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UP polls: CM Adityanath distributes smartphones, tablets to students

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday distributed smart phones and tablets to students and said this will help them have access to information about employment opportunities

Jawed Habib tenders apology for his spitting act on a woman's head

After facing huge backlash for spitting on a woman's head during one of his seminars in Uttar Pradesh, ace hairstylist Jawed Habib has now apologised for his act.Jawed issued an apology statement through a video message, in which he stated that he spitted just to make the seminar "humourous"."I just want to say one thing these are professional workshops, as in, they are attended by people from within our profession. When these sessions get very long, we have to make them humorous. What can I say? If you are truly hurt, I apologise from the bottom of my heart. Please forgive me, I am sorry," Jawed can be heard saying in the video.For the unversed, on Thursday, a video went viral in which Jawed was seen using his spit to style the woman's hair.In the clip, the woman is seen sitting on the stage on a salon chair while Jawed prepares to cut her hair while giving her hair tips. He says,"Baal gande hain. Kyun gande hain? Kyunki shampoo ka istemaal nahi hua hai (Hair are dirty. Why are they .

UP to give rebate in electricity rates for private tube wells of farmers

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday announced to give 50 per cent rebate in electricity rates relative to the current rates for private tubewells of farmers.The announcement was made through a tweet on UP CM's official Twitter handle."Committed to the convenience and prosperity of the farmers Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has decided to give 50 per cent rebate in electricity rates relative to the current rates for private tubewells of farmers," the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) tweeted from its official account in Hindi.

Earthquake of magnitude 4.3 hits near Uttar Pradesh's Ayodhya

An earthquake measuring 4.3 on the Richter scale hit near Uttar Pradesh's Ayodhya, the National Center for Seismology (NCS) informed on Friday.According to NCS, an earthquake occurred 176 km NNE of Ayodhya."Earthquake of Magnitude:4.3, Occurred on 06-01-2022, 23:59:22 IST, Lat: 28.14 and Long: 83.14, Depth: 15 Km, Location: 176km NNE of Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh," NCS tweeted.

UP CM Adityanath slashes power tariff by 50% on agricultural use

The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh, has announced a 50 per cent reduction in power tariff on agricultural use.

AAP cancels rallies in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh amid rising Covid-19 cases

The party will instead hold virtual rallies in the state

Positive changes in UP just 'trailer', real film after polls: Gadkari

The positive changes witnessed in Uttar Pradesh in the last five years were just "trailer" and the real film of making the state prosperous will start after the assembly polls, Nitin Gadkari said

IRB Infra's arm executes concession pact for Rs 6,555-cr project in UP

IRB Infrastructure Developers on Thursday said its wholly-owned arm has executed a concession pact with UPEIDA for the Rs 6,555 crore 'Ganga Expressway' project in the state.

8 booked under Gangster Act for creating trouble during PM visit

The Kanpur police have invoked Gangster Act against five former Samajwadi Party workers and their three aides, accused of plotting a ruckus during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's rally on December 28.

Samajwadi Party 'postpones' Vijay Rath Yatra in Gonda, Ayodhya

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav's proposed Vijay Rath Yatra in Gonda and Ayodhya later this week has been postponed

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

Over 14 lakh names of people in18-19 age group added in UP electoral roll

Over 14.66 lakh voters in the age group of 18-19 years will be exercising their franchise for the first time in this year's Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, officials said on Wednesday. A total of 52,80,882 voters' names have been added during revision of electoral rolls. The figure comprises 23,92,258 men, 28,86,988 women and 1,636 transgenders, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Ajay Shukla said, while releasing the final electoral rolls here. A total of 14,66,470 names were added in the age group of 18-19 which comprises 27.76 per cent of the total names added, he said. At present, the total number of voters in the 18-19 age group in the electoral roll is 19,89,902 10,62,410 men, 9,26,945 women and 547 transgenders. A total of 21,40,278 voters' names of different categories have been deleted during this revision. Out of these, 10,00,050 names were deleted under the deceased category, 3,32,905 under the shifted category and 7,94,029 under the repeated category, the official ...

Covid-19: Congress cancels UP rallies, CM calls off today's event

Party sources said apart from Covid, the decision also took into account the recent stampede-like situation in Bareilly

Punjab govt should apologise for serious lapse in PM's security: Adityanath

This kind of "serious lapse in security" of the prime minister is "unforgivable", he said

First Omicron variant case confirmed in Agra; 64 fresh infections surface

The number of active cases in the district has risen to 117 in the past 24 hours

Covid-19: UP shuts schools, extends night curfew by two hours

In view of steady increase in COVID-19 cases, the Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday ordered closure of all schools up to Class 10 till January 15 and extended the night curfew by two hours. In the districts where the number of active cases exceeds 1,000, not more than 100 people will be allowed at marriage ceremonies and other events. Public places like gyms, spas, cinema halls, banquet halls and restaurants will operate at 50 per cent capacity. The night curfew will be imposed from 10 pm to 6 am from Thursday, according to a statement. Presently, the night curfew is being implemented from 11 pm to 5 am. The decisions were taken at a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, on a day the state reported 992 new infection cases. Currently, no UP district has more that 1,000 coronavirus cases. The CM said genome sequencing has confirmed 23 Omicron variant cases in the state. Tracing and testing of those who came in contact with them should be done, the CM said. He direc

Stampede-like situation in Congress marathon in UP's Bareilly

Videos from the 'Mahila Marathon' in Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly on Tuesday show that the event led to a stampede-like situation with girls tripping and falling over each other

Lakhimpur Kheri: SIT files 5,000-page charge sheet, omits minister's name

The SIT has not named the junior home minister in the charge sheet filed on Monday, nor questioned him so far

Lakhimpur violence: Union minister's son named main accused in charge sheet

It did not have the name of Union Minister of State for Home Ajay Mishra, said sources

Akhilesh Yadav's govt withdrew cases against terrorists: BJP chief Nadda

Nadda made the following comments while addressing a Jan Vishwas Yatra in Uttar Pradesh's Basti