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As Covid cases surge, Yogi directs officials to focus on children's health

In the last 24 hours, 103 new positive cases were reported in Gautam Buddh Nagar and 33 in Ghaziabad

Religious procession cannot be held without permission: UP CM Adityanath

With Eid festival and Akshaya Tritiya likely to fall on the same day next month and many other festivals lined up in the coming days, Adityanath said the police needs to be extra cautious

Lakhimpur Kheri case: SC restored hope in justice system, says SKM

SKM said that by cancelling the bail of the main accused in the Lakhimpur Kheri murder case, Ashish Mishra alias Monu, the Supreme Court has restored hope in the justice system

West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh and Assam saw over 8% March retail inflation

CPI inflation was more pronounced in rural areas from January in FY22

Communal djinn and the vanishing State

Though there is no direct evidence that unemployed youth are drawn into furthering the communal agenda, they have lately erupted in job-related agitations for reservations and inclusion in OBC lists

Wheat export: Madhya Pradesh stays one jump ahead of Punjab, Haryana

The bulk of the wheat exported from India, trade and industry sources say, is being sourced at rates significantly higher than the state-mandated price of Rs 2,015 per quintal in MP, UP and Gujarat

UP police issues state-wide alert after Jahangirpuri violence on Saturday

"The officials, especially in districts adjoining Delhi, have been asked to stay prepared to avert any kind of untoward incident anywhere in the state," the officer said

UP CM asks officials to host investors' summit, eyes Rs 10 trn investment

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday asked officials to organise a global investors' summit with the target of investing Rs 10 lakh crore in the state within the next two years.

UP court issues non-bailable warrant against Azam Khan in 15-yr-old case

Khan, who is currently lodged in Sitapur Jail, has been asked to appear in court on April 30

44 children test covid-positive in Noida in past seven days: Health dept

A total of 44 children tested Covid positive in the past seven days in Uttar Pradesh's Noida, the health department said on Friday.

Stay at guesthouses, not hotels: UP CM Adityanath tells ministers

According to an official, Adityanath a few days ago directed that ministers and officials should stay at the government guesthouses instead of hotels while on official tours

Wheat procurement so far almost 30% lower than last year, say traders

Heavy private purchases in main producing states of Madhya Pradesh and UP cited as reason

BJP sweeps UP Legislative Council polls, Samajwadi Party draws a blank

The BJP scored a massive victory in the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council polls on Tuesday by winning 33 of the 36 seats where voting were held through local bodies.

Counting of votes begins for Uttar Pradesh legislative council polls

According to the Election Commission of India, an average polling percentage of 98.11 was recorded in the state on Saturday

Adityanath govt mulling 'one district, one sport' scheme now in UP

After the stupendous success of the 'One District One Product' (ODOP) scheme, the Yogi Adityanath government is now planning to start a 'One District One Sport' scheme that will promote sports.

38 cows perish as fire engulfs Ghaziabad goshala

District Magistrate Rakesh Kumar Singh reached the incident site for an inspection and said a committee has been formed to probe the matter

Twitter handles of UP govt, state information department hacked briefly

The verified Twitter handle of the Government of Uttar Pradesh (@UPGovt), which has 2.7 million followers, was hacked for around 10 minutes, said a senior official

Adityanath 2.0: Of 100-day plans, $1-trn economy & 2024 poll battle

The Adityanath government 2.0 would require more than Rs 50,000 crore to fulfil the populist promises made in its 2022 manifesto

BJP govt in Uttar Pradesh has failed on all fronts: Akhilesh Yadav

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav claimed that the Uttar Pradesh government has failed on all fronts and the BJP is insensitive towards the problems of the youth

Voting for 27 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council seats underway

Voting for 27 seats coming under local authorities' constituencies in the biennial polls for the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council commenced on Saturday. According to the office of the Uttar Pradesh chief electoral officer, there are 95 candidates in the fray. Polling will take place at 739 centres, and as many as 1,20,657 voters expected to exercise their franchise. Voting will be held for the following local authorities' constituency -- Moradabad-Bijnor, Rampur-Bareilly, Pilibhit-Shahjahanpur, Sitapur, Lucknow-Unnao, Rae Bareli, Pratapgarh, Sultanpur, Barabanki, Bahraich, Gonda, Faizabad, Basti-Siddharthnagar, Gorakhpur-Maharajganj, Deoria, Azamgarh-Mau, Ballia, Ghazipur, Jaunpur, Varanasi, Allahabad, Jhansi-Jalaun-Lalitpur, Kanpur-Fatehpur, Etawah-Farrukhabad, Agra-Firozabad, Meerut-Ghaziabad and Muzaffarnagar-Saharanpur. These seats are spread over 58 districts in the state. Voting began at 8 am and will continue till 4 pm. Counting will take place on April 12. Nine MLCs from