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Nearly half of startups in Uttar Pradesh are headed by women: Govt

Akshay Tripathi, special secretary, IT and Electronics, said that out of 8,714 registered startups in the state, 4305 are run by women entrepreneurs

UP govt has given jobs to 550,000 youngsters in last 6 years: CM Adityanath

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath Thursday said his government has given jobs to over 5.5 lakh youngsters in the last six years with complete fairness and transparency. While handing over appointment letters to newly appointed officers of various departments recruited through the Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission examinations, he said 43 candidates from the Mukhyamantri Abhyudaya Coaching Scheme have cleared the test. Even as the state's recruitment process for government services is underway, youngsters are also finding work in the private sector, Adityanath said. The chief minister also inaugurated the 'e-adhiyachan portal' (requisition portal) during the programme. Congratulating the 496 newly appointed officers, Adityanath said that six years ago, these same youngsters were dealing with an identity crisis. "The no longer hesitate to speak out about their home state," he added. "This is the same state where riots used to occur every third day in the past and ..

Uzbek kids' death: Licence of Marion Biotech cancelled by UP authority

The manufacturing licence of Noida-based pharmaceutical firm Marion Biotech was cancelled on Wednesday by Uttar Pradesh authorities, according to officials. Marion Biotech's cough syrup Dok-1 was linked with the death of 18 children in Uzbekistan. The incident which happened last December had prompted central and state drug authorities in India to launch a probe into the matter. "The firm's licence was under suspension since January after which a detailed inquiry was initiated. Now the licence of the firm has been cancelled by the Uttar Pradesh Drugs Controlling and Licensing Authority. The firm can no longer manufacture the syrup," a government official said. On March 3, the Noida Police had arrested three employees of Marion Biotech from its office in Sector 67 while a lookout notice was issued for two of its directors after an FIR was lodged against all of them, the official said. The FIR had come in the wake of investigation's finding that samples of Marion Biotech's drugs were

UPW vs DC Highlights, WPL 2023: Capitals win by 5 wkts, qualify for final

UP Warriorz vs Delhi Capitals WPL 2023 Highlights: It was a joint effort by Alice Capsey, Meg Lanning and Marizanne Kapp in batting as the Delhi Capitals chased down 139 with more than two overs to go

Uttar Pradesh on track to becoming trillion-dollar economy: Govt

Awanish Kumar Awasthi, advisor to Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, said UP was best placed to attract global industry players considering moving their facilities from China to India

More than 2,170,000 EVs registered in India; Uttar Pradesh tops list

Over 2,170,000 electric vehicles registered in India, Uttar Pradesh topped the list with 4,65,432 EVs, followed by Maharashtra and Delhi with 2,26,134 and 2,03,263 respectively, the government said

Yogi government set to build 20 new hi-tech prisons in Uttar Pradesh

On the instructions of CM Yogi, a huge budget has been released in this regard and the Prison Department has been given the green signal to go ahead with the works

Yogi 2.0: Uttar Pradesh CM to list achievements on first anniversary

It will contain details of flagship projects and schemes of the Yogi Adityanath government, and big events organised since 2017, including investors' summits, defence expo, etc

PepsiCo to invest $400,000 for expansion of safe water access in UP

The PepsiCo Foundation on Monday said it will invest USD 4,00,000 in partnership with Pandit Jagat Ram Memorial FORCE Trust to expand its safe water access and sustainable sanitation programme in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh. This initiative is aligned with the three priority campaigns of the central government: the Jal Jeevan Mission, Jal Shakti Mission and Swachh Bharat Mission, the Foundation said in a statement. As part of this programme, the PepsiCo Foundation will help provide improved access to fresh water for drinking and domestic purposes, impacting more than 20,000 people and 3,000 children across 13 villages in Mathura district over a period of three years. The partnership will also create WASH awareness (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) focusing on sanitation, solid waste management, and hygiene practices with water quality, safety and personal health behaviours impacting 50,000 people and 3,000 children. "This investment is a natural extension of our global goal to be net wate

Projects worth Rs 32,000 crore underway in Ayodhya: UP CM Adityanath

The CM also gave instructions to speed up the work, maintain the standard quality of the projects, and take them forward in a time-bound manner

UP set to get its third international cricket stadium in Varanasi

After Lucknow and Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh is set to get its third international cricket stadium in Varanasi and the work on the same will commence by May-June this year. The state government has purchased a land measuring 31 acres in Rajatalab area of Varanasi for the international cricket stadium, and the land will be handed over to the Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association (UPCA) and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) by the end of this month, according to officials. BCCI's honorary secretary Jay Shah and BCCI vice president Rajeev Shukla had visited Varanasi earlier this week in this regard. "The Uttar Pradesh government has identified around 31 acres of land in Ganjari village in Rajatalab tehsil (of Varanasi) for the construction of the international cricket stadium. It will be the third such stadium in the state after Green Park in Kanpur and Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana stadium in Lucknow, where international matches will be played," UPCA director Yudhvir Singh told PTI

