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Lakhimpur Kheri violence: Rakesh Tikait demands sacking of MoS Ajay Mishra

Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait demanded that Minister of State for Home Ajay Mishra be sacked and that his son be arrested in connection with the death of farmers during a protest

Lakhimpur Kheri: Priyanka, Hooda detained; Akhilesh stopped in Lucknow

Priyanka Gandhi and other party leaders were detained in Sitapur, with the party alleging they weren't allowed to meet victims of the violence that erupted during a farmers' protest in Lakhimpur Kheri

Priyanka Gandhi detained in UP's Hargaon, says Youth Congress leader

Priyanka Gandhi was on her way to UP's Lakhimpur Kheri district to visit the kin of the 8 victims who died during the violence that erupted during a farmers' protest

Eight dead in violence during farmers' protest in UP's Lakhimpur Kheri

Eight people were killed as violence erupted here during a farmers' protest over Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya's visit, according to an official

BJP UP plan: 200 OBC rallies; 21-member teams on Muslim dominated booths

Gearing up for UP assembly polls next year, BJP has adopted a multi-pronged strategy of wooing OBCs and SCs by holding caste-specific rallies

Centre got help from UP, Delhi, others on stubble burning: Union Minister

The Centre has got constructive cooperation from Punjab, Haryana, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh governments on the issue of stubble burning, Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav said on Sunday.

Baghel appointed as AICC senior observer for UP Assembly polls

As of now, the daughter of Congress President Sonia Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, has been appointed as the general secretary of the All India Congress Committee in charge of Uttar Pradesh.

UP govt recommends CBI probe into Manish Gupta murder case

The Uttar Pradesh government has recommended probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into the alleged murder case of Kanpur businessman Manish Gupta who died in a police raid

Extortion racket link behind killing of Kanpur businessman: Akhilesh Yadav

Yadav on Friday lashed out at the Uttar Pradesh government over the Kanpur businessman death case, and charged that "someone" is saving himself and there is an extortion racket linked to the matter.

Akhilesh Yadav promises caste census in Uttar Pradesh if voted to power

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday promised to go in for the caste census in Uttar Pradesh if voted to power

Congress to launch UP campaign with Priyanka rally on Oct 9 from Varanasi

Former Varanasi MP Rajesh Mishra confirmed that preparations for the rally have begun and added that the event was being organised to give a message of change to the people across the state

UP govt eases Covid restrictions; allows weddings, events in open spaces

More than 50 per cent of the eligible population has been inoculated with at least a single dose of the vaccine

UP Congress to set up 100 war rooms to counter BJP propaganda

The Congress in Uttar Pradesh will set up 100 war rooms to counter the RSS-BJP propaganda.

Success of Bharat Bandh has unnerved BJP, says Akhilesh Yadav

Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav has said the "success" of the farmers' Bharat Bandh has unnerved the ruling party

Priyanka Gandhi in Lucknow for 5-day visit, her 2nd tour of UP in September

The Congress party has announced that it will fight the 2022 polls in the state without aligning with any big political party

Essar Oil seeks extension on settling value-added tax arrears in UK

This seemed to be intended to calm speculation that it may be on the brink of collapse, following media reports to this effect

UP hikes cane SAP by Rs 25 a quintal ahead of polls; farmers say inadequate

Hike which is among the highest under BJP govt in UP, yet may not assuage protesting farmers, many of whom come from the sugarcane growing western part of the state

Seven new ministers inducted in Yogi Adityanath ministry in Uttar Pradesh

Jitin Prasada, who switched from the Congress to the BJP recently, was on Sunday inducted in the Yogi Adityanath cabinet while six others took oath as ministers of state. The expansion of the council of ministers has taken place as the BJP prepares for the assembly elections in the crucial state of Uttar Pradesh early next year. The oath was administered by Governor Anandiben Patel at a function in the Gandhi auditorium in the Raj Bhavan in the presence of the chief minister. The new MOS are Paltu Ram, Chhatarpal Gangwar, Sangeeta Balwant Bind, Dharamveer Prajapati, Sanjeev Kumar Gaur and Dinesh Khatik. With the expansion, the upper limit of 60 of the ministry has been reached. The maximum strength of the ministry can be 15 percent of the total strength of the Assembly. The Uttar Pradesh Assembly has 403 seats.

Uttar Pradesh hikes sugarcane purchase price by Rs 25 per quintal

In a major decision barely months ahead of the upcoming 2022 Assembly elections, Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath announced a Rs 25 per quintal hike in the purchase prices of sugarcane in the state.

Yogi Adityanath cabinet in Uttar Pradesh to be expanded

The Council of Ministers headed by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will be expanded on Sunday evening, officials said. A swearing-in ceremony has been scheduled at the Gandhi auditorium in Raj Bhavan at 5:30 pm, they said. The officials, however, remained tight-lipped about the number or the names of ministers who will be inducted in the cabinet, barely months ahead of the crucial 2022 assembly elections in the state. The name of Brahmin leader Jitin Prasada, who switched over to the BJP from the Congress, is being considered. Repeated efforts to contact Prasada were in vain. Sanjay Nishad, whose NISHAD (Nirbal Indian Shoshit Hamara Aam Dal) party will contest the elections with the BJP, could also be included. There are 53 ministers in the UP cabinet at present, and seven more can be inducted as per the constitutional limit.