Lucknow |Β The Lucknow police have lodged an FIR against a Twitter handle named, ‘AzaarSRK’, for sharing a snippet of the song ‘Besharam Rang’ from Pathaan with Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s face in place of Deepika Padukone. An FIR has been registered under Section 295A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Section 66 of the […]
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Yogi govt for survey of unrecognised madrasas
Lucknow |Β The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh has decided to conduct a survey in unrecognised madrasas to ascertain information on the number of students, teachers, curriculum and its affiliation with any non-government organisation. The purpose behind the survey of unrecognised madrasas is to ensure the basic facilities to the students. Uttar Pradesh Minister of […]
SC dismisses appeal against denial of sanction to prosecute UP CM Yogi Adityanath in hate speech case
New Delhi |Β The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed an appeal against denial of sanction to prosecute Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in an alleged 2007 hate speech case. A bench headed by Chief Justice N.V. Ramana dismissed an appeal challenging denial of sanction for prosecution of CM Yogi in a 2007 alleged hate speech […]
Ready to contest polls from wherever party says: Yogi
Gorakhpur | In the run-up to the 2022 Assembly polls, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday said that he is ready to contest the elections from wherever the party decides. Talking to reporters in Gorakhpur, Adityanath said: “I have always fought elections. Will contest the polls from wherever the party says. We have […]
Yogi discusses UP political situation with Amit Shah, Apna Dal chief
New Delhi |Β Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Aditynath met Union Home Minister Amit Shah to discuss the state’s political situation and Covid management. Former Union Minister and Apna Dal chief, Anupriya Patel also joined the deliberations. Adityanath’s meeting with Shah lasted for around 90 minutes. Sources said that their discussion revolved around preparations for the […]
Man sent to jail for ‘pind daan’ of UP CM
Ballia (Uttar Pradesh) |Β The Ballia police have arrested a man said to be a Samajwadi Party (SP) worker for performing Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s “pind daan” (one of the last rites among the Hindus). Brijesh Yadav was apprehended after he posted a video of it on the social media and one of the priests, who […]
‘No test, no corona’ policy is scary: Priyanka Gandhi to Yogi
Lucknow: Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday wrote to Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath, raising the issue of rising coronavirus cases and low testing in the state. She said state government seems to have adopted ‘No test, no corona’ policy which is scary. Priyanka Gandhi said that 2,500 cases of coronavirus were […]
Yogi sets up panel to provide jobs to migrant workers
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has set up a committee to probe ways to provide employment at the local level to over five lakh migrant workers who have come from other states. The committee will suggest ways to provide employment under the ‘One district, One product’ (ODOP) scheme and also arrange for loans […]
FIR lodged against Editor of The Wire for derogatory remarks against UP CM
New Delhi:Β An FIR has been registered on Wednesday against the Editor of digital media outlet, The Wire, for a blog about Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath which allegedly made derogatory remarks against the CM which spread hatred in the society. The media adviser to UP Chief Minister, Mrityunjay Kumar, had earlier tweeted about the […]
Lawyer held for tweeting against Yogi Adityanath
Kanpur: A district court lawyer has been arrested on sedition charges for retweeting a video of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and calling him a ‘terrorist’. The man, Abdul Hannan, commented on a tweet by the government media advisor Shalabh Mani Tripathi on Saturday. The lawyer was arrested on Monday, an official said on Tuesday. The […]