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Be active on social media to counter negativity by opposition: UP CM

UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday asked BJP workers to be active on social media to take on those who are allegedly painting a negative picture of the central and state governments.

Centre releases Rs 2,400 cr grant-in-aid to UP under Jal Jeevan Mission

The Jal Shakti ministry has released Rs 2,400 crore grant-in-aid to Uttar Pradesh against an allocation of Rs 10,870 crore for the financial year 2021-22 under the Jal Jeevan Mission, it said

BJP President Nadda on two-day visit to Uttar Pradesh from Saturday

Nadda will hold a series of organizational meetings, including with Union ministers, MPs and MLAs from the state.

PM Modi hails beauty of 'double-engine' government in Uttar Pradesh

Modi interacted with beneficiaries of a central food security scheme in Uttar Pradesh through video-conferencing.

'Mission UP' in mind, SP chief Akhilesh Yadav embarks on cycle yatra

With an eye on the UP assembly polls, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday embarked on a 'cycle yatra' here to raise issues like price rise, unemployment, farm laws and crime rate

3 suspected highway robbers arrested after encounter in UP: Police

Three people who allegedly robbed a man were arrested after a brief encounter with police in which the trio and two police personnel were injured in Etawah district of Uttar Pradesh

Allahabad HC asks Uttar Pradesh govt to reply to Kafeel Khan's petition

The HC has directed the UP govt counsel to seek instructions from the state govt on a writ petition filed by Dr Kafeel Ahmad Khan, challenging his suspension from BRD Medical College, Gorakhpur

Schools to reopen in UP for classes 9-12 from Aug 16 with 50% attendance

Schools in Uttar Pradesh will resume classes 9 to 12 from August 16, but with 50 per cent attendance, according to an order issued by the state government on Monday. Apart from this, instructions have also been issued for commencement of classes in higher educational institutes from September 1, the UP government said in a statement. "Students of high (class 9 and 10) and intermediate (class 11 and 12) schools will participate in the 75th Independence Day celebrations on August 15. And on August 16, teaching-learning will commence in the schools with half capacity, while adhering to the COVID-19 protocol," Additional Chief Secretary (Information) Navneet Sehgal told PTI According to the UP government statement, the chief minister has instructed officials to begin preparations for commencement of new session of all educational institutes in view of the controlled situation of the coronavirus in the state. The results of Classes 10 and 12 boards have been declared, and admission for

Uttar Pradesh reports 25 fresh Covid-19 cases, records no deaths

Uttar Pradesh on Sunday reported 25 fresh Covid cases, which took the tally to 17,08,500, according to an official statement.

As BJP's Brahmin base in UP looks shaky, SP & BSP make a pitch for votes

According to a political observer: Mayawati and Akhilesh Yadav may work for the castes they represent but they will never harm Brahmins

Amit Shah accuses previous UP govts of neglecting Hindu religious centres

In an apparent swipe at the SP, BSP and the Congress, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said those who governed Uttar Pradesh earlier had not done development of Hindu religious centres

BJP will return to power in UP with massive majority, says Amit Shah

Amit Shah on Sunday said that the BJP would return to power with a massive majority in the next assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh and asked the opposition leaders to prepare for their defeat

Amit Shah to visit Uttar Pradesh on Sunday, launch various projects

Union Home Minister Amit Shah will travel to Uttar Pradesh on Sunday to launch projects. During his visit, Shah will lay the foundation stones of Uttar Pradesh Institute of Forensic Sciences (UPIFS) in Lucknow and the Vindhya Corridor at Mirzapur. According to the official programme received on Saturday, he will arrive at Lucknow airport on Sunday by a special plane at 11:45 am and from there he will proceed via the state government's helicopter to lay the foundation stone of UPIFS, Pipersand. He will also address a function organised after laying the foundation stone of the institute in which intellectual people of the capital have been specially invited, it said. According to a BJP spokesperson, Shah might go to Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGI) to enquire about the health of former Uttar Pradesh chief minister and former Rajasthan Governor Kalyan Singh. However, there is no mention of his visit to SGPGI in his moment-to-moment schedule. Accordin

UP continuously improving its monthly vaccine coverage: Health ministry

Health ministry said Uttar Pradesh has improved its monthly vaccine coverage

UP coronavirus update: 42 new Covid-19 infections, 4 more deaths

Forty two more people tested positive for Covid-19 in Uttar Pradesh, pushing the tally to 17,08,410 on Friday, while the death toll climbed to 22,756 with four more fatalities, a health bulletin said

BJP's UP outreach: First task for 7 new Union ministers from the state

BJP chief J P Nadda has asked all the 40 newly inducted Union ministers, including those from Uttar Pradesh, to carry out a 'Jan Ashirwad Yatra' covering three to four parliamentary constituencies

UP Polls: BJP asks MPs to work with ground workers, complete vaccination

With an eye on the upcoming Assembly elections, BJP leadership prepped the Uttar Pradesh MPs about their role in the poll-bound state

Mukesh Sahani tones down after criticism by his own party MLA

The aggressive tone of Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) president Mukesh Sahani has come down after his own party MLA Raju Kumar Singh put a question mark over his leadership

12.9 mn ration cards cancelled, deleted across India; UP, Maha top list

As many as 1.29 crore ration cards were deleted or cancelled by various states and union territories during the last three years with Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra topping the list

18 killed in Uttar Pradesh as truck rams into stationary double-decker bus

Eighteen people were killed when a truck rammed into a double-decker bus on the Lucknow-Ayodhya National Highway under the Ram Sanehighat police circle.