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Start Matrubhumi Yojana for village development soon: UP CM to officials

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday directed officials to soon start the 'Matrubhumi Yojana' which aims at facilitating individuals or private institutions to contribute to the development of villages. At a review meeting here, he said a large number of people have associated themselves with this scheme and have expressed their desire to get buildings, roads and community centres built in their villages in the name of their ancestors. Efforts should be made to connect more and more people with this scheme, he said, adding a proposal for such a plan should be prepared for urban areas as well. In November 2021, the Uttar Pradesh Cabinet approved the proposal for the implementation of 'Mathrubhumi Yojana' to facilitate individuals or private institutions to contribute to the development of any village. According to officials, a large number of people from rural backgrounds now working in cities or abroad want to contribute to the development of their village but we

Despite missing purchase goal, Centre's wheat stocks better than last year

But with the Covid-era free food grain schemes rolled back, the stock position may be more comfortable, even as exports have been banned

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

Uttar Pradesh govt aims to double maize output to 2.75 mt in 4-5 years

Globally, maize is referred to as the "queen of cereals" owing to its high genetic yield potential among the cereal crops

UP's Election Commission to adopt ECI's voter list to eliminate duplication

Uttar Pradesh SEC is considering adopting the Election Commission of India's (ECI) electoral rolls for rural and urban local bodies' elections in state in future to eliminate duplication

People in UP starts endorsing Kejriwal's work: AAP on civic polls success

The AAP on Sunday said victory of its candidates in the Uttar Pradesh civic polls is an indication that people of the state have started supporting Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's politics of work over that of religion and caste. According to the UP State Election Commision, the AAP on Saturday won three Nagar Palika chairman seats, six Nagar Panchayat chairman seats and six Nagar Nigam councillor seats along with several wards in the just concluded urban local body elections. More than half of the AAP candidates, who emerged victorious from various seats, belonged to the minority community, according to the poll results available on the state poll panel's website. People of Uttar Pradesh have expressed their unwavering support for the politics of change by overwhelmingly endorsing the AAP candidates. They have rejected caste and religion-based politics, and supported Kejriwal's work-oriented politics, party MP and in-charge of UP Sanjay Singh told reporters here. AAP nation

UP CM holds Janata darshan, directs officers to solve grievances of people

Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi morning held Janata darshan at Gorakhnath Temple where he met as many as 100 people and directed officers to solve their grievances

UP local body polls: BJP 'lost miserably' in seats outside city, says SP

The BJP "lost miserably" in seats located just outside city limits despite "adopting every trick" in the Uttar Pradesh urban local body elections, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav said on Sunday. The BJP on Saturday registered wins on all 17 mayoral seats -- Varanasi, Lucknow, Ayodhya, Jhansi, Bareilly, Mathura-Vrindavan, Moradabad, Saharanpur, Prayagraj, Aligarh, Shahjahanpur, Ghaziabad, Agra, Kanpur, Gorakhpur, Firozabad and Meerut. It also won 813 of the 1,420 corporator seats while the opposition Samajwadi Party bagged 191 and the Bahujan Samaj Party 85. In a tweet in Hindi, Yadav congratulated the victorious Samajwadi Party nominees and all the "other" candidates who won by fighting against the BJP. "Moving a little out of the cities, the BJP lost miserably even after adopting every trick," he added. According to the State Election Commission, the BJP won 191 (35.11 per cent) of the 544 posts of Nagar Panchayat chairpersons while Independent candidates bagged 195 (35.85 p

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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 .

Uttar Pradesh urban local body polls: BJP wins Ayodhya mayor election

The ruling BJP retained the mayoral seat in the temple town of Ayodhya with party candidate Girish Pati Tripathi defeating his nearest rival Ashish of the Samajwadi Party by a margin of 35,638 votes. Tripathi bagged 77,494 votes while All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) candidate Rehan secured the third position pocketing 15,107 votes. BSP candidate Ram Murti got 12,852 votes while Congress' Pramila Rajput bagged 4,084 votes, according to the State Election Commission (SEC). During the campaigning for the urban local body polls, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath had targeted the opposition Samajwadi Party, saying, "Any devotee of Ram emerging victorious in Ayodhya in this festival of democracy will create a good impression. But if the person who fired at the devotees of Ram gets votes, it (will) send a wrong message." In the 2017 urban local bodies polls, Ayodhya had elected its first mayor -- Rishikesh Upadhyay of the BJP. The urban local body polls were held

