Conspiracy in UP firing that killed three?
April 2nd, 2012 - 2:15 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, April 2 (IANS) Amid theories suggesting a "larger conspiracy", the Uttar Pradesh government has ordered a probe into the Sunday firing in Etawah that killed three people.Other than a ... Read more...
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152 police officers transferred in UP
April 2nd, 2012 - 1:34 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, April 2 (IANS) In a late night development, the Uttar Pradesh government transferred 152 Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSPs) rank officials, effecting a third tier of transfers in the ... Read more...
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Shifting of officials continues in UP
March 31st, 2012 - 2:05 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 31 (IANS) Continuing its bureaucratic reshuffling, the Uttar Pradesh government Friday shifted nine Indian Administrative Service (IAS), eight Indian Police Service (IPS) officers, 25 Provincial Civil Service (PCS) ... Read more...
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12 IAS transferred in UP
March 27th, 2012 - 11:47 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 27 (IANS) After a major overhaul of the state police force, the Uttar Pradesh government Tuesday effected a major reshuffle of the state bureaucracy, transferring 12 Indian Administrative ... Read more...
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Z-security provided to judges linked to Ayodhya Title suit
March 27th, 2012 - 1:49 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 27 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government Monday informed the Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court (HC) that it had provided Z-category security to the three judges connected to ... Read more...
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Development work to be videographed in UP
March 24th, 2012 - 12:38 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 24 (IANS) In a bid to check corruption and use of sub-standard material in construction work in the rural areas, the Uttar Pradesh government has decided to get ... Read more...
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Lok Sabha polls anytime after a year: Mulayam (Lead)
March 23rd, 2012 - 6:20 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 23 (IANS) Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav Friday asked his party workers to brace up for the Lok Sabha polls which he predicted could be held ... Read more...
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Lok Sabha polls can happen any time after an year: Mulayam
March 23rd, 2012 - 6:00 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 23 (IANS) Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav Friday asked his party workers to brace up for the Lok Sabha polls which he predicted could be held ... Read more...
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24×7 power for Akhilesh, Mulayam’s constituencies
March 22nd, 2012 - 8:27 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 22 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government Thursday ordered round-the-clock power supply to the constituencies represented by Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, his father and Samajwadi Party (SP) president Mulayam ... Read more...
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UP abolishes Cabinet Secretary’s post
March 21st, 2012 - 2:39 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 21 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government has done away with the Cabinet Secretary's post, put in place by erstwhile chief minister Mayawati.As per a new government order issued ... Read more...
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Court takes up threat to Ayodhya verdict judges, lawyers
March 21st, 2012 - 1:37 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 20 (IANS) In a significant development, the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court Tuesday directed the Uttar Pradesh government to give it details of the steps it ... Read more...
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Akhilesh rejigs bureaucracy, 30 officials transferred
March 19th, 2012 - 1:05 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 18 (IANS) In a major bureaucratic reshuffle by the new Uttar Pradesh government of Akhilesh Yadav, 30 officials, mostly IAS, were transferred late Sunday.This included district magistrates of ... Read more...
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UP cabinet approves Samajwadi Party’s polls sops
March 16th, 2012 - 1:05 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 15 (IANS) In its first cabinet meeting, the Uttar Pradesh government Thursday approved the promise made by the Samajwadi Party (SP) in its manifesto to distribute free laptops ... Read more...
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Only six states respond on pending mercy pleas
March 15th, 2012 - 12:09 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) Only six states have responded to the Supreme Court order seeking details of the mercy petitions pending with them.The court had given them three days ... Read more...
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UP foodgrain scam: Apex court seeks CBI’s response (Lead)
March 14th, 2012 - 10:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday asked the Uttar Pradesh government and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to respond to a plea seeking lifting of curbs ... Read more...
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UP foodgrain scam: Apex court seeks CBI’s response
March 14th, 2012 - 8:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday asked the Uttar Pradesh government and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to respond to a plea seeking lifting of curbs ... Read more...
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Mulayam will be chief minister, says Akhilesh
March 5th, 2012 - 5:19 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 5 (IANS) Samajwadi Party (SP) president Mulayam Singh Yadav Monday refused to say who would head the next Uttar Pradesh government, but his son Akhilesh was categorical - ... Read more...
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‘Create a helpline for rape victims’
March 2nd, 2012 - 3:03 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 2 (IANS) In a significant development, the Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court has asked the Uttar Pradesh government to create a helpline for rape victims.A bench comprising ... Read more...
