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With no takers, state relaxes housing scheme norms

Monday 9 November '09

Failing to find enough people for allotment of free houses to the urban poor under the Manyawar Shree Kanshiramji Shahri Gareeb Awaas Yojna-launched last year-the state government now plans to relax the norms.
Maya wants walking track near Memorial, fresh saplings pay price

Saturday 7 November '09

Over 400 saplings of various plant varieties have been uprooted from the Gomti embankment, near Ambedkar Memorial, making way for walking tracks, paved with stones, and stone pedestals.
Twin lakes Moti and Jamuna set for a Rs 24-cr facelift

Saturday 31 October '09

Having been neglected for decades, Moti Jheel and Jamuna Jheel — the two interconnected water bodies in Lucknow — is in for the much-needed facelift.
Rs 35 lakh spent on bridge, now govt wants a park there

Wednesday 28 October '09

After spending Rs 35 lakh on constructing three pillars for a bridge that was set to come up over the Havelock Nullah in Mall Avenue area, the Uttar Pradesh State Bridge Corporation (UPSBC) began dismantling the same nearly a week ago.
Cap in quota contracts set to go up

Tuesday 27 October '09

Within four months of introducing 23 per cent reservation for SCs and STs in government contracts up to Rs 5 lakh, the state government has initiated an exercise to extend the reservation to contracts of higher value.
US firm gets consultant’s job for Gomti river project

Saturday 24 October '09

A US-BASED firm, Tetra Tech, has been appointed as consultant for the Gomti River Front Development Project — meant to give a facelift to the riverfront in Lucknow.
2 roads to Nepal border to get wider

Wednesday 21 October '09

The Uttar Pradesh Public Works Department will widen and strengthen two important highways leading to Nepal, based on the public-private-partnership model.
BHU faculty declared ‘network centre’ for physics

Tuesday 20 October '09

The University Grants Commission has selected the Department of Physics at the Banaras Hindu University to be developed as a “network centre of physics”.
Quota in govt contracts a hit, target achieved

Tuesday 20 October '09

Within months of its implementation, the state government scheme of 23 per cent reservation for SCs and STs in contracts worth up to Rs 5 lakh has already been a hit.
Maya scores with SC/ST quota in govt contracts

Tuesday 20 October '09

The UP government’s scheme of 23 per cent reservation for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in contracts worth up...
Highway project may be stalled as state plays spoiler

Tuesday 13 October '09

The National Highway Authority of India is likely to abandon the four-laning of the 80-km Muzaffarnagar-Hardwar section of the Delhi-Dehradun corridor.
Fate of 80-km stretch on Delhi-Dehradun highway hangs in balance

Tuesday 13 October '09

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is likely to abandon the four-laning of the 80-km Muzaffarnagar-Hardwar section of the Delhi-Dehradun corridor following the Uttar Pradesh Government’s refusal to sign a State Support Agreement for a 21-km stretch that falls in the state.
Now, preserve flower colour for 20 yrs

Monday 12 October '09

A research scholar of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) has developed a method that, florists believe, will help preserve the natural colour and shape of leaves and flowers for a period of at least 20 years.
Highway project back on track as agitating locals pipe down

Sunday 11 October '09

After a long wait, the Meerut-Muzaffarnagar highway project is back on track with the Muzaffarnagar district administration settling the grievances of the locals.
NHAI set to extend Sitapur-Bareilly section

Friday 9 October '09

Commuting from Lucknow to Delhi will soon be faster, safer and free from traffic congestion.
Now, satellite images to map city’s development area

Sunday 4 October '09

To ensure perfection in drafting the city’s development plan, the Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) has decided to get satellite images of its development area.
Price rise hits Maya’s project

Friday 2 October '09

The development agencies engaged in construction of small houses for urban poor under Manyawar Shree Kanshiramji Shahari Gareeb Awaas Yojna...
For smooth placements of its students, UPTU has a new design

Thursday 1 October '09

The Uttar Pradesh Technical University — the only technical university in the state — has decided to introduce a course in design and manufacturing with an aim to enhance the employability of the students.
Lucknow to get outer ring road to help ease traffic

Monday 28 September '09

The National Highway Authority of India has decided to develop an outer ring road in Lucknow to help prevent traffic congestion in the city.
Sole bidder JP Associates chosen for Agra ring road

Saturday 26 September '09

The Uttar Pradesh government has decided to award the contract of developing the inner ring road at Agra to Jai Prakash Associates Ltd — the sole bidder for the project.
Virtual classrooms: UPTU to start trial run soon

Friday 25 September '09

The Uttar Pradesh Technical University will start with the trial run of its proposed virtual classrooms from January 2010.
‘Not enough in numbers’, 49 buses stay idle at Lucknow workshop

Wednesday 23 September '09

Waiting for a formal launch, as many as 49 new low-floor buses — both AC and non-AC — have been lying idle at the Gomti Nagar workshop of UP State Road Transport Corporation for over a month and no one is sure when these will hit the roads.
Lucknow Metro: Deadline missed, now project report by Dec

Monday 21 September '09

Three months behind schedule, the Detailed Project Report (DPR) of the Lucknow Metro will now be ready by the year end.
Year on, Parivantan Chowk to see a ‘revamp’: Cost Rs 39 lakh

Saturday 19 September '09

A year after the Public Works Department revamped the Parivartan Chowk in Hazratganj at a cost of over Rs 1 crore...
The elephant in Maya’s memorials

Monday 14 September '09

After a Supreme Court directive to put an end to work at all new memorials in Lucknow, Lalmani Verma conducts a tour of these constructions....
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