Thursday, August 28, 2014

Akhilesh Yadav gives green signal to build 100-room UP Bhawan in Noida

Akhilesh Yadav gives green signal to build 100-room UP Bhawan in Noida
Lucknow, Aug 28: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has given a green signal for the construction of a new 100-room UP Bhawan in Noida, near the national capital, an official said on Thursday. The building will be built in Sector 44 over an acre of land.
The chief minister granted permission to use the land near the Mahamaya Girls Inter College on the Expressway for constructing the Bhawan which would be a 100-room plush single-storey building. The building will be constructed by the Rajya Sampatti department, which is likely to buy it from the Noida Authority at a price negotiated at around Rs.65 crore, an official told .
Uttar Pradesh already has two high-value properties in New Delhi – another UP Bhawan and UP Sadan. While the former is used by journalists, legislators and officials on subsidized tarriff, UP Sadan is used by officials of the principal secretary rank and ministers. With the construction of the new UP Bhawan in Noida, officials said the waiting list and unavailability of rooms at the already existing UP Bhawan, which is generally over-booked, will be met.

Some forces trying to create divide in society: Akhilesh Yadav

Some forces trying to create divide in society: Akhilesh YadavLucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav today alleged that some forces were trying to create divide in the society, but his party was determined to counter them.
"There are some forces that are trying to create divide in the society, but SP is determined to counter them," Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav said while flagging off the first batch of Haj pilgrims here.
"You all should pray for the peace and prosperity of the state and country," he said.
Minority Welfare Minister Mohd Azam Khan praised the CM for his attempts to maintain peace and brotherhood in the state.
He said it was the duty of the government to provide better facilities to Haj pilgrims and added that attempts were underway to improve the facilities.
The Haj Committee of India has selected 25,910 pilgrims form the state.