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When data faces reality

The employment reality is grimmer than what the household survey data tell us. This is true for Chhattisgarh as much as it is for Uttar Pradesh. And, also for other states

Yadav clan comes together to immerse Mulayam's ashes in Haridwar

The Yadav family and Samajwadi Party workers on Monday travelled to Haridwar to immerse in Ganga the ashes of party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav, who had died on October 10 in a Gurugram hospital. SP President Akhilesh Yadav, Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party chief and his uncle, Shivpal Singh Yadav, Akhilesh's wife Dimple Yadav, Aparna Yadav, the younger daughter-in-law of Mulayam Singh, and other family members flew from Saifai airstrip to Jollygrant airport in Dehradun for their forward journey to Haridwar. The 82-year-old SP founder had died in Gurugram's Medanta Hospital after remaining in ICU on lifesaving drugs for close to a week. The Yadav clan came together to pay last tributes to the departed leader who was also a former defence minister of the country. The veteran socialist leader had been cremated with full state honours last Tuesday, near the place where his first wife Malti Devi was cremated in Saifai, his native village, in Etawah district. His son Akhilesh Yadav had lit

UP CM Yogi Adityanath offers condolence for Auraiya road accident

Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath expressed grief on the Auraiya road accident and gave condolences to the family of the deceased, the Uttar Pradesh government informed in a release.

UP PET examinees miss trains after huge ruckus at railway stations

A huge crowd of PET 2022 examinees at Moradabad railway station missed their trains, while a large number of people were seen entering the trains from the windows as they headed back to their homes

UP gets digital banking footprint with four of the 75 DBUs on its soil

The DBU are being set up to ensure the benefits of digital banking reach the remotest of places

The hunt for an heir: Will Shivpal and Akhilesh Yadav work as one party?

Now, the absence of Mulayam from the SP firmament will test the political and electoral acumen of Akhilesh

Uttar Pradesh Police arrests 11 for using unfair means in PET 2022

Eleven people have been arrested by the Uttar Pradesh Police for allegedly using unfair means in the Preliminary Eligibility Test (PET) 2022 conducted by the Uttar Pradesh Subordinate Service Commission (UPSSSC). While nine people have been arrested by the Special Task Force (STF) of Uttar Pradesh Police, two other have been arrested by the local police in Bijnor, according to a statement from the STF headquarters on Saturday. According to the police, the STF team has arrested three accused from Unnao, one from Amethi, two from Jaunpur, one from Meerut and two from Kanpur. An FIR has been registered against the accused under relevant sections in the respective police stations. According to the statement, the team of STF Lucknow had arrested Pushpendra Yadav and Ankit Kumar Maurya, residents of Prayagraj district, and Satyam Kumar Pandey, resident of West Champaran, Bihar, on the information that they appeared for the examination in place of the original candidate in Unnao. On the

Spike in Dengue cases across India, October most vulnerable month

Delhi and many other states including Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal have seen a sudden spurt in dengue cases in the last couple of days

Adani Agri gets contract from FCI to build 4 silos complexes in UP, Bihar

Adani Agri Logistics Ltd on Friday said it has got contract from state-owned FCI to build four silo complexes in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. Adani Agri Logistics Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Adani Logistics Ltd, has received a Letter of Award (LoA) from the Food Corporation of India (FCI), following competitive bidding, to build silo complexes at various locations across the country. Adani Agri Logistics will develop and operate state-of-the-art silo complexes at four locations -- Kanpur, Gonda and Sandila in Uttar Pradesh and Katihar in Bihar, creating a total silo storage capacity of 3.5 lakh tonnes. Silo complexes, which are mechanised and automated units equipped with temperature and humidity controls, are built to handle, store and preserve food grains. The handling process, from procurement to transportation, is in bulk form catered through containerised movement. The silo complexes will benefit farmers across the states of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. "Currently, farmers ar

High-level team deputed to UP for dengue management in Firozabad, Agra

The Union Health Ministry has deputed a high-level multi-disciplinary team to Uttar Pradesh to collaborate with the state authorities in instituting public health measures for dengue management in Firozabad, Agra and Etawah districts. The six-member team comprises experts drawn from the National Centre for Disease Control, National Centre for Vector Borne Diseases Control and Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital Hospital, New Delhi, according to a statement. The team is headed by Dr V K Chaudhary, Sr RD, Regional Office of Health and Family Welfare, Lucknow. It shall work closely with the state health departments, take a stock on the ground situation and recommend necessary public health interventions to manage the increasing cases of Dengue being reported by the state, the statement said. Uttar Pradesh has been reporting a considerable number of dengue cases recently. A senior official of the state health department on Friday said 140 dengue cases were reported on October 13 with Lucknow

Health Ministry sends high-level team to UP for dengue management

The team will collaborate with the State health authorities in instituting public health measures for Dengue management in Firozabad, Agra and Etawah districts

Akhlaq lynching: Court convicts BJP's Sangeet Som for violating govt order

Controversial BJP leader Sangeet Som has been found guilty of allegedly defying a government order following Mohammad Akhlaq's lynching in 2015 by a district court in Uttar Pradesh

SP members to commemorate Mulayam's legacy; seek Bharat Ratna for leader

After the demise of Samajwadi patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav, party workers are seeking steps to commemorate his memory

UP hospital sealed for carrying out surgeries without authorised surgeons

A private hospital in Uttar Pradesh's Bijnor district has been found to be carrying out surgeries without qualified and authorised surgeons

Uttar Pradesh: Global defence firms to attend investment meet in Lucknow

In probable first-time-ever prospect, the world's leading military hardware makers will compete in a commercial landscape in the aftermath of the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

New India is proud of its culture, tradition and heritage: UP CM Adityanath

UP CM Yogi Adityanath said that the 'New India' takes pride in its sages, culture, traditions, heritage and is strengthening national unity

Jewar airport land acquisition: CM Yogi assures compensation to farmers

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday assured a group of farmers that a mutually agreed compensation will be paid for the land to be acquired for the Jewar international airport's second phase, an official spokesperson said. The state government wants farmers of the state to be happy and those displaced should be rehabilitated wherever they want, he said, while addressing the farmers, who came from Jewar to meet him at his official residence. In the first phase of the airport, the state government had got 3,300 acre of land. The chief minister said that the project will be completed in time.

Govt amends Multi State Cooperative Societies Act to bring in transparency

Credit cooperatives constitute the bulk of the MSCS (610), followed by agriculture-oriented MSCS (244)

Pro Kabaddi League 9: UP Yoddhas go down narrowly to U Mumba 23-30

UP Yoddhas went down by a narrow margin of 7 points to U Mumba in their second match of the 9th Season of the Pro Kabaddi League. The 2022 season of the Pro Kabaddi league

Yogi to visit Ayodhya, 3rd time in 20 days, to unveil Ramanujacharya statue

Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath will visit Ayodhya on Wednesday to unveil the statue of Hindu philosopher and social reformer Ramanujacharya at Radha Soami Temple Golaghat at 12 noon