Brajendra K Parashar is a Special Correspondent presently looking after agriculture, energy, transport, panchayati raj, commercial tax, Rashtriya Lok Dal, state election commission, IAS/PCS Associations, Vidhan Parishad among other beats.
Articles by Brajendra K Parashar
Vikrams give way to buses
The state government has banned notorious Vikram tempos in Noida and Greater Noida by pressing its own buses as a substitute, reports Brajendra K. Parashar.
Updated on Oct 09, 2009 11:20 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Brajendra K. Parashar, Lucknow
The menace called Blue Bull
At a time when the country imports 2-3 million tonnes of pulses every year, Uttar Pradesh’s farmers can just watch in despair as over 300,000 Nilgai destroy 60 to 70 per cent of pulse crop in the state.
Updated on Aug 23, 2009 01:27 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Brajendra K Parashar
Upper castes pick up brooms to bloom in UP
Rahul Upadhyaya, 26, a Brahmin and a post-graduate in Hindi, had dreamt of becoming a teacher. That didn’t happen. Today, he works as a sweeper in Musawali village in Etah district, 200 km west of Lucknow.
Updated on Jun 17, 2009 01:25 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Brajendra K Parashar, Kanshiram Nagar
Can SP exorcise Babri ghost?
In earlier elections Kalyan Singh, 77, twice chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, crisscrossed the length and breadth of his state by helicopter addressing half-a-dozen rallies each day. This time, having quit the BJP and contesting as an Independent from Etah — his election symbol a forlorn empty glass — Kalyan was not seen campaigning until the third phase. Brajendra K Parashar reports.
Updated on May 07, 2009 12:59 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Brajendra K Parashar, Etah
BJP skips Ram temple at Ayodhya rallies
Narendra Modi (59) did not even mention the Ram temple issue during his recent election rallies here in Ayodhya.
Updated on Apr 21, 2009 12:09 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Brajendra K Parashar, Ayodhya/faizabad
Small is powerful
When the head of a political party in India foists his offspring as his chosen successor, others in the party usually shrug and acquiesce.
Updated on Mar 09, 2009 01:31 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Debashish Mukerji and Brajendra K Parashar, New Delhi/lucknow
Dark days ahead for G Noida
Residents of Greater Noida may face a serious electricity crisis with the onslaught of winter if the UP Power Corporation Ltd does what it is threatening to, reports Brajendra K Parashar.
Updated on Sep 06, 2008 12:26 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Brajendra K Parashar, Lucknow
UP working on footwear tax cut
In spite of Mayawati’s refusal to accept Rahul Gandhi’s demand for reduction of tax for the leather foot-ware industry, the state trade tax dept has started working on a cut down on the rate of tax on leather shoes.
Updated on Dec 06, 2007 04:32 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Brajendra K Parashar, Lucknow
UP-Delhi bus row resolved
UPSRTC and the Delhi Transport Corporation start operating their buses in each other's territory from Saturday, reports Brajendra K Parashar.
Updated on May 19, 2007 07:34 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Brajendra K Parashar, Lucknow
Power shortage: An issue Mayawati can’t overlook
Besides improving law and order power supply situation in the State will be another task for Mayawati, reports Brajendra K Parashar.
Updated on May 14, 2007 09:06 PM IST
None | Brajendra K Parashar, Lucknow
Serious graft charges against Agra discom MD
An executive engineer in the Dakshinanchal (Agra) discom has levelled serious charges of corruption against the MD and demanded a probe into the same, reports Brajendra K Parashar.
Updated on May 05, 2007 06:11 PM IST
None | Brajendra K Parashar, Lucknow
GO sounds death knell for power equipment units
Thanks to a GO issued around 10 months ago there is no taker of goods manufactured by the industrial units within the state, reports Brajendra K Parashar.
Updated on May 04, 2007 07:52 PM IST
None | Brajendra K Parashar, Lucknow
Notice slapped on Agra discom MD
UPERC chairman has slapped a notice on the discom MD and his lawyer under the IPC provisions, asking them why he should not initiate criminal proceedings against them, reports Brajendra K Parashar.
Updated on May 03, 2007 08:09 PM IST
None | Brajendra K Parashar, Lucknow
Power-hit can’t say hello to LESA!
Landline telephones at around 20 sub-stations LESA are either disconnected on non-payment of dues or developing a defective, reports Brajendra K Parashar.
Updated on Apr 23, 2007 05:07 AM IST
None | Brajendra K Parashar
Now, ads bring moolah to cash-strapped UPSRTC
Advertisement business is turning out to be a good source of income for the fund-starved UP State Road Transport Corporation , reports Brajendra K Parashar.
Updated on Apr 08, 2007 05:51 AM IST
None | Brajendra K Parashar, Lucknow
Falling mobile tariff spurs traffic snarls
The continuous downward revision of mobile tariff has stimulated the call traffic in the UP (East) Circle, reports Brajendra K Parashar.
