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Ayodhya: City mayor, a local BJP MLA and a former party legislator are among the 40 people whom the Ayodhya Development Authority has accused of illegally trading plots and building infrastructure in such land. Taking a dig at the BJP on the issue, Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav said the saffron party’s “bhrashtachari” (corrupts) […]
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Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has asked the people of the state to hoist the national flag over their houses during the “Swatantrata Saptah” from August 11 to 17 as part of celebrations to mark of 75 years of India’s independence. He said that the Tricolour should be there on 2.68 crore houses and […]
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Hyderabad: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath offered prayers at BhagyaLaxmi Mandir, Charminar in Hyderabad on Sunday. Yogi Adityanath is in Hyderabad for the party national executive meet. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a public meeting at Parade Grounds in Secunderabad today. In the public meeting titled ‘Vijay Sankalpa Sabha’, Prime Minister is likely […]
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Hyderabad: A man, who allegedly put up a social media post threatening to behead Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, was arrested here, police said on Thursday. The man, in the post had said the RSS and BJP leaders should apologise for the controversial remarks […]
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Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Governor Anandiben Patel led the 8th International Day of Yoga celebrations on Tuesday by performing yoga in the sprawling lawns of the Raj Bhavan here. A large number of state ministers, bureaucrats and eminent citizens were also in attendance. Speaking on the occasion, the Chief Minister said […]
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Deploying bulldozers to target the houses of the accused in criminal cases and political opponents has been a disturbing trend, fraught with communal overtones. The ‘bulldozer justice’, being mastered by the Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh, is a direct assault on the fundamental constitutional rights of citizens. What is appalling is the way the […]
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Lucknow: At a time when the communal cauldron is boiling over, this news brings a smile to the face. Yameen Siddiqui, a 23-year-old Muslim youth, has got an image of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath tattooed on his chest. He says that Yogi is his role model and he has given himself a gift […]
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Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has ordered completion of 150 hi-tech nurseries in 75 districts of the state within next six months. The nurseries are being set up in the Krishi Vigyan Kendras of the state, campus of agricultural universities, research centre of the Horticulture Department for easy training of farmers in mordern […]
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Kannauj: Advocates of the Kannauj Bar Association on Monday burnt an effigy of the director of the film ‘Samrat Prithviraj’, and demanded that scenes on Kannauj be removed from the movie. “Through this film, an attempt has been made to defame Kannauj. The wrong scenes pertaining to Kannauj should be removed. If the scenes are […]
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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 […]
