Lucknow/Ayodhya | Almost three weeks after the Pran Pratistha ceremony of Ram Lalla, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, his cabinet ministers along with BJP and several non-BJP legislators visited Ayodhya’s grand Ram Temple on Sunday and paid obeisance. MLAs from other Opposition parties including BSP joined the ‘Team Yogi’ in visiting the holy town […]
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‘He vanished in the air?’: SC criticises UP govt on 82-year-old going missing from Covid hospital
New Delhi | The Supreme Court on Friday criticised the Uttar Pradesh government in connection with a case, where an 82-year-old Covid patient allegedly went missing from a hospital in Prayagraj. A bench, headed by Chief Justice N.V. Ramana queried the Additional Advocate General (AAG) representing Uttar Pradesh, as to how could the man go missing, […]
UP govt’s Twitter handle hacked
Lucknow | The official Twitter account of the Uttar Pradesh government was hacked on Monday. This comes two days after the Twitter account of the Chief Minister’s office was hacked on Saturday. Strange tweets were posted from the official account of the Uttar Pradesh handle on Monday. The tweets were deleted shortly thereafter. One of the […]
SC takes cognizance of UP Govt’s decision to allow Kanwar Yatra, issues notice
New Delhi | The Supreme Court on Wednesday took suo moto cognizance of the Uttar Pradesh government’s decision to allow Kanwar Yatra amid the ongoing Covid pandemic. A bench headed by Justice R.F. Nariman issued notice to the Centre and the Yogi Adityanath government and fixed the matter for hearing on Friday. The top court said […]
Priyanka slams Yogi over Covid-19 handling in UP
New Delhi: Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday slammed the Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh over the handling of the novel coronavirus situation in the state, saying the ground reality is completely different from the “propaganda” of the ruling dispensation. In a tweet, Priyanka Gandhi said, “By looking at the condition of […]
UP govt issues guidelines for university academic session
Lucknow: The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh has issued new guidelines regarding the beginning of the next academic session in the state universities. According to an official statement, the admission process to graduation classes will begin from September and classes for first year graduation will start from October 1. Classes for all post-graduation classes […]
Swamy backs UP govt on Dubey encounter, calls it ‘self-defence’
New Delhi: After concerted attack by the opposition parties, with terming the Vikas Dubey encounter as ‘cover up, BJP MP Subramanian Swamy has come out strongly in support of the Uttar Pradesh government, calling it an act in “self-defence”. Swamy tweeted, “There is howling against UP CM because of the killing of gangster Dubey. Police […]
SC says no law to back name and shame posters in Lucknow
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Thursday told the Uttar Pradesh government that there is no law currently in place to back its action of naming and shaming the people accused of vandalism during the anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) protests in Lucknow. A vacation bench of Justices U. U. Lalit and Aniruddha Bose told Solicitor General Tushar […]
UP Government moves SC against HC order to remove ‘name-and-shame’ hoardings
New Delhi: The Uttar Pradesh government on Wednesday moved the Supreme Court, challenging the Allahabad High Court order directing the administration to pull down posters of people allegedly accused in vandalism during the protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in December. A vacation bench of Justices U.U. Lalit and Aniruddha Bose is scheduled to hear […]
UP ministers, MLAs to become tech-savvy, to get iPads
Lucknow: The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh has decided to give its Cabinet Ministers and the MLAs iPads and tablets in order to make them tech-savvy. During a meeting, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath advised the legislators and ministers to make maximum use of iPads, laptops and tablets and said: “The functioning of the state government […]