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ED seizes Rs.10-cr assets of 'Robot' director

New Delhi, Feb. 21 -- The ED has attached three immovable properties worth over Rs.10 crore owned by film director and producer S Shankar under the stringent Prevention of Money Laundering Act, in con... Read More


State govt commits Rs.8,105 cr for pensions to elderly, farmers

Lucknow, Feb. 21 -- In the Budget presented for 2025-26 on Thursday, the Uttar Pradesh government allocated substantial funds for social welfare programmes that aim to benefit the elderly, farmers, SC... Read More


Rs.1,225 cr for MSMEs, Rs.23.9K cr for industries

Lucknow, Feb. 21 -- The state government has made significant budgetary allocations for the micro, small, and medium enterprise (MSME) sector, which is considered the backbone of the state's industry ... Read More


Rs.40k crore for law & order; Rs.339 crore for police welfare and tech

LUCKNOW, Feb. 21 -- While an estimated Rs 40,869 crore has been set aside for police for the year 2025-26 as law and order remains a key focus of the state government, an amount of Rs 339 crore will b... Read More


Major boost to SC/ST, backwards & specially abled

LUCKNOW, Feb. 21 -- In a move aimed at supporting the welfare of marginalised SC/ST, backward class and specially-abled, the state government has allocated a significant sum of Rs 508,214.79 lakh (Rs ... Read More


'It's their 2nd last budget...visionless and hollow'

LUCKNOW, Feb. 21 -- Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav termed the UP government's budget as "visionless, directionless and hollow," saying it lacks clarity on development, how inflation will be tack... Read More


Keeping borrowings in limits challenge amid GSDP growth

LUCKNOW, Feb. 21 -- Although the Uttar Pradesh government has sounded optimism with the gross state domestic product (GSDP)'s growth rate projections in its annual budget for 2025-2026, it faces the c... Read More


State's clean air mgmt gets Rs 198 crore push

LUCKNOW, Feb. 21 -- The state government on Thursday allocated Rs 198 crore for the Uttar Pradesh Clean Air Management Project (UPCAMP), which prioritises actions to reach air quality targets in the 2... Read More


Jewar gets 47% share of outlay for civil aviation

Lucknow, Feb. 21 -- Civil aviation in Uttar Pradesh received Rs 3,152 crore in the Budget for 2025-26. Around Rs 1,500 crore of the outlay was earmarked for land acquisition and other activities at t... Read More


Excise target revised to Rs.63k cr from Rs.55k cr

Lucknow, Feb. 21 -- The Uttar Pradesh government has revised the excise revenue target upwards from Rs 55,000 crore to Rs 63,000 crore for the financial year 2025-26. Welcoming the state budget, mini... Read More