Tag: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister
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Yogi Adityanath’s helicopter denied permission to land in Balurghat, alleges BJP
According to district BJP leaders, the party had been trying to secure the permission besides making alternative arrangements so that Adiyanath could address the rally here.
February 3, 2019 -
Lucknow hotel fire: CM Adityanath announces exgratia Rs 2 lakh for kin of deceased
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced Rs 2 lakh ex-gratia for families of the deceased and Rs 50,000 to those grievously injured in the fire that engulfed two hotels in Lucknow’s Charbagh area on Tuesday.
June 19, 2018 -
UP CM Adityanath releases Rs 4.5 lakh to shooter Priya Singh for ISS Junior World Cup
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday sanctioned Rs 4.5 lakh for 19-year-old shooter Priya Singh, who otherwise could have missed out on the International Shooting Sports Federation (ISSF) Junior World Cup in Germany due to lack of funds. After granting the required amount, the chief minister said that Meerut District Magistrate has been …
June 9, 2018 -
‘Ram, Ram japna paraya kaam apna’: Akhilesh Yadav on Ghaziabad elevated corridor
As CM Yogi Adityanath gears up to inaugurate the country’s longest elevated corridor on Friday, the SP leader took to Twitter to post a comment in Hindi.
March 30, 2018 -
UP CM Yogi withdrawing Muzaffarnagar riots cases on basis of religion: Congress
The Congress on Thursday accused Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath of withdrawing cases of heinous crimes such as rioting in Muzaffarnagar on religious lines. Congress communications in-charge Randeep Surjewala alleged that Adityanath was emulating the British by ruling through the policy of “divide and rule”. Also Read: Yogi government initiates withdrawal of 131 cases related …
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March 23, 2018 -
May consider quota for the most backward sections: Yogi Adityanath
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday indicated his government was considering bringing in a quota for the most backward sections to ensure their upliftment. Responding to concerns raised by members during a discussion in the state Assembly, Adityanath asserted the provisions related to reservations were not being done away with. “Agar aavashyakta padi, …
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March 22, 2018 -
UP CM Adityanath wants question papers to be set easy after 10 lakh students skip board exams
Over 10 lakh students, out of 66 lakh registered for the Uttar Pradesh board examinations, have reportedly failed to appear in state tests in the last four days. As per media reports, the dropout rate is twice the previous year (2017), when around 5 lakh chose to not appear for the examinations. In the wake …
February 11, 2018 -
Metro in Agra, Kanpur; Jewar airport project expedited: Yogi Adityanath
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday announced new Metro projects for Agra and Kanpur in the state and said that the work for setting up an airport at Jewar near here also had been expedited. Two major expressways are also being planned in the state, he said. Referring to issue of real estate …
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December 25, 2017 -
Yogi Adityanath calls to uproot Congress from Karnataka
Fresh from electoral victories in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh, BJP leader and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday called upon the people of Karnataka to uproot the Congress from the southern state in the ensuing assembly election, due in early 2018. “It is the turn of the people in Karnataka to throw Congress …
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December 22, 2017 -
Yogi trashes superstition, to visit Noida on Christmas
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has decided to ignore superstition and visit Noida on December 25 to receive Prime Minister Narendra Modi for inauguration of the Noida-Kalkaji Metro line. Officials confirmed to IANS that the Chief Minister has given his go ahead for the programme and has shunned advice for not doing so, as …
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December 21, 2017 -
Yogi slams opposition over Assembly disruption
Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday slammed the opposition for disrupting the proceedings of the Assembly. He said the government was willing to hold discussions on the issue of hike in power tariff but the opposition was shying away from the same as the misdeeds of the previous regimes would come to light. …
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December 16, 2017 -
Case filed against Mulayam for ‘ordering’ firing on ‘kar sewaks’
A case was filed against former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav in a Faizabad court on Tuesday for allegedly ordering firing on the ‘Kar Sewaks’ trying to storm the disputed structure in Ayodhya on November 2, 1990. The case was filed by Gayatri Devi, widow of Ramesh Kumar Pandey, one of those killed …
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November 29, 2017 -
Congress slams UP CM for calling secularism ‘biggest lie’
Congress leader Kapil Sibal on Tuesday slammed Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for his remark that “secularism is the biggest lie since Independence” and comparing Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government with Ram Rajya. The party retorted, saying what the Chief Minister said was perhaps the biggest lie. Adityanath, on Monday at an event in …
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November 15, 2017 -
Yogi, four others elected unopposed to UP Legislative Council
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, his deputies Keshav Prasad Maurya and Dinesh Sharma, were on Friday elected unopposed to the state Legislative Council, election commission officials said. Along with them, Minister of State for Transport Swatantra Dev Singh and Minister of State Mohsin Raza, the sole Muslim Minister in the state government, have also …
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September 8, 2017 -
Adityanath suspends 11 officials, transfers seven
Accused of not acting tough against errant officials, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday cracked the whip and suspended 11 officials and ordered the transfer of seven others. On a tour of Maharajganj district in eastern Uttar Pradesh, the Chief Minister lost his cool at a meeting of district officials to review law …
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August 10, 2017 -
Adityanath lunches with Dalits after caste tensions
In a conciliatory move following recent caste tensions, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday had lunch with Dalits and also unveiled a statue of B R Ambedkar during his visit here. The chief minister had lunch with Dalits at Harmanpur village in Kampierganj area, where he also unveiled a statue of Ambedkar. At the …
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June 14, 2017 -
Yogi Adityanath to address rally in Bihar
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is set to address a rally later this month in Bihar, considered a stronghold of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and his major ally RJD chief Lalu Prasad, to mark three years of the BJP-led NDA government of Narendra Modi. BJP leaders are silent on whether Adityanath's rally will be …
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May 19, 2017