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UP Defence Corridor set to realise Rs 50,000 cr investment potential

MoUs for investment worth Rs 12,000 crore already signed with private firms and institutions, says nodal chief

CM Yogi dedicates projects worth Rs 1,670 crore in Noida, Greater Noida

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday dedicated more than a dozen development projects worth Rs 1,670 crore to public in Gautam Buddh Nagar district. The works included Ganga water project for Greater Noida, a city bus terminal and underpasses in Noida, and a major sewage treatment plant (STP) along the Yamuna Expressway, according to an official statement. The chief minister dedicated 13 projects which have been developed under the aegis of the Noida Authority, the Greater Noida Authority, the Yamuna Expressway Authority and the UP State Industrial Development Authority. Adityanath inaugurated the Ganga water project for Greater Noida which has a capacity of 85 cusecs and has been developed for Rs 848 crore, according to the statement. Through this, Ganga water would reach homes of people in 28 sectors of Greater Noida, he noted. He also inaugurated a Smart LED light project for Rs 48 crore in Greater Noida, the statement read. In Noida, the chief minister ...

Uttar Pradesh plans to woo UK, France and Singapore for investor meet

Mauritius, Denmark, Mexico, and Thailand are also on the state's radar

UP to be data centre hub, Rs 20,000-crore investment target met: CM Yogi

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday said the state has achieved investment target of Rs 20,000 crore in the first year of implementing its data centre policy and assured investors that their investment will remain safe in the state. Speaking at the launch function of Hiranandani Group's data centre facility, Adityanath said Uttar Pradesh is going to become a hub of data centres. He said corporates like Adani, WebWerks, Sify, STT and NTT have also submitted their investment proposals which are under consideration. "UP is going to become a hub of data centre. State government's data centre policy has achieved total targeted investment of Rs 20,000 crore in its first year of commencement. We have received investment proposal from Indian and global data centre investors of over 600 megawatt data centres," the chief minister said. Data centre capacity is measured in terms of power it consumes. Adityanath further said when Uttar Pradesh came up with its policy, the to

Yotta signs MoU with UP govt to invest Rs 39,000 cr in data centre park

First data centre already launched at a cost of Rs 1,500 cr; Yotta to spend Rs 39,000 cr on construction, IT equipment and hardware over next 5-7 years

Yotta Infra to invest Rs 39,000 cr in UP in 5-7 yr in data centre business

Data centre company Yotta Infrastructure will invest Rs 39,000 crore in Uttar Pradesh over the next 5-7 years, a top official of the company said on Monday. The Hiranandani Group firm has committed investment under a memorandum of agreement signed with the UP government. The investments will go towards constructing the data center campus, procuring IT equipment and other hardware by Yotta and its customers, Yotta Infrastructure, Co-founder and Chairman, Darshan Hiranandani told reporters at the launch event of Yotta D1 data centre. "We will see investment of Rs 39,000 crore in and around this campus. The first building has already been completed... We have started work for two other buildings which will be completed in 12-15 months. We will put up one building every 18 month," Hirandani said. The committed investment includes investment made for Yotta D1. "Each data centre will cost Rs 6,500 crore. The committed investment is for six data centres. We have already started work for

Noida Police bans use of drones till Nov 2 in view of Prez Murmu's visit

Noida Police on Sunday banned use of drones by any individual or organisation till November 2 in view of President Droupadi Murmu and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's proposed visit to the city, an official statement said. "The programme of seventh edition of the India Water Week is proposed in Gautam Buddh Nagar on November 1 in which the president is proposed to participate while the UP chief minister is also scheduled to visit on October 30 or 31," the statement read. "Therefore, in view of the security of the president and the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, the operation of drones by any private person or organisation will be prohibited from October 29 to November 2," it said. Police warned that violation of the order will be punishable under Indian Penal Code section 188 (disobedience to order duly promulgated by government official). Earlier, Noida Police had banned use of drones in city skies in September for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit during World

UP CM to inaugurate India's largest data centre in Greater Noida on Oct 31

CM Yogi will be coming to Greater Noida on October 31 to inaugurate the country's largest and the state's first data centre

Azam Khan staunch opponent of communal forces, says SP chief Akhilesh Yadav

Akhilesh Yadav comes in support of Azam Khan, a day after a court sentenced him to three years in jail in a hate speech case and said that the main target of the BJP government is Mohammad Azam Khan

Need cyber police station in all districts of UP, says CM Adityanath

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday said there is a need to set up a cyber police station in every district of the state. Adityanath held a high-level meeting with officials of the Home Department on Saturday, the state government said in a statement here. There is a need to establish a cyber police station in every district of the state, the chief minister told the officials. He said the campaign against illegal manufacturing, sales and trafficking of drugs should be intensified, according to the statement. Vigilance should be increased on inter-state and international borders. Along with the Home Department, the Urban Development and Rural Development Department will also have to cooperate in this campaign, he said. Strictest action should be ensured against drug mafia with better coordination, he added. Adityanath also directed officials to ensure that eligible people must get the benefits of central and state government schemes in all border districts of

