The president of the Rastriya Lok Dal (RLD), Choudhary Ajit Singh assailed the state government for acquiring numerous villages and cultivable land in the name of industrialisation and development and warned that his party would bring a private bill in the Lok Sabha to introduce a new Land Acquisition Policy.
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.
Legislators in Vidhan Sabha voiced concern over alarming increase in air and water pollution and demanded stringent action against those who were violating the laid norms.
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.
Pioneer News Service LucknowOwing to rampant corruption in the implementation of National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) in the state, CPI (ML) on Sunday said the poor given employment under scheme were not being paid the prescribed wages.
Skyrocketing prices of the sugar leading to row over import of raw sugar from abroad, involving the centre and state locking horns, is proving to be blessing in disguise for UP cane growers.
