By: Mohit Dubey Lucknow: In Uttar Pradesh, every change in government inevitably comes with a change in — well, colour. And in “Yogi Raj” the colour is assertively saffron: From jackets, saris and turbans to upholstery, towels and even microphone wires wrapped in saffron cloth. Ministers and legislators in theContinue Reading

By Avinash Noronha New Delhi: A few months ago the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh announced a plan to build a cycling highway in India between Etawah and Agra. Dedicated cycling highways are common in the developed world but this was the first in our country. This much needed boostContinue Reading

Agra: On an average, one prisoner dies in Uttar Pradesh every 26 hours. According to the state prison department’s response to an RTI query, more than 2,050 prisoners have died in Uttar Pradesh since 2010. Human rights activist Naresh Paras, who filled the RTI application, has witten to the NationalContinue Reading