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Several BJP MPs from UP likely to loose ticket in Lok Sabha polls 2024

As BJP in Uttar Pradesh begins preparing for Lok Sabha elections, a number of sitting MPs in the state face the risk of losing their tickets in 2024

Ganga expressway in UP likely to open for the public before schedule

"The expressway is a dream project of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, and no slackness would be tolerated in its construction," he said during a meeting to review its progress

Uttar Pradesh adds 126,000 new investors in April; Maharashtra loses pull

Maharashtra, which is home to India's financial capital of Mumbai, has traditionally been the biggest source of investors

UP govt plans to develop Lucknow-State Capital Region on lines of Delhi-NCR

Meanwhile, the state has started the process of selecting a project consultant for the proposal

UP govt holds 14-day basic orientation programme for 'Udyami Mitras'

The Uttar Pradesh government has launched a 14-day basic orientation programme for 'Udyami Mitras' (friends of entrepreneurs) selected under the Mukhymantri Udyami Mitra Yojana

Uttar Pradesh Roadways set to run electric buses on selected routes

Hundreds of buses are already being operated in the urban areas of the state through the Urban Development Department

UP emerged as 'dream destination' for industrial investment: CM Yogi

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday said that by adopting Prime Minister Narendra Modi's mantra of 'Reform, Perform, and Transform'

Plan in 2 weeks to resolve stuck up Noida housing projects: UP officer

A plan to resolve the logjam between stakeholders of group housing projects in Noida, Greater Noida is expected in two weeks, a senior Uttar Pradesh government officer said on Monday. According to officials, a meeting of Noida Authority, Greater Noida, bank representatives and real estate developers was held here on May 20 to discuss an action plan for "stuck up" housing projects in the region. During the meeting, some of the bankers also expressed their concern over the region's "declining feasibility" in terms of investment in future, an official, who attended the meeting, told PTI on condition of anonymity. "A lot of housing projects in Noida, Greater Noida have been stuck for a long time. Home buyers in many projects which have been delivered are awaiting registry of the homes for a long time," the official said. "The logjam largely is due to builders not clearing the dues that owe towards the local authorities because of which the whole process for registry of individual homes

UP govt receives Rs 5,400-cr investment for alcohol distillation plants

In the last four years alone, five new breweries have been established in the state with a total investment basket of Rs 363 crore

Uttar Pradesh govt top buyer of goods and services from GeM portal in FY23

Uttar Pradesh emerged as the largest buyer of goods and services among all states and Union Territories from government portal GeM in 2022-23, according to the central government data. The Uttar Pradesh government and its agencies procured goods and services worth Rs 12,152 crore from the union commerce ministry's platform Government e-marketplace (GeM) during last fiscal year, the data showed. It was followed by Gujarat (Rs 7,964 crore) , Maharashtra (Rs 4,130 crore), Jammu and Kashmir (Rs 1,999 crore) and Madhya Pradesh (Rs 1,983 crore). Overall procurement of goods and services from GeM has crossed Rs 2 lakh crore this fiscal year on account of an increase in buying activities by different ministries, departments and states. The GeM portal was launched on August 9, 2016 for online purchases of goods and services by all the central government ministries and departments. GeM has over 63,000 government buyer organisations, over 6 crore sellers and service providers offering a wid

UP govt hires IIT, IIM graduates to smoothen investments in the state

These professionals will be called "Udyami Mitra" (Hindi for 'friends of entrepreneurs') and be posted in each district of the state as well as at the headquarters

Uttar Pradesh govt hikes DA by 4% for state employees and pensioners

The Uttar Pradesh government has hiked dearness allowance (DA) for its employees and dearness relief to its pensioners by four per cent from January 1, 2023

Yogi govt appoints 105 Udyami Mitras to look into issues faced by investors

CM Yogi had decided to recruit Udyami Mitras to expedite the implementation of investment proposals worth Rs 35 lakh crore received by the state government through the UP Global Investors Summit 2023

BJP wins 16 of 17 mayoral posts in UP, CM Adityanath hails verdict

The ruling BJP swept the mayoral elections in Uttar Pradesh winning the posts in 16 of the 17 municipal corporations on Saturday. Official results for the Varanasi mayoral election are expected later on Saturday. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, who claimed victory in all the 17 municipal corporations, thanked the people of Uttar Pradesh and congratulated BJP workers for forming a "triple-engine government" in the state after the party's "biggest victory" in the urban local body polls. The party's candidates won in Lucknow, Ayodhya, Jhansi, Bareilly, Mathura-Vrindavan, Moradabad, Saharanpur, Prayagraj, Aligarh, Shahjahanpur, Ghaziabad, Agra, Kanpur, Gorakhpur, Firozabad and Meerut. The urban local body polls were held in two phases -- on May 4 and May 11 -- to elect 17 mayors and 1,401 corporators. Nineteen corporators were elected unopposed, according to the State Election Commission. Of the 17 municipal corporations, the BJP repeated its candidates only in Kanpur city, Bareilly an

Adityanath thanks people for forming 'triple-engine' govt in Uttar Pradesh

UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath thanked people and congratulated BJP workers on Saturday on the party's massive victory in the urban local body polls and for forming a "triple-engine government" in the state. "Hearty congratulations to all the dedicated and hardworking workers of the BJP and the people of Uttar Pradesh, who love good governance, on the massive victory of the BJP in the Uttar Pradesh municipal elections," Adityanath said in a tweet in Hindi. "This massive victory reflects the successful guidance of respected Prime Minister Narendra Modi Ji and immense public faith in the pro-people, developmental and all-inclusive policies of the double-engine government," he added. The chief minister also said congratulated the people on forming a triple-engine government in the state. Adityanath had led the campaign for the urban local body polls, holding several election meetings across the state. During the campaign, he had repeatedly urged voters to add a third wheel to the .

Blueprint for a $1-trillion Uttar Pradesh economy in 5 years is ready

"The blueprint has given major thrust on agriculture since Uttar Pradesh is an agrarian economy," a senior official said

Dynastic parties with casteist mindset ruined Uttar Pradesh: CM Adityanath

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday 'dynastic parties with casteist mindset' for ruining the state by doing appeasement politics

In 6 years, BJP govt has crippled mafia in UP: CM Yogi Adityanath

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that in six years, the BJP govt has crippled mafia raj in Uttar Pradesh and festivals have replaced nuisance and disorder in the state today

Chapatis, khichdi made of bajra may soon be on mid-day meal menu in UP

Students of government schools in Uttar Pradesh may soon be served millets in the mid-day meals at least once a week to provide them with better nutrition. The year 2023 has been designated as the 'International Year of Millets' after a proposal for the same was brought forward by the Government of India and endorsed by members of FAO (Food and Agriculture Organisation) Governing Bodies, as well as by the 75th session of the UN General Assembly. Director General School Education in Uttar Pradesh Vijay Kiran Anand said, "We will soon have a meeting with Union government officials regarding the introduction of millets in mid-day meals." The Mid Day Meal Authority of Uttar Pradesh, responsible for providing mid-day meals in government and aided schools from class 1 to 8, has proposed to the Union government that students in 1.42 lakh schools across the state be served a millet-based meal. According to the plan, students will either be served chapatis or khichdi made of bajra in mid-da

UP IAS association appeals Bihar govt to reconsider Anand Mohan's release

"We strongly appeal to the state government of Bihar to reconsider its decision at the earliest in the interest of the nation," said the association in a statement released on Twitter