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UP cabinet clears ordinance to prevent cow slaughtering; jail up to 10 yrs

According to the Ordinance, for the first offence, a person can be jailed for one to seven years with a fine ranging from Rs 100,000 to Rs 300,000

Opposition pans UP govt as it assigns probe in teachers' recruitment to STF

Mayawati demands CBI probe, Priyanka Vadra terms it as UP's Vyapam scam

UP govt may privatise Purvanchal discom to cut losses, improve supply infra

The firm covers Varanasi and Gorakhpur; initial discussions commence

UP govt to amend biofuel policy to augment state's green energy resources

Last year, the state government said it was, in partnership with the petroleum ministry, preparing an action plan to set up a large sized biofuel plant in every district

UP provides cash support of Rs 1,000 each to more than 3.3 mn poor people

This includes 1.79 million construction labourers, 881,000 urban labourers and 659,000 destitute in the rural areas of the state

Allahabad HC stays appointment of 69,000 Uttar Pradesh govt teachers

The top court had on May 21 asked the state government to explain the process adopted for the appointments through a chart.

Unlock 1.0: UP plans revival of sick units to create jobs for migrants

3 million migrant workers have returned to UP after lockdown

Industrial activity picking up pace in UP; no new tax proposal: Adityanath

UP government eyeing post-covid investments with companies looking to exit China

UP signs MoUs with industry bodies to create 1.1 million jobs for migrants

The migrant workers will lay the foundation of New UP, says CM Adityanath

Lockdown-hit corn starch makers find silver lining in downstream pharma

Although pharma accounts for 10-15% of corn starch supplies, manufacturers are looking to partly make up for loss in production, as offtake has received some support from the crash in input corn price

Does UP govt want to scrap labourers' constitutional rights, asks Priyanka

CM Adityanath had on May 25 said that the state government will provide social security and insurance to labourers

UP eyeing post-covid investment from US, Japan, Korea: Industry minister

Admits labour migration posing a challenge to industrial revival; no special approval needed to start operations for new MSME units for next 3 years

UP restarts road, bridge projects totalling Rs 31,000 cr as lockdown eases

The state has expedited infra projects to boost economy, create jobs in hinterland

UP govt to set up Migration Commission to ensure job, social security

CM Adityanath directed officials to prepare the roadmap of constituting the Migration Commission

UP govt set to launch Ganga Expressway project, to cost Rs 30,000 crore

In the backdrop of the large influx of migrants from other states, the state is expecting these mega projects to create local level jobs

UP bans Covid patients from keeping mobile phones inside isolation wards

As per the orders, two mobile phones are required to made available with the ward in-charge of the Covid care centres so that patients and talk to their family members and administration if required

UP to launch dedicated job portal for returning migrant labourers

Portal to help companies/agencies hire skilled labour; So far, more than 2.1 mn workers have returned by trains and roadways buses

UP Police cracks down on fake news amid Covid-19 crisis, lodges 40 FIRs

After the lockdown was announced in March 2020, the Adityanath government had warned of tough action against fake news and agai8nst those uploading inflammatory material on social media sites

Labour Ministry to object to states' Ordinance plan on labour laws

UP, Gujarat govts are seeking to suspend major labour laws via this route; ministry firming up its response

UP to boost covid-19 testing as migrant influx hits 2-million mark

The daily testing capacity, including pool testing, has now touched 7,000 samples, and the state is aiming to raise it to 10,000 in the days to come