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Stricter tender norms forcontractors working with PWD

LUCKNOW, May 25 -- Aiming to improve quality of public infrastructure projects, the Uttar Pradesh government has introduced stricter tender norms for contractors involved in the construction of roads,... Read More


Once again trust tried and tested BSP: Mayawati sounds poll bugle in UP

LUCKNOW, May 25 -- Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Sunday invoked the 'Iron Lady' leadership of her four term government in UP to attack the BJP government and call upon the people to brin... Read More


BJP plunged country into 'economic crisis', says Akhilesh Yadav

LUCKNOW, May 25 -- Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday accused the BJP governments at the Centre and in the state of plunging the country into a "severe economic crisis" marked by infla... Read More


'Call me auto wala': Rajbhar drives auto to counter SP chief's jibe

LUCKNOW, May 25 -- Turning a social media jibe into a political show of strength, panchayati raj minister Om Prakash Rajbhar on Sunday drove an auto-rickshaw through Lucknow streets to counter alleged... Read More


INA trials united people across country, says Subhashini Ali

LUCKNOW, May 25 -- Subhashini Ali, senior CPI (M) leader and former MP, on Sunday said the trials of Indian National Army (INA) soldiers during the freedom struggle deeply influenced public opinion an... Read More


UP Board to study why boys lag behind girls in Class 10, 12 exam

PRAYAGRAJ, May 25 -- The Uttar Pradesh Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad also known as UP Board will begin a series of brainstorming sessions to examine why girls have consistently outperformed boys in its h... Read More


Two men accused of robbing rural women killed in encounter

LUCKNOW, May 25 -- Two men accused of repeatedly targeting women in rural areas were killed in a police encounter in Aligarh district on Sunday evening, police said. The two men had allegedly looted e... Read More


17-yr-old tourist killed in alleged assault by guards at Vns ghat; 5 held

VARANASI, May 25 -- A 17-year-old tourist died and four others were injured after a group of visitors from Sonbhadra was allegedly assaulted at Namo Ghat on Sunday morning, police said. The incident o... Read More


'Don't just lodgecomplaints, fix them'

Lucknow, May 25 -- Amid mounting complaints over electricity disruptions, energy minister AK Sharma on Sunday took a tough stance on grievance redressal mechanisms during a surprise inspection of the ... Read More


7 of India's 29 hottest cities in UP

LUCKNOW, May 25 -- Uttar Pradesh continued to reel under intense heat on Sunday with seven cities from the state figuring among the 29 hottest places in the country where temperatures crossed 45 degre... Read More