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UP govt declares 4 villages near Nepal border as revenue villages

The Uttar Pradesh government declared four villages located near the Nepal border in the district as revenue villages, an official said on Sunday. District Magistrate of Bahraich, Dinesh Chandra Singh said the decision was taken before the announcement of the general elections to the UP Legislative Assembly. These four villages are Bhavanipur, Tedhia, Dhakia and Bichhia located in Mihinpurwa tehsil of the district. All these villages are Vantangiya villages. The Vantangiya' community comprises people brought from Myanmar during the colonial rule to plant trees. A revenue village is a small administrative region with defined borders. One revenue village may contain many hamlets. A village administrative officer is the head officer of a revenue village. Singh said the decision in this regard was taken on January 3 at a meeting presided over by the chief secretary, and the letter was received on January 8. "The people of these villages will now get the benefits of all the schemes of

UP to impound Bajaj Hindusthan's Rs 1,000 crore to pay sugarcane farmers

Bajaj Hindusthan's power utility dues to be diverted to farmers

UP govt clamps night curfew across State, suspends physical classes

Uttar Pradesh has clamped night curfew and has decided to close physical classes in all educational institutions after Yogi Adityanath chaired the Covid-19 review meeting in Lucknow

UP implements Model Code of Conduct; removes hoardings of political parties

The Model Code of Conduct (MCC) came into immediate effect and several cities in Uttar Pradesh were quick in implementing it as they removed the hoardings and posters of political parties.

Priyanka starts virtual poll campaign, says won't let women be ignored

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra kickstarted her party's virtual campaign ahead of UP Assembly polls and said women are at the centre of discourse in the state and she won't let them be ignored.

Here's how 7-phase polls to 5 states will pan out: Dates, other details

The Assembly elections in five states -- Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur -- would be held in seven phases with voting from February 10 to March 7 with 690 seats up for grabs.

UP polls: 58 seats up for grabs in 1st phase; 5th, 6th phase to cover 120

Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra on Saturday announced the poll dates for the 403-member state assembly with the first phase of polling beginning in over a month on February 10

People in UP set to bid farewell to BJP govt, claims Akhilesh Yadav

He further said that the poll rules will be followed by his party but the Election Commission will have to ensure that the ruling party also follows these guidelines too

Elections to start from western UP on Feb 10, notification on Jan 14

Voting for the high-stakes Uttar Pradesh assembly elections will be held in seven phases, starting from the western part of the politically crucial state on February 10 and moving eastwards. Punjab (117 seats), Uttarakhand (70 seats) and Goa (40 seats) will have single-day voting on February 14, coinciding with the second phase of polls in UP, according to the schedule announced by the Election Commission. For Manipur, the poll panel has decided to conduct voting in two phases - 38 seats on February 27 and 22 seats on March 3 - coinciding with fifth and sixth phases of UP polls. The final phase of voting will be on March 7 and votes for all phases would be counted on March 10. In Uttar Pradesh, voting will take place in 58 assembly constituencies, covering 11 western districts, out of the 403 seats in the first phase on February 10. The second phase to be held on February 14 will cover 55 seats, the third phase of voting will cover 59 seats on February 20, while the fourth phase .

EC announces seven-phase assembly poll in UP; two phases in Manipur

The polling in Punjab, Uttarakhand and Goa will be held on February 14 and in Manipur in two phases on February 27 and March 6

BJP to get 'overwhelming majority', says Yogi after EC announces poll dates

The state will go to polls on February 10, February 14, February 20, February 23, February 27, March 3 and March 7

UP polls: Akhilesh promises laptops to students if party voted to power

This comes days after Yadav promised 300 units of free electricity to households if his party won the assembly elections

721 new Covid-19 infections in Noida, active cases highest in UP

Gautam Buddh Nagar on Friday logged 721 new COVID-19 infections that pushed the number of active cases in the district to 2,404, the highest in Uttar Pradesh, official data showed. Gautam Buddh Nagar's tally of active cases is followed by Ghaziabad (1,767) and Lucknow (1,718) and Meerut (1,207), with the four being the only districts in the state to have more than 1,000 active cases, the statistics showed. So far Gautam Buddh Nagar district has recorded 468 deaths due to the pandemic, none of them in the third wave. Meanwhile, 21,165 people got vaccinated for coronavirus in Gautam Buddh Nagar on Friday, District Immunisation Officer Dr. Neeraj Tyagi said. Of those vaccinated, 8,541 were children in the 15+ age group who got their first dose, Dr. Tyagi said. Among those aged above 18, a total of 5,280 people got their first dose while another 7,344 were administered their second dose, he added. So far, 33.95 lakh COVID-19 vaccinations have been recorded in Gautam Buddh Nagar inclu

Priyanka Gandhi to kickstart virtual campaign in poll-bound UP from today

After the UP Congress called off its rallies and woman's marathons in the poll-bound state due to the surge in COVID-19 cases, Priyanka Gandhi is set to launch virtual campaign from today.

UP polls: CM Adityanath distributes smartphones, tablets to students

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday distributed smart phones and tablets to students and said this will help them have access to information about employment opportunities

Jawed Habib tenders apology for his spitting act on a woman's head

After facing huge backlash for spitting on a woman's head during one of his seminars in Uttar Pradesh, ace hairstylist Jawed Habib has now apologised for his act.Jawed issued an apology statement through a video message, in which he stated that he spitted just to make the seminar "humourous"."I just want to say one thing these are professional workshops, as in, they are attended by people from within our profession. When these sessions get very long, we have to make them humorous. What can I say? If you are truly hurt, I apologise from the bottom of my heart. Please forgive me, I am sorry," Jawed can be heard saying in the video.For the unversed, on Thursday, a video went viral in which Jawed was seen using his spit to style the woman's hair.In the clip, the woman is seen sitting on the stage on a salon chair while Jawed prepares to cut her hair while giving her hair tips. He says,"Baal gande hain. Kyun gande hain? Kyunki shampoo ka istemaal nahi hua hai (Hair are dirty. Why are they .

UP to give rebate in electricity rates for private tube wells of farmers

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday announced to give 50 per cent rebate in electricity rates relative to the current rates for private tubewells of farmers.The announcement was made through a tweet on UP CM's official Twitter handle."Committed to the convenience and prosperity of the farmers Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has decided to give 50 per cent rebate in electricity rates relative to the current rates for private tubewells of farmers," the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) tweeted from its official account in Hindi.

Earthquake of magnitude 4.3 hits near Uttar Pradesh's Ayodhya

An earthquake measuring 4.3 on the Richter scale hit near Uttar Pradesh's Ayodhya, the National Center for Seismology (NCS) informed on Friday.According to NCS, an earthquake occurred 176 km NNE of Ayodhya."Earthquake of Magnitude:4.3, Occurred on 06-01-2022, 23:59:22 IST, Lat: 28.14 and Long: 83.14, Depth: 15 Km, Location: 176km NNE of Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh," NCS tweeted.

UP CM Adityanath slashes power tariff by 50% on agricultural use

The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh, has announced a 50 per cent reduction in power tariff on agricultural use.

AAP cancels rallies in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh amid rising Covid-19 cases

The party will instead hold virtual rallies in the state