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20 candidates file nomination from 5 assembly seats of Mathura

The five assembly seats falling within the Mathura Lok Sabha constituency are Mathura, Goverdhan, Baldeo, Mant and Chatta

Congress to hold 'Pratigya Chaupals' in Uttar Pradesh for poll campaigning

The UPCC president said 'Pratigya Chaupals' will be held in two-three villages every day in which state, district and block-level office bearers of the party will take part

Third UP minister quits as BJP okays list for 172 Assembly seats

PM Modi chairs party meeting virtually; CM Adityanath may fight from Ayodhya

Another MLA quits BJP in Uttar Pradesh; 7 resignations in 3 days

Mukesh Verma, MLA from Shikohabad Assembly constituency resigned from the primary membership of the party alleging 'lack of respect' by the government towards backward classes and Dalits

Uttar Pradesh reports 11,089 fresh Covid-19 cases, 5 deaths

The tally of active cases in the state to 44,466

UP polls: Parties struggle to maintain Covid protocol at their offices

Though there are instructions to party workers to use masks and practise social distancing, few in the crowd seemed to be taking precautions

Amit Shah, Yogi Adityanath in BJP meeting over Uttar Pradesh polls

Home Minister Amit Shah and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath attended a key BJP meeting here on Tuesday

UP logs 2,038 Covid cases; govt stresses on strict compliance of norms

Amid an ongoing surge in new COVID-19 cases, the Uttar Pradesh government on Wednesday stressed on strict compliance of new guidelines

Two more arrested for killing of BJP workers, driver in Lakhimpur Kheri

Two more persons have been arrested in connection with the killing of two BJP workers and a driver during the October 3 Lakhimpur Kheri violence

UP govt hikes excise revenue target for FY23 to Rs 41,000 crore

New state excise policy aims to weed out liquor cartels

BSP names candidates for 3 assembly seats in UP's Banda district

Mishra named former Leader of Opposition in Uttar Pradesh Assembly Gaya Charan Dinkar as the party's candidate from Naraini assembly constituency, reserved for the Scheduled Castes

Uttar Pradesh Police to get allowance for phone, nutritious food

The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh will now provide a special cell phone allowance of Rs 2,000 to policemen so that they reach the crime scene on time.

UP govt needs to reinvent its financial model to come out of backwardness

The most populous state remains behind the national average on most parameters, with lower expenditure levels than needed

Uttar Pradesh tops Niti's Health Index in terms of incremental change

The fourth round of the Health Index took into account the period 2019-20 (as reference year)

UP health index worst, this is real report of state govt: Akhilesh Yadav

UP is saying today that the BJP is not needed, he claimed

Rajnath Singh inaugurates Brahmos missile manufacturing unit in Lucknow

Asserts imperative of nuclear deterrent of India

UP polls: Pradhan holds brainstorming session with party's Brahmin leaders

BJP's Uttar Pradesh poll in-charge Dharmendra Pradhan held a brainstorming session with the party's Brahmin leaders from the state with an aim to maintain the caste equation in the party's favour

UP to become Defence hub, BrahMos will be manufactured in Lucknow: CM Yogi

Uttar Pradesh will become Defence production hub and BrahMos missile will be manufactured in Lucknow, along with the creation of new employment opportunities for youth, said Yogi Adityanath

Probe ordered after reports on land grab by BJP leaders' kin in Ayodhya

The Uttar Pradesh government has ordered a probe into reports of relatives of BJP leaders and government officials allegedly "usurping" land near the upcoming Ram Temple in Ayodhya. A news report has claimed that MLAs, mayors, relatives of the commissioner, SDM and DIG bought land in Ayodhya after the Supreme Court announced the verdict in the Ramjanmabhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute, clearing the way for construction of the Ram temple. Uttar Pradesh Additional Chief Secretary, Information, Navneet Sehgal told PTI on Wednesday that "Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has ordered the revenue department to probe the matter thoroughly," Congress leaders have attacked the government on the matter with Rahul Gandhi charging that "Hindutva robs under the guise of religion". "Hindu follows the path of truth. Hindutva robs under the guise of religion," he had said in a tweet in Hindi, tagging the news report. Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge also sought to raise the issue in

7 new internet exchange nodes to spur connectivity, digital economy in UP

These nodes will be located at Meerut, Agra, Kanpur, Lucknow, Prayagraj, Varanasi and Gorakhpur