More details are awaited; further probe into the matter is underway
UP CM Adityanath said that the state suffered massive negligence in terms of infrastructural development under the Samajwadi party government.
In the last of three-part series, Nitin Kumar looks at how jobs, education and health remain concerns even though locals are upbeat about UP's infrastructure push
What is certain is that the centrality of UP to India's political story has been confirmed
Voters exercised their franchise in 11 western Uttar Pradesh districts on Thursday.
Voting is scheduled to take place on February 14 on 55 assembly seats of the state, spanning the nine districts of western UP
The roof collapsed on Thursday evening during repair work on the sixth floor of Tower-4 of D-block
Action against Jitendra Tiwari was initiated by the UPCC on the recommendations of president of Prayagraj district Congress committee
The SP chief raised concerns over the reports of EVMs not functioning properly at several booths during the first phase of polling.
Notably, Allahabad High Court on Thursday granted bail to Ajay Mishra's son, Ashish Mishra, in connection with the Lakhimpur Kheri violence that took place last year on October 3
Farmer leader Rakesh Tikait on Thursday said "peace has replaced the 2013 situation" in Muzaffarnagar and the poll result will be different this time
Modi targeted the Samajwadi Party and its allies, termed them as "ghor- parivarvadi log"
Though jats have a population of over 2 per cent only, the community not only dominates the politics of western UP but also prevails over the farmers of other communities.
The first phase polling for the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls on Thursday saw 7.95 per cent voting till 9 a.m., according to the Election Commission of India (ECI).
Voting for the first phase of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections began on Thursday at 7:00 am.
The BSP leader also extended a warm welcome to all the voters for phase 1 voting which includes 58 assembly constituencies of 11 districts in western Uttar Pradesh.
Voting for the first phase of the Uttar Pradesh elections on 58 Assembly seats, covering 11 districts of the state, began on Thursday at 7 am.
Voting for the first phase of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections began on Thursday at 7 am
Voting for the first phase of the Uttar Pradesh elections on 58 assembly seats covering 11 districts of the state began on Thursday at 7 am.
The voting, which will conclude at 6:00 pm today, is taking place at 25,849 polling stations and 10,766 polling centres.