In a major setback to the Uttar Pradesh private sugar millers, the Lucknow Bench of Allahabad High Court today dismissed their petition challenging the fixing of State Advised Price (SAP) for sugarcane, by the state government.

UP sugar millers' petition against state price rejected

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The high-voltage Uttar Pradesh Assembly election is witnessing the use of age-old idea-propogation techniques by political parties busy with campaigning and mustering votes. Nukkad natak (street plays) and music/poetry have been supplementing the print/electronic media news, posters, banners and even rallies in the dissemination of political messages.

Drama, music poetry aid poll campaign in UP

Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi, who has been holding back-to-back election meetings and rallies across Uttar Pradesh, has now shifted his party&rsquo;s focus to the Jat belt in western UP. Rahul is scheduled to hold poll meetings in Muzaffarnagar, Moradabad, Aligarh, Mathura, Bulandshahr, Agra, Ghaziabad, Gautam Budh Nagar and Bijnore to woo the Jat electorate. Jats form one-fifth of western UP&rsquo;s total population.

Rahul shifts focus to UP Jat belt

Just as the Uttar Pradesh Assembly election has crossed the halfway mark, the poll battle has come to the arid zone of Bundelkhand and the domain of Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav in Etawah and neighbouring districts.

UP Assembly elections battle comes to arid Bundelkhand

The fourth phase of polling in Uttar Pradesh assembly election clocked 57 per cent voting that saw 139 crorepatis among others contesting across 56 constituencies, many of which were either in backward regions or belts known for lawlessness. There were no untoward incidents reported.

Lucknow breaks low-voting jinx in UP poll

Curtains fell on an even more animated and high-profile round of electioneering in Uttar Pradesh this evening, as the country&rsquo;s most populous state is poised to witness on Sunday its fourth phase of the ongoing assembly elections.

UP goes to phase 4 of assembly polls tomorrow

The sugar production in Uttar Pradesh has exceeded 4.5 million tonnes (MT), which is 13 per cent higher compared to similar period last year.

UP sugar output rises 13%, exceeds 4.5 mn tonnes

The traders in Uttar Pradesh have demanded multifarious tax reforms in the Union Budget 2012 for boosting trade and commerce. The Budget would be presented in Parliament on March 16 after the Assembly polls in five states get over and results are declared.

UP traders demand major tax reforms

The campaigning for the third phase of voting on February 15 in the 2012 Uttar Pradesh Assembly election ended this evening. This phase would touch an important pocket borough of the Nehru-Gandhi family in Sultanpur and Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj Nagar districts, which also comprises Amethi, the parliamentary constituency of Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi.

Third phase of poll campaign ends in UP

With the seven-phase Uttar Pradesh Assembly poll proceeding with record voting percentage, the Election Commi-ssion (EC) has so far taken cognisance of over 6,50,000 lakh model code of conduct violations.

Into 3rd phase, over 6,50,000 model code violations

Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow (IIML) students&rsquo;-run fund Credence Capital has outperformed Nifty even in the recent choppy waters of equity market. While benchmark Nifty witnessed fall of nearly 14 per cent, Credence generated a return of 5 per cent in its equity fund, while the derivative fund returned a whopping 35 per cent.

IIM-L students' fund outperforms Nifty

The domestic olive oil segment is growing by about 50 per cent per annum and the growth rate is expected to increase further.

Domestic olive oil industry growing by 50%

The Uttar Pradesh Assembly poll campaigning for penultimate phase six voting on Tuesday ended on a pleasant and sunny day this evening.

UP poll campaigning for penultimate phase ends

Real gains are accruing to the Uttar Pradesh sugarcane farmers and sugar mills through a virtual information system.

Sugarcane info system results in Rs 1,500 cr yearly savings in UP

Uttar Pradesh sugarcane farmers&rsquo; dues have touched Rs 4,436 crore in the ongoing 2011-12 crushing season.

UP sugarcane dues touch Rs 4,436 cr

When a new government takes charge of the country&rsquo;s most populous state this month, the rapidly mounting sugarcane arrears will be one of the several challenges before it.

New UP govt set to face Rs 5,000-cr sugarcane dues

Holi colours and accessories industry is pegged to touch Rs 12,000 crore this year by growing at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 20 per cent.

Holi accessories, colour industry pegged to touch Rs 12,000 cr

An impending change of guard in Uttar Pradesh from Mayawati-led Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) to the Samajwadi Party, which is poised to form the next government in the state, looks set have bearing on several infrastructure and development projects that are either underway or were proposed during the outgoing regime.

UP infra projects of over Rs 1,50,000 cr on tenterhooks

He was unanimously elected the leader of SP legislature party in a meeting this afternoon. While his name was proposed by a senior party leader and one of the SP founder members Azam Khan, Akhilesh's name was seconded by his uncle Shivpal.

Akhilesh Yadav to become youngest UP chief minister

Uttar Pradesh is looking at record foodgrain production of 51 million tonnes (mt) during the current 2011-12 crop year (July-June).

UP foodgrain production pegged at 51 mt in 2012-13

Even as the Samajwadi Party (SP) celebrates its success in the Uttar Pradesh (UP) Assembly election and is set to form the new government, the real challenge is staring at its face. The sops promised in the party election manifesto would require deft resource mobilisation and fiscal prudence, as the cost of delivery is estimated to be around Rs 50,000 crore in the first year itself.

Virendra Singh Rawat