Category: Uttar Pradesh

Major initiative by the Yogi Government, expansion of the ECHS Network to benefit 18 lakh Ex-Servicemen Lucknow: The Yogi Government has taken an important step towards providing better healthcare facilities to ex-servicemen and their dependents. Under the Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS), the Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, has approved the proposal to transfer, free of cost, land belonging to Gram Panchayats and local authorities in 13 districts of the state to the Local Military Authority (LMA), Central Command, Government of India, for the establishment/construction of ECHS Polyclinics.…

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Rae Bareli: Telangana Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla visited the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Rae Bareli, along with Uttar Pradesh Food and Civil Supplies Minister Dr Manoj Kumar Pandey. During his visit, the Governor reviewed the institute’s recent progress and achievements and highlighted the importance of quality healthcare in building a healthy and developed India. A welcome programme was organised at the institute’s Multi-Purpose Hall from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm, where senior officials, doctors and staff members welcomed the Governor and the Cabinet Minister. Executive Director Dr…

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Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has emphasised that the trust of ordinary citizens in constitutional institutions is the greatest strength of democracy, calling for greater transparency, accountability and technology-driven governance to ensure that public grievances are resolved fairly and efficiently. Addressing a ceremony organised in Lucknow to mark the 50th Foundation Day of the Lokayukta Organisation, Uttar Pradesh, the Chief Minister said that good governance depended on public trust and that no institution could achieve its objectives without earning the confidence of the people. He stressed that even…

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State to Support Chambers of Over 10,000 Lawyers; Welfare Fund to Rise to ₹5 Lakh Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government has announced a series of welfare measures for advocates, including annual cashless medical insurance coverage of up to ₹5 lakh for active lawyers practising in the state’s High Court and district courts. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath made the announcements during a felicitation ceremony organised by the Allahabad High Court Bar Association in Prayagraj, where he also unveiled plans to support furniture and equipment for advocates’ chambers, increase the advocate welfare…

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Lucknow: Samajwadi Party national president and former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav met a delegation of farmers and representatives of several khaps from western Uttar Pradesh at the Samajwadi Party state headquarters in Lucknow on Monday. Samajwadi Party national secretary and former cabinet minister Rajendra Chaudhary and state president Shyam Lal Pal were also present. Interacting with the farmers, Yadav said the Samajwadi Party was “the party of farmers” and described the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections as particularly important for the farming community and its future. Yadav accused…

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Lucknow/Varanasi: The Uttar Pradesh government has suspended an executive engineer of Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam (Urban) following serious lapses in the operation of pumps at the Chowkaghat Sewage Pumping Station and the Goithaahan Sewage Treatment Plant (STP), which contributed to waterlogging in parts of Varanasi during heavy rainfall. The action followed Urban Development and Energy Minister A.K. Sharma’s inspection of waterlogged areas during his Varanasi visit on September 12 and 13. Sharma expressed strong displeasure over the situation and directed officials to ensure drainage arrangements on a war footing, stressing…

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Gonda: The Gonda branch of Marwari Yuva Manch organised a special educational service activity at the Primary and Upper Primary Schools in McCarthy Ganj on Saturday under its ‘Shiksha Saathi Abhiyan’. As part of the initiative, students were provided with essential educational supplies, including notebooks, pencils, erasers, sharpeners, pens and biscuits. According to organisation secretary Pawan Agrawal, a total of 140 children benefited from the programme. This included 80 students from the Primary School and 60 students from the Upper Primary School. During the event, members of the organisation interacted…

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Gonda: The Shrimad Bhagwat Mahapuran Gyan Yagya began in Gonda on Sunday with a grand Kalash Yatra, marking the auspicious start of the week-long religious programme organised by the Mahadev Prasad Mukut Lal Modi family. The procession began at Shri Ram Janaki Marwari Dharamshala in Rani Bazar and passed through Rani Bazar and Agrasen Chauraha before returning to the venue. Devotees danced and celebrated to devotional songs while raising chants in praise of Lord Krishna. The procession created a deeply spiritual atmosphere across the route. Renowned storyteller Acharya Balkrishna Bhargava…

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Lucknow: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday said Uttar Pradesh has moved beyond the era when the actions of an individual or a family could push the entire state into an identity, law-and-order and governance crisis. Addressing the sixth foundation day समारोह of Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences in Lucknow, he said the state is now progressing on the strength of transparency, accountability and institutional integrity. The Chief Minister said that nearly 9.5 lakh young people have secured government jobs in Uttar Pradesh over the past nine…

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