Noida: Toll rates for the 22-km Delhi-Noida Direct (DND) flyway were increased from Monday by the Noida Toll Bridge Company Limited (NTBCL). "Two wheelers toll rates have been increased from Rs 11 to Rs 12, for cars from Rs 22 to Rs 25, LCVs from Rs 45 to Rs 55, bus and truck will now shell out Rs 70 from earlier Rs 55," said Anwar Abbasi, spokesperson, NTBCL. "Large vehicles...
01:09 PM, Apr 01, 2013
New Delhi: Using the Delhi Noida Direct (DND) Flyway to commute between the two cities has become expensive from Sunday night. The Noida Toll Bridge Company Limited (NTBCL) has hiked the toll charges for the 22-km DND Flyway from April 1. "Two wheelers toll rates have been increased from Rs 11 to Rs 12, for cars from Rs 22 to Rs 25, LCVs from Rs 45 to Rs 55, bus...
11:00 AM, Apr 01, 2013
Noida: A hospital manager in Noida has been arrested for allegedly raping a 17-year-old girl on Sunday. The survivor - a class 10th student - was on her way to the market when the incident took place. Police said the accused allegedly offered the girl some food, after which she fainted. He then kidnapped her and raped her in a car. Police said they were informed by locals who got...
10:32 AM, Apr 01, 2013
New Delhi: The deadline set by the government for Cable TV digitisation in 38 cities across 14 states ends on Monday. Television sets without set top boxes would go blank. These cities are part of the second phase of digitisation as government claimed 67 per cent digitisation had been achieved in these places. The UP government had on Saturday written to the Ministry seeking extension of digitisation deadline. Officials in...
08:50 AM, Apr 01, 2013
New Delhi: The deadline set by government for Cable TV digitisation in 38 cities across fourteen states will end on Monday and television sets without set top boxes would go blank. These cities have been included in the second phase of digitisation as government claimed 67 per cent digitisation had been achieved in these places. Information & Broadcasting Secretary Uday Kumar Varma on March 14 asserted the government is firm...
11:13 AM, Mar 31, 2013
Kunda: Parveen Azad, wife of the slain Kunda DSP Zia-ul-Haq, is scheduled to depose before the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Sunday. Akshay Pratap, cousin of former cabinet minister Raja Bhaiya, who was forced to resigned after Azad named him in the FIR, was questioned by the investigative agency. However, Raja Bhaiya is yet to be questioned. Raja Bhaiya is also accused of threatening the family of murdered village...
08:51 AM, Mar 31, 2013
New Delhi: The war of words between Union Steel Minister Beni Prasad Verma and the Samajwadi Party does not seem to be ending. Even as the Congress distanced itself from Beni Prasad's remarks, he continued to fire salvos at SP and its supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav. Reiterating that the SP will win only four seats in the 2014 Lok sabha elections, Beni Prasad said the Smajwadi Party has betrayed the...
03:53 PM, Mar 30, 2013
Ballia: A 20-year-old newly married woman was allegedly killed over dowry by her husband and in-laws in Rasra area in Uttar Pradesh's Balia disctrict, police said on Saturday. The woman died due to burn injuries in Sawarupur village on Friday. Her father Raghvendra has alleged that she was killed over dowry, they said. Police said that the woman's husband Deepak, father-in-law Shivnath and mother-in-law Dharmawati were arrested on Saturday morning....
12:33 PM, Mar 30, 2013
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav on Friday claimed that he had saved the UPA government in its bad days and despite that, the Congress had put the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) after him. "Congress used to take support by threatening others. I supported the UPA government in bad times but the Congress has put the CBI after me", Yadav said. In a fresh attack on union minister...
06:50 PM, Mar 29, 2013
Indore: Uttar Pradesh beat Baroda by two wickets in a last-ball thriller in the Super League (Group B) match of the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 tournament here on Friday. Chasing 128 runs, Uttar Pradesh required 16 runs off the last over with just two wickets in hand. Imtiyaz Ahmad (15 not out) struck two sixes in the last over to take his side home. Uttar Pradesh's middle-order batsmen made useful...
