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Uttar Pradesh govt claims decline in cases of communicable diseases

The Uttar Pradesh government on Sunday claimed a decline in cases of communicable diseases in the state following a cleanliness drive initiated by it

69 firms allotted land near Jewar airport; Rs 2,300 cr investment expected

Sector 29 is being developed for an Apparel Park project which will house several firms dealing in readymade garments, according to the officials

UP farmers could see hopes of good paddy crop dashed due to urea shortage

Increase in area under this season due to healthy rains and smuggling of fertlisers to Nepal said to be key reasons for crisis

ISIS operative armed with IEDs held in Delhi, terror strike averted: Police

Khan, who was on a motorcycle, was caught on Friday night after a brief exchange of fire on the section of the Ridge Road between Dhaula Kuan and Karol Bagh

Upholding high ideals a must for uplifting poor: Mayawati to UP govt

BSP president Mayawati on Saturday lashed out at the UP government, saying merely talking about the Ram Rajya is not enough to uplift the poor, upholding high ideals is also a must

70 deaths, 5,375 fresh Covid-19 cases in UP; total count at 182,456

Seventy more people died from coronavirus in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday as the state reported its highest daily count of 5,375 cases, pushing the number of infections to 182,456

UP passes bill to recover public, private property damages among others

These bills were slated to be tabled yesterday. However, due to the death of a BJP member Janmejay Singh, the assembly was adjourned for the day

File cases against KCR for temple, mosque demolition at Secretariat: Cong

The Congress party has also pressed for the need for reconstruction of demolished religious structures on the same spot

UP on high alert after ISIS suspect caught in Delhi with explosives

Uttar Pradesh DGP Hitesh Chandra Awasthi on Saturday sounded a high alert in the state hours after the arrest of an ISIS suspect in Delhi

UP assembly passes many bills without discussion amid Oppn sloganeering

UP assembly on Saturday passed several important bills, including the Uttar Pradesh Recovery of Damages to Public and Private Properties Bill, 2020, without any discussion amid Opposition protest

UP: Mayawati expresses concern over shortage, black marketing of urea

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Saturday expressed concern over the shortage and black marketing of urea in Uttar Pradesh and urged the government to look into the matter

Start-ups to soon start getting capital from Uttar Pradesh Start-up Fund

The Uttar Pradesh Startup Fund is fast gaining traction and will soon start disbursing growth capital to the state-based entities. The fund has garnered interests from the country's leading alternative investment funds, including venture funds, a government spokesman said here on Friday. The spokesman added that SIDBI, the designated fund manager for the fund, has so far received four applications from AIFs for an aggregate amount of Rs 285 crore to create the initial corpus. The decision on these applications will soon be taken by SIDBI and the Startup Nodal Agency in its first Venture Capital Investment Committee (VCIC) meeting scheduled to be held this month, he said. The government has also released Rs 41 lakh to the Startup Nodal Agency to be disbursed to start-ups and incubators whose proposals were already approved by the Policy Implementation Committee (PIU), the spokesman said. He also added that the money will be disbursed to start-ups in the form of sustenance allowance

UP to promote start-up ventures of women, transgender entrepreneurs

The state has created a Rs 1,000 crore start-up fund to be managed by Sidbi

UP to set up Rs 150 cr start-up corpus fund with support from BHU, others

Under its new start-up policy the state govt aims to set up 100 incubators, with at least one in each district, including India's largest incubator in Lucknow

UP BJP legislator Janmejay Singh dies of cardiac arrest in Lucknow

Singh, 75, was admitted to Lohia hospital after he developed health complications and died during pacemaker implantation late Thursday night, Mohan said

DATA STORY: Nearly 70k coronavirus cases added in biggest single-day spike

India now accounts for 10.59% of all active cases globally (one in every 9 active cases), and 6.81% of all deaths (one in every 15)

UP ropes in fashion designers to promote traditional crafts and industries

Fashion aces Ritu Beri, J J Valaya to promote textiles, home decor etc

UP to invoke NSA on urea black marketers, law agencies conduct 7,500 raids

In kharif season 2020, UP has urea inventory of 2.73 million tonnes

Claims will be collected from rioters for property damage: UP CM Adityanath

Uttar Pradesh will not accept anarchy, and claims will be collected from rioters and miscreants for damaging public or private property, said Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday

Uttar Pradesh MSMEs to get up to Rs 5 lakh aid under new start-up policy

MSMEs in Uttar Pradesh will get marketing assistance of up to Rs five lakh under a new start-up policy, a senior official said here Tuesday. New start-up policy 2020, aimed at extending support and encouragement to start-ups and incubation centres in Uttar Pradesh has been notified, said Additional Chief Secretary (Electronics and Information Technology) Alok Kumar. Under the new policy, there is a window of up to Rs 5 lakh as marketing assistance to MSMEs," he added. Kumar gave this information while addressing a virtual conference on "Role of Information Technology in transforming MSMEs' future during COVID-19", a PHDCCI release said. The conference had been organized by the Uttar Pradesh Chapter of PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Kumar also said the Department of IT & Electronics is working hand in hand with SIDBI to facilitate venture capital funding for new start-ups and MSMEs. Focusing on the important role that IT is playing these days, Additional Chief Secretary, ..