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Despite 8 GOs, lawmakers sayofficers not taking their calls

Lucknow, March 2 -- At least eight Government Orders (GOs) in the past four years, including one issued on Friday, have instructed senior officers to feed the contact numbers of public representatives... Read More


CDO directs Varanasi banks to speed up loan distribution

VARANASI, March 2 -- There are over 2,000 applications pending for loans in Varanasi under Chief Minister Yuva Udyami Vikas Abhiyan Yojana (CMYUVA), indicating that the scheme is going slow in the dis... Read More


8 GOs fail to ring in an end to lawmakers' complaints

Lucknow, March 2 -- At least eight Government Orders (GOs) in the past four years, including one issued on Friday, have instructed senior officers to feed the contact numbers of public representatives... Read More


4 killed, many hurt as bus rams into truck

AGRA, March 2 -- Four passengers were killed and around 24 others suffered injuries when a sleeper coach bus rammed into stationary truck on the Agra-Lucknow Expressway in Fatehabad area of Agra early... Read More


Taking new power connections in undeveloped colonies dearer now

Lucknow, March 2 -- Taking new power connections in undeveloped and un-electrified colonies will now become costlier. This is because the U.P. Electricity Regulatory Commission (UPERC) has doubled the... Read More


Gehlot flays Raj govt for discontinuing smartphone scheme in state

Jaipur, March 2 -- Former chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Saturday criticised the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state government for halting the scheme providing smartphones to women, with the se... Read More


Bihar Governor opens two-day festival of literature on music

PATNA, March 2 -- Bihar governor Arif Mohammad Khan on Saturday inaugurated the two-day "Rango Aadab - Festival of Literature on Music", which saw an eclectic gathering of music maestros, virtuosos, m... Read More


Gehlot criticises govt for halting smartphone scheme for women

Jaipur, March 2 -- Former chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Saturday criticised the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state government for halting the scheme providing smartphones to women, with the se... Read More


Hindu groups hold bandh over Bijainagar incident

Jaipur, March 2 -- Hindu organisations on Saturday held a day-long bandh in Ajmer district in protest against the alleged rape and attempted forced conversion of five minors in Bijainagar. The Bharat... Read More


Govt to launch one-time settlement scheme: Min

Jaipur, March 2 -- Rajasthan minister Avinash Gehlot on Saturday said that the state government will launch a one-time settlement scheme, with the aim of helping clear loans provided by various state ... Read More