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Adityanath instructed the district administration officers to shower flower petals from helicopters on devotees and also monitor crowded areas. (Photo: File)

‘DJ okay, but no film songs during Kanwar yatra’: UP CM Yogi Adityanath

However, he said the kanwariyas could play only bhajans during the yatra and not film song.

04 Jul 2019 12:04 PM

The chief minister also expressed displeasure over the 'slow pace' of work on the Namami Gange project. (Photo: File)

Yogi Adityanath promises piped water to every rural home in UP

He said FIRs should be lodged against those who don't do their work properly and they should be 'sent to jail.'

04 Jul 2019 8:36 AM

The state government has asked 200 officials to take voluntary retirement as they were found guilty in corruption cases. At the same time, more than 400 corrupt officers and employees have been warned of severe punishments. (Photo: ANI)

UP govt initiates action against 600 corrupt officers

He had said that corrupt officers could be shown the door by giving them compulsory retirement.

03 Jul 2019 1:31 PM

While the state government has defended the move and said that it wanted to create more space for communities which have been unable to benefit from the OBC quota. (Photo: File)

‘Unconstitutional’: Union minister criticises UP govt's move to expand SC list

Thawar Chand Gehlot, said that including OBC castes in the list of SCs is the exclusive domain of Parliament.

03 Jul 2019 9:33 AM

Yogi Adityanath gets jolt: Delhi calls UP quota invalid

The Uttar Pradesh government had on June 24 directed district magistrates and commissioners to issue caste certificates to 17 OBCs.

03 Jul 2019 1:53 AM

Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Thawar Chand Gehlot (front). (Photo: PTI)

Centre calls UP government's caste certificate order 'unconstitutional'

Centre said the inclusion of OBCs under Scheduled Caste is in domain of Parliament and asked the state government to follow the procedure.

02 Jul 2019 3:46 PM

The District Magistrate, however has denied any such incident. (Photo: ANI)

Journalists purportedly locked up as UP CM visits hospital, officials deny reports

Half-an-hour after the Chief Minister left, Singh allegedly came and unlocked the gate, holding the journalists.

01 Jul 2019 1:51 PM

Adityanath has also banned the entry of firearms in government buildings. (Photo: File)

No UP govt official can accept gifts, Yogi Adityanath's latest diktat

A circular to this effect has been issued by Additional Chief Secretary (Sachivalaya administration) Mahesh Gupta.

01 Jul 2019 12:53 PM

She also urged the Centre to initiate the constitutional procedure to include these groups in the SC category and demanded an increase in the quota limit for them. (Photo: ANI)

UP govt's move to include 17 castes in SC category 'unconstitutional': Mayawati

The BSP supremo said that only the President and Parliament have powers to make any changes in the list.

01 Jul 2019 12:11 PM

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath instructed the officials to form teams at the district level to curtail the activity of criminals in the state. (Photo: File)

To curb crime rate, district level teams will be formed: Yogi on Priyanka’s comments

UP CM also advised police dept to form anti-Romeo squads under every police station before schools and colleges are scheduled to reopen.

30 Jun 2019 8:59 AM

After th decision was taken late Friday night, Uttar Pradesh government directed to issue caste certificate to families belonging to these 17 castes. (Photo: File)

Ahead of bypolls, Yogi government includes 17 OBC castes in Scheduled Castes list

This would provide benefits of reservation to social and economically backward classes, hence fulfilling a 15-year-old demand.

29 Jun 2019 4:43 PM

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday hit out at the Yogi Adityanath government alleging that criminals are 'roaming around freely, doing as they like' in Uttar Pradesh. (Photo: File)

Has UP govt surrendered before criminals?: Priyanka lashes out at Adityanath

Earlier, the Samajwadi Party too had attacked the BJP government for 'spurt in crime' in the state.

29 Jun 2019 1:38 PM

Uttar Pradesh Chief Miinster Yogi Adityanath (Photo: ANI)

UP: 7 encounters in less than 24 hours; 1 killed, 6 arrested

Multiple operations in Muzaffarpur, Kanpur, Saharanpur, Gorakhpur redgistered in UP.

26 Jun 2019 10:40 AM

The Cabinet also sanctioned a budget of Rs 530 crore for the construction of chambers of advocates and multi-level parking in the High Court premises. (Photo: ANI)

Yogi govt approves Rs 2000 cr loan to expedite construction of Purvanchal expressway

Siddharth Nath Singh told media that Cabinet approved money transfer directly into beneficiaries acount under Chief Minister Housing Scheme.

25 Jun 2019 8:05 PM

It is not clear whether the video was shot before or after the yoga event. (Photo: Screengrab)

'Gesture should be appreciated,' says UP minister on govt employee tying his shoelace

In the video, Narayan was seen standing casually along with his supporters as the government employee tied his shoe laces in Shahjahanpur.

22 Jun 2019 9:54 AM

Sachin Pilot was seen connecting to people at the grassroots level during a field visit

Reaching out to the grassroots

The call for politicians to ‘get real’ and ‘go public’ is more than just about winning elections or getting out of their political bubble.

21 Jun 2019 2:20 AM

Rapper Hard Kaur has been booked for sedition for her comments on Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat. (Photo: File)

Rapper Hard Kaur goes hardcore; insults Bhagwat, Yogi, faces sedition charges

The FIR has been registered under Sections 124A (Sedition), 153A, 500, 505 of the IPC and Section 66 of IT Act against the Punjabi singer.

20 Jun 2019 3:41 PM

Talking to the media, the girl's mother Sushma also alleged that she was made to wander for over three hours at the hospital before the girl died. (Photo: ANI)

4-day-old dies due to negligence in Bareilly, doctor suspended

According to reports, the four-day-old baby girl died after being shuttled from one wing of the hospital to another.

20 Jun 2019 9:48 AM

UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath (Photo: ANI)

Mobiles banned in Yogi Adityanath’s meetings

In a programme held under the government’s e-district scheme, Mr Adityanath symbolically distributed laptops to 21 lekhpals.

20 Jun 2019 6:58 AM

Singh and Shukla were arrested on June 8 and remanded in 14-day judicial custody, two days after the channel aired the controversial content allegedly defaming Adityanath without verifying its authenticity. (Photo: File)

TV journalists, arrested for airing defamatory content against Yogi, get bail

'They are still in the jail,' Station House Officer, Phase 3 police station, Devendra Singh, said.

19 Jun 2019 7:57 PM

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