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After Centre stops funding, UP allocates Rs.22,452 crore

Lucknow, Feb. 12 -- The Uttar Pradesh government has made a provision of Rs.22,452 crore for all components of the Jal Jeevan Mission in the state budget. Recently, replying to a question in the Rajya... Read More


UP goes big on food processing, logistics

Lucknow, Feb. 12 -- In a push to strengthen its rural economy, increase farmer incomes, and expand welfare delivery systems, the Uttar Pradesh government has unveiled an ambitious investment plan focu... Read More


Special focus on social welfare as budget provides Rs.14,953 crore

Lucknow, Feb. 12 -- The Uttar Pradesh government has given special priority to social welfare in the 2026-27 budget, providing Rs.14,953 crore, an increase of 8 percent compared to 2025-26. Finance mi... Read More


House, schools give over at same time, central Lko crawls

LUCKNOW, Feb. 12 -- Thousands of commuters in central Lucknow were caught in bumper-to-bumper traffic on Wednesday as traffic diversions, VVIP movement and school dispersal coincided to choke key rout... Read More


Allocations for ongoing projects prioritised

India, Feb. 12 -- The State Budget for 2026-27, presented on Wednesday, focused on allocations for ongoing and proposed projects announced in the past, but there was no significant announcement for an... Read More


Mystery continues to shroud Mathura family deaths

Agra, Feb. 12 -- Mystery continues to surround the deaths of five family members found inside their house in Khapparpur village of Mathura district on Tuesday morning. Police suspect the case to be on... Read More


SP MLA's OBC certificate cancelled

Meerut, Feb. 12 -- The caste certificate of Samajwadi Party MLA Mohammad Faheem, who represents Bilari in Moradabad district, has been cancelled by a district-level verification committee after it fou... Read More


Cabinet okays min wage for labourers

Dehradun, Feb. 12 -- The state cabinet chaired by chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Wednesday approved the payment of minimum wages to remaining daily wage workers employed in the forest departmen... Read More


4 sentenced to life for man's murder in 2018

Rudrapur, Feb. 12 -- A district and sessions court in Champawat has sentenced four men to life imprisonment for the murder of a 27-year-old man in 2018, and a fine of Rs.50,000 was also imposed on eac... Read More


IIT roorkee flags changing WDs, warns of surge in disaster risks

Dehradun, Feb. 12 -- A new research study by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee has highlighted a fundamental shift in the behaviour of Western Disturbances (WDs), a key weather system i... Read More