Lucknow : As the Yogi Adityanath-led BJP government completed one year in power in India’s most populous state, the jury is still out on its performance. While the party stormed back to power with a brute majority after 14 years in power, its loss in the recent bypolls to seats earlier held by the Chief […]
Tag: Yogi Adityanath
On first anniversary, Adityanath promises more crackdown on criminals
Lucknow : As the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government completed one year in Uttar Pradesh on Monday, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath promised more crackdown on the corrupt and criminals in the coming days. The safety and security of the people was a top priority for his government, he said, adding that there would be no […]
Aditynath government rings in first year in power with music and dance
Lucknow : The Yogi Adityanath-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Uttar Pradesh on Monday rang in its first year in office in style, amid folk dances, kathak, music and some more promises. The main event was held at the Lok Bhawan here where top leaders Governor Ram Naik, the Chief Minister, his two deputies […]
Major reshuffle of police officers in UP
Lucknow : The Uttar Pradesh government late on Saturday effected a major rejig of the police administration, posting 22 new district police chiefs as well transferring an Inspector General of Police and three Deputy Inspector Generals of Police (DIG). The reshuffle comes barely 24 hours after a major shake-up of Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers. […]
Don’t lecture on development: Siddaramaiah to Adityanath
Bengaluru : Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has advised his Uttar Pradesh counterpart Yogi Adityanath not to lecture to his state on development after the BJP lost the twin Lok Sabha by-elections in the northern state. “BJP has suffered humiliating loss in the Lok Sabha seats held by the Chief Minister (Adityanath) and Deputy Chief Minister (Keshav […]
Overconfidence, SP-BSP alliance undid us: Adityanath
Lucknow : Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday said the BJP under-estimated the SP-BSP alliance that led to its defeat in the byelections to the prestigious Gorakhpur and Phulpur Lok Sabha seats and termed it as a lesson to the party which would do an introspection. Reacting to the shocking defeat of the […]
Sukma attack: Rs 25 lakh compensation announced for slain CRPF personnel from UP
Lucknow : Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has announced an assistance of Rs 25 lakh each to the families of three CRPF troopers hailing from the state, who were killed in a Maoist attack in Sukma, Chhattisgarh. Of this, Rs 20 lakh would be given to the widows of the deceased Central Reserve Police […]
Adityanath’s father taken ill
Dehradun : Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s father, Anand Singh Bisht, was admitted in a hospital on Monday after he complained of breathlessness, hospital sources said. Admitted to the Himalayan Hospital at Jollygrant, Bisht is undergoing various tests, an official said. A retired forester, Bisht lives in Panchur with his family. IANS
Poor voter turnout in UP bypolls as BJP, SP claim victory
Lucknow : Poor polling percentage was recorded in the bypolls for the Lok Sabha seats of Gorakhpur and Phulpur in Uttar Pradesh on Sunday, officials said. According to Election Commission (EC) officials, 43 per cent voters had exercised their franchise in Gorakhpur when official voting hours ended at 5 p.m. while this percentage was just […]
UP by-polls a litmus test for ‘Maharaj-ji’, ‘Bua’ and ‘Babua’
Lucknow : In the political landscape of Uttar Pradesh, by-polls have never attracted so many eyeballs as the ones slated for Sunday when voters in Phulpur (Allahabad) and Gorakhpur cast their votes to send their representatives to the Lok Sabha. There are two reasons for the curiosity and anxiety the polls have caused. One the […]