Protocol violation plaints by legislators continue to rise

LUCKNOW, June 2 -- A cabinet minister was seen yelling at an additional district magistrate and additional superintendent of police of a west UP district for not being given guard of honour. He also q... Read More

2027 U.P. polls: Murmurs in Congress about 'possible' seat sharing with SP

LUCKNOW, May 25 -- Amid indications that the Congress and the Samajwadi Party may be at play in 2027 UP assembly polls, there are murmurs in the grand old party about a 'possible' seat-sharing arrange... Read More

U.P. IAS cadre's declining number at Centre a cause of concern, feel officers

LUCKNOW, May 2 -- Uttar Pradesh's low representation in the state cadre IAS officers on deputation to the Centre has become a cause of concern in the corridors of power. There are only four IAS office... Read More

A poll promise that Rae Bareli MP will keep with his Amethi visit

LUCKNOW, April 29 -- When Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi begins his visit to Rae Bareli and Amethi on Tuesday, he will probably be keeping one of the promises he made i... Read More

U.P. govt says 80% of its total annual budget used in 2024-25

LUCKNOW, April 23 -- The Uttar Pradesh government has claimed to have used nearly 80 per cent of its total annual budget of approximately Rs.7.66 lakh crore, including the two supplementary budgets, t... Read More

Single-window clearances: Nivesh Mitra set for reform as new law proposed

LUCKNOW, April 18 -- The Uttar Pradesh government has proposed a new single- window law as it has started the process to reform Nivesh Mitra and provide a single contact point to investors for issuing... Read More

U.P. govt ready with investment, CD ratio reports to assess works of DCs, DMs

LUCKNOW, April 18 -- The Uttar Pradesh government is going to keep a close watch on annual performance appraisal reports (PARs) of divisional commissioners (DCs) and district magistrates (DMs) this ye... Read More

Amid resentment, amendments to Cong list of dist, city chiefs in U.P. likely

LUCKNOW, April 17 -- A few last-minute changes made in the list of Congress district and city unit presidents announced last month continue to be the cause of concern and resentment brewing in the gra... Read More

Urdu Uttar Pradesh's 2nd official language, but few takers for its proficiency exam

LUCKNOW, March 30 -- Even though Urdu has remained the state's second official language since 1989, the UP government's Urdu proficiency examination appears to have evoked little interest over the yea... Read More

UP's tale of transformation: From a BIMARU state to one with $ 1 trillion economy target

LUCKNOW, March 24 -- When Yogi Adityanath took over the reins in 2017, Uttar Pradesh was tagged a 'BIMARU' state. Eight years down the line, the state aims to become a trillion-dollar economy by 2029-... Read More