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UP govt announces formation of State Capital Region on lines of NCR

The Uttar Pradesh government Friday notified the formation of the State Capital Region' (SCR) on the lines of the National Capital Region (NCR). Governor Anandiben Patel also approved the establishment of Uttar Pradesh State Capital Region Development Authority (UP-SCRDA). The Housing and Urban Planning Department issued the notification following her approval to the proposals. The notification said the newly formed Uttar Pradesh State Capital Region includes Lucknow and the adjoining districts of Hardoi, Sitapur, Unnao, Rae Bareli and Barabanki. According to the notification, a total area of 27,826 square kilometres will be included in the SCR. The UP-SCRDA will oversee the implementation of development projects and ensure effective management of resources within the newly defined area. It will be constituted under the chairmanship of the chief minister. The chief secretary of the state will be its vice-chairman and Additional Chief Secretary Housing and Urban Planning, Division

Registration fee waiver criteria met: Hybrid carmakers to UP govt

Strong hybrid car sales won't affect growth of electric cars, they argue

Cops enter Hathras preacher's ashram to check security, say he is not there

Police entered the ashram premises of religious preacher Jagat Guru Saakar Vishwahari Bhole Baba here and later said he was not present there. A police official said they had gone there to check security arrangements. Police personnel have been deployed outside the ashram since the stampede at the preacher's congregation in Harthras claimed 121 lives. In reply to a question by reporters, Circle Officer Sunil Kumar Singh said police and special operation group (SOG) personnel entered the ashram premises on Wednesday night. "There were 50-60 sevadars (volunteers), including women, inside the ashram," he said. Asked whether 'Satsang' preacher Bhole Baba is inside the ashram or not, the police officer said, "He (Baba) was neither there yesterday nor today." Additional Superintendent of Police, Mainpuri, Rahul Mithas said the preacher was not seen in his ashram. Asked why police personnel entered the ashram, he said, "We are not here for a probe. We are here to check security." The Utt

UP govt builds 4.8 MT of fertiliser inventory; to cover 84% of demand

Supplies by the central government agencies in the coming weeks are expected to fill the demand-availability gap

UP govt steps up land acquisition for Amritsar-Kolkata Industrial Corridor

AKIC is aimed at ushering in expansion of infrastructure and industry in the seven states falling along its route for catalysing industrial growth and job creation

Lucknow gears up for an international business conclave on June 15-16

The International Business Conclave 2024, organised by the state's Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry (Assocham), will focus on trade with Gulf, Asian, European, and Latin American countries

LS polls: Rahul Gandhi likely to contest from Rae Bareli constituency

Rahul Gandhi is likely to contest the Lok Sabha elections from the Rae Bareli seat vacated by his mother while a loyalist of the Congress leader could be fielded from Amethi, sources said on Thursday, with the party still to announce its nominees for the constituencies in Uttar Pradesh. Friday is the last date of filing of nominations for the seats that will go to polls on May 20 in the fifth round of the seven-phase general elections. When asked, All India Congress Committee (AICC) general secretary Jairam Ramesh only said that the deadline for filing nomination papers is 3 pm on May 3. The sources said the party has started making preparations for the nomination filing in both the seats, which have been traditionally held by members of the Gandhi-Nehru family. Rahul Gandhi is likely to contest from Rae Bareli, the constituency held by his mother Sonia Gandhi who has become a member of the Rajya Sabha, they said. The BJP on Thursday announced Dinesh Pratap Singh as its candidate

Uttar Pradesh govt eyeing investment of Rs 32K cr in hospitality sector

The state is focusing on ramping up hospitality units in tourism hotspots such as Varanasi, Ayodhya, Prayagraj, and Agra

Youth taken for ride by BJP's double-engine govt in UP, alleges Congress

The Congress on Tuesday alleged that the youth have been "taken for a ride" by the BJP's "double engine" government in Uttar Pradesh and asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to answer to their "woes" in the state. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh attacked Prime Minister Modi ahead of his rally in Pilibhit and posed questions to him on key issues in the state . "Today, the PM is in Uttar Pradesh, a state where the youth have been taken for a ride by the BJP's 'Double-Engine' Sarkar. Perhaps the PM can use some of his time to answer for the woes of UP's youth," Ramesh said in a post on X. He said that last year, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath promised that he would create two crore new jobs in the state over the next three-four years. "Remember this is the same promise that the Prime Minister had once made in 2014 before he came to office. We know what followed - years of record unemployment and slow growth. What have the Prime Minister and his acolytes done over the last decad

Mukhtar Ansari death: SC notice to UP over son's request to attend 'fatiha'

The Supreme Court on Friday sought a response from the Uttar Pradesh government on a plea by MLA Abbas Ansari, who is lodged in jail, seeking permission to attend fatiha or special prayers on April 10 following the death of his father Mukhtar Ansari. Gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari died of cardiac arrest at a hospital in Banda in Uttar Pradesh on March 28. Abbas Ansari, who is in judicial custody in connection with a criminal case, had moved the apex court seeking permission to attend the last rites of his father. On Friday, his counsel told a bench of Justices Surya Kant and Sandeep Mehta that his plea could not be listed before the court on time and now the funeral is over. The lawyer said they be allowed to amend the petition and seek permission to attend fatiha which is scheduled on April 10. He said they would file the amended petition during the day itself. "The counsel for the petitioner says at the outset that since funeral rites are already over, the petitioner

