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Huge air pollution caused by sugar mills across Uttar Pradesh: NGT

The National Green Tribunal has directed the UP pollution control board (UPPCB) to undertake a special drive for remedial measures.

Adityanath's bugbear? Meet UP BJP vice-president Arvind Kumar Sharma

A 1988 batch Gujarat cadre IAS officer, Sharma, who was serving as secretary in the Union MSME department, had on January 11 taken voluntary retirement and on January 14 joined the BJP

AIMIM to contest 100 seats in Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls

After showing 'good performance' in the Bihar Assembly elections, the AIMIM party on Sunday announced that it would contest 100 seats in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls in 2022.

Indore, Surat joint winners of Smart Cities 2020; UP wins 'state award'

Indore and Surat were adjudged joint winners of the Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry's Smart Cities Award 2020, while Uttar Pradesh secured the first position in the state awards category

Explained: How sugar sector shrugged off its bitter cyclical nature

Data shows that in the 10-year period from 2010-11 to 2020-21, India's annual sugar production exceeded domestic consumption in all the years, except 2016-17

Uttar Pradesh Police restrained from action against Twitter India head

Twitter on Monday restricted tweets showing video and images from the viral video

A jab at veracity

States should not aim to artificially push vaccination numbers

Yogi govt in UP: Four-year report card ahead of the 2022 assembly polls

Poverty remains a concern, Covid is a darker spot; the upside is a more investor-friendly environment and better social indicators such a reduced maternal mortality

Statue of Ambedkar found vandalised in Uttar Pradesh, protests erupt

A statue of Bhimrao Ambedkar was found damaged on Tuesday morning in Rampur Asli village, leading to protests by locals, police said

Religious places to open during weekend lockdown in Uttar Pradesh

The Uttar Pradesh government has decided to allow places of worship to remain open even during the weekend curfew

UP BJP vice prez Sharma says PM Modi's name enough to win 2022 state polls

Newly-appointed Uttar Pradesh BJP vice president and former IAS officer AK Sharma on Monday said people of the state love Prime Minister Narendra Modi the same way as they did in 2013-14

No video call, UP Police summon Twitter India MD Manish Maheshwari

The UP police have also asked Twitter India's Grievance Officer Dharmendra Chatur to report to them on the same day

UP Law Commission framing draft bill to check population growth

The Uttar Pradesh Law Commission is mulling a proposal to bring in a law to check increasing population

Will reimpose curfew in UP districts if Covid cases cross 500: State govt

As many as 593 patients recovered in the last 24 hours, while 3,350 are in home isolation

Unlock: Uttar Pradesh govt relaxes night curfew by two hours from Monday

Saturday and Sunday will be weekly holidays, said the order issued by Chief Secretary R K Tiwari

Ex-IAS officer and MLC A K Sharma made UP BJP's vice president

Sharma is also considered close to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The search for news media

The pathetic state of India's news media - particularly news TV - leaves it at the mercy of international media and a few Indian brands that have the capacity to cover a story like the pandemic

Four sugar firms on UP govt's radar for not clearing cane dues to farmers

Recovery certificates to the groups, strict action against them on the cards

BJP govt worked more in 4 years in UP than SP and BSP in 15 years: Maurya

The deputy chief minister of Uttar Pradesh claimed the BJP will win the upcoming Assembly elections with over 300 seats

Tourists delighted after Taj Mahal reopens after two-month break

The Archaeological Survey of India had announced the reopening of all centrally protected monuments, sites and museums from Wednesday.