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3 cities selected by India and US for developing as 'smart cities'

India | Jan 28, 2015, 07:43 AM IST

New Delhi: India and the US Tuesday decided to take “quick measures” for development of Visakhapatnam, Allahabad and Ajmer as smart cities.Issues relating to development of these cities as smart ones were discussed in detail

Thousands take holy dip in Sangam as Magh Mela begins

India | Jan 05, 2015, 11:06 AM IST

Allahabad: Braving the winter chill, thousands of Hindu devotees Monday took the holy dip at the Sangam (the confluence of the three rivers, Ganga, Yamuna and Saraswati) on the first day of the 44-day long

Mission Ganga Rejuvenation: Uma Bharti to meet UP government today

National | Dec 20, 2014, 07:28 AM IST

New Delhi: Union Minister Uma Bharti will meet with the Uttar Pradesh government today to seek cooperation in her pledge to clean Ganga and the Sangam in years, as she has vowed.Uma Bharti, a senior

12 states to set up solar parks, ultra mega solar projects: Goyal

India | Nov 28, 2014, 07:51 AM IST

New Delhi: Twelve states have agreed to set up of solar power parks and ultra mega solar projects totalling 22,100 MW capacity, including a 7,500 MW park to be set up in Leh and Kargil

14 more districts drought-hit in Uttar Pradesh

India | Nov 18, 2014, 09:44 AM IST

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh has said 14 more districts, including Lucknow, are drought-hit. With this, more than two thirds of the state districts have now been declared drought-hit, an official said Tuesday.Officials said the drought in

US to help India develop three smart cities

World | Oct 01, 2014, 06:50 AM IST

Washington: The US will help India in developing three smart cities in Allahabad, Ajmer and Visakhapatnam apart from joining coordinated efforts with civil society and local authorities to provide clean water and sewage facilities in

Students protest in Allahabad against hike in room rents

India | Sep 20, 2014, 11:43 AM IST

Allahabad: Scores of students in Allahabad on Friday staged a massive protest against sudden hike in rent of their rooms.Students alleged that the owner of Maurya lodge hiked rent without any prior notification.When students attempted

UP to have metro in more cities

India | Sep 16, 2014, 10:24 AM IST

Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government has decided to run metro rail in Meerut, Kanpur, Allahabad and Varanasi, after pushing for a similar project in Lucknow, an official said Tuesday.Chief Secretary Alok Ranjan has asked officials

Violence during PM Jan Dhan Yojana launch in Allahabad, 2 injured

India | Aug 29, 2014, 01:16 PM IST

Lucknow: Three people were injured when a youth opened fire over an altercation at a Uttar Pradesh bank where the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana to open bank accounts was being launched, police said Friday.The

Railways seeks to blame Kumbh stampede squarely on local admin

India | Aug 28, 2014, 09:46 PM IST

Allahabad: The Railways today appeared to disagree with the findings of a judicial commission set up by the SP government in UP to inquire into a stampede during the Maha Kumbh mela here last year

CAG report on Maha Kumbh exposes SP govt's claim: BJP

National | Jul 02, 2014, 06:39 PM IST

Lucknow: Attacking the Uttar Pradesh government over CAG report on Maha Kumbh Mela, BJP today said the shortcomings pointed out by the auditor has “exposed” the dispensation which had “patted its back” for organising the

Voting goes off peacefully in Allahabad and Phulpur

India | May 07, 2014, 08:53 PM IST

Allahabad: Voting went off peacefully in the twin Lok Sabha constituencies of Allahabad and Phulpur today, though there were some complaints of electoral malpractices and discrepancies in the electoral roll at some places. Both the

Two Engineering students in Allahabad shot for reciting poem praising Narendra Modi

India | Mar 06, 2014, 06:17 AM IST

New Delhi: Two engineering students were shot after they recited a poem praising Narendra Modi.Prashant Singh, third year B.Tech student of Institute of Engineering and Rural Technology in Allahabad was shot after he recited a

Modi is 'killer of humanity', says Mulayam

National | Mar 02, 2014, 05:03 PM IST

Allahabad: Samajwadi Party leader Mulayam Singh Yadav Sunday launched a scathing attack on the BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, calling him "a killer of humanity".Addressing a large gathering at the Parade ground here, Yadav

Over 40 lakh take dip at Sangam on Makar Sankranti in Allahabad

India | Jan 15, 2014, 06:50 AM IST

Lucknow/Allahabad: Around 40 lakh Hindu devout Tuesday took a holy dip in the holy Ganga at the Sangam - the point where the Ganga, the Yamuna and the mystical Saraswati meet in Allahabad, according to

UP Police lathicharge students in Allahabad

India | Dec 19, 2013, 02:24 PM IST

Allahabad: Several students were injured when Uttar Pradesh police lathicharged them while they were staging a protest demanding the removal of UP Public Service Commission (UPPSC) chairman Dr. Anil Kumar Yadav.The students have been alleging

UP declares 20 districts flood-hit, seeks central assistance

India | Sep 06, 2013, 12:01 PM IST

Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government has declared 20 districts flood- hit, officials said Friday, adding that financial assistance from the central government would be sought to offer compensation for rain-related damage.Central assistance would also be

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