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Ground realities not visible from air: Varun Gandhi's swipe at UP govt

BJP MP Varun Gandhi on Saturday took a swipe at the Uttar Pradesh government for neither postponing the Preliminary Eligibility Test (PET) nor making "adequate transport arrangements" for students to reach exam centres in flood-affected areas of the state. "Ground realities are perhaps not visible from aerial surveys," he said, in an apparent dig at Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath who had recently surveyed the flood-hit areas. The Pilibhit MP said the state is in the "grip" of floods and over 37 lakh students are out to take the PET exam. For the students, reaching the examination centre is a bigger challenge than solving the question paper, he claimed. Gandhi said the PET was neither postponed nor adequate arrangements were made for the students to reach exam centres despite constant demands from them. He also posted pictures of railway stations and trains crowded with students.

India will certainly become superpower under Modi's leadership: Adityanath

India is emerging as a powerful country and under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi it will certainly become a superpower in the future, said Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath Friday. Addressing the 'Sadbhavna Varanasi Adhyay' programme in Sarnath, he said that everybody has to take part in making India a global superpower. India has become the fourth-largest economy in the world by overtaking Britain. Soon, it will become the third-largest economy in the world, Adityanath said. If 135 crore people work together, the country will soon become the largest economy in the world, he said. Uttar Pradesh's Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Stamp and Court Registration Fee Ravindra Jaiswal, District Panchayat President Kiran Maurya, Mayor Mridula Jaiswal, MLA Neelkanth Tiwari were also present at the programme. Earlier in the day, Adityanath visited the Kashi Vishwanath Temple and Kaal Bhairav ??temple in Varanasi.

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.

CM Yogi Adityanath chairs high-level meet to review flood situation in UP

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath chaired a high-level meeting on Wednesday, in the wake of widespread rainfall in the state, and directed his ministers to oversee relief and rescue operations in the districts under their charge. As per a report from the relief commissioner's office, 1,370 villages in 18 districts of the state are affected by floods due to heavy rainfall in the last couple of days. Adityanath reviewed the flood situation and issued directions to expedite the relief and rehabilitation work in the affected districts. District control rooms should be functional round the clock under the leadership of a joint magistrate-level officer, he said. Due to excessive rainfall in the last few days, adverse effects have been seen on life, livestock and agriculture, the chief minister said. Loss of public and private property has been reported from several districts, he added. The state government is committed to making necessary arrangements for safety and maintenanc

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

Mulayam's body arrives at native village, people throng to pay tributes

Chants of "Netaji amar rahein" reverberated across Saifai as people from across length and breadth of Uttar Pradesh thronged socialist leader Mulayam Singh Yadav's native village for his last darshan Monday. Yadav passed away Monday morning at a private hospital in Gurugram and his mortal remains reached here in the evening. The body of the Samajwadi Party patriarch has been kept at his kothi and the cremation will take place on Tuesday afternoon. While grief-struck commoners and party supporters stood in queues, it wasn't easier for "VIPs" as well with multiple current and former UP legislative assembly members trying hard to gain entry into the kothi. "Sir, there are instructions to us that no VIP treatment is meted out to anyone," a private security official told an MLC and a former MLC, denying them a backdoor entry. Besides a large number of people who waited for the mortal remains at the venue, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav, former MP Dharmendra Yadav and other fa

Accelerate relief work in flood-affected areas: UP CM to officials

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath Monday directed officials to speed up the relief work in the districts affected by unseasonal heavy rains in the state. Adityanath has also directed officials to remain in the field to oversee the relief work in the districts affected by the unseasonal and excessive rains and conduct inspections in the waterlogged areas, an officials spokesperson said here. The chief minister also directed officials to provide immediate assistance to people in the flood-affected areas, take them to safe places and make proper arrangements for their stay and food. Unseasonal rains have been lashing various districts of Uttar Pradesh for the past several days, causing floods and waterlogging in many places. He has also directed the officers of all concerned departments including Revenue, Police, Panchayati Raj, Rural Development, Urban Development, Medical and Health, and Animal Husbandry to be active in conducting relief operations. In waterlogged areas,

UP CM Yogi announces three-day state mourning for Mulayam Singh Yadav

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced a three-day state mourning as a mark of respect to Samajwadi Party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav who died on Monday. The 82-year-old Yadav passed away in Medanta hospital in Gurugram. "Uttar Pradesh government announces three-day state mourning on the death of Mulayam Singh Yadav. His last rites will be performed with full state honour," Adityanath said in a tweet in Hindi. According to sources, Adityanath also talked to SP chief Akhilesh Yadav and party general secretary Ram Gopal Yadav over the phone and expressed his condolences. Deputy Chief Ministers Keshav Prasad Maurya and Brajesh Pathak, assembly speaker Satish Mahana, Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati, and senior BJP leaders also condoled the death of Yadav. "The news of the death of the senior SP leader and former Chief Minister is saddening. I express my sympathies to the family members and well-wishers of the leader. May God give them strength to face the grief," ..

