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UP rid of all corruption in recruitment process in 6 years: CM Adityanath

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday said his government in its six years eliminated "corruption, disorder and anarchy" from the recruitment process. The CM made the remark at an event where he handed over appointment letters to 7,182 ANMs (Auxiliary Nurse and Midwife) selected through the Uttar Pradesh Subordinate Services Selection Commission. "We have not accepted rigging, disorder, anarchy and corruption in any selection process within the last six years," he said. Be it the several state commissions or the Basic Education Council, recruitment process everywhere is now transparent, an official release quoting the CM said. Congratulating all selected ANMs, he urged them to discharge their duties honestly. "Instead of protesting, you trusted the government and after the process of selection, waited for the decision of the Supreme Court to come in your favour," he said. "People tried to obstruct the selection process, but we have attacked their unethical action

NCW shouldn't become wing of ministry: Former chairperson slams commission

Voicing concern over the macabre murder of a 32-year-old woman by her live-in partner, former Chairperson of NCW Dr Mohini Giri on said that commission, police and civil society should be strengthened

Summer vacation in Uttar Pradesh extended till June 26 due to heatwave

The School Management Committee will be authorised to take decisions regarding summer vacation in recognised schools run under the council

IMD issues heatwave alert for some states; other states may see excess rain

Heatwave conditions are also expected to prevail over Odisha the sub-Himalayan West Bengal region between June 8 to June 10, over Telangana on June 8,9, and over several parts of UP till June 11

Party leadership will decide 2024 election candidates: BJP West UP chief

BJP's top leadership has analysed each constituency and MP and will decide who gets the ticket to fight the Lok Sabha election in 2024, its western Uttar Pradesh president Satyendra Sisodia said. He said as of now the party has embarked on a major public outreach programme in which they are going to people to showcase the work done by the Narendra Modi-led government in the past nine years. Sisodia on Wednesday accompanied BJP's national president J P Nadda during a special 'Tiffin Meeting' in Noida with party workers joining from across western Uttar Pradesh, as the ruling dispensation accelerated preparations for next year's general polls. The top leadership of the party is monitoring the situation and if they seek any report from us, we will provide it. Party's parliamentary board decides who gets the ticket (to fight Lok Sabha election) or whose ticket is to be changed. We are all workers and whoever is allotted the (BJP) symbol by the party, we will support the candidate in the

Oppn using wrestlers as weapon; we won't protect guilty: West UP BJP chief

The government intends welfare of sportspersons and it is the Opposition which is "using" the protesting wrestlers as "weapon" against the Centre, BJP's western Uttar Pradesh chief Satyendra Sisodia said, underlining that his party will not work to protect anyone guilty. A group of wrestlers, including Olympians and World Championship medallists, have been protesting against outgoing Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, demanding his arrest on allegations of sexual harassment against seven wrestlers, including one minor. Singh, a BJP Lok Sabha MP, has denied all the charges. After a meeting with Sports Minister Anurag Thakur, the wrestlers on Wednesday announced suspension of their protest till June 15 the time by which Delhi Police is expected to complete its probe into the sexual harassment allegations. "Only people engaged in politics are giving this issue a political colour. Our government is definitely with the sportspersons. Investigation ...

Possession, transportation of cows in UP not an offence: Allahabad HC

The court was hearing bail applications of Yadav, who was arrested and kept in jail for almost three months after six cows, with no signs of physical injury, were recovered from a vehicle

Gyanvapi mosque case main petitioner seeks permission for euthanasia

She alleged that they spread a rumour that she was withdrawing the case, while "neither any such statement or information was issued in the said case

Uttar Pradesh adds 126,000 new investors in April; Maharashtra loses pull

Maharashtra, which is home to India's financial capital of Mumbai, has traditionally been the biggest source of investors

No respite from heatwave yet, IMD issues warning for Delhi-NCR and UP

Temperature is likely to increase in Uttar Pradesh. From June 8-11, in some parts of June, the temperature can go up to 45°C

Deal with people sensitively, solve complaints in mission mode: UP CM Yogi

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday directed government officials to deal with aggrieved people sensitively and ensure that their complaints are solved in mission mode. He also advised field officials to spend at least one hour every day for public hearings. Reviewing the functioning of different departments with all additional chief secretaries and principal secretaries regarding disposal of complaints, the chief minister said the integrated grievance redressal system is an effective medium for easy redressal of people's complaints. It should be ensured that applications received on the integrated grievance redressal system are disposed of on a priority basis, he said. "Understand the emotional state of the aggrieved person, respect their sentiment and deal with it with utmost sensitivity. The satisfaction of the complainant and his feedback will be the benchmark for officers' performance. "Officers should ensure that the problems of the common people are so

Yogi asks officials to work in mission mode to solve people's problems

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday said that public hearings and solution of people's problems should be done in mission mode.

