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UP Budget: State govt makes Rs 7,000 cr provision for PMAY Gramin

The Uttar Pradesh Government on Monday proposed Rs 7,000 crore under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Gramin)

Panchayat polls a semi-final for Adityanath govt amid farm protests

The UP panchayat polls are perhaps the world's largest local body elections, which will comprise a nearly 120-million electorate, eligible to elect the members of nearly 59,000 panchayats in the state

Oppn walks out of UP Assembly over farm laws; CM says 'brokers' unhappy

Adityanath said in the state Assembly on Friday that only the "brokers" who had betrayed farmers were unhappy over the new farm laws

Unnao: Murder case registered, no apparent injury marks on girls found dead

Police on Thursday registered a case of murder in connection with the deaths of two teenage girls whose bodies were found in a field here even as a post-mortem revealed no injury marks. A third girl, who is on ventilator support at a Kanpur hospital, is being treated for suspected poisoning. Replying to a question on the cremation of the two girls, Superintendent of Police, Unnao, Anand Kulkarni told PTI: "Cremation will be held tomorrow (Friday) morning. Our work is to maintain law and order. There is no pressure from us. They said they will cremate tomorrow as some of their relatives are coming. It's there decision, we are not creating pressure on them." The Uttar Pradesh human rights body has taken note of the incident at Babuhara village in Asoha -- around 36 km south of Lucknow -- in Unnao district on Wednesday evening and political parties slammed the Yogi Adityanath government over it. Although the cause of death could not be immediately ascertained in the post-mortem, sampl

UP Budget session starts on stormy note as Opposition stages walkout

The Opposition protested over the Centre's farm laws

BJP in UP, Haryana chalk up plan to counter narrative against farm laws

BJP leaders from a dominant farming community in Haryana and western Uttar Pradesh held separate meetings on Wednesday to chalk up an outreach to members of the Jaat community and caste councils

Farmer agitation will continue till Centre repeals farm laws: UP Cong chief

The ongoing agitation against the Centre's three contentious farm laws will continue till these are repealed, Uttar Pradesh Congress president Ajay Kumar Lallu said on Wednesday. Talking to reporters here, he alleged that the central government is using its majority in Parliament to crush the voice of opposition and impose the three laws on farmers. The Congress party will continue its agitation peacefully in a Gandhian way till the three farm laws are repealed, Lallu said. He said the Congress has been opposing the bills since their introduction in Parliament, followed by a massive tractor rally in Haryana and Punjab by former party president Rahul Gandhi. He alleged that the BJP-led government has "put into cold storage" its pre-poll promises of doubling farmers' income, implementation of recommendations of the Swaminathan commission on farmers and farm loan waiver. On the contrary, the government is indirectly encouraging hoarding of farm produce and dismantling of the minimum

PM Modi to lay foundation stone of King Suheldev's statue in Bahraich

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone of a statue of warrior King Suheldev in Bahraich on Tuesday to commemorate his birth anniversary.

Yogi Adityanath dispensation's days are numbered: Akhilesh Yadav

Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Monday accused the Yogi Adityanath government of failing to increase sugarcane prices in the past four years

LIVE: Delhi cops blame three for toolkit, say Disha Ravi sent it to Greta

Police claims that the organisation behind the "toolkit" shared by Greta had contacted Nikita to organise a 'tweet storm' ahead of R-Day protest by farmers. Stay tuned for Latest LIVE news updates.

Toeing Tikait line: 'Not sure' if BKU stays away from UP politics in 2022

The BKU had its first successful siege of Delhi in 1988 over low cane prices and upward revision of electricity and water rates

Churn in the Jat community: Farmers' stir may upset the BJP apple cart

With just a year to go for the UP elections, the wave of sympathy for the RLD could play spoiler for the BJP in western UP, which accounts for about a 4th of the Assembly constituencies in the state

Covid-19: Colleges, universities to re-open from Feb 15 in UP

All degree colleges, state, private universities and other educational institutions of higher learning across UP will re-open in Uttar Pradesh from Feb 15 while adhering to Covid-19 guidelines

Over 66,000 manual scavengers identified across country: Govt

As many as 66,692 manual scavengers, including 37,379 in Uttar Pradesh, have been identified across the country

Priyanka Gandhi set to launch Congress' 'Jai Jawan-Jai Kisan Abhiyan' in UP

All India Congress Committee (AICC) General Secretary and in-charge of Uttar Pradesh Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is set to launch her party's 'Jai Jawan Jai Kisan Abhiyan' in UP's Saharanpur district

PM Modi expresses condolences to families of deceased in UP accident

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday expressed deepest condolences to the families of those killed in a two-vehicle crash on the Varanasi-Jaunpur highway in Uttar Pradesh's Jaunpur district. Six people were killed and 11 others injured in the accident. All the 17 people were travelling in a jeep after attending a cremation in Varanasi, police said, adding the collision took place between the vehicle and a truck. "Got the sad news of the death of people in a road accident near the Varanasi-Jaunpur border in Uttar Pradesh. I express my deepest condolences to the families of those people and wish a speedy recovery for those who have been injured in the accident," Modi was quoted as saying by the Prime Minister's Office.

SC junks PIL seeking President rule in UP over 'worst crime record'

The plea claimed UP had the 'worst crime record' amid a breakdown of constitutional machinery

Uttar Pradesh coronavirus update: No Covid cases reported in 32 districts

Thirty-two districts in Uttar Pradesh have reported zero coronavirus cases, according to the state health department

How farm protests may change political equations and hurt BJP in key states

The longer the protests persist, the more challenges the BJP will face in Haryana and UP, besides perhaps also in other electorally crucial cow-belt states like Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan

Crop diversification plays major role in increasing farmers' income: UP CM

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday said diversification of agriculture plays a major role in increasing the farmers' income and production