Twitter has been abuzz with Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s mission of turning the state into the ‘growth engine’ of the country, an official release from the government said on Thursday. The hashtags #Yoginomics, and #YogiJi became the top trending topics on the social media platform as the CM […]
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UP Govt likely to table supplementary budget today, second day of assembly session
The Uttar Pradesh government is likely to table the supplementary budget on Tuesday, the second day of Uttar Pradesh’s assembly session. The State Assembly commenced on Monday, that is, December 5 and will continue for three days. Two Bills likely to be tabled during the session are the Uttar Pradesh Kshetra Panchayat […]
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UP Govt to conduct 3-day massive cleanliness drive in UP from Dec 1
To turn Uttar Pradesh into a cleaner and greener state as envisioned by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, a massive cleanliness drive under the ‘Swachh Bharat Mission Urban’ will be organised throughout the state covering 750 civic bodies in 75 districts for 75 hours from December 1. Under the sanitation campaign, there is a […]
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UP govt arrested 507 persons in 291 cases of illegal conversions in two years
Yogi Adityanath-led BJP government is taking strict action against forced conversion in Uttar Pradesh after the Prohibition of Illegal Religious Conversion Act came into force two years ago, a state government official said. Over 507 accused have been arrested after the registration of 291 cases so far in Uttar Pradesh […]
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UP govt to run campaign to remove encroachment from enemy properties
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath-led government has flung into action against those involved in illegally occupying ‘enemy properties’. To boost the drive, a nodal officer will be appointed to remove encroachments from these properties. Out of a total of 5,936 enemy properties existing in the state, 1826 are under illegal occupation. Uttar […]
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Lakhimpur Kheri violence case: SC grants more time to UP govt to file reply on Ashish Mishra’s bail plea
The Supreme Court on Monday granted more time to Uttar Pradesh Government to file a reply to the plea filed by Ashish Mishra, challenging the Allahabad High Court order, denying him bail in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case. A bench of justices BR Gavai and BV Nagarathna adjourned the matter for further hearing on November […]
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Samajwadi Party takes out march against UP govt, security tight in Lucknow
A large number of security personnel were deployed at the State Assembly as Samajwadi Party (SP) on Monday held a protest march against the UP government, raising various demands. SP chief Akhilesh Yadav and many party legislators and leaders led the march from the party office to Vidhan Sabha highlighting […]
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UP govt to launch ‘Mission Niramayah’ to revamp nursing, paramedical training
The Uttar Pradesh government will launch ‘Mission Niramayah’ to revamp nursing and paramedical training, said the officials. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday issued directives for improving the quality of education in nursing colleges of the state. “Nursing and paramedical staff are the backbones of the health and medical system. In the Covid-19 […]
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UP govt to ensure “harshest” punishment to Dalit girls’ killers
Uttar Pradesh’s Deputy Chief Ministers on Thursday assured strict action against the culprits in the rape and murder of two Dalit girls in UP’s Lakhimpur Kheri and urged the opposition to ‘console the family instead of politicising the matter’. “Lakhimpur incident is sad and unfortunate. Harshest action to be taken […]
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SC directs UP govt to take appropriate action on inquiry panel’s report in Vikas Dubey encounter case
The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Uttar Pradesh government to take appropriate action on the recommendation submitted by the commission in the Vikas Dubey encounter killing case. A bench headed by the Chief Justice of India said, “We direct state govt to take appropriate action on the recommendation submitted […]
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UP govt accord ‘Y’ category security to SBSP chief Om Prakash Rajbhar
Uttar Pradesh government has accorded ‘Y’ category security to Samajwadi Party ally Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (SBSP) chief and former cabinet minister Om Prakash Rajbhar. Yogi government has provided ‘Y’ category security cover to former cabinet minister due to security reasons. Rajbhar had earlier announced that he had taken the decision […]
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BJP’s Ashok Bajpai hails UP govt’s crack down on mafia
Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) Rajya Sabha MP from Uttar Pradesh Ashok Bajpai on Tuesday hailed the Uttar Pradesh government’s decision to crack down on mafia and release the district-wise lists of gangsters in the state. He said Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath wants to create a “crime-free” state where rule of […]
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UP govt cancels licenses of liquor vends in Ayodhya temple area
Uttar Pradesh Minister of State for Excise (independent charge) Nitin Agrawal on Tuesday informed that the licenses of all the liquor shops in the ‘Shri Ram Mandir’ area in Ayodhya have been cancelled. Agrawal informed while responding to the question of Bahujan Samaj Party member Bhimrao Ambedkar, who sought information about the […]
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UP govt assures proper supply of electricity amid heatwave
With severe heatwave conditions spiking the demand for coal across the country, Uttar Pradesh Minister Laxmi Narayan Chaudhary said that the state government will ensure a proper supply of electricity. “The world is facing the coal crisis due to challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. However, despite such challenges, the Uttar Pradesh government, […]
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UP govt orders removal of illegal loudspeakers, police directs religious places to follow guidelines
Days after the Uttar Pradesh Home Department said that illegal loudspeakers and those flouting the noise limit standards will be removed from religious places across the state, the police said that the information is being given to temples, mosques, gurudwaras, churches and marriage halls and a direction has been issued […]