LUCKNOW: Allaying fears of farmers that their land would be acquired under the extended master plan, the Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) on Thursday said that it would not be the case.

The authority in a statement said that the new 197 villages, which have been incorporated in the master plan would be taken up under various zonal plans and the land use would be defined accordingly.

LUCKNOW: In spite of increase in sugar cane area and substantial hike of Rs 40 per quintal in the state advised price (SAP) of sugar cane from Rs 170 to 210, this year, Uttar Pradesh runs short of its sugar production target this year.

With cane crushing season almost drawing close to an end, the sugar production is now estimated to be not more than 58.8 lakh tonnes as against the original esti

LUCKNOW: An ambitious groundwater recharge project in 116 parks of the city may end up contaminating the city groundwater. Experts feel that deep pits and wells being dug up in the parks under this project may work as an open passage for pesticides and other harmful elements.

The project is being undertaken in joint collaboration of Central groundwater board and state groundwater department.

LUCKNOW: Surma and Golbojhi became first tribal villages in the country, which are situated in any national park, to get benefit of the Forest Rights Act (FRA) 2006.

Located in the core zone of the Dudhwa National Park and tiger reserve, near the Indo-Nepal border in Palia block of Lakhimpur Khiri district, the two villages are home to thousands of Tharu tribals since ages.

On Friday, distri

LUCKNOW: The latest edition of tiger census has started getting fingers raised at it.

LUCKNOW: Uttar Pradesh government on Thursday sanctioned 68 flood control proposals worth Rs 432.52 crore. The decision was taken in a meeting chaired by state irrigation minister Naseemuddin Siqqiqui.

LUCKNOW: The two units of Parichha thermal power project, which are under the scanner of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) for snuffing out fly-ash, thereby causing health hazard to thousands of villagers living around, have been waiting for almost five years for a mandatory renovation exercise, top sources in UP Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam have revealed.

Official sources in the state-o

LUCKNOW: In an effort aimed at giving an additional dose of strength to the anti-corruption campaign run by India Against Corruption, social activists have called upon people to switch off lights for 10 minutes in the evening on April 9 in Lucknow.

Since, dusk sets in late nowadays, the slot of 7:00 pm to 7:10 pm is what activists have chosen for the total black-out call.

LUCKNOW: Exponential industrial growth and proximity to New Delhi appear to be two major reasons for Gautam Budh Nagar and Ghaziabad emerging as UP's two most sought-after districts.

According to the provisional population totals of Uttar Pradesh released by the Directorate of Census Operations in UP on Tuesday, both the districts have shown the largest percentage decadal growth in population t

LUCKNOW: After gaining 12 healthy points since the 2001 Census, the literacy rate of Uttar Pradesh moved closer to the national average of 74.04%.