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Don't want anything for myself, just keen on uniting oppn parties: Nitish

Dismissing all speculations over his candidature in Lok Sabha polls from Phulpur constituency of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday said "he is only interested in uniting opposition parties ahead of 2024 Lok Sabha polls". Kumar also asserted that his efforts should reap benefits for the younger generation, "for people like (his deputy) Tejashwi Yadav". "These are mere speculations and there is no basis for such talks. I don't know the source of such reports. I am only interested in uniting all opposition parties ahead of the 2024 parliamentary elections," said the CM when asked if he had plans to enter the Lok Sabha contest from UP. "I don't want anything for myselfwhatever I am doing, it is for the younger generationfor people like Tejashwi Yadav," he added. Speculations about Kumar eyeing the Phulpur seat became rife after JD(U)'s national president Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh on Saturday said that party workers and leaders in three constituencies

Nitish Kumar denies plans to contest 2024 LS poll from UP's Phulpur

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar denied speculations that he may contest the 2024 Lok Sabha elections from Uttar Pradesh's Phulpur, saying he only has ambition to unite opposition parties in the country

UP: Kabaddi players served food stored in toilet, official suspended

Kabaddi players at a state-level tournament in Uttar Pradesh's Saharanpur were allegedly served food that was stored in a toilet, prompting the authorities to suspend the district sports officer for laxity and blacklisting the caterer. The incident drew criticism, with ruling BJP's Pilibhit MP Varun Gandhi asking if Indian sports should be cleansed of politicians and their representatives to reach its zenith. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal too took a swipe at the incident, asking how Indian sportspersons would win gold at the Olympics if they are treated this way. A purported video of surfaced on social media. It showed the athletes who took part in the sub-junior girls' kabaddi tournament at Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar Stadium in Saharanpur being served rice and "poori" stored in the toilet. The tournament was hosted from September 16 to 18 in which over 300 players from 16 divisions of the state took part. Additional Chief Secretary (Sports) Navneet Sehgal told PTI that Saharanpur

4 dead, 9 rescued as Noida society's wall collapses; CM condoles deaths

An unknown number of labourers were feared trapped under the debris of an under-construction wall that collapsed here on Tuesday morning.

River cruise between Varanasi, Bogibeel to begin next year: Minister

India's "longest river cruise service" will begin early next year between Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh and Bogibeel in Assam, traversing a distance of more than 4,000 km, Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said on Monday. The route will connect rivers Ganga and Brahmaputra via Indo Bangladesh Protocol Route (IBRP), the minister of ports, shipping and waterways (MoPSW) stated. The service will usher in a novel opportunity for the people of Assam to use inland waterways for promoting their trade, tourism and for cargo transportation, he said, launching multiple projects for the development of the area in and around the Bogibeel bridge in Dibrugarh district. The Union Minister, during the day, laid the foundation stone for the construction of floating jetties at Bogibeel and Guijan, besides inaugurating the Bogibeel Riverfront Passenger Jetty which has been built by the Northeast Frontier Railways (NFR) as part of the development initiatives near the bridge. Sonowal, on the occasion, said

UP's new tourism policy likely to attract Rs 10K-crore investments

Moreover, the Yogi Adityanath government has launched a campaign to promote rural tourism to boost rural income and integrate the countryside in the state's tourism blueprint

UP CM Yogi orders flood alert in 10 districts over rising river water level

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath directed the administration to be on alert, following the increase in the water level of the Kuano river at Chandradeep Ghat

Akhilesh, SP leaders to march to Vidhan Bhavan highlighting UP's woes today

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav will lead a march that will be taken out by his party legislators highlighting the issues in Uttar Pradesh before the Monsoon Session of the state legislature commences on Monday. During the march, the party MLAs and MLCs will raise issues of unemployment, price rise, crime against women and poor law and order situation in the state, the SP's chief spokesperson Rajendra Chaudhary said here on Sunday. He said the march will begin at the SP office and will pass through Raj Bhavan and Gandhi statue located near the General Post Office before culminating at the Vidhan Bhavan. The party members will vigorously raise the problems of the people in both the Legislative Assembly and the Legislative Council, the SP leader said. Social harmony is in danger as the BJP government is working with a "revenge mentality". Contrary to the spirit of democracy, the BJP is doing "politics of hate", he alleged.

Pay 16 times more to keep cows as pets, double for dogs in Lucknow

People in Lucknow will have to pay 16 times more for keeping cows as pets, while the licence fee for the dogs has also been doubled.

