With no takers for her PPP projects, Maya now means business

Tuesday 13 January '09

With investors staying away from over a half dozen Public Private Partnership projects announced over the last one year, Chief Minister Mayawati is determined to know the reason why.

Obstructed, SP now targets Congress

Saturday 10 January '09

Frustrated with its “no-gain” support to the UPA government, the Samajwadi Party is now treading on the toes of Congress, the state alliance partner it is contemplating for the Lok Sabha polls.

Poll defeat forces Maya to hum bijli, pani tune

Sunday 21 December '08

The recent Assembly elections seem to have been an eye-opener for Chief Minister Mayawati. The results have forced her to realise that to make a mark in national politics...

Maya’s makeover: Asks cadres to go out and win ‘em all

Friday 19 December '08

The much-acclaimed social engineering concept, which brought the Bahujan Samaj Party to power last year, has not worked in party’s favour in the recently concluded Assembly elections in four states.

Maya gift wraps projects with commercial land

Wednesday 17 December '08

After failing to attract invstors in Public Private Partnership projects in the state, the Mayawati government is offering them incentives in urban infrastructure schemes.

State revenue board to get best e-governed department award

Friday 12 December '08

The state Board of Revenue has got a reason to celebrate. After being tagged as the “punishment posting” department, it is now being recognised for digitising its land related records and making its office paperless across the state.

Maya sets timetable for bureaucrats

Thursday 11 December '08

To scan the progress made in the area of relief and developmental work, Chief Minister Mayawati has decided to set a strict timetable for her bureaucrats.

With just two in SP hand, Cong won’t beat about bush

Tuesday 9 December '08

Two out of 300. That’s how the Samajwadi Party tally stood on Monday after Assembly election results were declared in four states, all neigbouring Uttar Pradesh.

With just two in SP hand, Cong won’t beat about bush

Tuesday 9 December '08

Two out of 300. That’s how the SP tally stood after Assembly election results were declared in four states, all neigbouring Uttar Pradesh.

After Maya, UPA hikes mid-day meal costs

Saturday 6 December '08

Realising that the increase in prices of essentials items is affecting the quality of mid-day meals, the UPA government has decided to pitch in with more for the scheme.

Karchana project to cost state more

Saturday 6 December '08

The public may have to pay a high price for a bad decision of the state government.

Search begins for ‘climate crusaders’

Thursday 4 December '08

The British Council, in partnership with The Energy and Resources Institute, has launched a competition ‘The International Climate Champions 2009’.

UP does a first, revamps NREGS

Wednesday 3 December '08

Uttar Pradesh has become probably the first state in the country to eliminate the role of Public Works Department in the implementation of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme.

World Bank grant to help upgrade tech institutes

Tuesday 2 December '08

With Rs 230 crore World Bank grant on way, the state is set to introduce quality education in its 120 technical colleges at the post-graduate level.

Who’s best prepared of them all?

Thursday 27 November '08

Well-Planned and methodical - that’s the campaign of the Bahujan Samaj Party for Assembly elections in four poll-bound states.

Despite recession, UP govt plans civil airbase at Bareilly

Tuesday 25 November '08

The aviation industry might be suffering a setback owing to worldwide recession-but the state government is using the opportunity to develop infrastructure in the sector.

Shelve Expressways, focus on local export clusters ; experts advise UP govt

Sunday 23 November '08

Experts have suggested the Uttar Pradesh government to keep its expressway projects — Ganga, Yamuna and Hindon — on backburner, especially during the ongoing recession.

PPP nodal project officer removed, no reason cited

Thursday 20 November '08

The nodal officer for state’s Public-Private Partnership projects, Archana Agarwal, has been told to hand over the charge of her three posts.

No time to meet investors, Maya gives it all a miss

Tuesday 18 November '08

In a span of just five months, Chief Minister Mayawati has given two important investors’ meetings a miss. After the much-hyped “Investors Meet” in July, it was the turn of the “Uttar Pradesh Day” at the India International Trade Fair (IITF), which opened in New Delhi on Monday .

All hands on deck in Mayawati’s poll plan

Thursday 13 November '08

Bahujan Samaj Party president Mayawati’s MPs, MLAs are working over time for the Assembly elections in five states.

In Bhilai, Maya begins election campaign

Monday 10 November '08

The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) national president Mayawati kicked off her poll campaign on Sunday with an election rally in Bhilai, Chhatisgarh.

Smart carts to replace vegetable thelas soon

Wednesday 5 November '08

The Uttar Pradesh government will take the help of the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad to introduce “hand-held smart vegetable carts” in the state.

Soon, mandi rates will be available on cellphone

Tuesday 4 November '08

After a month of successful trial, the Uttar Pradesh government is ready for the “soft launch” of its scheme to provide mandi rates to the state’s farmers on Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited phones.

BJP’s Lok Sabha strategy: ignore rebellion in UP, welcome good governance in other states

Tuesday 4 November '08

Forget rebellion in Uttar Pradesh, welcome good governance in other states-this is the mantra, the Bhartiya Janata Party will follow in the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections.

Society to hold RTI gun to government’s head

Sunday 2 November '08

Members of the civil society are all set to pull the governments — both central and the states — for not spending enough money to publicise the Right to Information (RTI) Act 2005, thereby limiting the use of this powerful tool.