Govt selects new site for Ambedkar Rally Sthal parking lot

Monday 20 July '09

With the construction of the proposed parking lot for Ramabai Ambedkar Rally Sthal at Bijnaur Road being held up due to a case pending in the Allahabad High Court, the state government has identified a new site for the project.

House belongs to ex-minister, a friend of H N Bahuguna

Friday 17 July '09

Rita Bahuguna Joshi’s residence, Bungalow Number 45 on Sarojini Naidu Marg, which was set afire on Wednesday night by suspected BSP workers....

Joshi’s bungalow was a Cong veteran’s gift

Friday 17 July '09

Bungalow number 45 at Sarojini Naidu Marg, UPCC chief Rita Bahuguna Joshi’s residence that was set on fire on Wednesday night by suspected BSP workers, belongs to former Congress minister Kranti Kumar.

Happy journey: Low-floor, air-conditioned hot wheels for state

Tuesday 14 July '09

Urban transport in seven cities is all set to undergo a makeover, with the government deciding to replace the existing buses with 1,310 new, passenger-friendly buses.

UP-Uttarakhand feud holds up work at NHAI’s Delhi-Dehradun project

Wednesday 8 July '09

Widening of the Delhi-Dehradun corridor that passes through Meerut and Muzaffarnagar has been stuck following a dispute over land between the governments of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand.

Now, 2,000 sq feet replica of Ambedkar Memorial

Monday 6 July '09

Barely ten days after Chief Minister Mayawati inaugurating the ‘Pratibimb’ alongwith 14 other memorial structures...

The men and women at work

Sunday 5 July '09

When he chips away at the marble or casts the molten bronze into a mould to make statues of Dalit leaders that are...

LDA to sign MoU with bank for housing schemes

Saturday 4 July '09

The Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) will sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Punjab National Bank (PNB) on Saturday to facilitate housing loans...

Now UPTU colleges to give vocational training

Thursday 2 July '09

THE government and private engineering colleges affiliated to the UP Technical University (UPTU) will soon have to fulfil targets set by the state government under the Skill Development Initiative Scheme (SDIS), initiated by the Centre.

Deadline extended for GPRS bids for new state buses

Tuesday 30 June '09

The Uttar Pradesh State Transport Corporation has extended the last date of submission of bids for installation of General Packet Remote Service in the 1,310 new buses it plans to buy till July 15.

Local rains greet eastern UP, monsoon soon: Met office

Monday 29 June '09

Most parts of Lucknow and eastern Uttar Pradesh received rainfall on Sunday, providing relief to the people from severe heat conditions prevailing for over a month now.

UPTU to hold camps to resolve students’ problems

Sunday 28 June '09

The UP Technical University (UPTU) is introducing a new system for redressing the examination-related problems of the students from this academic session. The university will organise camps on its Lucknow campus every month.

Unveiled, Maya’s creations far from complete

Saturday 27 June '09

Seven of the 15 memorial projects, Chief Minister Mayawati hastily dedicated to public on Thursday evening, are still incomplete.

Seven of 15 statues Maya rushed to unveil are not yet complete

Saturday 27 June '09

Seven of the 15 memorial projects that Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati hastily dedicated to the public late on...

15 memorials in one go, Maya races to beat the court

Friday 26 June '09

And then there were three more Mayawatis, and then some. Late in the evening on Thursday, without any announcements or pomp, the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister inaugurated 15 projects...

15 memorials in one go, Maya races to beat the court

Friday 26 June '09

And then there were three more Mayawatis, and some. Late in the evening on Thursday, without any announcements...

Come July 3, city may be painted pink with Maya statues

Tuesday 23 June '09

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati is likely to unveil nearly 40 statues, including six of her own, in Lucknow on July 3.

The monumental rise: Maya plans to unveil 40 statues

Tuesday 23 June '09

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati is likely to unveil 40 statues, including six of her own, in Lucknow...

1,310 buses in 7 cities to have GPRS

Saturday 20 June '09

The 1,310 buses to be acquired by the Uttar Pradesh State Transport Corporation (UPSRTC) for seven cities will now be equipped with the GPRS facility.

A home for slumdwellers

Sunday 14 June '09

A week after the state government issued directives to provide land ownership rights to slumdwellers in the city, the Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) began awarding the rights to slumdwellers on Saturday.

Now, single firms to handle waste management projects in 9 towns

Wednesday 10 June '09

The Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam will invite bids later this week for solid waste management systems in nine towns of the state.

Dredging of Gomti to begin from June 2

Monday 1 June '09

To clean up the Gomti, the Uttar Pradesh Projects Corporation Limited (UPPCL) has planned to start the dredging from June 2. The corporation had already completed the cleaning of the river surface this month.

Another death outside Ambedkar Memorial, victim a 6-year-old

Saturday 30 May '09

A six-year-girl was crushed to death by a speeding tractor-trolley, loaded with bricks, near the gate of the Ambedkar Memorial in Gomti Nagar on Friday.

Mulayam proposes Jai Prakash centre; Maya disposes Ambedkar site waste there

Sunday 24 May '09

The state government has converted the site of Jai Prakash Narain International Centre (JPNIC), a project started by former chief minister Mulayam Singh Yadav...

UP yet to complete formalities, Centre refuses to pay for report

Saturday 23 May '09

The Union Urban Development Ministry has refused to share the cost of preparing the detailed project report for the proposed Lucknow Metro...