal to hand over the Jayaprakash Narayan International Centre (JPNIC) to a private consortium, wh... Read More


BSP to go solo in UP, U'khandand Punjab polls: Mayawati

LUCKNOW, Aug. 26 -- Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Tuesday said her party will contest the upcoming assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Punjab on its own strength. "BSP ... Read More


CEC flags missing names, asks BLOs to add women, young voters

LUCKNOW, Aug. 26 -- Chief election commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar here on Tuesday described booth level officers (BLOs) as the foundation of Indian democracy and urged them to ensure that all eligib... Read More


Fresh vigilance search at house of MLA's brother yields Rs.49 lakh

LUCKNOW, Aug. 26 -- : The vigilance department on Tuesday seized cash and valuables worth around Rs.49 lakh and sealed a house valued at nearly Rs.1 crore during a fresh search in a disproportionate a... Read More


Declared dead, man found driving scooter in Agra, jailed

Agra, Aug. 26 -- An accused declared dead in a 1999 forgery case was found riding a scooter on Agra roads earlier this year, nearly three decades after the case was filed. He surrendered before an Agr... Read More