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UP renews push for 'minimum govt', looks to reorganise ministries

The state cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday considered the proposal for the reorganisation exercise

UP: 12-year-old raped by Madarrasa teacher in Meerut

A 12-year-old girl was allegedly raped by her Madarrasa teacher here.Superintendent of Police (Meerut Rural) Avinash Pandey said, "A 12-year-old girl has levelled rape allegations against her Urdu teacher. We have registered the case. Two police teams were constituted. The main accused Shahid has been arrested. We will try to file the chargesheet as soon as possible."According to the rape survior, the incident took place on Sunday night when she was allegedly kidnapped from her house in Khedi Kalan village in Meerut's Sarurpur."When I woke up in the night, he came, gagged my mouth and took me away. His name is Shahid and he teaches in the Madarrasa. I also study there," she said.This horrific incident comes days after alleged rape and murder of a two-and-a-half-year-old girl in Aligarh which sparked a nationwide outrage.

Uttar Pradesh: 19 dies in hail, dust storm; 48 injured

As many as 19 people died while 48 got injured in hail, dust-storms and lightening in the 12 districts mainly of Western Uttar Pradesh on Thursday.According to government data, 8 animals have also died.The official data of the six districts in western Uttar Pradesh including Mainpuri, Kasganj, Etah, Budaun, Farrukhabad and Moradabad showed that 6 people died in the Mainpuri district alone while 20 got injured.Three people each have died in both Kasganj and Etah district. One person died in Moradabad district due to lightning while two got injured in Farrukhabad due to hail and dust-storm.The long dry spell coupled with hot weather conditions contributed to increasing the surface temperature which when combined with unusually high western disturbances and cyclonic activity resulted in hail and dust storm. This brought some relief from the intense heat-wave with temperatures dipping in north India."We are in regular touch with the weather department which gives us warning at least 3 ...

Cop opens fire at neighbour in Lucknow, 3 injured

Newly elected chief of UP Bar Council shot dead in Agra court premises

Agra City's Additional Superintendent of Police Praveen Verma said she was shot by lawyer Manish Sharma, who had been her long-time acquaintance

UP police probe political conspiracy as hooch claims 13 lives in Barabanki

The tragedy led to the suspension of 10 excise and two police officers, state Excise Minister Jai Pratap Singh said

Six months in office: Akhilesh a poor show

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav had arrived as a rising star in the national political firmament, leading the Samajwadi Party to a stupendous victory in state assembly polls this year. The tech-savvy neta was credited with scripting the party’s best poll performance ever, almost single-handedly. For the youth, he represented a way forward from the decay and corruption that had crept into the state.

Govt releases Rs 9.67 crore for Magh Mela

Govt releases Rs 9.67 crore for Magh Mela

12 perish in rain-related incidents in UP, toll rises to 116

12 perish in rain-related incidents in UP, toll rises to 116

UP govt workers' strike from Feb 6 for restoration of old pension scheme

staffers alleged that they have been misled by the government officials for the last two months

Cong stages walkout in UP Assembly over 'demolition' of temples in Varanasi

Demanding "pardon" from Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath from "125 crore people" on the issue, Congress members staged a walkout from the House

Korean First Lady dons saree for Diwali, delights PM Modi, Ayodhya's people

She flew in a special chopper from Lucknow, and as it landed near the Ram Kath Park venue around 2:30 pm, a group of people clapped and chanted 'Jai Shri Ram'

Diwali becomes merrier for UP govt employees, 30-day bonus and higher DA

The government also announced Dearness Allowance (DA) at enhanced rates with effect from July 1, 2018

HC orders CBI probe into Yogi govt exercise to recruit 68,000 teachers

Allegations of corruption have already stalled the filling of 68,500 posts in primary schools through the Assistant Teachers Recruitment Examination, 2018

Projects worth Rs 1 trn, creating million jobs to be launched in Dec: Yogi

CM says investment over Rs 750 billion in various projects had also flowed into UP during his one-and-a-half year regime

What will it take for UP to climb out of decades-old governance quagmire?

If the state has to catch up with rest of the country, major reforms and political stability will be needed

25 govt-run UP sugar mills settle Rs 9 bn of cane farmers' outstanding dues

UP govt has allocated Rs 55 billion in the UP Supplementary Budget to bail out the sugar sector from the payments crisis

Yogi govt to develop India's biggest startup incubator in Lucknow

UP had allocated Rs 10 billion budget for start-up ecosystems

UP to set up special police stations for probing financial frauds

The four police stations would come up at Lucknow, Kanpur, Varanasi and Meerut

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath sets his sights on core issues

Rattled by the pre-poll alliance of the Samajwadi Party and Bahujan Samaj Party, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is determined to turn the tables on them