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Positive changes in UP just 'trailer', real film after polls: Gadkari

The positive changes witnessed in Uttar Pradesh in the last five years were just "trailer" and the real film of making the state prosperous will start after the assembly polls, Nitin Gadkari said

IRB Infra's arm executes concession pact for Rs 6,555-cr project in UP

IRB Infrastructure Developers on Thursday said its wholly-owned arm has executed a concession pact with UPEIDA for the Rs 6,555 crore 'Ganga Expressway' project in the state.

8 booked under Gangster Act for creating trouble during PM visit

The Kanpur police have invoked Gangster Act against five former Samajwadi Party workers and their three aides, accused of plotting a ruckus during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's rally on December 28.

Samajwadi Party 'postpones' Vijay Rath Yatra in Gonda, Ayodhya

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav's proposed Vijay Rath Yatra in Gonda and Ayodhya later this week has been postponed

UP logs 2,038 Covid cases; govt stresses on strict compliance of norms

Amid an ongoing surge in new COVID-19 cases, the Uttar Pradesh government on Wednesday stressed on strict compliance of new guidelines

Over 14 lakh names of people in18-19 age group added in UP electoral roll

Over 14.66 lakh voters in the age group of 18-19 years will be exercising their franchise for the first time in this year's Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, officials said on Wednesday. A total of 52,80,882 voters' names have been added during revision of electoral rolls. The figure comprises 23,92,258 men, 28,86,988 women and 1,636 transgenders, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Ajay Shukla said, while releasing the final electoral rolls here. A total of 14,66,470 names were added in the age group of 18-19 which comprises 27.76 per cent of the total names added, he said. At present, the total number of voters in the 18-19 age group in the electoral roll is 19,89,902 10,62,410 men, 9,26,945 women and 547 transgenders. A total of 21,40,278 voters' names of different categories have been deleted during this revision. Out of these, 10,00,050 names were deleted under the deceased category, 3,32,905 under the shifted category and 7,94,029 under the repeated category, the official ...

Covid-19: Congress cancels UP rallies, CM calls off today's event

Party sources said apart from Covid, the decision also took into account the recent stampede-like situation in Bareilly

Punjab govt should apologise for serious lapse in PM's security: Adityanath

This kind of "serious lapse in security" of the prime minister is "unforgivable", he said

First Omicron variant case confirmed in Agra; 64 fresh infections surface

The number of active cases in the district has risen to 117 in the past 24 hours

Covid-19: UP shuts schools, extends night curfew by two hours

In view of steady increase in COVID-19 cases, the Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday ordered closure of all schools up to Class 10 till January 15 and extended the night curfew by two hours. In the districts where the number of active cases exceeds 1,000, not more than 100 people will be allowed at marriage ceremonies and other events. Public places like gyms, spas, cinema halls, banquet halls and restaurants will operate at 50 per cent capacity. The night curfew will be imposed from 10 pm to 6 am from Thursday, according to a statement. Presently, the night curfew is being implemented from 11 pm to 5 am. The decisions were taken at a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, on a day the state reported 992 new infection cases. Currently, no UP district has more that 1,000 coronavirus cases. The CM said genome sequencing has confirmed 23 Omicron variant cases in the state. Tracing and testing of those who came in contact with them should be done, the CM said. He direc

Stampede-like situation in Congress marathon in UP's Bareilly

Videos from the 'Mahila Marathon' in Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly on Tuesday show that the event led to a stampede-like situation with girls tripping and falling over each other

Lakhimpur Kheri: SIT files 5,000-page charge sheet, omits minister's name

The SIT has not named the junior home minister in the charge sheet filed on Monday, nor questioned him so far

Lakhimpur violence: Union minister's son named main accused in charge sheet

It did not have the name of Union Minister of State for Home Ajay Mishra, said sources

Akhilesh Yadav's govt withdrew cases against terrorists: BJP chief Nadda

Nadda made the following comments while addressing a Jan Vishwas Yatra in Uttar Pradesh's Basti

SIT files 5,000-page charge sheet in Lakhimpur Kheri case

Ashish Mishra, the son of Union Minister of State for Home Ajay Kumar Mishra Teni, has been named as an accused in the case

One more farmer arrested in Lakhimpur Kheri lynching case of 3 BJP workers

The SIT has arrested one more farmer in connection with the alleged lynching of three BJP workers during the violence that took place in Lakhimpur Kheri on October 3 last year.

Priority on agricultural infrastructure: PM Modi reaches out to UP farmers

Modi invoked the youth power to put India on the path of speedy economic growth

Two more arrested for killing of BJP workers, driver in Lakhimpur Kheri

Two more persons have been arrested in connection with the killing of two BJP workers and a driver during the October 3 Lakhimpur Kheri violence

The 2 P's that led to political slugfest in Uttar Pradesh as poll approach

No one knows the exact truth but the confusion over letter 'P' has led to a fresh slinging match between the ruling BJP and SP in Uttar Pradesh

Covid positivity rate below 0.05%, but vigilance necessary: UP CM

UP CM Yogi Adityanath said that though there are only 829 active cases of Covid-19 and the positivity rate in the state is below 0.05 per cent "vigilance and caution are necessary."