Category: Uttar Pradesh

Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee celebrated the 137th birth anniversary of India’s first Prime Minister and Bharat Ratna awardee Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru as Children’s Day at its state headquarters in Lucknow on Saturday. The programme began with floral tributes to Nehru by Rajendra Pal Gautam, Congress in-charge for Uttar Pradesh and former minister; UP Congress Committee president and MLA Aradhana Mishra ‘Mona’; AICC secretaries and state co-in-charges Abhishek Dutt, Kunal Chaudhary, Jagdish Chandra Jangid, Sanjeev Arya, Varun Chaudhary and Abdul Hannan; Congress Legislature Party leader Virendra Chaudhary; and MP…

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At meeting in Lucknow, SP chief assigns responsibilities to leaders from 86 reserved constituencies and urges workers to remain alert to BJP’s political strategies Lucknow: Samajwadi Party national president and former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has set the target of winning the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, assigning responsibilities to party cadres and organisational leaders at a meeting held at the party’s state headquarters in Lucknow. The meeting was attended by party cadres, assembly presidents from 86 reserved constituencies, block in-charges and prominent district-level leaders. Addressing the gathering,…

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Padma Shri Malini Awasthi’s soulful performance marks Uttar Pradesh Sangeet Natak Akademi’s Foundation Day celebrations Lucknow: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that India’s folk traditions and cultural heritage form the true strength of its cultural identity, emphasising the need to preserve traditional art forms, music and indigenous instruments for future generations. Addressing the foundation day celebrations of the Uttar Pradesh Sangeet Natak Akademi at Sant Gadge Ji Maharaj Auditorium in Lucknow, the Chief Minister said Uttar Pradesh has a rich legacy of folk arts that represents the collective memories and…

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Lucknow: Police have recreated the crime scene at the flat of Shraddha Dubey in Lucknow’s Hazratganj area to establish whether businessman Shiva Sharma jumped from the fourth floor or was pushed to his death. A forensic team conducted the exercise on Friday at Avadh Green Apartments, where the incident took place on October 9. Using a dummy matching Sharma’s height and physical build, the team simulated three different ways in which a person could fall from the fourth-floor flat. Forensic experts examined the circumstances both inside the apartment and at…

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Lucknow: Political tensions between the Samajwadi Party (SP) and the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) are escalating ahead of the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, with SP chief Akhilesh Yadav and AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi now exchanging political attacks through couplets and poetry. The latest exchange began after Akhilesh took an indirect swipe at Owaisi in a post on social media platform X, accusing some politicians of visiting Uttar Pradesh only during elections and disappearing once the polls are over. Without naming anyone, Akhilesh described such leaders as political opportunists…

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Lucknow: The president of the State Employees Joint Council, accompanied by its General Secretary Aruna Shukla, met Uttar Pradesh Chief Secretary S.P. Goyal at his office on the occasion of Diwali and extended festive greetings. During the meeting, the council representatives presented the Chief Secretary with a sapling under the campaign ‘Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam’ in recognition of his commitment to environmental conservation. Goyal conveyed Diwali greetings to state government employees and wished them happiness, peace and prosperity. The council representatives appreciated the Chief Secretary’s approach towards employee welfare…

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Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday strongly criticised those describing people from Uttarakhand as infiltrators, saying that people who associate themselves with Bangladeshi and Pakistani infiltrators were questioning the identity and patriotism of the people of Devbhoomi. Addressing the Uttarakhand Mahotsav 2026 at Pandit Govind Ballabh Pant Upvan in Lucknow, Yogi said Uttarakhand had made an invaluable contribution to India’s cultural heritage and national security. He described the allegations against people from the hill state as a reflection of divisive thinking. Recalling that Pandit Govind Ballabh Pant,…

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Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh politics witnessed a new political development ahead of the 2027 Assembly elections, with All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi and Azad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram) president Chandrashekhar Azad announcing an alliance called the Social Transformation Front (SPM) on Thursday. At a joint press conference in Lucknow, Owaisi declared Chandrashekhar Azad as the alliance’s chief ministerial candidate. The two leaders said the front would seek to bring Dalits, Muslims, backward communities and other disadvantaged sections onto a common political platform. The alliance could introduce new electoral…

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Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh is set to become a manufacturing base for bulldozers and tractors, with global industrial equipment manufacturer CNH Industrial establishing a new manufacturing plant in the Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA) region. The ground-breaking ceremony for the proposed facility, spread across 100 acres and involving an investment of more than ₹1,200 crore, was held on Thursday. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath addressed the event through video conferencing and said the project would strengthen Uttar Pradesh’s position in the manufacturing sector. Referring to bulldozers as a brand associated with…

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