The Latest Breaking News from Bundelkhand

LUCKNOW: The Congress finally declared the name of Brijlal Khabri, a Dalit from Bundelkhand, as the UPCC Chief on Saturday. Along with it, the Congress central leadership also introduced a new system of appointing six regional presidents as has been the system in the BJP.

LUCKNOW: Dedicating the newly inaugurated Bundelkhand Expressway to the people of the region, chief minister Yogi Adityanath said that this ‘vikas ka expressway’ would usher in a new era of development for what has been the most backward areas in the state.

LUCKNOW: The third groundbreaking ceremony could be breaking the cliche that investments in Uttar Pradesh rarely go beyond the Noida region. A region-wise assessment of intended investment projects in the state indicates that while western UP remains the biggest draw, investments in Bundelkhand, eastern and central UP are also coming.

LUCKNOW: To harness the tourism potential created by Bundelkhand Expressway and Jhansi and Chitrakoot sectors of the UP Defence Corridor, the state government will showcase caves, forts, ecotourism and adventure sports by mapping, developing and marketing tourist destinations of all seven districts of Bundelkhand.

Station House Officer Tilakdhari Saroj was suspended and named among six accused in the FIR lodged at the Pali station in Bundelkhand district

LUCKNOW: Following a meeting with officials in Bundelkhand, state energy minister Arvind Kumar Sharma announced to purchase 10 lakh metric tonnes of coal to boost power supply in UP.

LUCKNOW: As the severe heat wave continued unabated on Saturday, Banda remained the hottest place in the country for the second consecutive day with 47.2 degrees Celsius maximum temperature. Other parts of the state - particularly Bundelkhand, parts of central and East UP and districts bordering Rajasthan - also continued…

LUCKNOW: Following a review meeting with officials in Bundelkhand, Uttar Pradesh energy minister Arvind Kumar Sharma announced to purchase 10 lakh metric tonnes of coal to generate and boost power supply in the state.

LUCKNOW: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath said that the state government will provide piped drinking water to every household in the state under the Jal Jeevan Mission by 2024.

On February 16, during an interview with Doordarshan, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Adityanath claimed no farmers in the state had died by suicide due to “agricultural distress” in the last five years.

LUCKNOW: As nine districts of Avadh region, Terai and Bundelkhand go to the poll in the fourth phase on Wednesday, both BJP and Congress would face the challenge of saving their citadels -- Lucknow and Rae Bareli.