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UP government to develop textile parks across 1,500 acres to boost economy

Uttar Pradesh plans six textile parks across nearly 1,500 acres, targeting over ₹10,000 crore in investments and thousands of jobs

Gold worth crores missing from bank locker in UP's Firozabad, three booked

Gold kept by customers as security against loans allegedly went missing from a Bank of India branch locker in Uttar Pradesh's Firozabad district, police said on Thursday. A total of 96 packets containing pledged gold were found missing from the locker of the bank's Bharaul branch, officials said. The bank's Agra regional office chief manager Aditya Pratap Singh lodged an FIR at the Araon police station on Wednesday night against three employees, including the then branch manager. Superintendent of Police Aditya Langhe said the complaint stated that bank staff member and key custodian Dilip Kumar, a resident of Basgaon village in Etawah district, had been absent without information since May 27, due to which locker-related work had stopped. When the bank failed to contact him, suspicion arose and the matter was reported to the regional office in Agra. Following this, senior security manager Ankit and senior manager (security) of the Ghiror branch, Sushil Kumar, were sent to the Bhar

UP BEd JEE Result 2026 released today; Here's how to download scorecard

Bundelkhand University, Jhansi, has declared the UP BEd JEE 2026 results today, Jun 16. Candidates who appeared for the exam on May 31 can now access their digital scorecards on the official website

Can Assembly elections be advanced? The legal route behind early polls

Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur are scheduled to hold Assembly elections in 2027, but the BJP has reportedly asked its state units to prepare for the possibility of early polls

Oracle to train 300k youth across UP in AI, cloud, cybersecurity by 2029

Oracle on Monday announced a partnership with Uttar Pradesh State Skill Development Mission (UPSDM) to deliver skills training in AI, cloud, cybersecurity and data science to three lakh students and professionals by 2029. The move aims to bolster employability and support career growth, while building a future-ready talent pool for an innovation-led economy. Oracle's collaboration with UPSDM will deliver skills training in AI, cloud, cybersecurity, and data science to 3,00,000 students and professionals by 2029, the cloud computing company said in a release. It entails over 300 hours of structured learning paths across Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), OCI Enterprise AI, OCI Data Science, Oracle APEX, OCI DevOps, and Oracle Security. "The program will be delivered for free as a digital learning experience through UPSDM's Oracle MyLearn, which is a comprehensive training and enablement platform from Oracle University that is used by millions of trainees around the world," the compa

UP targets three-fold jump in defence investments to ₹1 trillion

Uttar Pradesh aims to triple defence and aerospace investments to nearly ₹1 trillion, strengthening its position as a key manufacturing hub under the UPDIC

Why Centre's sugarcane draft rules are roiling farmers in Uttar Pradesh

The Centre’s proposed changes to the Sugarcane Control Order have sparked concern among farmers and small jaggery makers in western Uttar Pradesh.

UP's green energy roadmap gets ₹5,400 crore booster for solar expansion

Uttar Pradesh is investing ₹5,400 crore in Green Energy Corridor-II to support 22,000 MW solar capacity and strengthen power transmission from Bundelkhand

Uttar Pradesh govt plans to develop pharma ecosystem over 8,000 acres

Uttar Pradesh plans an 8,000-acre healthcare manufacturing ecosystem to attract investments, boost exports and emerge as a major pharma hub

UP sugarcane payments cross ₹31,000 crore in current crushing season

According to the state government, sugarcane farmers have received payments of about ₹3.27 trillion between 2017 and 2026

Six labourers killed as under-construction bridge collapses in UP

Six labourers were killed and three others injured after part of an under-construction bridge collapsed following a storm over the Betwa river in Uttar Pradesh's Hamirpur district early Friday, officials said. The incident occurred around 3 am between Parsani and Kandaur villages when a slab of the bridge being constructed from Maurakandar to Kurara collapsed, they said. According to officials, several labourers engaged in the bridge construction work were sleeping on the upper portion of a slab when it suddenly gave way. The deceased were identified as Lokendra (22), Kuldeep Nishad (19), Sawant Yadav (28) and Sabhajeet (30), Pushpendra Chauhan (34), and Rajesh Pal (42), police said. Three labourers were trapped under a pillar and later rescued. The injured were admitted to the district hospital in Hamirpur. Station House Officer (SHO) of Lalpura police station Rajesh Kumar Saroj said the bodies have been sent for postmortem and debris removal work was underway to ensure no other