Published on Feb 04, 2007 10:59 AM IST
None | Brajendra K Parashar, Lucknow
UPPCL may decide to end ties with e-Suvidha
Upset with frequent glitches in LESA?s online billing and the e-Suvidha?s inability to rectify the same, the UP Power Corporation Ltd (UPPCL) may have no option but to sever its ties with the latter, reports Brajendra K Parashar.
Published on Jan 29, 2007 03:07 AM IST
None | Brajendra K Parashar, Lucknow
Arbitrary 'power tariff' costs consumers dear in UP
Dakshinanchal (Agra) Distribution Company virtually usurps the UPERC's authority to decide power tariff for it, reports Brajendra K Parashar.
Published on Jan 25, 2007 06:52 AM IST
None | Brajendra K Parashar, Lucknow
No sexual harassment cases in UP?
This is exactly what the sexual harassment complaint committees in various departments make one believe, reports Brajendra K Parashar.
Published on Jan 25, 2007 06:22 AM IST
None | Brajendra K Parashar, Lucknow
BSNL's new year bonanza
IN WHAT is being planned as New Year and X-mas bonanza, State owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) is all set to announce various sops for its post paid and prepaid mobile phone subscribers in the UP (East) circle. While the schemes seek to broaden the subscriber base, most of them will be available to the existing subscribers as well.
Published on Dec 17, 2006 01:24 AM IST
None | Brajendra K Parashar, Lucknow
It?s the rural ?way? to highway awareness
ONE WILL soon find Bhauti Pratap Pur, a dusky village under the Sachendi police station of Kanpur district qualitatively different from the State?s other villages as far as the residents? level of awareness and habit of following the road safety rules were concerned.
Published on Dec 17, 2006 01:11 AM IST
None | Brajendra K Parashar, Lucknow
Rural ?way? to highway awareness
ONE WILL soon find Bhauti Pratap Pur, a dusky village under the Sachendi police station of Kanpur district qualitatively different from the State?s other villages as far as the residents? level of awareness and habit of following the road safety rules were concerned.
Published on Dec 16, 2006 11:32 AM IST
None | Brajendra K Parashar, Lucknow
PCL gearing up to deal with thefts of transformers, oil
THE DETERIORATING law and order situation in the State is taking its toll on the electricity department as well and the power officials see things going out of their hands.
Published on Dec 13, 2006 10:56 AM IST
None | Brajendra K Parashar, Lucknow
Consumers still coughing up more per cylinder
EVEN AFTER the State Government slashed Trade Tax from 11 per cent to 4 per cent after Parliament put domestic LPG on the list of ?declared goods? in April this year, the prices of domestic LPG cylinders have not come down. Tax experts feel cylinder prices in the retail market should have gone down by at least Rs 18-20 per cylinder following tax cut.
Published on Dec 12, 2006 01:43 AM IST
None | Brajendra K Parashar, Lucknow
E-suvida a headache for LESA, consumers
CONTRARY TO what its name suggests, e-Suvidha launched with much fanfare in the State capital for the convenience of citizens, continues to pose problems to both Lucknow Electricity Supply Administration (LESA) and its consumers.
Published on Dec 11, 2006 01:07 AM IST
None | Brajendra K Parashar
The great two-numbers-one-sim offer
TWO SIMS in a single mobile set. You were surprised when you heard about it. But in the world of fast changing technology, it has become old hat. But, what if you could have two mobile numbers on one SIM? The State-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) has made it possible.
Published on Dec 07, 2006 12:08 AM IST
None | Brajendra K Parashar
CORRUPT HARVEST
REVENUE LEAKAGES galore at the State?s Trade Tax Department, which boasts of dozens of check posts, hundreds of mobile squads, a special investigative branch (SIB) - all meant for plugging in leakages.
Published on Dec 02, 2006 01:52 AM IST
None | Brajendra K Parashar, Lucknow
CNG-operated vehicles: Deadline extended
THE STATE Transport Authority (STA) on Tuesday fixed February 28, 2007 as the deadline for replacement of all diesel/petrol-run commercial and passenger vehicles with the CNG-operated vehicles in three cities ? Lucknow, Kanpur and Agra.
Published on Nov 29, 2006 11:19 AM IST
None | Brajendra K Parashar, Lucknow
LESA shortchanges consumers
WHEN IT comes to its own interest, the electricity department invokes the provisions of the Electricity Act to nail down consumers. But it often turns a blind eye to the law when there is a question of the consumers? interest.
Published on Nov 28, 2006 01:52 AM IST
None | Brajendra K Parashar, Lucknow
LESA, private co go hand-in-glove
A NEXUS between LESA officials and staff of private hand-held billing agencies is emerging as a big source of corruption and harassment of consumers in LESA.
Published on Nov 23, 2006 12:28 AM IST
None | Brajendra K Parashar