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.......

Fire extinguisher on rail track sparks scare in UP

A fire extinguisher that may have accidentally fallen off a train set off a scare on Sunday when the driver of another passenger train applied brakes after spotting the cylinder-like object on the......

After third train sabotage bid in UP in Sep, RPF launches track patrolling

A day after the engine of a train hit a stone placed on the railway track in the Bairia area in Ballia of Uttar Pradesh, the Railway Protection Force has formed a special team to solve the case,......

'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......

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......