Hyderabad: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday said that if the BJP comes to power in Telangana, MIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi and his younger brother Akbaruddin will have to flee Hyderabad the way Nizam did. Addressing a Bharatiya Janata Party election rally at Tandur near Hyderabad, he said[Read More…]
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Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha asks UP govt to rename Meerut after Nathuram Godse
The name-changing fever has recently gripped the Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha which on Thursday, asked the Uttar Pradesh government to rename Meerut to Godse Nagar, in honour of Mahatma Gandhi’s assassin, Nathuram Godse. The Hindu organisation also said that Ghaziabad and Hapur should be renamed Digvijay Nagar and Avaidyanath Nagar[Read More…]
“Name ‘Amit Shah’ originates from Persian roots. Will BJP rename it?” questions Irfan Habib
After since Yogi Adityanath government has renamed two of the Uttar Pradesh cities, similar demands have cropped up in other parts of the country like Auranghabad and Ahmedabad. Amid this ongoing spree of Bharatiya Janata Party over changing the city names, historian Irfan Habib commented that the BJP chief’s name ‘Amit Shah’[Read More…]
UP Court directs notice against CM Yogi Adityanath in 19-year-old murder case
A Session Court in Maharajganj on Tuesday directed that a notice should be issued to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in a 19-year-old murder case. The court has given a week’s time for CM Yogi to respond to the notice. Bharatiya Janata Party leader Adityanath is one of the[Read More…]
UP to become ‘open defecation free’ by Oct 2, 2019: CM Yogi Adityanath
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday said that the state would become open defecation free by October 2, 2019, with his government constructed over 1.36 crore toilets in the last 17 months. “Four years ago in 99,000 villages of the state, cleanliness was a distant dream. And since[Read More…]
UP: Vrindavan instates home for 1000 widows
A special home to house around 1,000 widows will be inaugurated at Vrindavan in Uttar Pradesh on Friday by Union Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, official sources said. ‘Krishna Kutir’ – said to be largest such facility constructed by a government – was constructed on 1.4 hectares at a cost of 57.48[Read More…]
Police officer criticised on social media as he kneels before UP CM Yogi Adityanath
Praveen Kumar, a senior police officer in eastern Uttar Pradesh’s Gorakhpur town was recently roasted for sharing his pictures on Social Media where he kneels down, shakes hand and puts tilak to UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. Yogi Adityanath, also the head priest of the influential Gorakhnath temple in the town,[Read More…]
UP CM announces compensation for flood hit families
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday announced a compensation of Rs. 4 lakh to those, who lost their family members in the floods. He also disclosed details of rescue operations and measures being taken to restore calm post the calamity. According to reports, Adityanath said that 25 districts[Read More…]
Will ensure that those affected by flood will get necessary relief: CM Adityanath
UP CM Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday said that his government is seriously initiating flood control measures and all departments have been directed to take necessary precautions. “The departments concerned should start necessary preventive works to protect villages from floods and funds will be provided to them. Our government is serious[Read More…]
UP CM Yogi Adityanath to set up an exclusive ‘CM Helpline’
After a series of reform, UP CM Yogi Adityanath has ordered the setting up of a “CM Helpline” which will connect people to a call centre manned by 500 people. In an attempt to strengthen public grievance redressal system, this helpline will directly be under the supervision of the CM’s[Read More…]
3 arrested on rape charges from Yogi Adityanath backed Hindu Yuva Vahini
Three activists of the Hindu Yuva Vahini (HYV), an organisation backed by UP CM Yogi Adityanath were arrested in Bareilly on charges of gangrape and thrashing a police officer. The incident happened on Monday night after a fight between one Deepak and Avinash over playing of loud music in Ganeshnagar[Read More…]
UP CM’s lunch with Dalit a ‘political drama’, says Mayawati
On Thursday, BSP supremo Mayawati slammed UP CM Yogi Adityanath over having lunch with 500 Dalits in Gorakhpur, calling it a nothing but a ‘political drama’ with no intention of benefitting the underprivileged community. She added that the BJP government had an anti-Dalit mindset and was doing little to catch[Read More…]
Walk-in interview to fill vacant doctor seats in Uttar Pradesh
The Uttar Pradesh government has decided to hold walk-in-interview to fill a huge number of vacant seats for doctors. It approved a policy for transferring doctors and proposals for investment of Rs 5297 crore in two different projects in Noida. The state cabinet meeting chaired by UP CM Yogi Adityanath[Read More…]
UP: This village in UP to be renamed as “PoK”, know why!
