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'CoE for Flower' in Ayodhya soon

Lucknow, May 22 -- The state's first 'Centre of Excellence for Flower' will come up in Ayodhya on three hectares of land in the Pirkhauli area at a cost of Rs 2 crore. This centre will not only become... Read More


UP varsities get new VCs

Lucknow, May 22 -- The Uttar Pradesh government on Thursday announced some appointments and reappointments of vice-chancellors in state universities, beginning with the extension of Prof. J.P. Pandey'... Read More


Overnight baithak: Lucknow gets a classical music revival

India, May 22 -- Saturday night in the state capital will reverberate with classical musical notes during the first-of-its-kind overnight baithak event Vibhavari. Starting at 10pm and lasting till 6am... Read More


Jodhpur water crisis: HC seeks state's reply

JODHPUR, May 22 -- Invoking its suo motu jurisdiction, the Rajasthan High Court on Wednesday directed the State government and 14 other respondents to file detailed responses on the acute drinking-wat... Read More


UP govt hikes DA for its employees, pensioners by 2%

Lucknow, May 22 -- The Uttar Pradesh government has increased the dearness allowance by 2% for its employees, those working with aided educational institutions, technical education institutions, regul... Read More


Sizzling days, warm nights in Uttar Pradesh; 'red warning' for 3 days

LUCKNOW, May 22 -- Uttar Pradesh remained in the grip of an intense heatwave on Thursday, with Lucknow recording its highest maximum temperature of the season so far at 43.6 degrees Celsius and Banda ... Read More


HC seeks clarity on Indo-Nepal treaty over reciprocal settlement rights

Dehradun, May 22 -- Uttarakhand High Court has directed the state government to clarify the reciprocal privileges enjoyed by Indian nationals in Nepal before ascertaining if Nepali citizens can settle... Read More


New CBI team to probe RG Kar case

Kolkata, May 22 -- The Calcutta high court on Thursday ordered the formation of a three-member Central Bureau of Investigation's (CBI) special investigation team (SIT) headed by a joint director (East... Read More


27 Maoists lay down arms in 'largest mass surrender'

RANCHI, May 22 -- A total of 27 Maoists on Thursday laid down arms at the police headquarters in Ranchi in what is being billed as the "largest mass surrender" by ultras in the state. The LWE extremis... Read More


Top guns Besra, Mondal believed to have sneaked out of saranda

JAMSHEDPUR, May 22 -- Even as the mass surrender saw 27 Maoists laying down their arms, speculations gained momentum that the two topmost surviving Maoist commanders -- Misir Besra and Asim Mondal -- ... Read More