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Centre urges UP, MP govts to speed up land acquisition for link canal

The Centre has urged both Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh to expedite land acquisition and promptly complete all pending Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) with regard to the Ken-Betwa Link Project. This river interlinking project proposes to transport excess water from the Ken River in Madhya Pradesh to the Betwa River in Uttar Pradesh in order to irrigate the drought-prone Bundelkhand region. The sixth meeting of the Steering Committee of the Ken-Betwa Link Project Authority took place on Friday here. It was chaired by Debashree Mukherjee, Secretary of the Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation under the Ministry of Jal Shakti. Mukherjee emphasised the project's significance for the Bundelkhand region and underscored the need to employ best practices in construction to protect the environment, biodiversity and promote community development. She lauded the Madhya Pradesh government for the timely transfer of land to the Forest Department, meeting the

'No work-no pay' not for employees reinstated after full exoneration: HC

The Allahabad High Court has held that the 'no work-no pay' formula is not applicable on those Uttar Pradesh government employees who have been reinstated after full exoneration. Allowing a writ petition filed by one Dinesh Prasad, Justice Salil Kumar Rai held that the rule 54 of the Financial Hand Book Volume-II (Part II to IV) provides that a dismissed employee who has been fully exonerated from all charges in enquiry is entitled to full pay for the period of dismissal once he is reinstated. It further provides that such period of dismissal shall be treated as period on duty in service. "It is apparent that on his reinstatement after the order of dismissal or removal is set aside, a government servant cannot be denied his entire pay and allowances for the period he was out of service," the court said on Tuesday, allowing the petition. The court held that the quantum of amount which is payable to such employee will depend upon the nature of exoneration from the charges. It was he

Nithari killings: SC to hear pleas by CBI, UP govt against HC verdict

The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear separate pleas filed by the CBI and the Uttar Pradesh government challenging the Allahabad High Court's verdict acquitting Surendra Koli in the sensational 2006 Nithari serial killings case. A bench of Justices B R Gavai, K V Viswanathan, and N Kotiswar Singh issued a notice and sought a response from Koli on the petitions and tagged them with similar pleas which are already pending before the apex court. "Notice. Tag," the bench said. The top court on July 8 sought a response from Koli on separate pleas filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) against the high court's October 16 last year verdict. The apex court in May agreed to hear a plea filed by the father of one of the victims challenging the high court's order acquitting Koli in the case. In this case, Moninder Singh Pandher was acquitted by the sessions court while Koli was awarded the death penalty on September 28, 2010. The high court had acquitted domestic help Koli

After LS debacle, UP BJP chief meets Modi, briefs on organisational matters

While the BJP is looking to address various factors so as to put up a strong show in the 2027 assembly polls, the immediate challenge for the party is 10 assembly bypolls in the state

UP dy CM's cryptic post sparks speculation amid BJP's internal struggles

The post followed a meeting of the UP Deputy CM with BJP party President JP Nadda in Delhi on Tuesday. Nadda also held a separate meeting with the Uttar Pradesh BJP Chief Bhupender Chaudhary.

UP digital attendance system for teachers, launched on July 8, suspended

UP online attendance system row: After teachers across state launched protests, Yogi Adityanath announced a committee would review the system

Govt must focus on hiring teachers, improving facilities: Mayawati

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati stated on Tuesday that quality education in government schools will be ensured not just by digital attendance systems but by recruiting an adequate number of teachers and providing basic facilities in the schools. In a post in Hindi on X, she alleged that the digital attendance system for teachers was imposed hastily without proper preparation by the BJP-led state government. The newly launched system is being opposed by the teachers. "Due to the acute lack of essential basic facilities in government schools of Uttar Pradesh, complaints of their poor conditions have been common. Instead of making appropriate budgetary provisions to properly address these serious issues, the government is merely engaging in superficial actions to divert attention from them. Is this appropriate?," Mayawati said in the post. She added that "the digital attendance system for teachers seems to be another new step by the government that has been imposed hastily ...

