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  UP to have metro in more cities

  India | September 16, 2014 10:24 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

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  UP Govt removes VAT on bicycles costing less than Rs 3500

  India | September 15, 2014 13:12 IST

  Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav today announced exemption of VAT for bicycles costing less than Rs 3,500."A large number of population in the state uses bicycles as their mode of conveyance specially farmers,

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  Love Jihad: High Court asks UP govt, EC to file response

  India | September 04, 2014 14:34 IST

  Lucknow: The Allahabad High Court today gave 10 days time to the UP government and the Election Commission to file a response on a PIL seeking direction to restrain the use of word ‘Love Jihad'

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  No proximity of Saharanpur violence accused with Akhilesh Yadav, says UP govt

  Politics | August 02, 2014 14:03 IST

  Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government Saturday trashed news reports that claimed proximity of Saharanpur violence accused Moharram Ali aka Pappu with Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav.Rubbishing picture of the accused with Akhilesh that were published in

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  UP government sets up committee to probe Saharanpur clash

  India | July 31, 2014 21:27 IST

  Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh government today constituted a committee to probe the incidence of violent clash in Saharanpur on July 26, which left three persons dead and over 30 injured.The committee headed by PWD Minister Shivpal

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  UP govt removes Advocate General

  India | July 31, 2014 16:13 IST

  Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government has removed Advocate General (AG) Vinay Chandra Mishra from his post.“From July 29 Uttar Pradesh Governor has relieved Vinay Chandra Mishra, Advocate General, from his post,” said a notification issued

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  UP government fully prepared for drought-like situations: Akhilesh

  India | July 16, 2014 22:20 IST

  Lucknow: Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav today said that the UP government is fully prepared to deal with any eventuality of drought-like situations in some districts of the state, and has also sent a report to

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  UP govt sanctions more funds for Muzaffarnagar riot victims

  India | July 11, 2014 11:04 IST

  Muzaffarnagar: The Uttar Pradesh government has sanctioned an additional amount of Rs 3.28 crore for providing relief to riot victims, district authorities said here today.The state government has released more fund of Rs 3.28 crore

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  UP Govt asked to pay monetary relief in fake encounter case

  India | July 07, 2014 16:49 IST

  New Delhi: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) today asked the Uttar Pradesh government to pay monetary relief of Rs 5 lakh to the next of kin of Rakesh alias Chache, who was killed in

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  UP govt approves Dilshad Garden-New Bus Stand Metro line

  India | June 11, 2014 21:53 IST

  Ghaziabad: The Uttar Pradesh government today approved the proposed 9.41 km-long Metro extension from Dilshad Garden to New Bus Stand in Ghaziabad.  The line, which is expected to cater to over one lakh commuters over

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  Security cover only to public representatives: UP govt

  India | June 07, 2014 23:36 IST

  Lucknow: UP government today decided to accord security cover only to the public representatives and to those having court orders, a senior official said.The decision in this regard was taken at a meeting convened by

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  CBI probe in Badaun gangrape-murder case, more arrests

  India | May 31, 2014 16:56 IST

  Badaun/Lucknow (UP): Under attack over the gangrape and murder of two dalit sisters in Badaun, Akhilesh Yadav government today decided to go for a CBI probe even as five accused, including two cops, were arrested

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  Muzaffarnagar riots: UP govt asks victims to return compensation money

  India | February 06, 2014 12:58 IST

  New Delhi: In a big blow to Muzaffarnagar riots victims, the Uttar Pradesh government has asked some of the homeless people who got compensation of Rs 5 lakh to return the money.  An order issued

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  UP govt invites film producers to state, promises assistance

  India | February 06, 2014 10:02 IST

  Lucknow : Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav yesterday invited the film producers to shoot their movies in the state said state government will provide all possible facility and assistance to them.  During a meeting

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  Kejriwal once again rejects Z-plus security offered by UP govt

  Politics | January 10, 2014 12:51 IST

  Kaushambi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has once again turned down personal security offered to him by the UP government.The Akhilesh Yadav led UP govt had reportedly offered the highest Z-plus security to Kejriwal in

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  Take immediate steps to pay sugarcane farmers' dues: HC to UP govt

  India | December 12, 2013 7:09 IST

  Allahabad: The Allahabad High Court yesterday asked the Uttar Pradesh government to take “immediate steps” to pay the outstanding dues to sugarcane farmers of the state by the sugar mills.A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice

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  Memorial scam: UP govt sanctions prosecution of 2 former BSP ministers, 19 others

  India | December 05, 2013 10:21 IST

  Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government has accorded sanction to prosecute two former BSP ministers Naseemuddin Siddiqui and Babu Singh Kushwaha in the Rs 1,400 cr memorial scam.During the then chief minister Mayawati's rule, several memorials

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  Reports of losses due to strike misleading: UP govt

  India | November 15, 2013 8:25 IST

  Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government yesterday said the reports of losses to the tune of crore of rupees due to indefinite strike by the state employees was “misleading”.  A government spokesman said here that the

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  UP govt to extend tenure of Commission on Muzaffarnagar riots

  India | November 10, 2013 20:05 IST

  Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh government is likely to extend the tenure of the one man inquiry commission into Muzaffarnagar riots that left over 60 people dead as it is yet to submit its report despite the

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  UP govt to formulate theme park construction policy

  India | November 01, 2013 8:06 IST

  Lucknow:  With an aim to have amusement parks in Uttar Pradesh similar to the world famous Disneyland in the US, the state government yesterday decided to formulate “theme park construction policy” in which a number