Lacking most basic facilities and with very little of the government’s attention, a village in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur district have found an innovative way to protest against the ignorance. They have decided to rename Simmranpur as PoK or Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, saying their situation is no better. Villagers complain Simmranpur, which[Read More…]
Uniformity in power supply in Uttar Pradesh: Yogi Adityanath
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday said that the ruling state government has brought in “uniformity” in power supply across the state. Unlike the previous Samajwadi Party regime which only concentrated on ‘five districts’ at the cost of their unity, he added. Speaking at a function he inaugurated[Read More…]
Azam Khan slams UP government over increasing crime in the state
On Sunday, former Uttar Pradesh minister Azam Khan slammed the Yogi Adityanath-led government over the Rampur molestation case. He said that the situations are as such that men should try and keep their women indoors. He further added that the state is so unsafe that women should stop going to suspicious[Read More…]
Saharanpur unrest: BSP chief Mayawati calls Bhim Army a product of the BJP
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati, while addressing a press conference responded to the allegations of BSP links with Bhim Army. She cleared that the party members in Saharanpur believed that the apparent ‘Dalit Army’ was a product of BJP. Condemning the allegations, she said that her brother and other[Read More…]
Can’t deny an individual his rights to consume non-veg food: Allahabad HC to UP govt
On Friday, the Allahabad High Court said that government cannot deny an individual his rights to consume non-veg food. This decision comes after the court heard over 20 petitions filed against the Uttar Pradesh government after UP CM Yogi Adityanath ordered a crackdown on illegal slaughterhouses. According to reports, the[Read More…]
Delhi’s ISBT model to be replicated in Gorakhpur
The ISBT model of Delhi may soon to be replicated in Gorakhpur. According to sources, the Delhi transport department said the UP Transport Minister Swatantra Dev Singh is expected to visit the Maharana Pratap ISBT, an inter-state bus terminus to study the model. As per a senior official, the UP[Read More…]
UP CM promises improved power supply, better roads
Addressing a rally on Sunday in Deoria, Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath said the condition of the roads in the State would improve in the coming days. ‘We have asked authorities to ensure that the roads are free of potholes by June 15’, he said. He told the gathering that[Read More…]
UP CM orders making of walls around holy spots
UP administrative reshuffle: SSP of Saharanpur Luv Kumar transferred
Yogi Adityanath led-government conducted the biggest reshuffle of IAS officials in Uttar Pradesh so far, late on Wednesday. The state government transferred 84 IAS officers, including 38 district magistrates. Notably, SSP of Saharanpur, Luv Kumar, who prevented a communal flare-up last week in which BJP MP Raghav Lakhanpal Sharma was[Read More…]
No reservation for SC, ST, OBC candidates in UP private medical colleges
UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday announced that the quota based reservation for Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST) and Other Backwards Castes (OBC) in medical colleges’ across the state will come to an end. As per an order passed to end quota reservation, the candidates belonging to SC, ST,[Read More…]
UP government transfers 20 IAS officers
UP CM chairs 2nd Cabinet meet, ensures 24-hour power supply in UP
UP CM Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday chaired his second Cabinets meet. UP CM who has been very active since he took over the post as a Chief Minister, discussed a number issue and took several important decisions. Firstly, the Cabinet agreed on the 24-hours power supply proposal through an agreement[Read More…]