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UP allocates Rs 2,250 cr for police, says crime rate has fallen drastically

The Uttar Pradesh government on Wednesday earmarked more than Rs 2,250 crore for the police department and said crime has come down drastically in the state in 2022 as compared to 2016 when the Samajwadi Party was in power. The budgetary allocation is aimed at strengthening the state's law and order system by providing accommodation facilities for police officers and employees on the one hand and allowing commissionerate offices to operate on their own lands. Presenting the state's budget for financial year 2023-24, Finance Minister Suresh Kumar Khanna told the Assembly that the priority of the government was to prepare the police force to face challenges before law and order in an effective way. He said as compared to 2016, the incidents of crime saw a downward trend in the year 2022. There has been a decrease of 79.83 per cent in cases of dacoity, 63.49 per cent in robbery, 33.89 per cent in murder, 53.22 per cent in 'balwa' (ruckus), 17.22 per cent in theft and 44 per cent in ..

Yogi Adityanath govt to present its largest-ever annual budget today

State Finance Minister Suresh Khanna said that the focus is likely to be on infrastructure development, health sector and education

Disruption of House proceedings not in interest of democracy: Adityanath

Disruption of House proceeding is neither in the interest of democracy nor for the state and the opposition should raise issues in a dignified way, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Monday. Adityanath made the remarks ahead of the start of the Budget session of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly. "There can be 'asahmati' (differences) between ruling and opposition parties. The ruling side cannot run away from answering issues of public interest. Disruption (of House) is neither in the interest of democracy nor the state," he told reporters in assembly premises. He said the opposition should raise issues with "shalinta" (in a dignified way) and use "Prabhavi shabdavali" (effective words) in the House. "The budget for 25 crore people of the state will be presented on February 22. If needed, after discussion with other party leaders, the House will also meet on Saturday also," he said. The government, he said, was ready for a discussion and will reply on all issues raised

Like it or not, the BJP will have to deal with the succession question

Even though Narendra Modi isn't going anywhere in the foreseeable future, it's likely that in private meetings, the question about succession is being asked in hushed voices

Global Investors Summit: Event-full story of Uttar Pradesh development

At the big-ticket event in Lucknow, Reliance chief Mukesh Ambani said the "golden period" of UP had just begun

UP sugar industry has transformed into 'sugar complexes': Yogi Adityanath

The modernisation of sugar mills in the last six years has transformed them into "integrated sugar complexes," Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Friday. Addressing an event on the occasion of 120 years of the sugar industry in the state, he said sugar in the state today is being produced on the same premises where there is an oxygen plant and an ethanol plant. "UP's sugar mills which are the largest producer of sugarcane and sugar in the country, are now being recognised as a source of 'green energy' with adoption of the policies of the Prime Minister and production of ethanol in large quantities," he said. The first sugar mill in the state was established in Deoria. The chief minister said that the way in the last few decades sugar mills were closing down farmers were desperate and were forced to migrate, till 2017, when the trend was reversed. "In the last six years, a sum of Rs 1 lakh 97 thousand crore was paid to the sugarcane farmers through DBT (Direct Ben

UP govt asks pvt schools to adjust 15% excess fees charged during Covid

The Uttar Pradesh government has asked all the private schools to comply with the high court order to adjust 15 per cent excess fees charged by them during the Covid period (2020-21).

UP govt bracing up to launch projects worth over Rs 21 trillion by August

Additionally, the state had garnered 29 investment proposals worth Rs 2.80 trillion from the public sector undertakings (PSUs), who have lined them up for an immediate launch

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HC quashes proceedings against Salman Khurshid for remarks against UP CM

The Allahabad High Court has quashed criminal proceedings against Congress leader and former Union minister Salman Khurshid for his remarks against Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath during the 2019 Lok Sabha polls. The proceedings were quashed after Khurshid expressed regret, saying he did not intend to hurt anyone. Justice Dinesh Kumar Singh allowed the petition filed by Khurshid for quashing the criminal proceedings. Khurshid made the statement during the poll campaign while responding to questions by journalists about an alleged statement of the chief minister that the Congress leader was a sympathiser of the Batla House accused/terrorists. In response, Khurshid, a former law minister, made the alleged indecent remark. In the 2008 Batla House case, some terrorists and a police inspector were killed. The former law minister said his statement was made in a lighter vein and it was is a famous dialogue from the movie "Shahanshah". He said he had no intention to be ...

National Security Act for those using unfair means in exams: CM Yogi

UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has asked officials to impose National Security Act (NSA) against those involved in unfair practices in the upcoming UP Board 2023 exams for Class 10 and 12.

