LUCKNOW: Caste war in UP seems to be assuming different dimensions, proves recent spate of mid-day meal boycott in UP government schools.

LUCKNOW: For long-term sustainability, the sugar industry in Uttar Pradesh must consider of diversifying its product line. In a day-long seminar conducted on the sugar sector by the Confederation of Indian Industry, this was the popular opinion voiced by industry members as well as UP's infrastructure and industrial development commissioner, Anoop Mishra.

LUCKNOW: On one hand, there is crippling price rise, on the other, criminal wastage of foodgrains and other agricultural produce continues in Uttar Pradesh. Despite being an agrarian economy, the state government has done precious little to put its warehouse and cold storage mechanism in order.

LUCKNOW: The H1N1 infection is back in the heart of Uttar Pradesh with the death of a 25-year old woman named Jyoti Singh. A native of nearby Barabanki district, Jyoti breathed her last at the Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj Medical University (CSMMU) on Monday afternoon. Family members revealed that Jyoti fell ill with flu-like symptoms on July 9 and was brought to CSMMU on July 16.

LUCKNOW: Even as widespread rains lashed many parts of the state on Monday, claiming over 20 lives in past 24 hours, the weatherman forecast that rains will continue at least for the next two days. The heavy rains also pose the threat of floods in major rivers.

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday stuck to its order of maintaining status quo on a stretch of land along river Gomti in Lucknow, which was converted from green belt in the Master Plan 2021 to residential use.

LUCKNOW: There's dispute brewing over the holy waters of Ban Ganga and Saloni rivers in Muzaffarnagar district of UP. And it all started when huge quantities of dead fish appeared, four days ago, on the surface of river waters of Shukratal -- regarded as mini-Haridwar of the region.

LUCKNOW: Dead fish tell no tales and just as well. While environmentalists and devout mourn the death of thousands of fish found floating in Ganga at Shukratal in Muzaffarnagar last Sunday, suspense over the incident deepens as governments of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand attempt to wash their hands off the mess.