It has been three years since athlete Sudha Singh made the country proud of her accomplishments, but her plight is not-so-good today. Since then, the 31-year old has been looking for jobs, but to no avail. She had won gold in the women’s 3000m steeplechase at the Asian Athletics Championship[Read More…]
Tag: Uttar Pradesh
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…]
Uttar Pradesh districts on high alert after incessant rain
As many as 10 districts in Uttar Pradesh are on high-alert following the continuous rain over the last few days, said the Met department on Friday. The 10 districts comprise Lucknow, Pratapgarh, Faizabad, Gonda, Rae Bareli, Hardoi, Barabanki, Budayun, Bareilly and Moradabad. The department has further predicted no relief from[Read More…]
UP government’s family planning scheme: Condoms as ‘shagun’ to the newly-wed
Yogi Adityanath government to soon give condoms as ‘shagun’ (ceremonial offering) to newly-weds in Uttar Pradesh. This ceremonial offering kit will not only contain condoms but will also have oral contraceptive pills distributed by ASHA workers. The kit will also come with a family planning message to help create awareness[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…]
Uttar Pradesh: 194 petrol pumps found cheating, 30 arrested
Soon after a government initiated a probe into petrol pumps in Uttar Pradesh, 194 of them to be cheating consumers by filling less fuel, an official said. A total of 58 petrol pumps has been sealed, while 58 FIRs have been lodged in connection with the anomalies. Thirty accused have[Read More…]
Uttar Pradesh suffers Rs 5,000 cr loss after liquor ban along highways
Uttar Pradesh government suffered a loss of about Rs 5,000 crore after the Supreme Court order of banning all liquor shops along national and state highways. Of the 8,591 highway liquor shops affected after the Supreme Court ruling, while 2,000 are yet to be relocated, nearly 3,000 shop owners have[Read More…]
UP: Cycle tracks built under former SP government to be demolished
The BJP urban development minister Suresh Khanna termed the cycle tracks made across Uttar Pradesh during the Samajwadi Party’s regime “a cause for traffic congestion”. He further added that such tracks will be demolished in time to accommodate vehicular traffic. “The cycle tracks in many areas lie unused and cause[Read More…]
22 states abolish check posts after GST rollout
Just three days after the GST rollout, as many as 22 states have removed check posts. With the implementation of Goods and Services Tax GST, states such as Delhi, West Bengal and Maharashtra have abolished check-posts; while states, including Assam, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, and some north-eastern states, are also in[Read More…]
Wonder-woman cop who stood bravely against BJP leaders transferred
The woman police officer, Shreshtha Thakur, who stood up against local BJP leaders and sent five of them to jail for creating obstacles in discharging government duties, was transferred to Bahraich on Saturday. Thakur had hit the headlines after a video of surfaced of her bravely standing against the Bharatiya[Read More…]
UP: Digital technology to check overloaded vehicles
Now, digital technology will be used to check the overloaded vehicles in Uttar Pradesh. With the government keeping a strict eye on vehicles breaking the laws, it has taken action against 18,112 overloaded heavy vehicles and recovered Rs 23 crore as fine. In a bid to ensure that overloaded vehicles[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…]
Man carries sister on shoulders, woman dies before reaching hospital
After failing to get an ambulance for ailing sister in Uttar Pradesh’s Mirzapur, a brother carried her on his shoulders but the latter died before reaching the hospital. The family alleged that the ambulance failed to come while they waited for one hour since they had called for it. Savitri[Read More…]
UP CM reveals a booklet highlighting his government’s achievements
On Tuesday, as UP CM Yogi Adityanath’s government completed a 100th day in power of Uttar Pradesh, Adityanath unveiled a booklet highlighting his government’s achievements. Not only did he praise his government but he also used the occasion to slam the previous party in power on the ground of the[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…]
Police constable, friend rape minor in Uttar Pradesh
In yet another heinous incident, a minor was allegedly raped by a police constable in Farrukhabad in Uttar Pradesh. The incident is said to have been to have happened on Saturday. A 17-year-old girl was going to her uncle’s place when Upendra Trivedi met her on the way. He offered to[Read More…]
India’s War on Drugs – The nation is ‘high’, but do we care?
This International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, let’s take out some time to analyse our country’s “War on Drugs”. While, many of us are too hooked on to America’s War on Drugs, it is about time we introspect what is going on in our own country! It is[Read More…]
Adityanath government reduced to “inquiry committee” says Samajwadi Party
The Samajwadi Party attacked the Yogi Adityanath government saying it has reduced itself into an “inquiry committee”. This comes as nearly half-a-dozen projects launched in Uttar Pradesh by former Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav under the CBI scanner. With BJP government is about to complete a 100 day in office, a[Read More…]
Mukhbir Scheme: UP to reward people who tip off govt about female foeticide
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath launched Mukhbir Scheme in Lucknow on Saturday. Under this scheme, the government will give a reward of Rs 2 lakh to the person who will give information about female foeticide. Reportedly, 64 rescue vans will now run in districts across the state to aid[Read More…]
Uttar Pradesh to start ‘Khoob Padho Aage Badho’ campaign to ensure every child goes to school
Uttar Pradesh is all set to launch a 15-day campaign ‘Khoob Padho Aage Badho’ from July 1 to ensure every child goes to school. The government would also hand out uniforms to students of classes 1 to 8 in government and government-aided schools during this campaign. The students would also[Read More…]
Ramnath Kovind, a symbolism of BJP’s caste-politics amidst rising Dalit atrocities
BJP has been asserting supremacy over the marginalised sections of India slowly yet steadily, leaving no stone unturned. On Monday, Amit Shah the President of the Bharatiya Janata Party declared that the NDA government is forwarding the name of Bihar Governor Ram Nath Kovind as their candidate for the upcoming Presidential[Read More…]
Rajasthan Lynching: Little did he know that safeguarding his wife’s dignity would cost him his life?
It is every man’s moral responsibility to save his family from all ills. And when it comes to a woman’s dignity, especially his wife and daughter, a man anywhere on the planet, would go to any extent to protect it. Well, that’s what Zafar Khan was doing. Khan was allegedly[Read More…]
Presidential poll 2017: Chaiwallah files papers for fourth time
Amidst the nominations for upcoming Presidential elections, Anand Singh Kushwaha, a ‘chaiwallah’ and a veteran of 20 electoral defeats, has filed papers for the fourth time for the upcoming presidential polls. The 49-year-old lives in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, who remembers every election he has fought since 1994. “I am in[Read More…]
Different version of RSS in Uttar Pradesh
In Uttar Pradesh, a welfare organisation named Rashtriya Shia Samaj (RSS) is working for the betterment of Shia community in the state. The acronym RSS, which is generally known as Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, took a different form here in the state. The main aim of the organisation is to foster[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…]