Monkey menace in UP continues to grow amid two departments' turf war

LUCKNOW, Jan. 10 -- Even as complaints of monkey attacks, damage to property and disruption to daily life continue to rise across cities and towns in Uttar Pradesh, a bureaucratic deadlock between the... Read More

End of the road?: UP commercial tax dept orders review of its mobile squads' utility

LUCKNOW, Jan. 7 -- Is it the end of the road for the state commercial tax department's enforcement mobile squads in Uttar Pradesh much like the border check posts-long seen as centres of corruption we... Read More

Only 12% consumers enrol in OTS as power theft dues touch rRs.r6,367 cr in UP

LUCKNOW, Jan. 6 -- Uttar Pradesh's one-time settlement (OTS) scheme for power theft has received a tepid response, with just 12% of eligible consumers enrolling despite substantial waivers on offer. ... Read More

UPPCL internal data: In UP, 80% of 37.47 L prepaid smart meters run despite negative balance

LUCKNOW, Jan. 4 -- Even as smart prepaid electricity meters are promoted nationally as a guarantee of uninterrupted cash flow for power distribution utilities and a solution to chronic bill defaults, ... Read More

Centre revises cab aggregator rules: Same-sex driver choice, tipping option for passengers

LUCKNOW, Dec. 28 -- Passengers can now tip their cab drivers after completing a ride and choose a driver of the same gender, following amendments notified by the Centre to the Motor Vehicle Aggregator... Read More

IIT-Kanpur, IIT-BHU to anchor UP's green hydrogen research

LUCKNOW, Dec. 16 -- The Uttar Pradesh government has approved establishment of two Centres of Excellence (CoE) for green hydrogen, selecting university-led consortia in Kanpur and Varanasi-Gorakhpur u... Read More

Can consumers choose between postpaid and prepaid power meters?

LUCKNOW, Dec. 2 -- A recent RTI reply from the Centre has left unanswered the key legal question of whether consumers can choose between prepaid and postpaid electricity meters. While citing subsequen... Read More

UP set for marked stamp duty cut on rent agreements

India, Nov. 12 -- In a major relief for tenants and landlords, the Uttar Pradesh government has decided to drastically cut stamp duty and registration charges on rent agreements, a move aimed at promo... Read More

UP set for marked stamp duty cut on rent agreements

LUCKNOW, Nov. 12 -- In a major relief for tenants and landlords, the Uttar Pradesh government has decided to drastically cut stamp duty and registration charges on rent agreements, a move aimed at pro... Read More

Citizens turning changemakers under Matrubhoomi Yojana in UP

LUCKNOW, Oct. 31 -- When Sheela Sharma from Uttar Pradesh's Unnao district decided to set up an art centre in her native village Kamalpur, it wasn't just another rural development project. It was rath... Read More

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