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Uttar Pradesh faces 44% rain deficit despite heavy showers in some parts

Uttar Pradesh is now facing a 44 per cent rain deficit despite heavy showers in some parts of the state

Administrative reshuffle in UP, 16 senior IAS officers transferred

The Uttar Pradesh government has transferred 16 senior IAS officers, including Additional Chief Secretary, Medical and Health, who was embroiled in controversy over the issue of transfers in the Health department, officials said on Thursday Prominent among others who were transferred include Additional Chief Secretary (ACS), Information, Navneet Sehgal, who has been sent to the sports department. While ACS, Medical and Health, Amit Mohan Prasad has been given charge of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME), Export promotion, Khadi, Parth Sarthi Sen Sharma, who was on wait list has been given charge of Medical, Health and Family welfare departments as Principal Secretary, the transfer list released on Thursday morning said. Prasad's name cropped up in a controversy related to transfers in the Medical and Health department. Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak had expressed his displeasure over the issue and questioned the procedure followed. ACS, Governor, Mahesh Gupta, has be

UP CM Adityanath directs 47 NDRF, SDRF teams to work in flood-hit areas

The government is sending relief materials to stranded people in 1,111 flood-affected villages spread across 18 districts of the state, said a spokesman

Uttar Pradesh govt to conduct survey of unrecognized madrassas across state

The Uttar Pradesh government on Wednesday announced to conduct a survey of unrecognized madrassas in the state to gather information about number of teachers, curriculum, and basic facilities available there, among others. Minister of State for Minority Affairs Danish Azad Ansari said that the state government will conduct the survey as per the requirement of the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights in connection with the availability of basic facilities to the students in madrassas. "The survey will begin soon," the minister told PTI. During the survey, details such as name of madrassa and the institution operating it, whether it is running in a private or rented building, number of students studying there, and information regarding facilities of drinking water, furniture, electricity supply and toilet will be collected, Ansari said. Information regarding number of teachers in the madrassa, its curriculum, source of income and its affiliation with any non-government

Bareilly bizman booked for wearing Pak jersey during cricket match in Dubai

An office-bearer of a right-wing group has filed a police complaint against a businessman from Bareilly whose pictures showing him wearing the jersey of the Pakistani cricket team during a recent India-Pakistan match in Dubai has gone viral on the social media. The family members of the businessman have, however, claimed that the act of wearing the Pakistani team's jersey was merely a prank. "The matter has been brought to our notice but since the incident occurred outside the country, further action will be taken in accordance with directions from the government," Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Bareilly Satyarth Aniruddha Pankaj told PTI on Wednesday. Pictures of Sanyam Jaiswal, a resident of Civil Lines in Bareilly, standing outside the stadium in Dubai wearing the jersey of the Pakistani team have gone viral on social media platforms. The pictures have angered a section of people back home. Jaiswal's family members said the he arrived late at the stadium on Sunday and co

UP: ACS-Home Avnish Awasthi retires, Sanjay Prasad gets additional charge

Senior IAS officer Sanjay Prasad has been given the additional charge of the Home Department of Uttar Pradesh following the retirement of Additional Chief Secretary (Home) Avnish Awasthi on Wednesday. Prasad, a 1995 batch IAS officer, is currently posted as Principal Secretary to the chief minister and also information department. Additional Chief Secretary (Information) Navneet Sehgal told PTI that Sanjay Prasad has been given additional charge of Home department. Avnish Awasthi, a 1987 batch IAS officer, retired on Wednesday after 35 years of service.

Uttar Pradesh: Man arrested for 'objectionable' tweet on CM Adityanath

A man was arrested here for allegedly making objectionable remarks against Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on social media, police said on Wednesday. Surendra Yadav, a resident of Kot Majharia village under the Narhi police station area, was arrested on Tuesday, they said. Yadav allegedly posted objectionable remarks against the chief minister on Twitter on Monday. All India Kshatriya Manch in-charge Brijesh Singh filed a complaint in the matter on Tuesday, Narhi police station in-charge Panne Lal said. Taking the matter seriously, a case was registered against Yadav under the relevant sections of the IT Act and he was arrested, Lal said.

