Lucknow: The Yogi Adityanath government has removed two IAS officers from their posts after they faced CBI raids in connection with the mining scam. The two officers, Ajay Kumar Singh and Pawan Kumar have been put on the waiting list late on Wednesday. Singh was posted as secretary in the Khadi and Gramodyog Department, while […]
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Congress attacks Yogi govt after Dr Kafeel Khan gets clean chit
New Delhi: Soon after Kafeel Khan, who was accused in the 2017 Gorakhpur children death case, was cleared of charges, the Congress has hit hard at the Yogi Adityanath government. The Congress, from its official handle tweeted: “Now that Dr Kafeel Khan has been absolved of any wrong doing in the Gorakhpur tragedy, will the UP […]
Kashmiri students of AMU refuse to meet Yogi
Aligarh: In a jolt to the Uttar Pradesh government, Kashmiri students from Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) who had been invited for an interaction with Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on September 28, have declined the invite. The students described the invitation as ‘political in nature’ and ‘unacceptable’. They said that the initiative was aimed to feed […]
Allahabad HC strikes down Yogi’s move to shift 17 OBCs to SC list
Lucknow: In a major setback to the Yogi Adityanath government, the Allahabad High Court on Monday stayed its decision to include 17 Other Backward Castes (OBC) in the Scheduled Castes (SC) list. The court’s decision came on a petition filed by social activist Gorakh Prasad. On June 24, the state government had directed District Magistrates […]
Yogi hails NRC, says will implement in UP if needed
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has praised the implementation of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam, adding that he would introduce a similar drive in his state if the need arose. In an interview with an English daily, Adityanath said that the NRC exercise was brave and important. “These things are being […]
Opposition hits back at Modi’s ‘cow’ remark in Mathura
Mathura/New Delhi: Opposition parties have hit back at the Prime Minister who at an event in Mathura on Wednesday said that some people think words like ‘Om’ and ‘cow’ will take the country back to the 16th century. Opposition parties said that Modi should be more concerned about killings in the name of the cow […]
Yogi govt gives a shock, increases power rates
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday increased power rates across the board. According to the orders issued by the Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission, power rates are being raised for urban domestic, commercial and rural consumers. Urban domestic consumers will have to pay 12 per increased rates while in the industrial areas, the rates will […]
‘Ram temple will be built during Yogi rule’
Lucknow: A minister in the Uttar Pradesh government has claimed that the Ram temple will be built at all costs during the rule of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, even as the Ramjanambhoomi-Babri Masjid case is being heard daily in the Supreme Court. Chairman of Uttar Pradesh labour department and Minister of State (MoS) Sunil Bharala […]
Saffron bedsheets in Rae Bareli hospital for Yogi’s visit
Rae Bareli: Bedsheets with saffron stripes were laid out in wards of the district hospital in Rae Bareli on Tuesday, ahead of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s visit there. Chief Medical Superintendent Dr N.K. Srivastava said there was nothing unusual about the bedsheets. “The bedsheets are colour coded to ensure they are changed every day,” […]
Killers out, protect my kids, cancel the bail of the accused: Bulandshahr cop’s widow appeals CM Yogi
Meerut: In an emotional appeal, the widow of slain Uttar Pradesh Police Inspector Subodh Kumar Singh, has appealed to Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to cancel the bail of the accused persons involved in the killing of her husband. “My children are insecure. We all are frightened. Protect us from them as they are now released […]