Uttar Pradesh sets 30 MT kharif foodgrain and oilseed output target

Uttar Pradesh aims to boost kharif food grain and oilseed output by 20% as it pushes to become a global agriculture hub by 2047

UP logs investment proposals of nearly ₹95K cr from Asian economies

Invest UP lines up Asian capital to fuel state's trillion-dollar ambition

Ganga Expressway to cut freight time, unlock ₹30k cr savings on logistics

The newly-opened 594-km Ganga Expressway is expected to significantly reduce freight transit time across Uttar Pradesh, unlock annual logistics savings of up to Rs 30,000 crore and spur industrial and warehousing growth across more than a dozen districts, according to government estimates and industry players. The six-lane expressway, expandable to eight lanes, connects Meerut to Prayagraj through 12 districts, and is being projected as a major logistics and industrial corridor linking western and eastern UP. Industry estimates suggest UP currently handles around 245-260 million tonnes of intra-state freight annually, largely comprising food grains, construction material and retail goods, while outbound freight volumes are estimated at 135-150 million tonnes, driven by electronics, leather and agricultural produce. UP Industrial Development Minister Nand Gopal Gupta told PTI that the expressway would become "a new chapter" in the state's economy by accelerating industrial developmen

UP STF busts SSC exam rigging racket; seven arrested in Greater Noida

The Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) has busted an alleged racket involved in rigging Staff Selection Commission (SSC) online recruitment examinations using proxy servers and dummy candidates, arresting seven people from Greater Noida, officials said on Saturday. The accused were allegedly manipulating SSC examinations for recruitment of constables in the CAPF (Central Armed Police Forces) and SSF (Secretariat Security Force), and riflemen in the Assam Rifles, at an online examination centre operating under the name "Balaji Digital Zone" in the Knowledge Park area. The racket was busted on Friday. Those arrested were identified as Pradeep Chauhan of Muzaffarnagar, Arun Kumar of Mathura, Sandeep Bhati and Nishant Raghav of Bulandshahr, Amit Rana and Shakir Malik of Baghpat, and Vivek Kumar of Bulandshahr, it said. The STF recovered Rs 50 lakh in cash, 10 mobile phones, five laptops, a router, a list of candidates, two admit cards, and four entry and identity cards of the compan

UP Guv mandates uniform for students in all state colleges, universities

Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel on Thursday mandated uniforms for all universities and colleges in the state. Patel, the chancellor of all state universities, issued the direction on Wednesday at a meeting in Jan Bhavan. The order pertains to all government and aided colleges affiliated to Jananayak Chandrashekhar University, Ballia, an official statement said. Finance minister Suresh Kumar Khanna welcomed the move, saying, "Discipline measures being implemented by her in universities are in the interest of students." The governor also issued strict instructions to teachers, saying no teacher should indulge in any act that harms the dignity and stature of the profession, the statement said. She stressed the need for the holistic development of students and directed teachers to attend classes on time and ensure the regular attendance of students. Patel emphasised improving the condition of women's hostels and ensuring they stay away from anti-social influences. Patel said

Constitution under constant attack from BJP-RSS, says Rahul Gandhi

Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said the Constitution is under attack and called it a document that represents the voices of Dr B R Ambedkar and Mahatma Gandhi that must be protected. He was addressing a 'Bahujan Swabhiman Sabha' in Raebareli, his parliamentary constituency, in memory of revolutionary Veera Pasi who belonged to the district. "While listening to other speakers, I felt that we remember Veera Pasi and Dr Ambedkar, but the ideology they stood for is not being protected properly because, in front of our eyes, an attack is being made on the Constitution," Gandhi said. The Congress leader said the Constitution is not an ordinary document, but one that carried the ideology of Ambedkar, Veera Pasi and Mahatma Gandhi, along with the contributions of several reformers such as Narayana Guru in Kerala and Basavanna in Karnataka. Gandhi also referred to Buddha, Guru Nanak, and Kabir, saying their voices were reflected in the Constitution. He alleged tha

Assam, UP and Meghalaya India's fastest-growing states, says study

Smaller and mid-sized states are emerging as India's fastest-growing economies, signalling a broader and more balanced growth story beyond traditional industrial hubs

Food sector in UP gets boost as industry pushes startups, cloud kitchens

To strengthen the linkage between the farm economy and markets, the government is planning to establish 75,000 new food processing units across the state

UP govt allocates portfolios to ministers a week after cabinet expansion

Among the changes announced on Sunday, former UP BJP state president Bhupendra Chaudhary was appointed as a Cabinet Minister heading the Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSME) department