LUCKNOW: Throwing garbage in public places may land you in trouble, if the department of urban development has its way. The department is mulling the proposal to put in place a provision in the Uttar Pradesh Municipal Act, 1959, whereby littering in public places would be deemed to be a penal offence inviting fine.

LUCKNOW: The once ailing Nawabganj Bird Sanctuary has seen a turnaround for sure. Thanks to the abundant water at the place, birds are still flocking to the wetland. While the flocks were retreating by February last year, this time they show no signs of it.

LUCKNOW: The bivalent polio drop seems to be working. Not a single case of polio has been reported from Uttar Pradesh till now. However, more than 700 suspected cases (those suffering from acute flaccid paralysis) have been reported from across the state. But detailed examination of their stool samples revealed that none were suffering from the polio.

LUCKNOW: There are broad hints of a change in original draft to set up a metro rail in the state capital. LDA sources said that the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) reviewing the status of the project has indicated an increase in the coverage area.

LUCKNOW: With three tiger deaths reported from UP and Uttarakhand over the past ten days, new year has started on an ominous note for the big cat.

LUCKNOW: Even as the state government has made it clear that it will give ownership titles to tribals and forest workers of the land tilled by them since long as per the Forest Rights Act 2006, forest officers reportedly gave an ultimatum to Dalits families of Kewal village to vacate the land by December 31.

LUCKNOW: At a time when municipal bodies seek to put burden on denizens by raising the house tax, a latest geographical information system (GIS) survey has revealed an astonishing picture: Over 50% of the houses are either not assessed for the tax or are under-assessed.

LUCKNOW: The Mayawati government seems to be in the mood to cock a snook at the high court order as despite restraint order and its own commitment in the court in a contempt petition, it proceeded to acquire a piece of land for construction of parking lot for Rama Bai Ambedkar Maidan.

Lucknow: In order to improve the quality of forest and also to accord those dependent on forest a better living standard, the state forest department has come up with a joint forest management scheme. It aims to create a sense of belonging for forest among the local users and to develop and manage forests through Public Private Partnership (PPP).

LUCKNOW: Commuters might have to face a major transport crisis on Wednesday. Some 6,000 tempos and autos, which connect the various routes of Lucknow, will remain off-road in protest against the short and erratic supply of CNG. The tempo-taxi association is in no mood to relent this time.