UP Forest dept seeks lifting ban on direct appointments
Feb 9, 2013The Uttar Pradesh forest department has sent a proposal to the government requesting to lift the ban on the direct appointment on the posts outside the purview of UP Public Service Commission.
UP: 75 small rivers to get new lease of life, government ropes in institutes
Sep 25, 2022 Taking its effort to restore and rejuvenate smaller rivers in the state under MNREGS ahead, the state government has identified 75 rivers which will get a new lease of life in the years to come.
Oct 7, 2017Recipient of state award for creating awareness against open defecation, Ramkali (65) has been waking up as early as 3am every morning for the last six months to restrict people from the unhygienic practice. She waits at the community handpump to keep an eye on those who came with a ‘lota’ (pot), mug or bottle for water. “Since we still don’t have toilets in all homes I tell people to at least cover it with mud in case they defecate in open.”
May 13, 2013A new zoo, more than twice as big as the Prince of Wales zoological gardens in the heart of the city, is on the cards at Kukrail.
India Against Corruption warns UP government
Oct 26, 2012UP government has been warned by the India Against Corruption (IAC) against any adverse law and order situation during the November 1 rally of Arvind Kejriwal in Farrukhabad, which happens to be the constituency of union law minister Salman Khurshid.
Not applied for HSRP? You could face RTO roadblock
Dec 2, 2020 The transport department has instructed regional transport offices (RTOs) across the state to ensure that any vehicle brought to the office for any work has HSRP already fixed or the owner has applied for it.
In a first, railways pays compensation for delay in departure of train
Oct 20, 2019 For the first time in over the 150-year history of Indian Railways, the country’s biggest public sector will pay a compensation of Rs 250 each to passengers on board Lucknow-New Delhi Tejas Express for an arrival delay of over two hours on Saturday.
Water warriors put up brave front against Sharda rise
Feb 26, 2013While the 'Jal Satyagrahis' in Khandwa were able to push the Madhya Pradesh government to mend its policies, the fate of the 'Jal Satyagrahis' of Sitapur still hangs in balance.
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