Yogi Adityanath has sent two special secretary-level officials to assist the District Magistrates in controlling coronavirus in Kanpur and Lucknow
He said special efforts should be made to improve treatment of coronavirus patients in these districts which also include Prayagraj, Bareilly, Jhansi and Gorakhpur
Uttar Pradesh government handed over to the Income Tax Department and the Enforcement Directorate a case of alleged ill-gotten assets acquired by Jai Kant Bajpai, an aide of slain gangster Vikas Dubey
The history-sheeter was arrested from the Mahakaal temple in Madhya Pradesh's Ujjain on July 9
Priyanka Gandhi sharpened her attack on the UP govt over the law and order situation after Kanpur police landed in a major controversy for asking family of a kidnapped man to pay the ransom
The district reported 81 cases of rioting but none was communal, sectarian or caste-related. As many as 69 cases of rioting were related to land disputes; 10 were family-related
Gangster Vikas Dubey was shot dead on Friday, a week after he allegedly masterminded an ambush at his village here in which eight policemen were killed
Congress's Rajya Sabha MP Digvijaya Singh demanded that Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan order a judicial probe into Dubey's arrest
Dubey's two aides are killed in separate encounters in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday
Dubey had instilled so much fear in people that even after being accused of murdering a BJP leader, not even a single police officer gave a statement against him
Ten police constables have been transferred from police line to Chaubepur police station, according to an official order
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday paid tributes to the eight policemen who were allegedly killed by criminals during an encounter in Kanpur."Uttar Pradesh will never forget the martyred policemen who had discharged their duties with unmatched courage. Their sacrifice will not go in vain," the Chief Minister said on Twitter.The eight policemen who lost their lives in the encounter are - CO Devendra Kumar Mishra, SO Mahesh Yadav, Chowki Incharge Anup Kumar, Sub-Inspector Nebulal, Constables Sultan Singh, Rahul, Jitendra and Bablu.Also, Uttar Pradesh Director General of Police (DGP), HC Awasthi had said in the morning that the operation is still underway to nab the criminals who had fled after shooting at the police.
BSP chief Mayawati on Friday called the encounter at Kanpur, that resulted in the killing of 8 police personnel, as "extremely sad, shameful and unfortunate".
Rahul Gandhi said that Kanpur encounter is another proof of 'gundaraj' in the state and added that how will public remain safe when the police themselves are not safe.
Opposition parties in Uttar Pradesh, lashed out at the Yogi Adityanath government over the killing of eight policemen in an encounter in Kanpur, saying no one was safe in the state.
Only half of the transport office will be allowed to open with 33 per cent of the staff
In less than a month, 20 districts reported new cases. Sri Ganganagar and Bondi are virus-free in Rajasthan
In the 36 days of lockdown, over 60 cases of domestic violence have reported in Raipur
Around 1,800 samples reach Bhopal on a daily basis. Only 1,100 samples get tested in the five labs
Kanpur recorded 37 cases in a day, including two pregnant women and a policeman. The city now has 146 cases