Uttar Pradesh

The world’s next boom cities

If the last century was the age of economic globalization, expect the first half of this one to be the era of urbanization. By 2050, 3 out of 4 people will be concentrated in major cities or massively urbanized regions, many of...

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Bundelkhand package insufficient, says BSP

LUCKNOW: The Union government’s Rs.7,277-crore package for the backward Bundelkhand region comprising Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh has triggered a political war between the Congress and other parties in Uttar Pradesh. The ...

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Lawyers demanding separate High Court Bench protest in Delhi

From ANI New Delhi, Nov 20(ANI): Lawyers from Uttar Pradesh held a demonstration in the national capital on Friday, demanding setting up of a Bench of the Allahabad High court in the region. Hundreds of lawyers belonging to the...

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'Prayer chamber' near Hindon river to lower pollution

Ghaziabad, Nov 20 (IANS) The Hindon river can literally breathe easy now. Civic authorities here Friday launched a huge 'prayer chamber' along the river banks especially designed to immerse puja ritual materials like flowers...

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Uttar Pradesh to run new medical colleges under PPP

From correspondents in Uttar Pradesh, India, 12:01 AM IST The six new medical colleges and two para-medical colleges coming up in Uttar Pradesh would be run under a public-private partnership (PPP) arrangement. A decision to...

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4 killed in train-tractor collision

New Delhi News.Net Friday 20th November, 2009 (IANS) Four people were killed and one seriously injured when a train rammed into a tractor-trolley on the outskirts of the state capital early Friday, officials said. The incident...

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SRS Cinemas to invest Rs 50 cr by March 2010

Press Trust of India / New Delhi November 20, 2009, 21:18 IST Theatre chain SRS Cinemas today said it will invest Rs 50 crore for adding 21 screens to its portfolio by the end of this fiscal, taking its total to 53 screens. "We...

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Bharat Hotels to invest Rs 2,300 cr in new properties

Mumbai, Nov. 20 Bharat Hotels, the holding company of The Lalit Suri Hospitality Group, will invest nearly Rs 2,300 crore in hotel properties in the next four years. This will include its foray in the mid-market segment.

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Gautier lures middle-class with affordable tags

French furniture brand Gautier is trying to woo the Indian middle-class with lower price tags. It has developed products at lower prices (such as beds for Rs 19,995) to cater to the large middle-income group.

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Wheat, barley acreage gains as rabi sowing picks up

Our Bureau Chennai, Nov. 20 The recent rains in the central parts seem to be playing a key role in rabi sowing with farmers in Madhya Pradesh going in for large-scale coverage of wheat and mustard (rapeseed). In fact as sowing...

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