UP: Faizabad Junction renamed as Ayodhya Cantonment
Nov 03, 2021, at 03:55 am
Lucknow/IBNS: The name of Faizabad Junction Railway Station has been changed to Ayodhya Cantonment with immediate effect, the Railways said on Tuesday.
'Talibani mentality': Yogi slams Akhilesh for comparing Sardar Patel with Jinnah
Nov 01, 2021, at 11:11 pm
Moradabad/UNI: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday sought an unconditional apology from Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav for his statement comparing Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel with Muhammad Ali Jinnah.
No pariwarvad here: Amit Shah launching special membership drive for BJP in poll-bound UP
Oct 29, 2021, at 08:22 pm
Lucknow/UNI: "There is no scope of family planning," Union Home Minister Amit Shah said at his rally here on Friday as he launched BJP's special membership drive for Uttar Pradesh to enroll 2 crore more members ahead of the crucial 2022 assembly polls.
3 Kashmiri students arrested in UP for celebrating Pak's T20 win; likely to be charged with sedition
Oct 28, 2021, at 10:14 pm
Agra/IBNS: Three students from Jammu Kashmir were arrested in Uttar Pradesh's Agra yesterday for allegedly celebrating Pakistan's win over India in the ongoing T20 World Cup.
Only 23 eyewitnesses? SC questions Yogi-led UP govt over Lakhimpur incident
Oct 26, 2021, at 07:19 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court Tuesday questioned the Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh over the record of a few eyewitnesses when thousands of farmers were present in Lakhimpur Kheri, where violence broke out killing eight people earlier this month, media reports said.
UP govt to distribute smartphones and tablets to youth by November-end: Adityanath
Oct 24, 2021, at 08:06 am
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh's youth will be given tablets and smartphones by November end, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday said, according to media reports.
'Heard Yogi Adityanath upset on women cops for taking selfie with me': Priyanka Gandhi Vadra
Oct 21, 2021, at 05:51 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is apparently upset with policewomen who posed for selfies with Priyanka Gandhi Vadra en route to meet the family of the man who died in police custody, the Congress leader on Wednesday tweeted urging that these hardworking cops should not be punished for this reason.
Yogi govt doing injustice to paddy farmers: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra
Oct 19, 2021, at 07:03 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Congress general secretary and in-charge of Uttar Pradesh, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Tuesday accused the state government of doing gross injustice to the paddy growing farmers.
Yogi govt's action taken in Lakhimpur incident not satisfactory: Supreme Court
Oct 08, 2021, at 07:26 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court Friday said the action taken by the ruling Yogi Adityanath government in UP in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence, where eight people including four farmers were killed, was not satisfactory, media reports said.
Lakhimpur incident aftermath: Showdown between Congress and Yogi govt over Rahul Gandhi's visit
Oct 06, 2021, at 04:47 pm
Lucknow/UNI/IBNS: A showdown seems imminent between the Uttar Pradesh government and the Congress after the state administration refused permission to opposition leader Rahul Gandhi and four others to meet their colleague Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who is in custody in Sitapur since Monday following the Lakhimpur violence.
UP: Six policemen suspended after businessman dies in Gorakhpur hotel raid
Sep 30, 2021, at 12:05 am
Gorakhpur/IBNS: The Yogi Adityanath administration in Uttar Pradesh has suspended six policemen after a businessman died following a late-night raid on a hotel, here.
UP govt ensures prompt relief operations in flood-affected areas
Sep 29, 2021, at 01:23 am
Lucknow/UNI: Reviewing the situation of floods in the state, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has directed the officials to compensate the farmers for the crop loss after assessment.
Uttar Pradesh: CM Yogi Cabinet expanded, 7 new faces inducted
Sep 27, 2021, at 12:23 am
Lucknow: With assembly polls just four months away, the BJP government in Uttar Pradesh led by CM Yogi Adityanath on Sunday inducted 7 new ministers in the cabinet.
Yogi Adityanath likely to expand his cabinet today: Report
Sep 26, 2021, at 07:23 pm
Lucknow/IBNS: The Uttar Pradesh cabinet is likely to be expanded this evening with six to seven new faces ahead of the crucial assembly elections scheduled next year, according to media reports.
Mayawati attacks Yogi govt on development and communal agenda
Sep 23, 2021, at 06:52 pm
Lucknow/UNI: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Thursday slammed the Yogi Adityanath government for allegedly making false claims about development of Uttar Pradesh and returning to its communal agenda.
