Tag: Uttar Pradesh
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Cattle slaughter to be punishable under NSA, Gangsters Act in Uttar Pradesh
Those involved in cow slaughter and illegal transport of milch animals for slaughter will be booked under the stringent National Security Act and Gangsters Act in Uttar Pradesh. The directive has been conveyed to all district police chiefs by the state Director General of Police (DGP) Sulkhan Singh. "NSA and Gangsters Act is to be …
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June 6, 2017 -
Heat wave claims 10 lives in Uttar Pradesh
At least ten persons have reportedly died due to the heat wave in various parts of Uttar Pradesh in the last 24-hours, an official said on Tuesday. The number of patients with heat stroke conditions, diarrhoea, vomiting and high fever has increased in hospitals across the state. Bundelkhand is the worst hit with mercury logging …
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June 6, 2017 -
Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath turns 45
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath turned 45 on Monday. Governor Ram Naik and Assrmbly Speaker Hriday Narayan Dixit were among many who called on him to wish him. A close aide said although the Chief Minister does not celebrate his birthday, there were many courtesy calls from leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party, as …
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June 5, 2017 -
PM Modi announces Rs. 2 lakh ex gratia to Bareilly mishap victims
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has condoled the death of 22 people in the bus accident at Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly district. The PM has announced an ex gratia of Rs. 2 lakh to the next of kin of each killed in the incident. "The bus accident in UP's Bareilly is heart-rending. I condole the loss of …
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June 5, 2017 -
Accident claims 22 lives in Bareilly
At least 22 passengers were charred to death and 20 others injured when a Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (UPSRTC) bus collided with a truck, resulting in a massive fire at National Highway 24 in Bareilly on Monday . The UPSRTC bus hound for Gonda was coming from Delhi when it hit a truck on NH-24 …
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June 5, 2017 -
Rajiv Gandhi’s statue found damaged in UP, Cong to launch stir
A statue of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi, situated at a park in Mirzapur's Awas Vikas colony was found damaged on Sunday angering the Congress which said it will hold a statewide agitation on Monday to protest it. The locals found the damaged statue and informed the police, following which an FIR was lodged against …
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June 4, 2017 -
Four killed in UP accident
Four persons were killed and 15 others injured when a tractor-trolley lost control and overturned in Ushait area here, police said on Sunday. The incident took place on Saturday night when villagers were returning after attending a party. The 15 injured were rushed to a hospital, where their condition was stated to be stable.
June 4, 2017 -
Uttar Pradesh prisons grossly overcrowded, reveals RTI plea
Uttar Pradesh prisons are holding more than 60 per cent of the permissible capacity of inmates, an RTI response has revealed. In a reply to an Right to Information (RTI) application filed by social activist, Nutan Thakur, prison officials have informed that there were around 93,301 persons in Uttar Pradesh jails, while the official capacity …
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June 3, 2017 -
No special arrangements for my visits: Adityanath to officials
"We are people who sit on the floor," Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has told officials while directing them not make special arrangements when he tours the state. "Honouring the people of the state is in fact the honour of the chief minister," Adityanath told officials on Friday. "No special arrangements should be made …
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June 3, 2017 -
Maneka Gandhi hospitalised in Uttar Pradesh
Union Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi was on Friday admitted to a hospital at Pilibhit in Uttar Pradesh after she complained of pain in the stomach, an aide said. Gandhi complained of stomachache around 3 pm after which she was admitted to the emergency ward of a government hospital in Pilibhit, which she represents in …
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June 2, 2017 -
UP CM Yogi Adityanath assures justice to gang rape victims
The four Greater Noida gang rape victims met Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath here on Thursday, and were assured that they would get justice and the guilty will not be spared, an official said. Adityanath also called up Director General of Police (DGP) Sulkhan Singh and sought the progress into the matter. The Chief …
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June 1, 2017 -
Mandir-Masjid dispute to be solved through dialogue: Adityanath
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath visited Ayodhya on Wednesday and called for a solution to the Ram Mandir-Babri Masjid dispute through dialogue. “We will try to resolve the issue of Ram Mandir through dialogue,” the UP chief minister said. Adityanath said he will spend Rs. 350 crore for the development of Ayodhya. He also …
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May 31, 2017 -
‘UP farmers taking help of social media to seek redressal of grievences’
Farmers in Uttar Pradesh are increasingly adopting Prime Minister Narendra Modi's digital India initiative and taking help of social media to seek redressal of their problems, State Cooperative Minister Mukut Bihari Verma said here on Wednesday. Referring to a recent incident to stress his point, the minister said a local farmer facing some problems in …
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May 31, 2017 -
Why are seculars silent on Kerala beef fests: Adityanath
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has questioned the silence of secular parties over Kerala's beef festivals in protest against the Centre's decision banning the sale of cattle for slaughter from open markets. "I feel there is a lot of talk in the country to respect each others feelings and several organisations demand this in …
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May 29, 2017 -
UP molestation video goes viral, one arrested
One person was arrested in connection with the molestation of a woman by a group of men near here, after a video of the incident went viral sparking an outrage. The video clip showed 14 men molesting a woman near a forest area close to Tanda town near here. The police said the men themselves …
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May 28, 2017 -
UP molestation video goes viral, one arrested
One person was arrested in connection with the molestation of a woman by a group of men near here, after a video of the incident went viral sparking an outrage. The video clip showed 14 men molesting a woman near a forest area close to Tanda town near here. The police said the men themselves …
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May 28, 2017 -
No place for poor in India, says Rahul Gandhi
Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday reached riot-hit Saharanpur and blamed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the unrest in Uttar Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and rising unemployment in the country. “There’s no place for Dalits and poor in the country, they are being suppressed, this is happening in the entire country,” Rahul Gandhi said …
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May 27, 2017