In a chilling incident, a retired Police Inspector was killed in broad daylight in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The incident was recorded in a CCTV camera. In a 45 sec video, it is clearly seen that the elderly man riding on a bicycle is paddling on a road when a man[Read More…]
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Lord Ram will set date for temple construction: Yogi Adityanath
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday said the date for construction of a grand Ram temple will be set by Lord Ram himself. Speaking at a conclave in the state capital, organised by a Hindi newspaper, the monk-turned-politician said what has to happen at a given time will[Read More…]
Uttar Pradesh: Murder of seers sparks tension in Auraiya, two policemen suspended
Killing of two Hindu seers in Auraiyya of Uttar Pradesh has triggered protests and tension in the district, and two policemen have been put under suspension for dereliction of duty, an official said on Wednesday. Those suspended are Inspector In-charge of Bidhoona Police Station Akhilesh Mishra and Constable Islam. The[Read More…]
Muzaffarnagar DM refuses Yogi Adityanath govt’s request for riot case withdrawal
Bharatiya Janata Party-led Yogi Adityanath government had requested the District Administration to withdraw 113 cases related to riots in Muzaffarnagar and Shamli districts. In a reaction to this, the District Administration has clearly refused from withdrawing the cases of 2013 riots. The request for the withdrawal of 131 riot-related cases[Read More…]
Opposition unity failed idea, NDA will break records in 2019: PM Modi
Debunking opposition plans for a grand alliance as “political adventurism” and a “failed idea”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed confidence that the BJP-led NDA will get more seats than ever and break all records in the 2019 Lok Sabha battle. He ruled out cracks in the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA), saying the coalition[Read More…]
Why Mamata Banerjee has made Amit Shah jittery
West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress leader Mamata Banerjee has somehow left her other Opposition peers far behind in taking cudgels with the Centre’s ruling party, or the BJP and the NDA led by it. So much so that she has rubbed the BJP the wrong way by reaching[Read More…]
Post truth politics is the biggest achievement of Modi government
In 2016, Oxford Dictionaries declared ‘post-truth’ the word of the year in response to a rise in its usage in relation to political developments in the US for the presidential election and in the UK on Brexit. It is defined as ‘relating to or denoting circumstances in which objective facts[Read More…]
Yogi seeks details after his aide is accused of seeking a bribe
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday asked for details in a case where his Principal Secretary S.P. Goel has been accused of seeking a Rs 25 lakh bribe, an official spokesman said. A Lucknow-based businessman has alleged that senior IAS officer Goel sought money to approve widening[Read More…]
BJP’s Splits Ville in Uttar Pradesh
Exactly 13 months ago, the Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) recorded a landslide victory in Uttar Pradesh, clocking 312 seats in the State Assembly elections. The victory was significant in more ways than one. First and foremost, this was the highest number of seats registered by any party in the past[Read More…]
BSP MLA votes for BJP in Rajya Sabha polls
Lucknow: In a jolt to the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), its legislator Anil Singh on Friday voted for BJP candidates in the Rajya Sabha polls currently underway in Uttar Pradesh. Talking to the media after casting his vote, Singh, who met chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday night, said he[Read More…]
Ties with Congress continue to be good: Akhilesh
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday said his ties with the Congress will continue to be good but stopped short of saying if the two parties will fight the 2019 Lok Sabha elections together. “I cannot comment on what will happen in the future. Our ties with the[Read More…]
Modi-Macron inaugurate UP’s biggest solar plant
Mirzapur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and visiting French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday inaugurated the biggest solar power plant of Uttar Pradesh in Mirzapur district. The 100 MW plant will be producing 75 MW electricity for the time being. Smiling all along and holding hands off and on, both Modi[Read More…]
Allahabad HC refuses plea against Yogi Adityanath in 2007 riot case