Top religious body head Narendra Giri dies by suicide: UP Police
Sep 21, 2021, at 05:54 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Narendra Giri, the head of a top religious body- Akhil Bharatiya Akhada Parishad-has died by suicide in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj town, police told the media on Monday.
'No one takes him seriously': BJP slams Rahul Gandhi over his dig at Yogi Adityanath
Sep 15, 2021, at 02:56 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Hours after Rahul Gandhi took a dig at Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for 'spreading hate', the latter's team responded saying that no one takes the Congress MP "seriously".
Amid Narayan Rane arrest row Uddhav Thackeray's old dig at Yogi Adityanath goes viral
Aug 26, 2021, at 01:44 am
Mumbai/IBNS: Amid the arrest row of Union Minister Narayan Rane, a 2018 comment by Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray against his Uttar Pradesh counterpart Yogi Adityanath has resurfaced on social media.
Aug 08, 2021, at 09:50 pm
Lucknow/IBNS: Police went on alert after pro-Khalistan group - Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) - threatened on Friday that Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath would not be allowed to hoist the tricolour on Independence Day, according to media reports.
Uttar Pradesh: Organisers cancel Kanwar Yatra following state govt's request
Jul 18, 2021, at 04:52 am
Lucknow/IBNS: Uttar Pradesh has cancelled Kanwar Yatra, the annual pilgrimage observed during the holy month of Shravan, in view of the coronavirus pandemic, according to media reports.
Yogi Adityanath govt turned UP into one of ‘leading states’ in country: JP Nadda
Jul 17, 2021, at 01:34 am
Lucknow/UNI: Crediting the Yogi Adityanath government with turning Uttar Pradesh into one of the “leading states” in the country, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president JP Nadda on Friday exhorted party leaders and workers to ensure that welfare schemes and programmes reach people.
Right to life paramount: SC asks Yogi govt to reconsider decision to hold Kanwar Yatra
Jul 16, 2021, at 06:28 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Prioritising the lives of people amid COVID-19, the Supreme Court Friday asked the Uttar Pradesh government to reconsider its decision to hold Kanwar Yatra, which has already been called off by its neighbouring state Uttarakhand for the same reason.
Unparalleled: PM Modi praises Yogi Adityanath govt over COVID-19 second wave handling
Jul 15, 2021, at 08:15 pm
Lucknow/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday heaped praises upon Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government over its handling of COVID-19 second wave.
Why Kanwar Yatra during COVID-19? Supreme Court asks UP govt
Jul 14, 2021, at 05:32 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Wednesday questioned the Uttar Pradesh government's decision to allow Kanwar Yatra from the next week amid COVID-19, media reports said.
UP Population Bill draft bars govt jobs, subsidy for people with more than 2 children
Jul 11, 2021, at 06:20 am
Lucknow/IBNS: The Uttar Pradesh government has drafted a population control bill that bars anyone having more than two children from contesting local body elections, applying for or seeking promotion in government jobs and getting subsidies.
BJP victorious in 85 pc Block Pramukh seats in UP: Yogi Adityanath
Jul 11, 2021, at 03:23 am
Lucknow/UNI: Ruling BJP has repeated its performance in the Block Pramukh elections similar to the result of District Panchayat chairpersons in Uttar Pradesh, winning more than 85 percent of the 825 blocks on Saturday.
Countless people praying: PM Modi wishes speedy recovery of Kalyan Singh
Jul 09, 2021, at 04:45 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday prayed for a speedy recovery of ailing former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and veteran Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader, Kalyan Singh, who was admitted to an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of a hospital in Lucknow earlier this week.
Deputy CM's post across states should be reserved for Muslims: AIMIM leader
Jul 02, 2021, at 06:08 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In what could trigger a huge political debate, AIMIM leader Asim Waqar has said the Deputy Chief Minister's post across the states should be reserved for Muslims.
Jitin Prasada meets CM Yogi Adityanath in his first to UP after joining BJP
Jun 20, 2021, at 05:54 am
Lucknow/IBNS: Former Congress leader and Union minister in the erstwhile UPA government Jitin Prasada met UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath in Lucknow on Saturday.
Jun 17, 2021, at 07:36 pm
Lucknow/IBNS: Citing a police clarification, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has blasted Congress top leader Rahul Gandhi for allegedly peddling lies over an incident where a Muslim man was allegedly beaten in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad.