The implementation of the nutrition support to Primary Education Scheme, popularly known as mid-day meal (MDM), is far from satisfactory in Uttar Pradesh.

After four days of having commenced Piped Natural Gas Supply in the city of Noida, Indraprastha Gas Limited (IGL), the sole supplier of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) and Piped Natural Gas (PNG) in the national Capital on Thursday commenced online dispensing of CNG in Noida. The CNG station of IGL, which is located in DTC Depot in Sector 16 Noida, started commercial operations.

Biswajeet Banerjee | Surma (Dudhwa)

Relocation of villages located inside the core forest areas to the fringes has taken a political hue as different political parties were going an extre mile to sympathise with the villagers and asking them to stay put.

Despite High Court and government orders, political leaders have assured the villagers that

LUCKNOW: Thunderstorms followed by light rains in some parts of the state on Tuesday night and on Wednesday, though came as a relief but the amount of rains was very low. Weatherman said that the circulations which caused thunderstorms have passed but newer ones are on their way, hence the state should expect some more action in the coming days.

LUCKNOW: Nothing seems enough to trap the wandering big cat. Not even the handful of baits. The forest staff has so far tied as many as 11 baits to lure the tiger into the trap but the feline has shown no appetite for them. In fact, it has not even touched a single bait.

New Delhi: Early on Wednesday, when the runaway

LUCKNOW: The cabinet at its meeting held recently under the chairmanship of CM Mayawati took a few pro-farmer decisions.
The government has changed the rates of tax on gypsum, components of sprinkler sets and seeds under Vat Act, 2008. According to the cabinet decision, the four per cent tax levied on gypsum has been waived off.

The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has sanctioned loans amounting to Rs 7227.76 lakh to the state government in the current fiscal.

There was a time when the migratory birds used to flock to the Lucknow Zoological Garden in huge numbers. But now their numbers have decreased over the years owing to the increased traffic on the Park Road and the growing urbanisation of the city. There are very few birds visible on the Ashok and semal trees on the Park Road.

LUCKNOW: The tiger has fortune on its side. Forest official's frantic shot could only hit it on the tail. Foresters failed to trail even the injured tiger but WTI men spotted the feline with a bruised and bleeding tail crouching behind the bushes in Kumarganj forest.