Pulses output rises by 35% to 3.25 million tonnes in Uttar Pradesh

India imports 15 per cent of its annual pulses consumption owing to a gap between domestic demand and supply, which translates into higher retail prices

UP plans early lightning detection and warning system to prevent casualties

The Uttar Pradesh government has planned to set up an early lightning detection and warning system in a bid to prevent casualties caused by lightning strikes in the state especially during the monsoon season, officials said on Saturday. They said the Uttar Pradesh Lightning Alert Management System will be set up in three phases. According to the state's relief department, 84 people have died in lightning strikes so far this month across Uttar Pradesh. Of these, 43 people died in a 24-hour period from 6:30 pm on July 10. The toll is even higher than the number of fatalities caused by lightning strikes in the state during last year's monsoon -- which according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD) was 41. Another IMD report said Uttar Pradesh ranks among the states with the highest lightning strike casualties in the country. "Considering the data points of lightning-related deaths in Uttar Pradesh, we were already working on setting up a lightning detection system," Dr Manish

UP will export 40 tonnes of mangoes to Japan, Malaysia in 2024: CM Yogi

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday said the state will export 40 tonnes of mangoes to Japan and Malaysia this year. It is for the first time in the history of 160 years that Lucknow's Dussehri mango is being exported to the USA, he added. Addressing the inaugural function of the three-day Mango Festival, which began here at the Awadh Shilp Gram, Adityanath said the price of Dussehri mango in India is between Rs 60 and Rs 100 per kg, but its price touches Rs 900 per kg in the US market. "That is, if we add the price of duty tax, cargo and air freight, then the cost of sending one kg of mango to America will be up to Rs 250-300, even then a farmer and horticulturist will save Rs 600 on one kg of mango," he said. The UP chief minister said the gardeners of Uttar Pradesh produce 58 lakh metric tonnes of mango in only 3.15 lakh hectares. Around 25 to 30 per cent of the total mango production of the country is from Uttar Pradesh alone, he added. Adityanath also ...

Traffic slows down on NH 24 due to severe flooding in UP's Shahjahanpur

Heavy rainfall has caused flooding across 12 districts in Uttar Pradesh and has affected more than 100 villages

CM Yogi to inspect flood-affected areas in Shravasti, Balrampur today

Earlier on Wednesday, Yogi Adityanath inspected the flood-affected areas in Lakhimpur Kheri

Unnao bus accident: Dy CM Pathak meets injured, assures proper treatment

He further said that most injured people are from Bihar and that the UP government is in contact with its Bihar counterpart

'No link between XUV700 price cuts and UP EV policy': Mahindra & Mahindra

The automobile manufacturer said that the announced price cut of XUV700 is a business strategy that was pre-decided in a February meeting

Akhilesh Yadav accuses BJP of negligence after 18 killed in Unnao accident

He also raised questions about the presence of the highway police, patrolling services, towing assistance and the mismanagement by the government

Maruti drives mkt euphoria: Nifty hits fresh high, Sensex up over 300 pts

Indian equities have largely been on an upward trajectory following the general election results amidst hopes of policy continuity, earnings stability, and stable macroeconomic numbers

Hathras: Six police, govt officials suspended for stampede that killed 121

Police have arrested nine people involved in organising the event

Uttar Pradesh govt inks over 154 defence deals worth Rs 25,000 crore

The defence projects are coming up in the mega UP Defence Industrial Corridor (UPDIC) spanning six nodes of Lucknow, Kanpur, Jhansi, Aligarh, Chitrakoot and Agra districts

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UP govt to monitor Kanwar Yatra with helicopter, to shower flowers

The state government will monitor the upcoming Kanwar Yatra with a helicopter and also shower flowers on kanwariyas, an official statement issued here said on Saturday. According to the statement, Chief Secretary of the Uttar Pradesh government Manoj Kumar Singh and Director General of Police (DGP) Prashant Kumar convened a review meeting ahead of the yatra with officials of different states in Meerut Divisional Commissioner Auditorium. The meeting was attended by senior police and administrative officials of Meerut, Saharanpur, Aligarh and Moradabad divisions along with officials from Uttarakhand, Delhi, Haryana and Rajasthan. During the month on Sawan, which begins from July 22, people from Delhi, Haryana and Rajasthan walk to Rishikesh and Haridwar in Uttarakhand to collect water from the Ganga river and bring it back to be offered in Shiva temples. In the review meeting, the chief secretary said that the entire yatra will be monitored by a helicopter and flowers will be shower