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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday greeted Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on his 50th birthday and lauded him, saying the state has scaled new heights of progress under his “able” leadership. A five-time MP from Gorakhpur, the monk politician has made rapid strides in politics after being picked by the BJP […]
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Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, who attended a special screening of period action drama “Samrat Prithviraj” with his cabinet colleagues, on Thursday declared the movie tax-free in the state. The screening of the movie was held at Lok Bhawan here, and Bollywood star Akshay Kumar, female lead Manushi Chillar and director Chandra Prakash […]
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Lucknow: Despite the crackdown on mafia and criminals by the Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh, the gun culture continues to prosper. Well-known British firearms manufacturing company, Webley & Scott, which has an exclusive manufacturing unit in Sandila in Hardoi district, will now increase production to 400 revolvers per month in view of growing demand. […]
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Hyderabad: The Centre’s lacklustre policies continue to affect the poor, depriving them of an honourable livelihood under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS). The BJP government at the Centre, which reduced the man-days in Telangana under the scheme from 16 crore to 10 crore impacting the livelihood of labourers in the State, […]
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Hyderabad: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday claimed that there exists no casteism in the state politics. And to substantiate his claim, the chief minister cited instances of repeated elections of some lawmakers from some assembly segments inhabited by the people of castes different from those of their elected MLAs. The chief minister […]
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Lucknow: The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh is apparently back to its name changing spree. A tweet by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has sparked off speculations about the name of Lucknow, the state capital, being changed in the coming weeks. In the tweet welcoming Prime minister Narendra Modi to Lucknow on Monday evening, Yogi […]
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New Delhi: After gaining electoral success in Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls, the BJP has started believing that the “bulldozers” will also ensure victory in more states in the coming polls. Several BJP-ruled states followed the successful ‘bulldozer’ style of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and tried to send a strong message on the issue […]
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Lucknow: Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday alleged the ruling BJP government has “bulldozed” law and order, and has made Uttar Pradesh a “rape state”, where women are not safe. The state government under the BJP has proved to be insensitive towards women, Yadav said in a statement here. “The BJP government in […]
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Lucknow: Continuing its drive against loudspeakers, the Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh has uninstalled 53,942 loudspeakers from various religious places across the state till Sunday. Additional Director General of Police (Law and Order) in Uttar Pradesh, Prashant Kumar said: “So far, till 7 a.m. on Sunday, 53,942 loudspeakers have been removed from various religious […]
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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday extended greetings to the people on the occasion of Hanuman Jayanti. “Many best wishes to all the countrymen on the birth anniversary of Lord Hanuman, a symbol of strength, courage and restraint. By the grace of Pawanputra, may everyone’s life always be filled with strength, intelligence and […]
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Lucknow: The official Twitter handle of the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister’s Office was hacked briefly in the early hours of Saturday, a senior officer said, asserting that strictest action will be taken against those responsible. A case was registered in this connection at the Cyber Crime police station in Lucknow. “The account was hacked for […]
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Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday directed officials to launch a special campaign for women security from the first day of Navratri. Addressing officials of Team 9, a group of bureaucrats that takes direction from the chief minister on a daily basis, Adityanath said that anti-Romeo squads should be activated at every […]
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New Delhi: Yogi Adityanath is likely to be sworn in as Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh on November 25 for a second term. An office-bearer of Uttar Pradesh BJP said that the swearing-in ceremony of Adityanath as the next Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh is likely to be held on March 25 evening. “Earlier, there […]
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Seen as the semi-final battle before the 2024 general elections, the outcome of the Assembly elections in five States, including the most populous Uttar Pradesh, contains crucial political messages. The key among them is that the BJP continues to reap the electoral harvest largely because of the absence of a cohesive alternative political formation. The […]
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Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party leader Yogi Adityanath won Gorakhpur Urban seat with a massive margin of 54,858 votes. His victory comes as the BJP is on course to retain power in Uttar Pradesh. The counting of the votes polled in assembly elections is underway. According to the Election Commission of […]
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By Ratan Mani Lal In more than a month of campaigning in Uttar Pradesh, marked by charges, counter-allegations, promises and rhetoric, political parties put in everything at their disposal into the contest. The major election issues included price rise, cases of violence against women, Covid-19, unemployment, unresponsive government machinery, polarisation, favouritism and stray cattle menace. […]
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Lucknow: Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav has said that the ruling BJP was set to be removed from power. He said the BJP was losing ground and, as the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections progress and the people of Azamgarh, Ballia, Mirzapur and Sonbhadra vote, the saffron party will be completely routed. “We have done […]
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Hyderabad: A case is booked at Mangalhat police station against BJP MLA T Raja Singh for allegedly threatening voters of Uttar Pradesh recently. It was booked following the directions of Election Commission of India. The BJP legislator who represents the Goshamahal constituency in Hyderabad had in a video said that the BJP will come to […]
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Hyderabad: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday ordered Telangana Chief Electoral Officer to register FIR under relevant Sections of Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Representation of People Act-1951 against BJP MLA T Raja Singh for his impugned statements. It has also prohibited him from holding any public meetings, processions, rallies, road shows and […]
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Hyderabad: BJP MLA T Raja Singh’s foot-in-the-mouth remark that bulldozers were ready in Uttar Pradesh to raze down houses of people who do not vote for the saffron party in the ongoing Assembly elections evoked sharp criticism from TRS and other Opposition parties. In a tweet, TRS working president KT Rama Rao said: “Just when […]