Booked for attacking UP Police, BJP MP Subrat Pathak has party support

BJP has decided to support its Kannauj MP, Subrat Pathak, who has been booked for allegedly attacking Mandi police chowki in the district, misbehaving with policemen

Akhilesh hits out at BJP for giving false assurances on 'Kavach system'

The Opposition has strongly condemned the government's safety assertions regarding the Kavach system, particularly in light of the tragic Odisha train accident

Database of nearly 9 million MSMEs on the cards in Uttar Pradesh

Micro entrepreneurs will be eligible to the accident insurance cover of up to Rs 5 lakh, which is under active consideration of the Yogi Adityanath government.

Akhilesh Yadav slams UP govt for not appointing full-time police chief

Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday claimed the Yogi Adityanath government was making do with acting police chiefs instead of a full-time DGP as they were more likely to do the ruling party's bidding. Addressing party workers at an event here, Yadav took a swipe at the BJP over its "double-engine government" slogan, saying "This is the first time since Independence that the state got its third acting DGP in a row. Are the engines of Lucknow and Delhi colliding?" Vijay Kumar, an IPS officer of the 1988 cadre, has been appointed as acting DGP of Uttar Pradesh. Before him, R K Vishwakarma and D S Chauhan served as acting police chiefs of the state. With the appointment of acting police chiefs, the BJP leaders can do whatever they wish, the Samajwadi Party chief alleged. Referring to the Lakhimpur Kehri violence in which four of the agitating farmers were crushed under the wheels of a convoy of cars in 2021, Yadav said, "BJP members have nothing to do with the law" He

UP BEd JEE 2023 admit cards are out on bujhansi.ac.in, details inside

As per the reports, the examination is planned for UP BEd JEE 2023 on June 15. It will be conducted online in computer test mode

PM Modi's schemes important for self-reliance of poor: Yogi Adityanath

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday said every scheme of the Narendra Modi government is important for the self-reliance of the poor, as he lauded the PM SVANidhi scheme under which street vendors are granted bank loans. "Before 2014, the poor did not have bank accounts. Today more than 48 crore poor people have bank accounts in the country and the money from the centre directly goes to their accounts," the CM said. On the completion of three years of the Street Vendors Self-Reliant Fund (PM SVANidhi) scheme on Monday, the CM inaugurated the 'SVANidhi Mahotsav' and a campaign to spread word about it. He said before they had bank accounts, the poor were forced to bribe officials, but now all their state benefits get credited directly into their account. "You also get interest on your deposits." "A total of 54 lakh people across UP with more than 17.60 lakh poor people in urban areas were given houses. In urban areas of Gorakhpur, more than 36,000 have benefitted f

BJP campaign to make 'Modi Mitras' among Muslims in Uttar Pradesh

UP BJP Minority Morcha chief Kunwar Basit Ali said that the campaign is being initiated as part of the 'Mahasampark Abhiyan' (mass contact campaign), the month-long campaign

Jailed gangster Mukhtar Ansari convicted in Awadhesh Rai murder case

A court in Varanasi on Monday convicted gangster-politician Mukhtar Ansari in the murder of Congress leader Awadhesh Rai more than 30 years ago. Awadhesh Rai, the brother of Congress leader Ajay Rai, was shot dead on August 3, 1991, at the gate of his Lahurabir residence. A case in the matter was registered against Mukhtar Ansari and others. "Mukhtar has been convicted in the Awadhesh Rai murder case of 1991. The court will pronounce its judgment later in the day," a lawyer told reporters in Varanasi. Reacting to the development, Ajay Rai said, "This is the end of our many years of waiting. I, my parents, Awadhesh's daughter and the whole family kept patience... Governments came and went and Mukhtar strengthened himself. "But we did not give up. Because of our lawyers' efforts, today the court has found Mukhtar guilty in the murder case of my brother," Rai added.