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Galgotias Univ under fire in UPassembly, Oppn seeks probe

LUCKNOW, Feb. 20 -- Galgotias University was under fire in the Uttar Pradesh legislative assembly on Thursday as the Opposition demanded an explanation from the university and a House ruling for a pro... Read More


Energy min says no decision to privatise discoms yet

Lucknow, Feb. 20 -- Energy minister AK Sharma told the state assembly on Thursday that the state government has not yet decided to privatise power distribution companies (discoms). He added that if su... Read More


Mahana orders probe into fake signatures of MLAs

LUCKNOW, Feb. 20 -- UP assembly speaker Satish Mahana on Thursday ordered a probe into the fake signatures of two MLAs on the application under Rule 51 (calling attention to matters of urgent public i... Read More


SP MLAs walk out from assembly

LUCKNOW, Feb. 20 -- Samajwadi Party members staged a walkout in the Uttar Pradesh legislative assembly on Thursday on the issue of alleged poor fertiliser supply to farmers in the state. The walkout a... Read More


Maurya takes jibe at SP over KV Corridor land purchase concerns

LUCKNOW, Feb. 20 -- Taking a swipe at the Samajwadi Party (SP) in the Uttar Pradesh legislative council on Thursday, deputy chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya said the party would not have been in th... Read More


CLP leader for cut in ITI fee structure

LUCKNOW, Feb. 20 -- Congress Legislative Party leader Aradhana Mishra on Thursday raised the issue of ITIs and State Industrial Training Institutes in the UP legislative assembly. "In rural areas, mos... Read More


CAG flags gaps in contracts, plot allotments

LUCKNOW, Feb. 20 -- The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report tabled in the Uttar Pradesh legislative assembly on Thursday has highlighted major shortcomings in the functioning of the Uttar Pra... Read More


Planning lapses, idle equipment: CAG report highlights shortcomings in AYUSH dept

LUCKNOW, Feb. 20 -- The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG), in a report tabled in the Uttar Pradesh legislative assembly on Thursday, has flagged gaps in planning, production and infrastructure in ... Read More


SP MLA seeks approval for loudspeakers during Ramzan, minister cites SC ban

Lucknow, Feb. 20 -- Finance and parliamentary affairs minister Suresh Kumar Khanna on Thursday said that the state government had banned loudspeaker use after 10pm following Supreme Court orders. The ... Read More


WA accounts of LDA VC, two other officials hacked

LUCKNOW, Feb. 20 -- Cyber fraudsters hacked the WhatsApp accounts of three senior officials of the Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) within 24 hours and sent messages seeking money to people in thei... Read More