UP to include millets in midday meals in schools, says agriculture minister

He said that the state government was continuously engaged in the promotion of millets cultivation, production and consumption besides increasing farmers' income through it

When govt, public work together, results are far-reaching: UP CM Yogi

The CM said just a day before the Global Investors Summit (GIS) earlier this year, many infrastructure projects, including three bridges, were dedicated to the state and its people

Three grain ATMs installed in UP to dispense monthly ration to card-holders

Standing in a long queue outside the ration shop to get the monthly ration has become a thing of the past, as the unique Annapurti grain ATM installed here at a fair price shop takes merely 30 seconds to dispense wheat and rice to the ration card holder. The grain ATM was installed in the Jankipuram area of the state capital on March 15, and so far, it has dispensed grains (rice and wheat) to nearly 100-150 ration card holders. Elaborating further about the grain ATM, which gives a real bank ATM-like feeling, Pankaj Giri at whose fair price shop the machine is installed, told PTI, "This grain ATM started on March 15. The government has provided it. Before installing the grain ATM, it took nearly 2-3 minutes to give the foodgrains. "But, now with the grain ATM, this time has come down to 30 seconds. So far, grains have been dispensed to 100-150 ration card holders through the new machine." He added that officials imparted training and the operational mechanism of the machine to him,

UP power dept staff say strike has hit distribution, seek CM's intervention

The Uttar Pradesh electricity department employees, who have stopped work for three days since last night, on Friday claimed that their strike has hit power distribution in parts of the state and sought Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's intervention to end the atmosphere of confrontation. The employees began their strike at 10 pm on Thursday, claiming some of their demands agreed by the government in December last year have not been fulfilled by power corporations even after three months. The demands related to the selection of chairman and managing director in power companies and "pay anomalies". The government said last evening if the strike creates problems for the public, it will take action against the employees under ESMA and threatened to sack contractual workers who do not return to work. It also said action would be initiated under the National Security Act if vandalism occurs during demonstrations. The employees have been protesting under the banner of Vidyut Karmacharis ..

Uttar Pradesh plans to invest Rs 1,000 crore to improve forest economy

The Yogi Adityanath government 2.0 has allocated Rs 100 crore for a slew of programmes under the Green India Mission

No plans to tie up with others to operate Noida airport, says CEO

The company aims to manage the airport for the entire duration of the concession, which is set to last for the next 40 years

17 airstrips cleared for private sector investments in Uttar Pradesh

UP government is bullish on the aviation sector after tourist inflow surged by 27% in the past five years

Irregularities committed in fixing quota in teacher recruitment: HC

The Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court on Monday held that the authorities committed several illegalities in fixing quota for appointment of 69,000 teachers in Uttar Pradesh in the Assistant Teachers Recruitment Examination (ATRE)-2019. The court has directed the state government to review the final list issued in the matter on June 1, 2020, within the next three months after fixing the reservation in proper manner. The bench also quashed the select list of 68,000 teachers issued on January 5, 2022. "The reservation limit must not exceed 50 per cent of the total seats in any circumstances," said the bench. A bench of justice Om Prakash Shukla passed the verdict disposing of as many as 117 writ petitions. "Apparently, there was no clarity of the score and details of the reserved category candidates, who appeared in the ATRE 2019. There had been no endeavour from the state authorities, who are custodian of the records of the ATRE 2019 and would have assisted this court in providi

Around 930,000 out-of-school children at elementary level, maximum in UP

Around 9.30 lakh children at the elementary level across the country are out of school with more boys than girls not enrolled, according to the Ministry of Education. The maximum number of Out of School Children (OoSC) at the elementary level are in Uttar Pradesh followed by Bihar and Gujarat. The information was shared by Union Minister of State for Education, Annapurna Devi, in a written reply in Lok Sabha. According to the data, 9,30,531 children at the elementary level are out of school including 5.02 lakh boys and 4.27 lakh girls. Uttar Pradesh has 3.96 lakh out-of-school children followed by 1.34 lakh in Bihar and 1.06 lakh in Gujarat. "Under the Samagra Shiksha scheme, all the states and Union Territories (UTs) are required to conduct a household survey for identification of Out-of-School-Children (OoSC). "This Department has developed an online module for compiling the data of OoSC identified by each state and UT and their mapping with Special Training Centres (STC) on t