Uttar Pradesh moving ahead in field of infrastructure: CM Adityanath

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday said the state is moving ahead in the field of infrastructure, adding that "wherever you enter Uttar Pradesh, you will get four-lane connectivity." Addressing the inaugural session of the 81st Indian Road Congress (IRC 2022), organised by the Uttar Pradesh Public Works Department, he said Uttar Pradesh is moving ahead in the field of infrastructure under the inspiration of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, as per an official release. As many as 2,500 representatives of national and international companies related to road construction are participating in this convention which will continue till October 11. Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari was the chief guest at the inaugural session. Uttar Pradesh is hosting the IRC for the fifth time. In his address, the chief minister said, "The strength and confidence with which Nitin Gadkari focused on infrastructure development is today seen as a model. We started

Yogi Adityanath invites Tata group to participate in investor summit

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday invited Tata group to participate in the Global Investors Summit slated for February next year while highlighting the environment created by the state for attracting investment. According to an official release, the chairman of industrial group Tata Sons, N. Chandrasekaran made a courtesy call on the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh at his official residence here during which discussions were held regarding future investment plans of Tata Sons in various areas of the state. Referring to state government plans to organize the Global Investors Summit in February 2023, the CM invited Tata Sons to participate in it. In the last five years, the state government has created a better environment for investment and entrepreneurship in the state by undertaking extensive reforms in various sectors, the CM stressed. Appreciating the efforts for holistic development of Uttar Pradesh N. Chandrasekaran said that a favorable environment has be

Have asked Yogi to develop part of JP's village falling in UP: Nitish

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday disclosed that he has written to Uttar Pradesh counterpart Yogi Adityanath for speedy completion of long pending development work in the ancestral village of Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Narayan. During the launch here, through video conference, of a number of projects at Sitab Diyara, the legendary socialist leader's village, Kumar rued the tardy pace of work in the adjoining state. "The village of JP is a place people want to see. We have done our best, built a ring dam at a cost of Rs 65 crore and spent another Rs 35 crore for work aimed at preventing erosion of the flood prone area," Kumar said. "We have also built roads, one of which is being dedicated to the people today besides a library cum memorial containing 500 original photographs of JP, 800 books and many CDs," the CM said. "But parts of Sitab Diyara fall in UP and the government there had agreed, in principle, to do its bit way back in 2017-18," said Kumar, who dumped the BJP about

Yogi, UK-India business council chairperson discuss investment plans in UP

Chairperson of UK-India Business Council Richard Heald met Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday, during which the two discussed avenues for British investment in the state. During the meeting at the chief minister's official residence, Adityanath highlighted that the state provided ample opportunities for British companies to invest in any sector, including defence, electronics, information technology, and dairy. He said the government was planning to organise "Uttar Pradesh Global Investors' Summit" next year, and investment-oriented policies were being prepared for various sectors. "Uttar Pradesh is fast emerging as an attractive investment destination for the world," he said. Heald assured the United Kingdom's participation in the investors' summit as a country partner, according to an official release. The UKIBC chairperson invited Adityanath to London and requested him to meet representatives of various British companies, the release said. Heald said a be

Adityanath to hardsell 'Brand UP' abroad ahead of investor summit

In the run-up to the event , the Cabinet, including the CM, will hold meetings in domestic and international cities

UP CM Yogi leads Vijayadashami procession in Gorakhpur with grand turnout

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, who is also Gorakshpeethadhishwer', led the traditional Vijayadashami Shobha Yatra' here on Tuesday with a grand turnout and series of welcomes by local people. The procession saw participation of members of different communities. The CM rode a chariot decorated with flowers and was welcomed by members of Muslim and Sindhi communities as he distributed prasad' to them. The yatra started at 4.30 pm from Gorakhnath temple after Adityanath performed a puja of Guru Gorakhnath. It moved stately with a musical backdrop composed with such traditional instruments as Nagfani, Turhi, Nagada, Damru, and brass band. A huge number of devotees lined up on both the sides of the road to have a glimpse of the Yatra. As soon as the Yatra came out of the main gate, people from the Muslim community showered flowers at the procession. Urdu academy chairman Chowdhary Kaifulwara welcomed the Cm with a garland. Women and children of the Muslim community were

UP CM Adityanath pays tributes to Mahatma Gandhi, Lal Bahadur Shastri

UP CM Yogi Adityanath paid floral tributes to Mahatma Gandhi on the occasion of the 153rd birth anniversary of the Father of the Nation at Gandhi Ashram in Lucknow

UP CM lauds excise department for curbing sale of spurious liquor

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday hailed the excise department's efforts to curb the supply and black-marketing of spurious liquor and increasing revenue, a government spokesperson said. Adityanath was speaking at an event where he congratulated 332 new constables on their recruitment to the excise department. He said, "Tireless efforts were made after 2017 to curb the supply of spurious liquor. Resultantly, the state managed to gather a revenue of about Rs 42,000 crore by the end of this year, in contrast to just Rs 12,000 crore in 2017. I urge all the newly-recruited constables to work as transparently and dedicatedly as the government did during their recruitment." The chief minister also expressed happiness on the recruitment of 109 women constables and said, "It is extremely heartening to see about 30% recruitment of women during the holy 'Sharadiya Navratri'. The government is committed to providing employment opportunities to the youth with utmost ...

GIS 2023 will give flight to 'New India, New Uttar Pradesh': CM Adityanath

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath reviewed the preparations for Global Investors Summit in February 2023 in a meeting and said GIS will give flight to 'New India, New Uttar Pradesh'

Green energy majors to invest nearly Rs 19,000 crore in Uttar Pradesh

According to a senior govt official, the state is aligning with the overarching target of the Centre to achieve a 450 gigawatt (Gw) in renewable energy and 500 Gw in non-fossil energy capacity by 2030