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Noida police draw flak for exposing rape victim (Lead)
February 28th, 2012 - 12:41 am ICT by IANS
Noida/New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) After drawing flak from all sides over the naming of the 17-year-old victim of a gang-rape, Noida police have ordered an inquiry in the ... Read more...
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Apex court reserves verdict on Talwars’ trial transfer plea
February 27th, 2012 - 9:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday reserved its verdict on the plea by dentist couple Rajesh Talwar and Nupur Talwar for transfer of trial in their daughter ... Read more...
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Noida police irresponsible, broke law: Women actvists
February 27th, 2012 - 5:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) Women rights activists Monday slammed the Noida police for their superintendent of police (SP) naming a gangrape victim at a press conference, and said ... Read more...
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Small and medium industries complain of neglect in UP
February 6th, 2012 - 11:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) The Federation of Indian Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (FISME) Monday criticised the Uttar Pradesh government for neglecting the sector."Chief minister of Uttar Pradesh could ... Read more...
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UP quizzed on faulty implemenation of ICDS
February 2nd, 2012 - 6:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) After being in the eye of a storm for corruption in National Rural Health Mission projects, the Uttar Pradesh government finds itself under the scanner ... Read more...
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Prison authorities told to compensate ill-treated prisoners
January 31st, 2012 - 12:45 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission recommended that the Uttar Pradesh government should pay Rs.25,000 each to three prisoners who were ill-treated by the prison authorities ... Read more...
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Remove home secretary, police chief, poll panel tells Mayawati
January 7th, 2012 - 11:25 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Jan 7 (IANS) The Election Commission Saturday asked the Uttar Pradesh government to remove the state's home secretary and the police chief.Making the announcement here, ruling Bahujan Samaj ... Read more...
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BSP parliamentarian booked under stringent law
December 16th, 2011 - 12:04 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Dec 15 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government Friday invoked the stringent gangsters act aggainst don-turned-Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) MP Dhananjay Singh who was arrested last week for a ... Read more...
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Dead man alive: Apex court asks Jhansi court to probe
December 9th, 2011 - 11:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) Two step brothers had similar names and one of them was allegedly murdered 11 years ago. The three men convicted for the crime have told ... Read more...
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Uttar Pradesh expands industry scheme
December 8th, 2011 - 7:28 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Dec 8 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government has extended to 27 more districts its initiative of a unique online platform for entrepreneurs, an official said.'Nivesh Mitra' was introduced in ... Read more...
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‘Montek satisfied with work in Bundelkhand’
December 5th, 2011 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Dec 5 (IANS) Refuting allegations levelled by Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Aluwalia about poor implementation of the special Bundelkkhand package released by the union government, the ... Read more...
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US Maryland state’s governor invites Indian investors
December 3rd, 2011 - 11:42 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Dec 3 (IANS) Leading a delegation of officials from the Maryland state government of the US, senior executives from more than 50 leading businesses and academic institutions, Governor Martin ... Read more...
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Rs.5 lakh for kin of Uttar Pradesh custody death victim
November 30th, 2011 - 10:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government paid a compensation of Rs.5 lakh to the family of a minor boy who died in police custody in Badaun district ... Read more...
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BJP leader Vinay Katiyar claims threat to life
November 29th, 2011 - 11:27 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Nov 29 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) vice president Vinay Katiyar, a member of the Shri Ram Janma Bhoomi Mukti Yagya Samiti since 1984, Tuesday claimed threat to ... Read more...
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Uttar Pradesh government transfers ‘mentally unstable’ senior cop
November 18th, 2011 - 11:46 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Nov 18 (IANS) Exactly two weeks after he was declared "mentally unstable" when he openly lambasted the state government for alleged corruption, the Uttar Pradesh government Friday transferred deputy ... Read more...
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Apex court raps Uttar Pradesh on Taj Mahal protection
November 15th, 2011 - 11:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 15 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday rapped the Uttar Pradesh government for failing to explain whether water supply for the wooden foundation of the Taj Mahal ... Read more...
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CBI to probe rural health scheme in Uttar Pradesh (Lead)
November 15th, 2011 - 7:28 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Nov 15 (IANS) The Allahabad High Court Tuesday ordered the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to probe alleged financial lapses in the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) across Uttar ... Read more...
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