Lucknow: In a big relief to Yogi Adityanath, the Allahabad High Court on Thursday refused to admit a plea for a CBI probe to prosecute the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister in a 2007 riot case that had left one person dead. Adityanath, along with the then Gorakhpur Mayor Anju Chowdhary and[Read More…]
Only Congress can challenge BJP, says Sharad Pawar
Pune: Only the Congress has the ability to challenge the country’s ruling BJP presently, and its ‘acche din’ will come, predicted Nationalist Congress Party President Sharad Pawar here on Wednesday. The veteran politician was replying to blunt questions thrown by Maharashtra Navnirman Sena President Raj Thackeray who was “interviewing” him at[Read More…]
Culture museum to come up soon in Gorakhpur: Mahesh Sharma
New Delhi: A museum showcasing the culture of Uttar Pradesh will come up soon in Gorakhpur district, Culture Minister Mahesh Sharma said on Tuesday. “…The upcoming museum will highlight the life of Guru Gorakhnath. This will help to strengthen the culture of the region,” Sharma added while addressing a press conference[Read More…]
Voting for 3 Lok Sabha seats in UP, Bihar on March 11
New Delhi: By-elections to the Lok Sabha seats of Gorakhpur and Phulpur in Uttar Pradesh and Araira in Bihar will be held on March 11, the Election Commission announced on Friday. Polling will also be held in the Jehanabad and Bhabua Assembly constituencies of Bihar the same day. The poll[Read More…]
Uttar Pradesh: Farmers protest, throw potatoes outside CM’s residence
The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh faced an embarrassing situation on Saturday as quintals of potatoes were thrown by the farmers in front of the Vidhan Sabha building and outside Chief Minister’s residence. The VIP and high-security zone in front of the state assembly building was strewn with potatoes[Read More…]
Man tries to jump before Yogi’s car over illegal mining
A 30-year-old man on Saturday tried to jump in front of the car of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath here to draw his attention to illegal mining allegedly being patronised by BJP leaders. As Adityanath was headed to Lok Bhawan for an event, the man who had camouflaged himself[Read More…]
UP assembly passes UPCOCA bill to control crime, mafias, land grabbers
The Uttar Pradesh Control of Organised Crime Act (UPCOCA) bill was passed by the state assembly on Wednesday. The bill was presented by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, who also holds the charge of the Home Department. He told the House that the proposed law would come in handy in controlling[Read More…]
UP police sending criminals to ‘right place’: Uttarakhand CM
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat on Monday lauded his Uttar Pradesh counterpart Yogi Adityanath for his drive against criminals and said that he will also ask the police in the hill state to emulate the crackdown. Addressing an event in Gorakhpur, the hometown of Adityanath, Rawat said it was[Read More…]
People aspiring to win Gujarat wiped out in UP: Yogi Adityanath
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday took a dig at the Congress and said the party which was daydreaming of winning the Gujarat Assembly polls has failed to even open an account in the UP municipal corporation polls. “Jo gujarat jeetne ka sapna dekh rahe hain unka yahan[Read More…]
UP CM Adityanath visits NTPC blast injured; death toll now 35
Hours after he returned from his three-day trip to Mauritius, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday visited the hospitals here where the injured in the boiler blast at the NTPC unit in Rae Bareli have been admitted, even as the toll rose to 35 with two more injured[Read More…]
CM Adityanath launches cleanliness drive from Taj Mahal gate
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday visited the Taj Mahal and wielded a broom to launch the ‘swacchta abhiyaan’ (cleanliness drive) at the western gate of the monument. He spent about 30 minutes there. As he arrived amid tight security, BJP activists shouted slogans hailing him as well[Read More…]
Opposition has no right to interfere in my personal faith: Yogi Adityanath
Uttar Pradesh chief minister, Yogi Adityanath, paid a visit to the Ram Janmabhoomi in Ayodhya on Thursday and hit out at the Opposition for criticising the grand Diwali celebrations which took place in the city. “This is my personal faith and how can opposition interfere in this?” Adityanath said. “Opposition[Read More…]
Taj Mahal was built by ‘blood and sweat of Indian laborers’: Adityanath
After BJP MLA Sangeet Som remarked that Taj Mahal is a blot on Indian culture, Uttar Pradesh chief minister, Yogi Adityanath, said that the monument was built by ‘blood and sweat of Indian laborers’. The CM will make his maiden visit to the world heritage site on 25 October. “It[Read More…]