BJP finds scapegoat in Kushwaha
The BJP in Uttar Pradesh has finally found a scapegoat for the party’s debacle in the recent elections.
UP govt bans burgers, chips, colas from school premises
Children used to feasting on burgers, chips, colas and Maggi noodles will now be in distress.
The UP government has sent a letter to all schools - ICSE, CBSE as well as UP Board-- to ban sale of junk
Mayawati's number plate scam revealed
As Uttar Pradesh was gearing up for Assembly elections, the Mayawati government was busy finalising a huge financial scam worth crores of rupees, which has now been struck down by the Allahabad high c
When did Gandhi become father of the nation?
The query posed by a 10-year-old girl from Lucknow has revealed that the Central government does not know when and how Mahatma Gandhi became the Father of the Nation.
New norms set for jobless allowance
Unemployed, partially employed and even fully employed are waiting in the queues that seem to get longer by the day outside employment exchanges.
Traffic cops in Lucknow take to 'gandhigiri'
Don't be surprised if you see traffic policemen extending roses and eclairs to motorists jumping the red light or breaching other rules. The police have decided to embrace 'gandhigiri'.
Lucknow's new
Lobbying begins for 13 Vidhan Parishad seats
Biennial elections to 13 seats in the Vidhan Parishad are scheduled to be held later this month and expectedly, it is the Samajwadi Party that has the maximum number of claimants for the upper house.
Ten-year old queries on father of the nation status to Gandhi
A query posted by a 10-year-old girl under the Right to Information Act (RTI) regarding father of nation status to Mahatma Gandhi has raised a piquant situation before the government.
In February th
UP to revise Mayawati's excise policy
The Akhilesh Yadav-led Uttar Pradesh government has decided to re-examine the excise policy of the previous Mayawati government to help increase revenue.
An official order to this effect was issued o
More UP houses have mobiles than toilets
The number of households in rural areas in Uttar Pradesh having mobile phones has increased from 2.4 per cent in 2001 to 63.6 per cent in 2011, showing a massive upsurge in telecom penetration.