10 children killed in fire at Jhansi hospital NICU

At least 10 children died in a fire that engulfed the children's ward of a medical college in Uttar Pradesh's Jhansi district, officials said, as 16 others injured battled for life on Saturday.......

'Why Not Bundelkhand In Modi's Third Term?'

'The Congress has, in the past, backed the demand but will not support it now since the SP opposes any division of UP.' IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra D Modi at the inauguration of the Bundelkhand......

Gujarat, Karnataka lead 2022 secondary school dropout rankings

Gujarat, Bihar, Karnataka, Assam and Punjab are among seven states where the school dropout rate at the secondary level was higher than the national average of 12.6 per cent in 2021-22, according......

Woman thrown out of moving train for resisting molestation

A 25-year-old woman from Uttar Pradesh was allegedly thrown out of a running train by a man after she resisted his molestation attempt near Khajuraho in Madhya Pradesh's Chhatarpur district, an......

Locust invasion puts summer crop in many states at risk

The locusts initially entered Rajasthan from Pakistan and from there the swarms moved towards Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, and Punjab over the last few weeks and are now threatening to enter Uttar......

MNREGA: Ramesh writes to Mayawati again on irregularities

Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh has written a fresh letter to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati over alleged irregularities in implementation of MNREGA in seven districts and demanded......

NREGA fraud: Jairam's letter to Mayawati

Accusing Mayawati Government of not taking adequate action against those allegedly involved in embezzling Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) funds, Rural Development......

UP govt cracks whip on erring NREGA officials

Seeking to erase the impression that the state was not serious in implementing the rural job guarantee programme, the Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday ordered departmental inquiry against two......