In Uttar Pradesh, Akhilesh Yadav emerges as main challenger to BJP now
By Amita Verma LUCKNOW: The spat between the Samajwadi Party (SP) and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) over the Rajya Sabha elections in Uttar Pradesh may have reopened the chapter of acrimony between the two parties but the situation now seems to be working to the advantage of SP. The SP is now emerging as the […]
Why BSP is a party prone to splits?
NEW DELHI: The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) has a tendency to split at regular intervals and the revolt of five MLAs on Wednesday is the fourth in the series. The first split in the BSP took place in June 1995, hours after the infamous state guesthouse incident where BSP MLAs were allegedly locked inside by […]
Six BSP MLAs rebel in Uttar Pradesh hint they may leave Mayawati’s party
NEW DELHI: In a jolt to the BSP on Wednesday, four of the 10 MLAs who had proposed the name of the party’s lone candidate in next month’s Rajya Sabha polls withdrew support amid hints that they may switch sides. The four MLAs were reportedly accompanied by two others when they met the Returning Officer, […]
Nitya Electro Controls starts production in Uttar Pradesh
NEW DELHI: Nitya Electro Controls Group on Sunday said production has started at its wires and cables manufacturing plant at Greater Noida in Uttar Pradesh. The company also announced roping in Bollywood actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui as its brand ambassador. The company will manufacture German technology-based house wires, multicore cables, specialty cables, LT Power cables at […]
Uttar Pradesh government gives nod for Rs 600 crore data centre park near Greater Noida
NEW DELHI: In a move that will generate employment opportunity for the youth, a data centre park costing over Rs 600 crore will be established near Greater Noida soon. The Yogi Adityanath government gave approval to this high-profile project which will be set up by the Hiranandani group near Greater Noida on a 20 acre […]
Noida International Airport aims to create much-needed aviation infrastructure in NCR
By Rohit Vaid NEW DELHI: Once operational in 2024, Noida International Airport (NIA) will bring the much-needed aviation infrastructure in the National Capital Region (NCR), contended the builder of the upcoming facility. Touted to be Asia’s largest airport once all phases are completed, the NIA will be designed and operated by Switzerland-based Zurich International Airport […]
Gorakhpur will be textile hub:Yogi Adityanath
NEW DELHI: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has said that Gorakhpur will be developed into a textile sector hub. The chief minister made this announcement on Sunday during his brief visit here. It will give an impetus to the ready-made garment industry in eastern Uttar Pradesh, he dadded. Besides boosting the textile industry that […]
Allahabad High Court stays Uttar Pradesh government’s regularisation scheme for illegal constructions
PRAYAGRAJ: The Allahabad High Court has put an interim stay on a scheme that allows regularisation of illegal constructions against payment of fees, and asked the Uttar Pradesh government to give justification for the move. In an interim order on October 7, the high court said the new compounding scheme was “contrary to the aims, […]
Key pact inked to allow Swiss developer to begin work on Jewar airport project
NOIDA: The Noida International Airport Limited (NIAL) and Zurich Airport International AG on Wednesday signed a key agreement that would allow the Swiss developer to begin work at the site of the upcoming Jewar airport near Delhi, officials said. The ”concession agreement” for the Greenfield airport, estimated to cost Rs 29,560 crore, was inked between […]
Finance Ministry allows additional Rs 7,106 crore borrowing by Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh
NEW DELHI: The government of India (Centre) on Friday permitted Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh to go for an additional borrowing of Rs 7,106 crore, to meet their expenditure requirements amid falling revenues due to the COVID-19 crisis. “The Ministry of Finance has granted additional borrowing permission to two more states, Uttar Pradesh and Andhra […]
Shia leader asks Narendra Modi to repeal Places of Worship Act
NEW DELHI: Former chairman of Shia Waqf Board, Wasim Rizvi, has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to scrap the Places of Worship Act, 1991 and said that it had been brought in by the then Congress government to appease the Muslims. Rizvi has also suggested that temples demolished by Mughal emperors should be rebuilt and […]
10 crore in girl’s bank account; probe on
NEW DELHI: A 16-year-old girl in Uttar Pradesh’s Ballia district was in for a shock when she came to know that nearly Rs 10 crore was deposited in her bank account. According to a complaint, a person named Neelesh Kumar from Kanpur Dehat district had called Saroj two years ago and asked her to send […]
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s nod for film city on 1,000 acre along Yamuna Expressway
NEW DELHI:Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday unveiled an ambitious plan to set up a film city in Uttar Pradesh and rolled out an open offer to the film fraternity to come to the state. He also announced that 1,000 acre of land has been identified in Gautam Budh Nagar by Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development […]
1,000-acre land identified for film city near Noida, proposal sent to Uttar Pradesh government
NEW DELHI: The Yamuna Expressway authority has sent a proposal to the Uttar Pradesh government for setting up a film city in Gautam Buddh Nagar, officials said on Monday. Land has been identified for the proposed film city, which would be spread over an area of 1,000 acres, officials of the Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development […]
Yogi Adityanath announces to set up country’s ‘biggest’ film city in Uttar Pradesh
NEW DELHI: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday announced to set up the country’s “biggest” film city in the state’s Gautam Buddh Nagar, officials said here. “The CM, while addressing a review meeting, announced to set up the biggest and most beautiful film city of the country in Gautam Buddh Nagar. He instructed […]
Uttar Pradesh government transfers 5 IAS officers
NEW DELHI: The Uttar Pradesh government has transferred five IAS officers including two district magistrates, an official said Sunday. The official said Amit Singh Bansal, the district magistrate of Banda, has been made the district magistrate of Mau. Manish Kumar Verma, the district magistrate of Kaushambi, has been made the special secretary (basic education). Amit […]