Uttar Pradesh Urban Body Polls 2023: BJP way ahead, SP, BSP routed

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is leading in 16 corporations out of 17 in the Uttar Pradesh urban local body polls

Counting of votes for ULB polls, assembly bypolls in UP begins

Counting of votes cast during the two phases of the urban local bodies' polls and the by-election to two assembly constituencies in Uttar Pradesh began on Saturday morning. Officials said most of the preparations are complete and the counting started at 8 am on Saturday. They said instructions were given to arrange cold water and 'sharbat' at the counting centres in view of the rising heat. The State Election Commission (SEC) said that 353 counting centres have been set up. Lucknow District Magistrate Suryapal Gangwar and Joint Commissioner of Police Upendra Agrawal reviewed the preparations in the state capital. The bypolls were held in the Suar assembly seat in Rampur district and Chhanbey (SC) in Mirzapur district on May 10. There was a direct contest between the ruling coalition led by the BJP and the opposition Samajwadi Party (SP) on both seats, political analysts say. The Suar seat fell vacant in February following the disqualification of SP leader Azam Khan's son Abdullah

UP civic body poll, bye-election results today; Counting to start at 8am

The counting of votes for 12 civic body polls and bye-elections to two assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh will take place on Saturday

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

UP local body poll: SP alleges election manual was changed recently

A day before the counting of votes in urban local body polls in Uttar Pradesh, the Samajwadi Party on Friday alleged the election manual was amended recently, deleting from it portions related to declaration of votes received by candidates after every round of counting. The party accused the BJP of hatching a "conspiracy" to "influence" the results in the local body polls and change the mandate of the people. Manoj Pandey, the chief whip of the SP in the Legislative Assembly, said that according to the election manual for local body polls, there is a provision of writing on a blackboard the details of valid votes obtained by a candidate, invalid votes and the total votes polled on a blackboard after every round of counting. Besides, they have to immediately declare these details, feed the data online and also announce the same through public address system, he said. Apart from this, there is a provision of announcing the results after every two hours, he said. But these provision

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49.33% voter turnout recorded till 5 pm in UP urban local body polls

A voter turnout of 49.33 per cent was recorded till 5 pm on Thursday in the final phase of the urban local body polls in Uttar Pradesh, with the Samajwadi Party alleging that supporters of the ruling BJP were indulging in election malpractices, especially in Kannauj. The polling began at 7 am in Meerut, Ghaziabad, Shahjahanpur, Bareilly, Aligarh, Kanpur, and Ayodhya. Polling was going on smoothly with 57.60 per cent turnout in Ayodhya, 46.20 per cent in Aligarh, 50.93 per cent in Etawah, 60.87 per cent in Gautam Buddh Nagar, 41.92 per cent in Ghaziabad, 46.40 per cent in Kanpur and 46.75 per cent in Bareilly till 5 pm, the election office said. Officials also said that voters, who have lined up at the polling centres till 6.00 pm, will be allowed to cast their votes. In a series of tweets, the main opposition Samajwadi Party (SP) accused members of the ruling party of indulging in fake voting in the Gursahaiganj polling booth of Kannauj. It also alleged that BJP MP Subrat Pathak a

UP local body elections: Over 40 per cent polling recorded till 3 pm

A voter turnout of 40.80 per cent was recorded till 3.00 pm in the final phase of the urban local body polls in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday with the Samajwadi Party alleging that supporters of the ruling BJP were indulging in election malpractices, especially in Kannauj. The polling began at 7 am on Thursday in Meerut, Ghaziabad, Shahjahanpur, Bareilly, Aligarh, Kanpur, and Ayodhya and will continue till 6 pm. Polling was going on smoothly with 46.75 per cent turnout in Ayodhya, 38.61 per cent in Aligarh, 42.81 per cent in Etawah, 53.29 per cent in Gautam Buddh Nagar, 34.69 per cent in Ghaziabad, 32.84 per cent in Kanpur and 36.95 per cent in Bareilly till 3.00 pm, the election office said. In a series of tweets, the main opposition Samajwadi Party accused members of the ruling party of indulging in fake voting in the Gursahaiganj polling booth of Kannauj. It also alleged that BJP MP Subrat Pathak and his supporters were misbehaving with SP workers and voters at another booth in ...