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UP govt declares 4 villages near Nepal border as revenue villages

The Uttar Pradesh government declared four villages located near the Nepal border in the district as revenue villages, an official said on Sunday. District Magistrate of Bahraich, Dinesh Chandra Singh said the decision was taken before the announcement of the general elections to the UP Legislative Assembly. These four villages are Bhavanipur, Tedhia, Dhakia and Bichhia located in Mihinpurwa tehsil of the district. All these villages are Vantangiya villages. The Vantangiya' community comprises people brought from Myanmar during the colonial rule to plant trees. A revenue village is a small administrative region with defined borders. One revenue village may contain many hamlets. A village administrative officer is the head officer of a revenue village. Singh said the decision in this regard was taken on January 3 at a meeting presided over by the chief secretary, and the letter was received on January 8. "The people of these villages will now get the benefits of all the schemes of

UP government announces hike in part-time instructors', cooks' pay

Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath announced an increase in the honorarium of part-time instructors and cooks in the Basic Education Department by Rs 2,000 and Rs 500 per month respectively

We have had farmers' support and we will continue to have it: UP Deputy CM

'The 15-year rule of the BSP and the SP has made this state impoverished', said Maurya

Heavy rains in UP: Priyanka urges govt to assess damage, pay compensation

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday urged the Uttar Pradesh government to assess the damage caused by heavy rains to crops and pay adequate compensation to the farmers.

UP was run by gangsters before 2017, but now they are behind bars: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Uttar Pradesh was run by gangsters and mafias before 2017, but now things have changed under Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and such elements are behind the bars.

Many vaccination centres have closed due to shortage of doses: Akhilesh

Many inoculation centres in Uttar Pradesh have shut down due to shortage of vaccine doses and people are wandering in search of vaccines, Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav said on Friday.

105-km-long Ring Road in Lucknow will soon be completed: Rajnath Singh

Defence Minister and local MP Rajnath Singh on Sunday said the 105-km-long Ring Road in Lucknow will soon be completed and that would ease movement of vehicular traffic arriving from other cities.

Yogi Adityanath and the media: A survival game

Governments have discovered that advertisement largesse is a more effective way to incentivise media cooperation than punitive measures such as withholding ads and jailing journalists.

Yogi Adityanath govt transfers 10 IPS officers in UP attached to police HQ

The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh has transferred 10 senior IPS officers, who were attached to the police headquarters in Lucknow

Yogi Adityanath govt braces for health challenges in monsoon season

With the second wave of Covid-19 receding and the monsoon season around the corner, the Yogi Adityanath government is now gearing up to combat water-borne diseases, such as encephalitis and malaria

BJP govt in UP spent 4 years hiding behind rhetoric, lies: Akhilesh

People are counting days as they have decided to remove the BJP from power, Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav claimed Monday.

Over 20 mn Covid-19 vaccine doses administered in Uttar Pradesh till now

Uttar Pradesh has administered over two crore COVID-19 vaccine doses till now with over 30 lakh jabs given to beneficiaries in the 18-44 age group, the state government said on Sunday.

UP govt to extend free treatment to patients in post Covid-19 phase

The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh has decided to extend free treatment to those suffering with problems in the post Covid-19 phase

Collective efforts brought down daily Covid count in UP: Adityanath

The state has succeeded in bringing down the daily coronavirus count due to collective efforts, said UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath here. "UP has strongly fought the COVID pandemic challenge under able guidance of the prime minister, cooperation of the Union government, alertness of his public representatives and a massive campaign by their district administrative teams," the CM told reporters. "It's the result of the collective fight that UP has been successful in bringing down daily positive cases to nearly 7,700", he said. The CM claimed that in the past 20 days, a massive campaign against the pandemic in urban and rural areas has resulted in rise in recoveries. So far, the state has conducted 4.62 crore tests, he said. "To make the fight against the pandemic more effective, the largest campaign of screening through surveillance committees has been launched, in which rapid response teams in rural areas are identifying symptomatic persons, carrying antigen tests in villages ..

93,000 centres in UP villages to help people register for vaccination

More than 93,000 service centres have been made functional in Uttar Pradesh to help people of rural areas register for vaccination, the government said on Thursday.

UP oxygen near 1,000 tonnes/day, CM says state working 24x7 on supplies

State govt to float global tender for urgent procurement of cryogenic tankers; currently, 89 tankers pressed into service to transport medical oxygen

Allahabad HC asks UP how it is dealing with Covid surge in rural areas

The Allahabad High Court on Friday directed the UP government to explain how it was dealing with the surge in Covid-19 cases in rural and sub-urban areas, and smaller cities of the state

Take steps to prevent spread of Covid-19 in villages: Mayawati to UP govt

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Friday suggested the Uttar Pradesh government to take necessary steps to prevent the spread of Covid-19 in village areas of the state

Covid: SC stays HC order directing UP govt to impose lockdown in 5 cities

The Supreme Court Tuesday granted interim stay on the Allahabad High Court order directing the Uttar Pradesh government to impose strict restrictions till April 26 in five cities

Second wave of Covid-19 worrying, people need to be extra cautious: UP CM

The current Covid-19 wave is worrying and people need to take all precautions and follow protocols, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Sunday at an all-party meeting