New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday renominated to Rajya Sabha all the eight union ministers including Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Prakash Javadekar. Apart from the ministers, the party also renominated its general secretary and key strategist Bhupender Yadav from Rajasthan. While Jaitley[Read More…]
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2 held for circulating inflammatory posts on WhatsApp in Kasganj
Lucknow: Two persons circulating inflammatory videos and communal messages on social media were arrested in Uttar Pradesh’s Kasganj district on Tuesday, police said. Identified as Ram Singh and Ajay Gupta, one of them is the admin of a WhatsApp group on which inflammatory posts were being circulated, in an apparent bid[Read More…]
Students make human chain in UP against plastic use
Over 10,000 students from various educational institutions formed a human chain in Uttar Pradesh‘s Vrindavan on Friday to express solidarity with the ban on polythene use and to make people aware of its negative effects on the environment. The human chain was 10.5 km long and was made at Parikrama[Read More…]
Angry farmers burn sugarcane crop outside UP Assembly
Hundreds of sugarcane farmers in Uttar Pradesh burnt their crop outside the Vidhan Sabha here on Saturday and raised slogans against the Yogi Adityanath government, terming the Rs 10 hike in MSP as “paltry”. The state government two days back had increased the minimum support price (MSP) for sugarcane by[Read More…]
UP to promote religious tourism; MP-UP border to be declared free zone to visit Chitrakoot: Adityanath
Uttar Pradesh is committed to promoting religious tourism in the state, said chief minister, Yogi Adityanath on Monday after undertaking a five-kilometre-long ‘parikrama’ of the Kamadgiri temple at Chitrakoot. On the second day of his visit to Chitrakoot, CM Adityanath took many by surprise when he decided to walk the[Read More…]
UP proposes tourism projects worth Rs 156 cr for Taj Mahal just after exclusion reports
The Uttar Pradesh government has proposed many tourism projects worth Rs 370 crore. Around half of it is meant for the Taj Mahal and its surrounding areas, as per an official release. The details have been released following reports saying that the Taj Mahal has been omitted from the tourism[Read More…]
UP: Only CCTV equipped schools to become board exam centres in state now
To put an end to copying in board exams in Uttar Pradesh next year, the Yogi Adityanath-led state government has decided to allow only CCTV-equipped schools to become examination centres. The state government also has decided to ask schools that school bus drivers and other staff should be hired only[Read More…]
Priority was to get rid of jungle raj in UP: CM Yogi Adityanath
Uttar Pradesh chief minister, Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday said that his priority since assuming power was to get rid of jungle raj. He took potshots at the previous Samajwadi Party government in the state. His remarks came a day after his government was criticized for the white paper released to[Read More…]
Uttar Pradesh: Congress slams Yogi govt after aid to 46 madarsas withheld
The Congress Party accused Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of not respecting any religion a day after Uttar Pradesh government barred 46 madarsas from getting a grant. Congress leader, Ghulam Nabi Azad said that the saffron party does not respect any religion. “The basic difference between our and BJP’s ideology is[Read More…]
UP primary schools to remain open on Sunday to celebrate PM Modi’s birthday; attendance must
On Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s birthday, 17 September that falls on Sunday, all primary schools will remain open in Uttar Pradesh. Although it is Sunday, it has been made mandatory for all students to join the celebrations. “About 1.60 lakh government primary schools across the state will celebrate PM’s birthday,”[Read More…]
UP: Villagers want Dera’s ‘charcha ghar’ to be converted into school, marriage hall
A day after a CBI court convicted Dera Sachcha Sauda chief, Gurmeet Ram Rahim in a rape case, people of Mohammadpur Gumi village in Uttar Pradesh have demanded that his ‘charcha ghar’ should be converted into a school or marriage hall for general public. The village has a population of[Read More…]
Threat to kill Adityanath: UP ATS, Delhi Police investigating case
After an unidentified caller threatened to kill Uttar Pradesh chief minister, Yogi Adityanath, the case has been handed over to the UP Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS). The probe into a phone call received by Delhi Police in which the caller threatened to kill UP CM is going on. “We have handed[Read More…]
Bareilly’s Barelvi madrasas flout UP govt directive on national anthem
