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Govt issues notification on revised prices

January 30, 2009 1:04:42 am

Following the directives of the Government of India,the state government has issued notification for implementation of the revised prices of petrol,diesel and LPG in Uttar Pradesh.

BJP announces 11 more Lok Sabha candidates for UP

January 30, 2009 1:02:41 am

Day after the Bharatiya Janata Party announced 11 candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections,the party released a list of another 16 candidates for Uttar Pradesh.

UP records the highest rate of anaemic children

January 30, 2009 1:00:38 am

Despite crore of rupees being spent every year to keep a check on anaemic children,Uttar Pradesh continues to be one of the states which has recorded the highest rate of anaemia among children below five years.

Robbers strike again in Panchkula

January 30, 2009 12:58:56 am

Following the spate of daylight robberies in Panchkula,another case was reported on Thursday from house number 233 in Sector 14. The estimated quantum of the robbery is nearly Rs 1.25 lakh including some cash and gold.

Indias biggest leather park gets green signal in UP

January 30, 2009 12:58:16 am

After a long delay,the Ministry of Industry has finally given the green signal to the Leather Park project at Chamrauli in Unnao district.

SP MLA set to lose licence to kill

January 30, 2009 12:56:52 am

The Bhadohi district administration has begun the process to cancel 16 arm licences belonging to Samajwadi Party legislator from Gyanpur,Vijay Mishra and his relatives.

BSP fields dons: Ansari brothers enter poll fray

January 30, 2009 12:54:11 am

The Bahujan Samaj Party is likely to field Afzal Ansari from eastern Uttar Pradeshs Ghazipur Lok Sabha constituency in the coming elections.

Mahant Vs Yogi stirs up Gorakhpur LS battle

January 30, 2009 12:52:48 am

A day after one of the Central Election Commissioners let out the Lok Sabha polls timeframe,politics has heated up at the Gorakhnath Math in the eastern UP...

For UP,UPAs stimulus may just be a tickle

January 30, 2009 12:50:59 am

The cash-strapped state government is likely to draw a blank from the two economic stimulus packages announced by the UPA government to limit the impact of the global economic slowdown on the Indian economy.

Want to go it alone in UP: Cong tells high command

January 30, 2009 12:48:40 am

After two days of deliberation among senior Congress leaders at the All India Congress Committee office in Delhi about prospects of an alliance with the Samajwadi party in Uttar Pradesh,it seems the future of the tie-up is in doldrums.

Ismail Shaikh,three others acquitted in murder case

January 30, 2009 12:31:19 am

Mohammed Ismail Shaikh,brother of the erstwhile underworld don of Ahmedabad,Abdul Latif Abdul Wahab Shaikh,and three others,were acquitted of murder by the Ahmedabad District Sessions Court on Thursday.

Now,Bar body calls a nationwide strike on February 3

January 30, 2009 12:30:10 am

Calling a day-long nationwide strike on February 3,the Coordination Committee of the District Courts Bar Associations on Thursday questioned the Parliaments decision to delegate the power of the judiciary to the executive.

Value-added maize to fight malnutrition among tribals

January 30, 2009 12:29:01 am

As an alternative to genetically modified crops,Anand Agriculture University's (AAU) Research Centre at Godhra has embarked on a Cultivation of Diversified Value-added Maize project.

Wife of railway employee murdered in South Delhi colony

January 30, 2009 12:28:33 am

A 30-year-old woman,wife of a railway employee,was found murdered in Nauroji Nagar area of South Delhi on Thursday afternoon.

Taxi driver goes missing under mysterious circumstances

January 30, 2009 12:27:50 am

The police are yet to trace a taxi driver who went missing under mysterious circumstances four days ago.

25-yr-old found dead,family cries murder

January 30, 2009 12:27:32 am

A 25-year-old man was found shot dead in his Badshahpur home in Gurgaon on Thursday morning.

Date clash: MSU yet to decide on Commerce Faculty exam dates

January 30, 2009 12:26:50 am

M S university (MSU) authorities are yet to take any decision on the dates of the Commerce Faculty annual examination for the year 2008-09.

Former employees steal customer info from VoIP database,probe on

January 30, 2009 12:26:40 am

The Central Bureau of Investigation has registered a case against CordiaLT Communications Pvt Ltd,a VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) service provider,in connection with the theft of a database of customer information.

No more perks for Verghese Kurien

January 30, 2009 12:25:40 am

The state government has sent a letter to the board of Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF) to discontinue the perks given to founder chairman Dr Verghese Kurien.

NGO urges people: step in Gandhis shoes

January 30, 2009 12:25:13 am

Lage Raho Munnabhai might have helped bring Gandhi back into popular culture...

IIM-A Chaos kicks off with usual pomp

January 30, 2009 12:24:16 am

Chaos,the cultural festival of Indian Institute of Management-Ahmedabad (IIM-A) kicked off on Thursday with usual pomp.

Ex-mayor caught smoking in public

January 30, 2009 12:23:49 am

Senior Congress councillor and former mayor Farhad Suri was caught smoking in the lobby of the municipal headquarters at Town Hall on Thursday.

Cash,valuables worth Rs 1.55 lakh stolen from Sola house

January 30, 2009 12:23:21 am

Cash and valuables worth over Rs 1.55 lakh were stolen from the house of a Sola resident,Vipul Patel,on Wednesday afternoon.

State school board to play safe on scribe rule

January 30, 2009 12:22:31 am

After a few scandals involving scribes put a question mark on the credibility of board exams last year,the Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board (GSHSEB) has decided to play safe this year.

Metro link to Noida,Gurgaon approved

January 30, 2009 12:22:23 am

The Union Cabinet approved the Delhi Metro Railways (Amendment) Bill,2009,late on Wednesday,and this will enable the government to amend the Delhi Metro (Operation & Maintenance) Act,2002 and the Metro Railways (Construction of Works) Act,1978.