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Govt framing rules for protection of transgender rights: Asim Arun

LUCKNOW, Feb. 13 -- The process of framing rules for the protection of transgender rights in Uttar Pradesh is underway, social welfare minister Asim Arun informed the assembly on the fourth day of the... Read More


Drug networks busted: Seven arrested, 521kg narcotics worth over rRs.r3.6 cr seized

LUCKNOW, Feb. 13 -- In a sweeping anti-narcotics drive, the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) arrested seven drug traffickers and seized more than 521 kg of illegal narcotics in four majo... Read More


Hand in hand to rly track, 2 friends' deaths puzzle Lucknow police

LUCKNOW, Feb. 13 -- The cremation of two childhood friends whose bodies were found on a railway track under mysterious circumstances has left two villages in grief, with unanswered questions over thei... Read More


UP plans PPP route to fill medical education gaps in 16 districts

LUCKNOW, Feb. 12 -- Uttar Pradesh has made medical education the centrepiece of its healthcare strategy, proposing an allocation of Rs.14,997 crore in the latest budget. The state plans to establish n... Read More


ED uncovers rRs.r20-crore asset trail in PMLA probe against cleric

LUCKNOW, Feb. 12 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has uncovered an alleged Rs.20-crore asset trail while probing Maulana Shamsul Huda Khan under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), follo... Read More


Funding fillip to set Lucknow Metro expansion rolling

LUCKNOW, Feb. 12 -- In a funding boost, the Lucknow Metro's Phase 1B has received a total allocation of Rs.550 crore, combining a Rs.150-crore grant from the urban development capital budget and a Rs.... Read More


Written in ink and verse: Couplets flow in Khanna's budget speech

LUCKNOW, Feb. 12 -- If it was record-making 10th successive budget of the Yogi Adityanath government, UP finance minister Suresh Khanna too has scripted history by presenting his 7th budget in a row. ... Read More


ODOC scheme: rRs.r75 crore plan to put 75 UP districts' delicacies on global map

LUCKNOW, Feb. 11 -- The Uttar Pradesh government has proposed a budgetary provision of Rs.75 crore for its new 'One District One Cuisine' (ODOC) scheme, under which a signature dish from each of the 7... Read More


Sanitation, tech, governance anchor urban upgrade plan with rRs.r26,514 crore budget in UP

LUCKNOW, Feb. 11 -- The state government's push to transform urban infrastructure has gained momentum with a Rs.26,514 crore allocation in the 2026-27 budget, marking one of the largest sectoral outla... Read More


UP Budget 2026-27: Mega push for infra, industrial development and MSMEs

LUCKNOW, Feb. 11 -- In a bid to give a push to infrastructure and industrial development in UP to present the state as investor friendly, the Yogi government on Wednesday made an allocation of Rs.27,1... Read More