Global Investor Summit, G20 meets gave recognition to new UP: CM Yogi

Guests from 40 countries arrived at the Global Investors Summit, while representatives of 36 countries, including friendly nations, are participating in the G-20, stated an official release

Yogi asks officials to get investment proposals implemented on ground

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday directed officials to get investment proposals received during the Global Investors Summit implemented on the ground. The chief minister held a special meeting with additional chief secretaries, principal secretaries and CEOs of Industrial Development Authorities of all departments at his 5 Kalidas Marg residence. He reviewed the proposals department-wise and gave necessary guidelines for their implementation. According to a statement issued here, he said that during the summit the state received more than Rs 13,000 proposals worth more than Rs 16 lakh crore, which have been prepared for immediate implementation by the investors. He directed officials to constitute an investment implementation unit for monitoring and implementation of investment proposals and depute a nodal officer for every Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed. He also asked to depute "Udyami Mitra" for helping entrepreneurs.

UP Assembly to decide on Azam Khans's son after receiving court order

Months after Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan was disqualified from the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly, his son Abdullah Azam Khan possibly faces the same fate after a Moradabad court sentenced him to two years in jail in a 15-year-old case. Assembly officials on Tuesday said they are waiting for the copy of the Moradabad court's judgment and will take a decision on declaring the Swar seat vacant after receiving it. The Representation of the People Act lists offences which can lead to disqualification of legislators, and also states 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. "Once information about the judgment comes, a decision will be taken regarding declaration of vacancy (of the Swar seat represented by Abdullah Azam Khan)," a senior official of the Uttar Pradesh assembly told PTI. On Monday, the Moradabad court awarded the jail

Now home to six governors, Purvanchal continues to hold sway in BJP

Purvanchal continues to play a key role in the ruling BJP's scheme of things as the region is now home to six governors, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and is also represented by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Lok Sabha. The Centre recently appointed former Union minister and Gorakhpur Cantonment ex-MLA Shiv Pratap Shukla and Laxman Acharya, a member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council, as governors of Himachal Pradesh and Sikkim, respectively. Acharya hails from Varanasi, the Prime Minister's Lok Sabha constituency. Among the other governors from this Bhojpuri-speaking region in eastern Uttar Pradesh are Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha, a former Union minister who represented Ghazipur as an MP. Former Union minister Kalraj Mishra, who represented the Deoria Lok Sabha seat in Parliament, is now the governor of Rajasthan. Meghalaya Governor Phagu Chauhan also hails from the region. Chauhan has represented the Ghosi seat six times in the Uttar Pradesh

UP's joint partnership panel to monitor rollout of MoUs with Singapore

The Uttar Pradesh government inked 20 MoUs with the Government of Singapore for investment of over Rs 29,000 crore in various sectors

Digitising PDS helped save Rs 1,200 cr annually: UP CM Yogi Adityanath

Inspired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Uttar Pradesh has streamlined its public distribution system by digitalising it to provide subsidised foodgrains to 15 crore people, which has helped the state save Rs 1,200 crore annually, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Monday. In his inaugural address at the G20 Digital Economy Working Group (DEWG), Adityanath said, "Today the result is that we are providing foodgrains to 15 crore people through the public distribution system and by using technology, we are also saving Rs 1,200 crore annually." As part of India's presidency of the G20, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) is hosting the first Digital Economy Working Group (DEWG) meeting in Lucknow from February 13-15. The DEWG, originally called DETF, was formed in 2017 as part of the German G20 presidency with the aim of promoting the implementation of a secure, interconnected, and inclusive digital economy. With the global digital economy estimated to b

Investment proposals worth Rs 33.5 trn received in GIS, says CM Adityanath

Investment proposals have been made for all 75 districts of Uttar Pradesh in the Global Investors Summit, unlike earlier when investment in the state, meant only in the areas falling in the National Capital Region, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Sunday. He also said these proposals will lead to the creation of 93 lakh job opportunities and asserted that the state is a safe destination for investment. "The investment that will come into Uttar Pradesh will foster development. Investment proposals worth Rs 33.5 lakh crore were received in the Global Investors Summit. With this investment, 93 lakh jobs and employment will also be created," he said on the third and last of the event, attended by industry delegations and corporate leaders from the country and the world. On the concluding day, President Droupadi Murmu also addressed the summit and said the state is "capable and ready" to become India's growth engine. The chief minister said, "Earlier investment in the state meant

Implementation of schemes in UP accelerated since Adityanath took over: Min

Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Sunday said the implementation of central schemes in Uttar Pradesh has accelerated significantly since Yogi Adityanath took over as chief minister of the state. Addressing a session on "reimagining cities as growth centres for new Uttar Pradesh" at the Global Investors Summit here, the Union housing and urban development minister said India will become the world's largest economy by 2040. "Development and implementation of schemes in Uttar Pradesh have accelerated significantly since Yogi Adityanath took over as chief minister of the state in 2017, Puri said. "I continue to visit the city every second or third month. The previous government had little interest in implementing the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, which was launched by the central government in June 2015," he said. After Adityanath took over in 2017, more than 17 lakh houses were built in the next 17 months, Puri said. "These figures are enough to tell the success story of the state.