Prayagraj (1 Min Read): The Allahabad High Court has directed the Uttar Pradesh government to ensure strict monitoring, and compulsorily implement the rule of wearing face masks in the six districts most affected by the coronavirus infection in the state. The High Court on Tuesday said that the crowded areas should be monitored in these districts […]
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Yogi cabinet approves draft ordinance on religious conversions
Lucknow (3 Min Read): The Yogi Adityanath-led government in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday approved the draft ordinance dealing with forced religious conversions, also known as ‘love jihad’. Interestingly, the ordinance does not mention the term ‘love jihad’ and the draft has been named ‘Vidhi Virudh Dharmantaran 2020’. The cabinet meeting held on Tuesday gave its nod […]
Yogi planning ‘strict’ law against love jihad
Lucknow: The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh has decided to bring in a stringent legislation against ‘love jihad’ cases on the rise in the state. The Home Department has sent a proposal to the Department of Law in this regard. The Law Department will work out the legal modalities after which the government is likely […]
WHO lauds Yogi govt for Covid management
Lucknow: The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh has earned appreciation for its Covid-19 management strategy from the World Health Organization (WHO). The Yogi Adityanath government has issued a statement by Roderico Ofrin, WHO Country Representative, which says that the state’s strategic response of boosting contact tracing efforts to mitigate coronavirus spread is exemplary. Ofrin, in […]
Yogi gives 10-day extension to SIT probing Hathras incident
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has given a 10-day extension to the Special Investigation Team (SIT) that is probing the Hathras incident. The SIT, led by Home Secretary Bhagwan Swaroop, had initially been given seven days’ time to complete the probe. Other members of the SIT are DIG Chandra Prakash and commandant PAC Poonam. […]
Hathras-like incidents worry BJP about impact on UP bypolls
Lucknow: Hathras, Balrampur, Azamgarh, Bulandshahr, Kanpur — as the list of crime against Dalit women gets longer in Uttar Pradesh, BJP leaders in the state are worried over the impact this might have on the upcoming by-elections on seven assembly seats where polling is due on November 3. The party strategists are now putting their heads […]
Yogi recommends CBI probe in Hathras incident
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has recommended a CBI probe into the Hathras incident. The decision came after a high-level meeting of the concerned officials. Earlier on Saturday, DGP H.C. Awasthi and additional Chief Secretary (Home) Avanish Awasthi had visited the family of the 19-year-old girl who had succumbed to assault injuries at a […]
Yogi calls up Hathras victim’s father, announces Rs 25 Lakh aid
Lucknow: Amid an uproar over the cremation of the body of a Dalit gang-rape victim early on Wednesday, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath spoke to the 19-year-old woman’s father in Hathras district and offered his condolences. He also announced a compensation of Rs 25 lakh to the bereaved family, apart from a job to one […]
Yogi sets up SIT to probe Hathras incident
Lucknow: The Yogi Adityanath government on Wednesday set up a Special investigation Team (SIT) to probe the Hathras incident in which a 19-year-old Dalit girl was allegedly gang raped and later succumbed to the injuries. The SIT, according to official sources, will comprise home secretary Bhagwan Swaroop, DIG Chandra Prakash and IPS officer Poonam. The SIT […]
Yogi may bring ordinance to restrict religious conversion
Lucknow: The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh is planning to promulgate an ordinance against religious conversions soon. This is being done in view of the increasing number of cases of ‘love jihad’ in the state where Muslim men have concealed their religious identity to lure Hindu girls, sources said. The maximum number of such cases […]