Lucknow, July 24 (IANS) Plans are afoot in Uttar Pradesh to shift the legislative business from the ‘archaic’ to the state-of-the-art Vidhan Bhawan, which will be built in the shape of a lotus, a design with striking similarity to the Bharatiya Janata Party’s official symbol.The architectural landmark will be developed over a sprawling area of about 200 acres in the upscale locality of Lucknow, and the construction work is likely to begin by early next year.Awanish K. Awasthi, the advisor to…
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Mumbai, June 30 (IANS) The worsening power crisis in South and Central Mumbai triggered a major political storm in the Maharashtra State Assembly on Tuesday, with legislators across party lines strongly confronting the government over recurring power outages lasting from eight to 12 hours.Facing a united attack from both the ruling and Opposition benches, Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar took serious note of the situation and convened an emergency joint meeting to seek immediate accountability fr…
Lucknow, May 29 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday paid homage to former Prime Minister and Bharat Ratna Chaudhary Charan Singh on his death anniversary. The Chief Minister offered floral tributes at his statue located within the Vidhan Bhawan complex and recalled his contributions to agricultural reforms in the country.In his address, the Chief Minister described Chaudhary Charan Singh as a “great son of Mother India and a messiah of farmers”.CM Yogi said that the for…
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister, Keshav Prasad Maurya, on Saturday said a “torch rally” is being witnessed across the country, reflecting women’s anger over key political developments.“Today, a mashal rally will be seen, where women, representing half the population, are expressing their anger in different ways across the country. In Lucknow, the state capital as well, thousands of women are participating in large numbers…” Maurya said.Supporting the sentime…