Income Tax raids 22 locations in Lucknow, Kanpur in corruption cases

Income Tax raids are being carried out at 22 places simultaneously in Uttar Pradesh, including Lucknow and Kanpur in connection with the corruption cases

After a decline in Covid-hit 2020, economic offences increase 19% in 2021

Rajasthan records highest number of cases, followed by Telangana

BJP will win UP's Mainpuri seat in 2024, says Union Minister Jitendra Singh

Union minister Jitendra Singh asserted on Tuesday that the BJP will win the Mainpuri Lok Sabha seat in the 2024 parliamentary election. Talking to reporters here, Singh said, "We are going to win the Mainpuri seat in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls and our target is to win all the 80 parliamentary seats in Uttar Pradesh." The Union minister's reply came to a reporter's question on whether the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will win the Mainpuri Lok Sabha seat in the next general election. At present, Mainpuri is represented by Samajwadi Party (SP) patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav in the Lok Sabha. In the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, the BJP had won 62 seats in Uttar Pradesh, while its ally Apna Dal (Sonelal) had won two seats. The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) had won 10 seats, the SP had won five and the Congress had won one seat. Singh said over the last eight years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's welfare schemes have reached everyone, without any vote-bank consideration. Addressing back-to-back meet

Supreme Court closes all proceedings pertaining to Babri mosque demolition

The Supreme Court on Tuesday closed the contempt proceedings, arising out of the demolition of Babri Masjid at Ayodhya in 1992, against the state of Uttar Pradesh and others. A bench headed by Justice S K Kaul said the issue does not survive now and referred to the November 2019 verdict of a constitution bench. A five-judge constitution bench of the apex court had on November 9, 2019, cleared the way for the construction of a Ram Temple at the disputed site at Ayodhya and directed the Centre to allot a five-acre plot to the Sunni Waqf Board for building a mosque. While closing the contempt proceedings, the bench observed that the matter ought to have come up for hearing earlier. The counsel appearing for the petitioner told the bench, also comprising Justices A S Oka and Vikram Nath, that the contempt plea was pending for a long and the petitioner had died in 2010. "I appreciate the fact that the matter ought to have come up earlier," Justice Kaul said. The counsel appearing for

Injustice, says Owaisi as UP Police books 26 for offering namaz at home

Reacting to Uttar Pradesh Police registering a case against 26 people for offering namaz together in a house, AIMIM chief and MP Asaduddin Owaisi termed the police's move as "injustice"

Uttar Pradesh govt sets aside Rs 4,000 crore as state's start-up corpus

UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath has directed officials to create the fund to cater to the needs of start-up ventures proposed by the state's youth

CM Yogi welcomes UP's new BJP chief, says will win all 80 seats in 2024

Yogi Adityanath welcomed Bhupendra Chaudhary as the new UP BJP chief, saying he was confident that under Chaudhary's leadership, the BJP would win all 80 seats in 2024 Lok Sabha polls

Noida twin towers hog attention one last time as they get demolished

After Supreme Court upheld demolition order last year, buildings taller than Qutub Minar brought down in 9 seconds in a safe operation that grabbed eyeballs

Twin Tower demolition: Stay indoors, wear N-95 mask, says expert

As the cloud of dust have engulfed the area after the demolition of the Supertech Twin Towers in Uttar Pradesh's Noida, the health expert suggests to the people in surrounding areas to stay indoors

Twin Tower demolition: Stay indoors, wear N-95 mask, says expert

As the cloud of dust have engulfed the area after the demolition of the Supertech Twin Towers in Uttar Pradesh's Noida, the health expert suggests to the people in surrounding areas to stay indoors

Adityanath orders officials to initiate drive against illegal drug mafia

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday instructed officials to initiate an intensive drive against illegal drug trade. Adityanath issued the directions while chairing a meeting through a video link of senior police and administrative officials to review the law and order situation and other matters. "Raids should be conducted against those indulging in illegal drug trade, and if there is any laxity, then accountability will be fixed. The fight against the drug mafia will assume the shape of a mass movement," he said. The Chief Minister said that those indulging in illegal drug trade will be identified at the police station level. Stressing on robust facilities in the border areas, he directed the officials to facilitate construction of hospitals and markets there in PPP mode. The CM said owing to rising water level in Yamuna and Chambal rivers, normal life has been affected in 18 districts of the state, even as Ganga and Betwa were also on rise. However, now wat

Over two dozen people sustain injuries in truck accident in UP's Gonda

Over two dozen people got injured here on Friday evening, when a truck in which they were travelling fell into a gorge, officials said. Additional Chief Medical Officer Dr TP Jaiswal said all injured have been hospitalised. Police sources said that the injured were returning from a cremation in a truck. At around 10.00 pm on the Gonda-Balrampur road, the driver of the DCM truck lost control over it while trying to avoid hitting a stray animal, and drove the truck into a gorge, police said.

Who will feed UP's mid-day meal cooks? They have not been paid since March

Over 90% of them are women who are too poor to afford even a single meal