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Nitin Nabin's whirlwind Uttar Pradesh tour to follow Santhosh-Tawde meetings for reality check ahead of 2027 polls

Lucknow, Sept. 13 -- Bharatiya Janata Party national president Nitin Nabin is expected to undertake a whirlwind tour of the state, beginning with western Uttar Pradesh, possibly next week close on the... Read More


Amid monsoon, coal stocks dip in Uttar Pradesh thermal plants, no generation curbs yet

Lucknow, Sept. 1 -- Coal-fired power plants in Uttar Pradesh are running with subsequently lower fuel stocks as heavy monsoon rains have disrupted mining and transportation in coal producing regions b... Read More


To be or not to be: Illegal power connections expose UP's floodplain dilemma

Lucknow, Sept. 1 -- The existence of thousands of unauthorised electricity connections in the Hindon river floodplain areas under Ghaziabad and Gautam Buddh Nagar has brought a larger policy dilemma f... Read More


Despite GST Council's no, legislators in UP, other states want Vidhayak Nidhi outside tax net

Lucknow, Aug. 31 -- Cutting across party lines, legislators in Uttar Pradesh have demanded a waiver on the 18% Goods and Services Tax (GST) currently levied on constituency development funds or Vidhay... Read More


Two Muslims among eight Uttar Pradesh leaders in BJP's new national team

Lucknow, Aug. 18 -- With Uttar Pradesh headed for assembly polls early next year, the BJP's new national team appears to have been formed to strike a balance between caste, community, region, religion... Read More


Uttar Pradesh govt may ease Vidhayak Nidhi rules on financial aid to poor patients

Lucknow, Aug. 9 -- In move that could find ready support across party lines, the Yogi Adityanath government is weighing a major relaxation in the rules governing the use of Vidhayak Nidhi (MLAs Local ... Read More


Uttar Pradesh panel discusses lawmakers' demand for raising Vidhayak Nidhi allocation

Lucknow, Aug. 2 -- In its first meeting on Saturday, Uttar Pradesh's newly constituted multi-member committee on the MLA Local Area Development Fund (Vidhayak Nidhi) examined a wide-ranging set of dem... Read More


Lawyers' unavailability biggest cause of pendency in UP courts

Lucknow, July 30 -- The absence of lawyers is the single biggest reason behind delays in case disposal in Uttar Pradesh's subordinate courts, which collectively grapple with a pendency of more than 1.... Read More


National Judicial Data Grid figures: Noida has UP's biggest backlog of cases, Lucknow a distant second

Lucknow, July 23 -- Gautam Buddha Nagar (Noida), Uttar Pradesh's most affluent and urbanised district, has the highest number of legal disputes pending in its courts (918,575) and Lucknow is a distant... Read More


In run-up to UP polls, BJP may use a phased approach to accommodate hopefuls in key roles

Lucknow, July 12 -- After the Uttar Pradesh BJP's recent organisational revamp and the long-awaited but brief expansion of the Yogi Adityanath ministry, those who missed out may get new opportunities ... Read More