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Purvanchal gets Rs 400 cr, Bundelkhand Rs 150 cr

Lucknow, Feb. 12 -- Despite overall development across the state, regional disparities still exist. The state government has tried to address this issue by allocating special funds for backward region... Read More


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


Won't interfere with NIA probe in Bengal violence for now: SC

New Delhi, Feb. 12 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it would not interfere at this stage with the National Investigation Agency's (NIA) probe into the recent violence at West Bengal's Beldanga i... Read More


Lucknow emerges key focus of UP's health strategy

LUCKNOW, Feb. 12 -- As the Uttar Pradesh government advances its ambitious plan to establish a medical college in each of the state's 75 districts, the capital city has consolidated its position as th... Read More


Funding push to set Lko Metro expansion rolling

LUCKNOW, Feb. 12 -- In a funding boost, the Lucknow Metro's Phase 1B has received a total allocation of Rs.550 crore, combining a Rs.150-crore grant from the urban development capital budget and a Rs.... 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