UP Assembly session commences today; Sept 22 reserved for women members

The brief monsoon session of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly that begins on Monday will be unique in the sense that it will have a day exclusively reserved for women members

Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Yatra is no walk in the park for Congress

In Congress' defence, it said that a total of five routes were considered and this route was selected based on geography, logistics, and security

Lakhimpur Kheri case: Family says victims were supportive, ambitious

The brother of two teenage Dalit girls, who were allegedly raped and murdered in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri district, remembers his sisters as ambitious and supportive. The elder sister, who was 17, had left education midway and was taking care of the ailing mother. The other wanted to complete her studies and earn for the family. "After our mother had her uterus operation six months ago, my sister was worried and wanted to stay at home to look after her. She quit her studies for that reason," the brother told PTI. Six men were arrested on Thursday in connection with the alleged rape and murder of the two teenage sisters who were found hanging from a tree in a sugarcane field. "She was quite meritorious and wanted to support the family by doing a job," the brother said, remembering his 15-year-old sister as "very ambitious". "My youngest sister was studying in Class 10. She always used to say that she wanted to do a job and earn for the family. She was good in studies and I .

14 IAS officers transferred in Uttar Pradesh, 10 districts get new chiefs

The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh has transferred 14 Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers, including District Magistrates (DMs) of 10 districts

UP govt to launch initiative to revamp nursing, paramedical training

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday issued directives for improving the quality of education in nursing colleges of the state

SP chief targets UP govt over loss of lives, property after heavy rains

Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Friday hit out at the BJP government in Uttar Pradesh over the loss of lives and property after heavy rains, saying that a bout of rainfall "washed away" all its development schemes. At least 13 people were killed in wall collapse incidents in parts of the state in the past 24 hours following heavy rainfall. "Life in Uttar Pradesh has been badly disrupted due to heavy rains. Government claims and the functioning of local bodies have been exposed and there have been deaths in many districts, including Lucknow. All plans of the BJP government were washed away in one strong gust of rain," Yadav said in a statement. Targeting Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, he alleged that the government was insensitive towards people and their problems. The chief minister keeps on issuing the so-called strict instructions but even his own officers don't pay attention to his words, Yadav further alleged. The meteorological department had predicted heavy rain

Lakhimpur Kheri rape case: Police mull slapping stringent NSA on 6 accused

The Uttar Pradesh Police is mulling over slapping the stringent National Security Act against the six people arrested for the rape and murder of two Dalit sisters in the state's Lakhimpur Kheri. The sisters, aged 15 and 17, were found hanging from a tree in a sugarcane field on Wednesday evening. The National Security Act (NSA) allows the detention of people up to one year without any charge. "We are mulling to impose the NSA on the six accused persons. Apart from this, DNA samples of the six accused persons and the two girls will also be sent for an examination," Superintendent of Police Sanjiv Suman told PTI on Friday. Suman said none of the accused is minor, dismissing reports of the kin of some of them making the claiming. Meanwhile, Assistant District Government Counsel Brijesh Pandey said the accused were produced before a POCSO court, which sent them to a 14-day judicial custody. District Magistrate Mahendra Bahadur Singh on Friday told reporters that the monetary relief o

NGT directs UP govt to pay Rs 100 cr for improper liquid waste management

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Uttar Pradesh government to pay Rs 100 crore for improper management of liquid waste in the districts of Pratapgarh, Raebareli, and Jaunpur. A bench headed by chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel said that as per the report of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), bio-remediation was not resulting in the reduction of pollution load. The bench, also comprising Justice Sudhir Agarwal and expert member A Senthil Vel noted that the timeline fixed for having in place funding arrangements had long expired, and that remedial actions were not taken. It is patent that such default is to the detriment and public health and water pollution results in water-borne diseases which are detrimental to health and at times fatal, the bench said. While funds appear to have been allocated for future remediation and it is stated that in due course pollution may be controlled, the question is the accountability for past violations, the green panel

Nine labourers dead as wall collapses following heavy rains in Lucknow

An under-construction boundary wall of an Army enclave collapsed here following heavy overnight rains, leaving nine labourers dead and another injured, police said on Friday. One person was pulled out alive from the debris, they said. "Some labourers were living in huts outside an Army enclave in Dilkusha area. Owing to heavy overnight rains, the boundary wall of the Army enclave collapsed," Joint Commissioner of Police, (Law and Order), Piyush Mordia told PTI. "We reached the spot around 3 am. Nine bodies were pulled out from the debris. One person was rescued alive," he said. District Magistrate Suryapal Gangwar said the under-construction wall collapsed following heavy rains. The injured persons have been admitted to the Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee (Civil) Hospital, he said. The deceased hailed from Jhansi district. President Droupadi Murmu, Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Deputy chief ministers Keshav Prasad Maurya and Brajesh Pathak

6 persons arrested for rape, murder of two girls in Lakhimpur Kheri

The Uttar Pradesh police arrested six people in connection with the alleged rape and murder of two teenage Dalit sisters in Lakhimpur Kheri

Lucknow Metro Rail project to cost Rs 4,265 crore, complete in 5 years

While the 23-km north-south corridor of the mass rapid transport system (MRTS) in Lucknow is already operational, the east-west corridor will span 11 km