Azam Khan eyesore for BJP; govt harassing him with false case: Akhilesh

Azam Khan had become an eyesore for the BJP government which was harassing him with false cases, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav said on Saturday over the veteran leader's disqualification from the Uttar Pradesh assembly. The decision to disqualify Khan from the Legislative Assembly was announced on Friday a day after the Rampur MP-MLA court convicted him in a 2019 hate speech case and sentenced him to three years of imprisonment. Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya, in a tweet on Friday, welcomed Speaker Satish Mahana's decision to annul Azama Khan's membership to the Legislative Assembly. "Whenever bye-elections are held on the vacant seats, the BJP's lotus will bloom," he said. Leader of Opposition in the Legislative Assembly Akhilesh Yadav threw weight behind the senior party leader and claimed, "Azam Khan is on the target of the BJP government. Every day false cases are being registered against him and he is being harassed. Khan seems to be an eyesore for the BJP a

Chhath a living example of India's rich tradition: Yogi Adityanath

The festival of Chhath which gives the message of human beings' connection with the nature is a living example of the country's rich tradition and culture of conservation of natural resources, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Saturday. Extending warm greetings and good wishes to the people of the state on the occasion of Chhath, Adityanath said it is an important festival in which the Sun god is worshipped with spiritual purification and pure mind, according to an official statement. He said, "Our country has a rich tradition and culture of conservation of natural resources. Chhath Festival, which gives the message of human connection with nature, is a living example of this rich tradition." The chief minister has appealed to people to celebrate festival taking all COVID-19-related precautions. Chhath Puja, which involves the offering of 'arghya' to the Sun god by fasting women in knee-deep water, will be celebrated on October 30 and 31.

EC didn't follow rules relating voter list in UP elections: Akhilesh Yadav

Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav has alleged that the Election Commission did not follow rules while preparing the voters' list in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls earlier this year. He alleged that there is a "conspiracy" by the BJP government to suppress the voice of the opposition. "Had the Election Commission followed rules regarding electoral roll in 2022 Assembly elections, thousands of voters would not have been deprived of voting," Yadav said during a meeting held to discuss preparations for the civic body polls here, according to a press statement issued on Friday. He said it is the constitutional responsibility of the Election Commission to conduct elections in a free, fair and transparent manner. "It is also the responsibility of the Election Commission to ensure that voting is held without any pressure or fear of the administrative machinery," he added. The SP chief asked why the Election Commission "has not taken cognisance of all complaints and memorandums ..

PKL 2022 Highlights: Thalaivas shock Jaipur, Pune ties again, Patna beat UP

Pro Kabaddi League 2022 Highlights: On the triple panga night, Tamil Thalaivas shocked Jaipur Pink Panthers 38-27, Haryana Steelers tied with Puneri Paltan, while Patna Pirates beat UP Yoddhas 34-29

SP's Azam Khan disqualified as member of UP Assembly after hate speech case

The Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly secretariat on Friday announced the disqualification of Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan from the House, a day after a court sentenced him to three years in jail in a hate speech case. Principal Secretary of the UP Legislative Assembly Pradeep Dubey told PTI that the Assembly Secretariat declared the Rampur Sadar Assembly seat as vacant. "A vacancy has been declared by the UP Vidhan Sabha Secretariat consequent upon the disqualification due to the judgment passed by the court," he said. The Rampur MP-MLA court had on Thursday convicted Khan in a 2019 hate speech case and had sentenced him to three years of imprisonment. The Representation of the People Act says that anyone sentenced to imprisonment of two years or more shall be disqualified "from the date of such conviction" and remain disqualified for another six years after serving time in jail.

27 tigers to be relocated to Ranipur from Pilibhit Tiger Reserve

About 27 tigers who have made a home in the sugarcane fields in the Pilibhit Tiger Reserve (PTR) in Uttar Pradesh, will now be relocated to the newly-notified Ranipur Tiger Reserve (RTR) in Chitrakoot

SP's Azam Khan might lose MLA seat after getting three-year sentence

SP leader Azam Khan, who has been sentenced to three years in prison in a 2019 hate speech case, might lose his MLA seat if his eventual imprisonment term is longer than two years

Modernisation of police force improved law and order in UP, says CM Yogi

Yogi Adityanath said that recruitment, training and modernisation of police force, improvement in infrastructure along with coordination with Home Ministry have led to improvement in law and order

Uttar Pradesh crosses Rs 12,000 crore mark in the ethanol economy

UP govt is trying to integrate the sugarcane crop with lucrative ethanol value chain in order to provide fair prices to the farmers and protect the sector from the cyclical nature of the sugar market

SP MLA Azam Khan gets 3-yr jail term in hate speech case, granted bail

The court also imposed a fine of Rs 6,000 on the Rampur MLA