Tag: Uttar Pradesh
UP CM Yogi Adityanath orders ban on cow smuggling
Yogi Adityanath has been actively taking decisions, amending and introducing new protocols after he sworn in as the CM of UP, which was just three days prior when the BJP chose him for the designation. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday ordered the police officials to prepare an[Read More…]
UP: ‘Gau rakshaks’ set several meat shops on fire
Two days after ‘gau rakshak’ Yogi Adityanath has been sworn in as UP chief minister, several meat shops were set on fire allegedly by Hindutva brigade in Hathras district in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday night, News 18.com reported. The police have not registered a first information report (FIR) because according[Read More…]
UP: 20 ministers in Yogi Adityanath govt with criminal charges
Out of the 47 ministers in the Yogi Adityanath government, 20 ministers faces criminal charges against them, including the chief minister itself, according to UP Election Watch and Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) analysis of the self-sworn affidavits of the ministers. “Out of the 44 ministers, 35 (80 per cent)[Read More…]
Solve Ram Mandir issue through negotiations, says Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought an urgent hearing on the Ram Mandir dispute next week and offered to play a mediator to sort out the controversy after suggesting both groups to try for an amicable solution by talks. The SC intervention in the matter comes just a few days[Read More…]
People and not EVMs should choose representatives: Mayawati
Soon after the Uttar Pradesh election result, BSP supremo Mayawati on Tuesday alleged in the Rajya Sabha that Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) have been tampered during the polls. “Representatives should be of people’s choice and not that of EVMs,” she said, raising the issue during Zero Hour. “Democracy is being murdered,”[Read More…]
Man arrested for posting morphed image of Yogi Adityanath
Adityanath must withdraw his ‘inflammatory’ statements: Amnesty International
A day after BJP leader Yogi Adityanath took charge of the most-populated state as chief minister, Amnesty International called for the public withdrawal of alleged inflammatory statements made in the past by the leader on Monday. “Adityanath has been one of Uttar Pradesh’s most polarising politicians, given to hateful rhetoric[Read More…]
EC in favour of restricting convicts from contesting polls for life
The EC on Monday said to the apex court that it favors the idea of not allowing people convicted of a criminal offense to contest elections. This news comes soon after the National Election Watch and Association for Democratic Reforms found that an average of one out of four freshly elected[Read More…]
Uttar Pradesh: New government sacks many ex-bureaucrats, politicians of ‘lal batti’
Several retired bureaucrats and politicians whom the previous government appointed on various post as advisor to the government or chairman, vice-chairman, member in various corporations, boards and committees were removed from their posts with an immediate effect in Uttar Pradesh. The action was taken just the days after the Yogi[Read More…]
UP: BJP govt closes two slaughterhouses
UP: BSP leader shot dead
Muslims needn’t worry: Deputy CM designate
Deputy Chief Minister-designate Keshav Prasad Maurya said on Sunday that the BJP doesn’t discriminate between Hindus and Muslims and considers all of Uttar Pradesh as one. “Muslims have no reason to worry,” Maurya said, reiterating the Prime Minister’s message of ‘Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas’. “We consider all of UP population[Read More…]
High security at Taj Mahal after reported threats
BJP MLA wants to rename Deoband constituency
Income tax department starts helpline to stop frauds
There is now a helpline number for people who have been issued a notice to disclose their unaccounted income. The Income tax (I-T) department officials said the helpline will restrict frauds trying to impersonate an income tax official. As per the principal commissioner of I-T, Noida, T Tonsing Prasad, this[Read More…]
Irregularities in EVMs transferred AAP’s votes to opponents: Kejriwal
Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said that there was a need to relook at the use of Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) in the electoral process until faith is restored in it. He said that several countries in the west are using ballot system instead of EVMs. “Developed[Read More…]
What do UP Poll results mean for the Muslims of India
Should the Muslim community start moving towards the BJP? BJP has stormed to power in Uttar Pradesh, India’s most politically significant state, demolishing any myths of demonetization or identity politics. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has trumped all odds and emerged as the sole winning factor, in a political battle that[Read More…]
UP: Gayatri Prajapati’s sons and aide arrested
BJP’s performance in the state elections have changed the course of Indian politics
After the stunning results of the 5 state elections were declared on Saturday the BJP under the leadership of PM Narendra Modi is looking at possibly forming a government in 4 of the 5 states including the big one, Uttar Pradesh. Just what made this win possible? What changed in[Read More…]
UP polls: BJP leader credits Modi wave for strong showing
BJP leaders on Saturday credited Modi wave for the party’s strong showing in the high stakes Uttar Pradesh elections. On the next chief minister in the state, they said the decision will be taken by the BJP parliamentary board and the legislature party in the state soon. The results of[Read More…]
UP poll results 2017: Latest progress
The BJP is all set for the government in Uttar Pradesh after 15 years. The party last ruled the state in alliance with the BSP after the 1996 elections.The BJP appears to be clearly ahead in 200 constituencies, leaving rivals SP-Congress combine and the BSP far behind going by trends[Read More…]
UP assembly polls: Counting of votes begins in Uttar Pradesh
Officials will begin counting over 120 million votes on Saturday to elect a new assembly in Uttar Pradesh. The risk factor is high for almost 5,000 candidates across 403 seats in India’s most-populous state. Notably, UP saw a huge campaigning swinging from a growth narrative and caste reckoning to religious[Read More…]
Assembly polls: 60.3% voter turnout in UP, 86% in Manipur
Sixty percent of voters cast their ballot in Uttar Pradesh and over 83 per cent votes were cast in final phase of the Manipur Assembly polls on Wednesday. Voting for the last phase covering 40 seats in Uttar Pradesh and 22 Assembly constituencies in Manipur began on Wednesday, with all[Read More…]
UP Assembly Elections 2017: Manufacturing a “hawa” for the BJP out of thin air
Senior journalist and India Today consulting editor Rajdeep Sardesai said in the Hindustan Times on March 2: “I am putting my neck on the line once again and forecasting a likely BJP win in Uttar Pradesh. In a seemingly ‘wave-less’ election where 403 constituencies are witnessing fierce competition almost everywhere,[Read More…]