Uttar Pradesh govt buys 5,500 million power units to brace for deficit

Power banking is a bilateral arrangement between two power utilities/states to trade energy to match their respective seasonal variations of surplus-deficit matrix

Uttar Pradesh govt invites private players to invest in e-mobility market

The transport department is also looking to buy 100 e-buses, which will be deployed on select routes, such as Ghaziabad, Agra, and Ayodhya districts

UP govt still considering Jaypee infra resolution plan: Yeida tells NCLAT

Yeida had approved all five conditions of Suraksha Group's resolution plan to take over stuck realty projects of Jaypee Infratech

UP waives electricity bills of farmers with private tube wells from April 1

In a major decision, the Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday decided to waive electricity bills of farmers with private tube wells with retrospective effect from April 1, 2023. The decision taken at the state cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will benefit around 1.5 crore farmers, an official release said. The government has provided Rs 1,800 crore in the 2024-25 budget for implementation of the scheme. Furthermore, the government has put forth a proposal for a scheme aimed at assisting farmers with outstanding electricity bills predating April 1, 2023, in bill settlement without accruing interest and offering them convenient installment options. Energy Minister A K Sharma said through this decision the government has kept its promise of providing 100 per cent exemption from power tariffs to the farmers owning private tube wells in the state. A total of 14.78 lakh tubewells will benefit from the decision of the Cabinet. According to Sharma, on average, 8-10

Religious conversion case: SC gives interim bail to UP's SHUATS varsity VC

The Supreme Court on Monday granted interim bail to Rajendra Bihari Lal, vice chancellor of Uttar Pradesh's Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences (SHUATS), in a case of alleged illegal religious conversion. A bench of Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra issued notice to the UP government on his plea challenging the Allahabad High Court. The top court noted that the high court is not hearing the bail plea filed by Lal who has been in custody since December 31 last year. "Issue notice, in the meantime, by way of ad interim order, we grant interim bail to the petitioner," the bench said while adding that the quantum of bail bond shall not exceed Rs 25,000. Senior advocate Siddharth Dave, appearing for Lal, submitted that the petitioner was arrested despite the apex court's order. The Uttar Pradesh police had earlier told the apex court that Lal and other accused are the main perpetrators of a mass religious conversion

Red tape culture replaced with red carpet for investors in UP: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said an environment of trade, development and trust has developed in Uttar Pradesh in the seven years of the "double-engine" government, and added the culture of "red tape" has been replaced with a "red carpet" for investors. In his address at a ground-breaking ceremony for projects worth more than Rs 10 lakh crore here, he said, "Seven-to-eight years ago, one could not even think that such an environment of investment and jobs would be made in UP. Crime and riots were common then and no one would have even believed if anyone said that UP would be developed." "It has been seven years since the double-engine government was formed in UP. In these years, UP has removed the red tape culture and replaced it with red carpet culture. In the last seven years, crime has reduced in UP and business culture has expanded. An environment of trade, development and trust has developed in UP in the last seven years," he said. Modi said that the BJP's ...

Ram Rajya vision: Yogi 2.0 unveils Budget to become $1 trn economy

The Budget allocates almost Rs 25,000 crore for new development schemes, especially targeted for the uplift of youth, women, farmers, and the underprivileged

'UP govt okays Rs 2,940 cr for expansion of YEIDA, UPSIDA, UPEIDA'

The Uttar Pradesh government on Wednesday approved Rs 2,940 crore in funds for industrial bodies YEIDA, UPSIDA and UPEIDA, Cabinet minister Nand Gopal Gupta said. The funds are for expansion of the Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA), the UP State Industrial Development Authority (UPSIDA) and UP Expressways Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA), he said. Gupta, the industrial development minister, said the newly formed Bundelkhand Industrial Development Authority has been earlier granted Rs 3,000 crore for land acquisition. "In the financial year 2023-24, Rs 8,000 crore was set aside for industrial expansion in the state. Of the remaining Rs 5,000 crore, Rs 1,000 crore has been approved for UPEIDA, Rs 1,500 crore for YEIDA and Rs 440 crore for UPSIDA," Gupta said in a statement. "So far, a total of Rs 7,042.67 crore has been approved for the expansion of all industrial development authorities," the minister added. Gupta said the state government is commi

UP to host International Kite Festival ahead of Ram Temple consecration

Ahead of the Ram Temple consecration ceremony scheduled for January 22, the Uttar Pradesh government will host an International Kite Festival here. The Ayodhya Development Authority (ADA) has initiated preparations for the festival, which is likely to take place between January 19 and 21, providing renowned kite flyers from both within the country and around the world with an opportunity to showcase their art, an official release said on Thursday. To organise this festival on a grand scale, inspiration is being taken from various kite festivals being held in the country and abroad, the release said. The ADA has invited applications to appoint a private agency for the conceptualisation, designing, execution, and supervision of the event, it added. The agency that will be engaged for the kite festival will be selected by January 8,the release said. A visitors' area would be designed with seating arrangements for 750 people along with a VVIP lounge to accommodate 50 special invitees

Land set aside for India's first solar expressway in Uttar Pradesh

The solar project will cater to the energy needs of the houses along the expressway and serve as a foundation for e-mobility and local socioeconomic development