LUCKNOW: The ambitious metro rail project is now proposed to be extended till Patrakarpuram in Gomtinagar as well. This the first time that the authorities have decided to bring the posh residential locality into the metro loop. Moreover, the track between Amausi and KD Singh Babu Stadium would be made underground.

LUCKNOW: Sale of adulterated foodstuffs and spurious drugs figured in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly on Thursday with the Congress walking out over the Mayawati Government's failure to take effective action against the adulterators. The party said the practice was flourishing under the patronage of the district administration.

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: 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.

LUCKNOW: Even as widespread rains ended the dry spell over UP on Saturday, monsoon continued to elude Lucknow. While many places in eastern parts recorded rains, skies remain overcast in the city, but barring a brief shower in the wee hours, the clouds did not precipitate into rains.

LUCKNOW: In a major crackdown against the illegal wildlife trade, forest department along with revenue and police department swooped down on the shops selling endangered birds at Nakhas on Wednesday. Five people were arrested from the place in the joint action. Besides, 48 birds of different varieties were recovered by the team of officials.

LUCKNOW: The UP Jal Nigam (UPJN) is doing all it can to make the proposed Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) plant at Kakori a reality. After the State Advisory Council met the senior members of UPJN on June 14, the implementing authority for the plant is busy preparing a fresh blueprint for the site.

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LUCKNOW: The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court on Friday restrained the state authorities from proceeding further with the construction of any permanent structure within 100 metres of the Gomti riverbed.

LUCKNOW: The proposed land fill site near the famous mango belt in Malihabad-Kakori region for the solid waste management project in Lucknow is facing an intense scrutiny by the environment and the horticultural department.