04:58 PM, Mar 29, 2013
Muradabad: In a shocking incident, some personnel of Uttar Pradesh Police created a huge drama and pandemonium in a police station on Wednesday during Holi celebrations. The police personnel at Muradabad's Budh Bazaar thana not only consumed liquor inside the police station but also forced some children to drink alcoholic beverages, and then danced with them. On holi the Budh Bazaar thana resembled a liquor vend with several policemen consuming...
02:26 PM, Mar 29, 2013
Lucknow: A day after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh admitted that the Samajwadi Party could withdraw support to the government, Finance Minister P Chidambaram has assured financial help for Uttar Pradesh. Chidambaram shared stage with Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and also praised him. "Akhilesh is a young Chief Minister. He has started his career well. He and his team willl do the best to bring Uttar Pradesh up in...
01:44 PM, Mar 29, 2013
Chandauli: A minor girl was allegedly gangraped in Chandauli district in Uttar Pradesh by five men of the village following which the villagers protested violently. The angry protesters set Sakaldih court on fire and demanding the immediate arrest of the five accused. The villagers allege that the police did not register their complaint when they went to the police station after the 12-years-old girl was raped by five men. Even...
02:21 PM, Mar 28, 2013
Indore: Wriddhiman Saha slammed an unbeaten 35-ball 64 as Bengal defeated Uttar Pradesh by 14 runs for their second successive win in the Super League (Group B) match of the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 tournament here Wednesday. After scoring 176 for two in their stipulated 20 overs, Bengal restricted Uttar Pradesh to 162 for nine to emerge winner by 14 runs. Praveen Kumar's valiant 31-ball 49-run effort went in vain...
05:35 PM, Mar 27, 2013
Lucknow: Former Uttar Pradesh minister Raja Bhaiya has now been accused of threatening the family of murdered village pradhan Nanhe Yadav. The Pratapgarh Pradhan and his brother were killed along with Deputy SP Zia ul Haque on March 2. The Yadav family claims that they have been threatened to keep silent on the issue by the leader and his aides. This, after one of Raja Bhaiya's close aides, Guddu Singh,...
12:22 PM, Mar 26, 2013
Barabanki: Union Steel Minister Beni Prasad Varma has again taken jibe at Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav. Referring to Mulayam's recently made statement claiming that BJP senior leader LK Advani never lies, Beni said, "how can a leader, whose party never sticks to the truth, can never lie." He further said that the statement points towards the political equations which may emerging in the time to come. The fresh...
08:45 AM, Mar 26, 2013
Vrindavan: Breaking the tradition, more than 2000 widows in Vrindavan played Holi on Sunday out in public view. Traditionally, widows do not participate in such festivities but they have been celebrating Holi for decades at their ashrams. Sunday, however, was an unprecedented public celebration. As part of Holi celebrations, traditional 'Raas-Leela' dance and other programmes have also been organised. "Vrindavan Holi is an effort to free widows from the shackles...
09:39 AM, Mar 25, 2013
Saharanpur: A youth was arrested on Sunday for allegedly raping his friend for past over a year after making her obscene MMS at knife point. The accused Tushar, along with one of his friends, was booked for gangrape after the girl registered a complaint in this regard on Sunday, SSP Vijay Yadav said. The accused had raped the girl and made a video clip of the same, using which he...
10:00 PM, Mar 24, 2013
Unnao: A day after his father pulled him up for failing to make his Cabinet ministers work and control corruption in Uttar Pradesh, Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday promised the people of his state that in case of any complaint of law and order, action will now be taken against officers of DIG rank instead of lower staff. "Constables and sub-inspectors will not be held guilty for law and...
05:23 PM, Mar 24, 2013
Lucknow: After Uttar Pradesh played host to the world's largest religious congregation during Mahakumbh in Allahabad, Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and Urban Development Minister Mohammad Azam Khan have been invited by the Harvard University to share the story of organising the 55-day event. Azam Khan, who was in charge of the Mela, has said that they have been invited by the Harvard University and information department sources indicated on Sunday...
04:17 PM, Mar 24, 2013
