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Can't Build New Century with Old Laws: PM Modi's Pitch on Reforms Amid Farmers' Protest
Launching the Agra metro rail project through video conference, Modi said the reforms carried out by his government are also getting reflected in election results.
Unfortunate SP Hasn't Responded to My Call for Unity Among Socialist Parties: Shivpal Yadav
Former UP minister and president of Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party (Lohia) Shivpal Yadav said he was working to strengthen the organisation and a 'padayatra' of villages across UP will begin from December 24.
BSP Supremo Mayawati Appoints Bhim Rajbhar as New UP Chief, Replacing Munkad Ali
A resident of Mau district, Bhim Rajbhar belongs to the Most Backward Class category and his appointment is aimed at bringing the MBCs closer to the party.
Counting of Votes for Bypolls in 7 UP Assembly Seats on Tuesday
Barring Malhani, which was with the SP, the other seats were in the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) kitty. At a hurriedly convened virtual press conference, SP chief Akhilesh Yadav on Monday accused the BJP of indulging in "rigging, fraud and whatever it c...
Political Parties Lock Horns in UP for Crucial Bypolls on 7 Seats
Unnao’s Bangarmau seat was held by former BJP MLA Kuldeep Sngh Sengar, but fielding someone not related to Sengar or his family will be the litmus test for BJP in retaining this seat.
UP Govt to Set Up Language Labs at Polytechnics in 10 Districts to Benefit Student in Getting Jobs
The chief minister in a tweet said that it has been seen that owing to weak communication skills, students did not feel confident and this lab will benefit them.
UP Assembly Speaker Asks Principal Secy to Look into Plea Seeking Disqualification of BSP's Mukhtar Ansari
UP Assembly Speaker Hriday Narayan Dikshit asked the principal secretary to look into a plea seeking disqualification of Ansari on grounds of being absent from House proceedings without permission since its constitution in 2017.
Rajya Sabha Polls: BJP Announces 8 Candidates from UP, One from Uttarakhand
Earlier this month the Election Commission had announced elections to 10 Rajya Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh and one in Uttarakhand, falling vacant on November 25.
Three Dalit Girls Attacked with Acid in UP’s Gonda, Accused Arrested after Encounter with Police
The girls have been admitted to the district hospital in Gonda. The eldest sister has suffered around 30% burn injuries, according to doctors.
'Even Saint No Longer Safe Under Saint's Govt': Mayawati Takes Dig at CM Yogi over Attack on Priest in Gonda
Mayawati condemned the incident in Gonda where a priest was shot at by some miscreants and admitted to a hospital on Saturday evening in a land dispute.
UP CM Yogi Says Visionless Oppn Indulging in Propaganda, Recent Incident Stand Testimony
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said as the opposition has nothing to offer to people, it is indulging in propaganda.
'President Kovind, a Dalit, Must Intervene': Mayawati Demands CBI or SC-Monitored Probe in Hathras Rape
A Dalit woman was allegedly raped at a village in Uttar Pradesh’s Hathras by four men on September 14. After her condition deteriorated, she was referred to Delhi’s Safdarjung Hospital where she breathed her last on Tuesday.
UP Congress Chief Placed Under House Arrest Ahead of Rahul Gandhi's Visit to Hathras
According to party spokesperson Anshu Awasthi, police personnel have been stationed outside Lallu’s house and he is not being allowed to venture outside.
Empowered to Make Arrests & Conduct Searches Sans Warrants, Yogi Govt Nod to Special Security Force
The court will not take cognisance against SSF employees without the permission of the government. The SSF will look into the security of key government buildings and industrial establishments.
Former Samajwadi Party Minister Gayatri Prajapati Booked for Criminal Intimidation
Prajapati had been arrested in 2017 on the rape charge and recently bailed out for two months on medical grounds.
SP MLC Becomes 3rd UP Leader to Succumb to Covid-19, Another Contracts Virus Again
SRS Yadav was among the senior leaders and advisors of the Samajwadi Party and had also worked with SP patriarch Mulayam Singh and party national president Akhilesh Yadav.