On India’s 70th Independence Day, Bareilly’s Barelvi madrasas openly flouted the Uttar Pradesh government’s order that the national anthem must mandatorily be sung at all such Islamic educational institutions across the state on the occasion of Independence Day. The students at the Manzar-e-Islam – the biggest Barelvi madrasa in the[Read More…]
UP Madarsa Parishad asks mandatory videography of Independence Day celebrations
Yogi Adityanath government has asked madrasas affiliated to Uttar Pradesh Madarsa Shiksha Parishad to pay tribute to freedom fighters and organise cultural programmes on 15 August. Besides, the circular issued by UP Madarsa Shiksha Parishad has also asked to shot videos of the programmes. Currently, around 8,000 madrasas in UP[Read More…]
Watch: Watch: Govt school in Uttar Pradesh turns into a bar
In a shocking incident, a government school in Uttar Pradesh’s Mirzapur turned into a dance bar which has triggered an inquiry by the state government. The issue came into limelight after a video footage showing rows of students, two women dance to Bhojpuri music, surrounded by men showering cash on[Read More…]
CBI probe into Gomti riverfront project: Uttar Pradesh government
The Uttar Pradesh government has recommended a CBI probe into ‘irregularities’ in Rs 1503 crore Gomti River Front project. “Gomti River Front case has been referred to the CBI. We hope the CBI will soon take over the case and begin investigations,” said state home secretary Bhagwan Swaroop. A FIR[Read More…]
Mayawati likely to be Mahagathbandhan candidate in UP: Sources
After resigning from the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday evening, political corridors are now abuzz with speculations over BSP supremo, Mayawati’s next move. Mayawati is likely to contest the by-poll to the Phulpur Lok Sabha seat, which will be vacated by sitting MP, Keshav Prasad Maurya, who is now deputy chief minister in[Read More…]
Power demand-supply gap haunts Uttar Pradesh
Even after combating the power demand last year, the demand-supply gap seems to be increasing again in Uttar Pradesh. The union power ministry’s recent report on power supply positions in the country shows UP to have experienced a peak demand-supply gap of 4.1% during the first quarter of the current[Read More…]
UP govt to scrap “wasteful projects” of SP regime, says State Agriculture Minister
Agricultural minister Surya Pratap Sahi claimed that funds allocation to “wasteful projects” of previous Uttar Pradesh government has been “stopped” to create resources for farm loan waiver scheme. Further adding that the UP government is concerned and sensitive to the needs of the farmers and will take every possible step[Read More…]
Explosive in Uttar Pradesh Assembly a terror conspiracy: Yogi Adityanath
On Friday, an explosive was found by the security personnel with the help of dog squad on 12 July in the premises of Uttar Pradesh assembly. After this major security breach, chief minister of Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath called for a National Investigation Agency (NIA) probe into the matter calling[Read More…]
UP: Yogi government marks Rs 36,000 crore for crop loan waiver in budget
The Yogi Adityanath government budget targets 10% growth over the next five years, focusing exclusively on farmers and the rural population. The targeted growth is well above India’s projected growth – 7.2% for 2017-18, according to the IMF. The Rs 3.84 lakh crore budget – 10.9% bigger than the previous[Read More…]
UP budget session: Rs 3255 cr allocated for building toilets, Rs 1000 cr for Swachh mission
Uttar Pradesh government has presented its first annual budget of Rs 3,84,659 crore on Tuesday. While Rs 36000 cr was allocated from the budget for farm loans waiver, the government has allocated Rs 21.12 cr for free education for girls under ‘Ahilyabai Kanya Free Education Scheme.’ Apart from that Rs[Read More…]
Political enmity between BJP, SP leads to uncertainty over 70,000 appointments
The political animosity of ruling Bhartiya Janata Party(BJP) and Samajwadi Party(SP) has led to an uncertainty in the job appointment of over 70,000 people in Uttar Pradesh. While the SP was still in power, several thousands of people had applied for exams for various jobs and even cleared them. The[Read More…]
UP bride dumps groom because of ‘Nagin Dance’
Nagin dance is quite popular in Indian weddings. In fact, it is a common sight and people get mad over this dance form, especially performed by non-dancers. There is hardly any Indian wedding that gets accomplished without Nagin dance. But, in a shocking move, a bride in Uttar Pradesh’s Shahjahanpur[Read More…]
Trade in Uttar Pradesh to remain shut opposing GST roll out
As the government is all set to roll out Goods and Services Tax (GST) from June 30 midnight, traders in Uttar Pradesh are not happy with the decision. In Ghaziabad, opposing the GST implementation, traders will remain dysfunctional on Saturday demanding amendments to certain provisions of the GST before the[Read More…]