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Barren land along UP expressways to be developed as industrial plots

Chief Minister Adityanath has called for setting up townships within a radius of two km on either side of three key expressways

Adityanath reviews security ahead of bhoomi pujan, Ram lalla to don green

Ceremony to mark start of Ram temple construction should be done under Covid-19 protocol, says UP Chief Minister.

UP rapidly ramping up Covid-19 tests; from 72 in a day to 100,000: Govt

More than 100,000 COVID-19 tests were done in Uttar Pradesh on July 26 as against just 72 on March 23, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said after the launch of a high-tech testing facility in Noida

UP govt hands over assets case against Vikas Dubey's aide to I-T Dept, ED

Uttar Pradesh government handed over to the Income Tax Department and the Enforcement Directorate a case of alleged ill-gotten assets acquired by Jai Kant Bajpai, an aide of slain gangster Vikas Dubey

Covid-19 in UP jails: 228 inmates test positive in Ballia, 128 in Jhansi

All the prisoners were tested through rapid antigen kits and samples of those tested positive have also been sent for confirmatory RT-PCR test

Congress will launch agitation against 'dismal' law and order in UP: Lallu

The Congress will launch an agitation across Uttar Pradesh over the "dismal" law and order situation and issues facing the common people, the party's state unit president Ajay Kumar Lallu said

Ex-SC judge to be part of panel to probe Vikas Dubey's encounter: UP to SC

The Uttar Prdaesh govt informed the Supreme Court that former apex court judge Justice (Retd) B S Chauhan has given his consent to be a part of the committee set up for inquiry

UP govt facilitates issuance of Khandsari licences online in 100 hours

131 licences to set up new Khandsari units issued so far, creating 34,550 TCD capacity

People can't feel safe in UP's jungle raj: Priyanka on journalist murder

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday specifically mentioned about the incident wherein a journalist in Ghaziabad was shot at for complaining to the police about his niece being harassed

Coronavirus will not be controlled by jugaad: Mayawati to UP govt

Mayawati on Monday slammed the Uttar Pradesh government over its handling of the Covid-19 pandemic, saying the virus has assumed a "horrible shape" in the state and it was a matter of serious concern

Vikas Dubey's encounter gives SP, BSP, Congress ammo to attack Adityanath

Killing of gangster gives the Opposition chance to breach the pan-Hindu vote bank the BJP constructed before 2014

Supplementary budget to be tabled in UP Assembly session starting Aug 20

The supplementary budget, which would be the first in the current fiscal, will have provisions for various welfare schemes started during the pandemic

UP govt likely to constitute team of doctors to check Covid-19 spread

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday ordered constitution of a team of senior doctors to formulate an effective model to check the spread of Covid-19 in the state

Priyanka Gandhi targets Yogi Adityanath govt over kidnapping case

Priyanka Gandhi sharpened her attack on the UP govt over the law and order situation after Kanpur police landed in a major controversy for asking family of a kidnapped man to pay the ransom

UP asks for Rs 20,940 cr loan to help discoms, more states in queue

Loan requirements under Atmanirbhar scheme to help state-owned discoms crosses Rs 98,000 cr

SC panel likely to probe Vikas Dubey encounter; UP to file status report

The apex court was hearing the pleas on the incidents, including those seeking a court-monitored probe into the encounters

UP govt to impose stricter lockdown on weekends to curb Covid-19 spread

The decision has come amid a spike in the number of infections, which had crossed 35,000 on Saturday

UP govt forms panel to probe Kanpur ambush, Vikas Dubey's encounter

The panel will be headed by retired Allahabad High Court judge Shashi Kant Agarwal and submit its report in two months

Hopeless heartland: Why Uttar Pradesh must be divided into smaller states

Uttar Pradesh, our largest state by population and the most powerful, is also the worst governed. The only way to fix it is to split it into four or five states

Vikas Dubey is killed: Here's a timeline of events from ambush to encounter

Gangster Vikas Dubey was shot dead on Friday, a week after he allegedly masterminded an ambush at his village here in which eight policemen were killed