Gujarat cadre IAS officer A.K Sharma, who recently took voluntary retirement from service, will be joining the BJP here soon, a party spokesperson said on Thursday. The 1988 batch officer from Mau district in Uttar Pradesh is considered close to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and had worked with him in […]
Cows in shelter homes in Prayagraj to get jute coats to ward off winter
The veterinary department in Prayagraj district of Uttar Pradesh will provide for coats for cattle in state-run cow shelters to ward off the winter. The cow shelters will also be covered with thick polythene curtains to save the animals from biting winds, officials said. The officials concerned have started making […]
Fresh locust attack reported from UP, Maharashtra, Rajasthan
Swarms of desert locust have entered farm land in Nagpur in Maharashtra and Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh, even as the worst affected Rajasthan has decided to send agriculture officers to districts to monitor the damage to crops and prepare for the next round of locust attack expected by mid-July. Over […]
Delhi borders open: Entry allowed from Gurugram, commuters claim chaos at UP border
Delhi borders opened on Monday as part of the relaxations announced under Unlock 1 by the Kejriwal government. The announcement about opening of Delhi’s borders was made by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday. The order came as a relief to thousands of commuters from the National Capital Region (NCR) […]
Over 20 UP district on alert for strong winds, rain and lightning over Cyclone Nisarga
Strong winds, showers and lightning may be experienced in the next 24 hours in more than 20 districts of western and central Uttar Pradesh as a result of Cyclone Nisarga, a forecast of the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has said. Etah, Aligarh, Agra and Mahoba along with other districts will […]
UP extends Covid-19 lockdown till June 30 with phased relaxations
The Uttar Pradesh government has extended Covid-19 lockdown till June 30, while easing restrictions in a phased manner outside containment zones. The order issued by the state government on Sunday said that the guidelines for relaxations during this period will be as per the Centre’s advisory issued a day earlier […]
From Rajasthan, locust swarms cover a distance of nearly 1,000 km, threaten Prayagraj in UP
The swarms of locusts, which entered western India from Pakistan, has gone further inside with administration in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj (in eastern part of the state) preparing for a possible attack from the migratory pests. “The swarm of locust flying from Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, has reached Uttar Pradesh. District authority […]
‘Parks can be opened during morning’: UP CM Yogi Adityanath directs authorities
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has directed that parks across the state can be opened during morning time, State Additional Chief Secretary (Home) Awanish Awasthi said on Tuesday. Addressing a press conference here, Awasthi said, “CM Yogi Adityanath has directed that parks across the state can be opened during […]
UP: With 229 new Covid-19 positive cases, count reaches 6,724
A total of 229 new Covid-19 positive cases were reported in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday, taking the total number of cases in the state to 6,724, according to the Directorate of Health Services, Uttar Pradesh. According to a media bulletin issued by the Directorate of Health Services, the death toll […]
UP Police receive threat against CM Adityanath on WhatsApp, case filed
The Uttar Pradesh Police received a message on WhatsApp where a person threatened to kill Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath “with a bomb”. The message was received by social media cell of UP Police’s integrated emergency response centre UP112 on Thursday midnight. The sender accused the chief minister of being anti-Muslim. […]
Agra’s top medical officer removed as Covid-19 cases surge
The Uttar Pradesh government has replaced Agra’s Chief Medical Officer (CMO) in the wake of current Covid-19 situation prevailing in the city. “Special Officer Dr. RC Pandey to take charge as Agra Chief Medical Officer with immediate effect, replacing Dr. Mukesh Kumar Vats. The decision has been taken considering the […]
UP woman gangraped in March assaulted, set afire by 5 men: Police
A 30-year-old woman was assaulted, stabbed and set on fire by five men who she had accused of gangrape in Uttar Pradesh’s Unnao district early on Thursday. Police said the woman was on her way to the railway station to catch an early morning train to Rae Bareli when she […]
UP to have two helicopters on standby for emergencies ahead of Ayodhya verdict
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has said two helicopters will be on standby in Lucknow and Ayodhya as part of the security arrangements in the run up to the Supreme Court verdict on the Ram Temple issue. Adityanath conveyed this during a late-night video conference on Thursday with the […]
CJI Ranjan Gogoi to meet UP chief secretary, DGP ahead of Ayodhya verdict
Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi will meet top officials of the Uttar Pradesh government on Friday ahead of the Supreme Court’s verdict in the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid title dispute case that has been among India’s most sensitive and divisive political issues, according to news agency Press Trust of India. […]
Delhi takes a breath, but bad air chokes UP, Bihar
Air pollution in Kanpur, Lucknow and Patna was at “severe” levels, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data showed on Tuesday, suggesting the plume of smoke from farm fires in Punjab and Haryana that choked Delhi and the national capital region (NCR) on Sunday has moved down the Gangetic plain. The […]