Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday flagged off BJP’s ‘campaign vans‘ for next month’s assembly polls and said the “double engine” government of the party has fulfilled all its promises. The BJP government has ensured development of the people while following the mantra of ‘Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas’, he said during … Read more
Ahead of the 2022 Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will distribute free smartphones and tablets to about one crore final year students in the state. The first phase of the scheme will roll out on December 25, which marks the birth anniversary of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. On that day, … Read more
The Samajwadi Party is cobbling up alliances with smaller parties in UP to form a joint front against the BJP. Over the last two days, SP chief Akhilesh Yadav has met several leaders from other parties and has finalised alliances with a couple of them. On Wednesday, Yadav met with AAP leaders Sanjay Singh and … Read more
As the campaign for the upcoming assembly polls gathers pace, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s decision to announce the repeal of the three farm laws underlines the ruling BJP‘s imperative to make amends and infuse a fresh momentum in its political drive, especially in efforts to retain its dominance in Uttar Pradesh. BJP leaders said that … Read more
Former Uttar Pradesh minister Gayatri Prajapati and two others were awarded life imprisonment for raping a woman by a special court here on Friday. The court that hears cases against lawmakers also imposed a fine of Rs 2 lakh on each convict. Prajapati and two other convicts Ashok Tiwari and Ashish Shukla were present in … Read more
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has extended the PM Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana till Holi. The scheme provides free ration to the poorest of the poor families grouped as Antyodaya card holders. Launched in March 2020, the scheme which has benefitted 15 crore people in the state, was to end in November this year. … Read more
Agra’s leather products and marble engraved handicrafts, Aligarh’s locks, moonj products from Amethi and Prayagraj, jaggery from Ayodhya, handloom products of Hardoi and Barabanki, zari-zardozi from Bareilly, Unnao and Shahjahanpur, chikankari of Lucknow and Moradabadi metal craft are some of the products whose production and exports are likely to see a massive jump in the … Read more
The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Uttar Pradesh government to grant protection to the witnesses of the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case in which eight people including four farmers were killed during a farmers’ protest. A bench headed by Chief justice N V Ramana asked the Uttar Pradesh government, represented by senior advocates Harish Salve … Read more
The young voters in West UP are more concerned about job opportunities and a better law and order situation rather than issues like price rise and farm laws. A good number of farmers from West UP have been participating in the farmers’ agitation and kisan panchayats. However, young voters have their own issues. In 2019, … Read more
Addressing a huge ‘Kisan Nyay‘ rally on Sunday at Varanasi, Chief Minister of Chattisgarh Bhupesh Baghel said that the Congress under the leadership of Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will form the next government in Uttar Pradesh. Baghel also hit out at Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath calling him a coward for not visiting the families … Read more