Uttar Pradesh

UP Police to install 2000 POS machines for digital payment of challans

Lucknow, June 25: A new system of digital payment of fine in challan of vehicles is going to start across Uttar Pradesh. In the first phase, 2,000 Point of Sale (POS) machines has come to implement this system. In this, 50 machines have been received by the Lucknow Traffic Department....

Uttar Pradesh

UP: 11 IAS officers shifted including LDA VC, Div Commissioner, LMC Commissioner

Lucknow, June 25: The Yogi Adityanath government of Uttar Pradesh on Saturday shifted 11 IAS officers. IAS Inderjit Singh has got a new posting as the Municipal Commissioner of the Lucknow Nagar Nigam, and Indramani Tripathi as the Vice-Chairman of Lucknow Development Authority (LDA). On the other hand, Roshan Jacob...

Uttar Pradesh

CM Yogi doles out rural residential rights document to 11 lakh families

Lucknow, June 25: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has handed over rural residential rights papers (Gharauni) to 11 lakh families digitally and 10 people directly during the program organized at Lok Bhavan on Saturday. On this occasion, CM Yogi said that by August 22, survey of more than one lakh ten...

National

Maharashtra crisis update: Curfew in Mumbai till July 10

Mumbai, June 25: A curfew was imposed in Mumbai on Saturday till July 10, and security at all-party offices has been beefed up due to the political deadlock in Maharashtra for the last five days.Despite this strictness, the office of Shiv Sena MP Shrikant Shinde was vandalised in Ulhasnagar this...

National

Amarnath Yatra all set to start from June 30 after a gap of 2 yrs

JAMMU, 25 June: After a gap of two years, Amarnath Yatra is going to start on June 30th, 2022. While speaking to media persons, Baba Amarnath & Buda Amarnath Yatri Niyas (BABA Yatri Niyas) has been working for the betterment of both Amarnath and Buda Amarnath yatras for the last...

National

PM Modi to attend G7 Summit in Germany

New Delhi, 25 June: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Germany June 26 to June 27 to attend the G7 Summit. Theme of this year’s G7 Summit, being hosted in Elmau, is “Progress towards an Equitable World”. Prime Minister will also address the Indian community during his visit. This will...

Crime Uttar Pradesh

Kanpur: Baba biryani’s family, Pak citizen booked for grabbing temples & enemy properties

Kanpur, 25 June: Mukhtar Baba, the owner of the famous Baba Biryani chain of restaurants in Kanpur, as well as his son, daughter, mother, and a Pakistani citizen Abid Rehman, has been booked in three separate First Information Reports (FIRs). The complaints were filed with the Public Grievance Cell in...

Uttar Pradesh

Lucknow: Transport Minister hikes quota for permanent DL

Lucknow, June 22: On the orders of Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Transport, Uttar Pradesh Dayashankar Singh, the Transport Department has doubled the quota of Permanent Driving License (DL) from Learning in the entire state including Lucknow. However, the increased quota will be applicable from Thursday. With this, applicants...

National

IAS Ram Vilas Yadav, facing probe in disproportionate assets case, suspended

Dehradun, June 22: The Uttarakhand government has suspended IAS officer and Additional Secretary Ram Vilas Yadav, who is facing vigilance enquiry in the case of disproportionate assets. Ram Vilas Yadav was due to retire on June 30. By issuing an order on behalf of the Personnel and Vigilance Section of...

International

Afghan earthquake kills 950; toll likely to rise; India expresses condolences

Kabul / Islamabad / Jakarta / Kuala Lumpur, 22 June: An earthquake with magnitude of 6.1 hit Afghanistan that killed 950 people on Wednesday. India expressed its condolences to the victims in Afghanistan. Ministry of External Affairs tweeted: India and to the victims and their families and to all those...

Opinion Uttar Pradesh

UP govt files reply in SC on bulldozer action

New Delhi, 22 June: The Uttar Pradesh government has filed a reply in the Supreme Court (SC) regarding the bulldozer action. The government has accused Jamiat of giving a colour to the matter. The case is to be heard on June 24 in the apex court. The UP government has...

National

Sonia Gandhi seeks more time to appear before ED

New Delhi, 22 June: Congress Chief Sonia Gandhi asked the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a letter on Wednesday to postpone her appearance for a few weeks while she fully recovers from a lung infection and Covid. The Congress president was contacted by the Enforcement Directorate on June 23 to request...

Uttar Pradesh

Lucknow: Despite global pandemic, textile exports from UP increased by 40%

Lucknow, 22 June: Indian clothing is recognized across the world and garments are exported to different countries of the world from many units of Noida and Ghaziabad. At present, the Yogi government is building an apparel park in Noida to organize most of this industry in the unorganized sector. This...

National

Race for Prez: Tribal leader Draupadi Murmu to be NDA candidate in Prez poll

New Delhi, 21 June: In the parliamentary board meeting of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), it was decided to make Draupadi Murm the candidate for the post of President from the National Democratic Alliance (NDA). Murmu’s name was announced by party president JP Nadda after a meeting of the BJP...

National

Maharashtra: Possibility of 4th split in Shiv Sena as Shinde refuses to return

Mumbai, 21 June: After 24 hours of political turmoil in Maharashtra, angry leader Eknath Shinde has categorically refused to return to Shiv Sena. This has now created a strong possibility of a fourth major split in Shiv Sena. He told the Chief Minister Thackeray in clear words that he should...

Uttar Pradesh

CM Yogi to watch blockbuster film ‘Major’

Lucknow, 21 June: Adivi Shesh, who played the lead role in the film “Major” based on Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan, who was martyred in an encounter with terrorists in the Mumbai attack, met Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday. However, the actor was accompanied by the parents of the martyr Major....

National

Race for Prez: Opposition backs Yashwant Sinha

New Delhi, June 21: Various opposition parties including the Congress have declared former minister Yashwant Sinha as joint candidate for presidential elections. The decision was taken in a meeting of opposition parties held in the Parliament House complex on Tuesday. Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh announced Sinha’s name at a...

National

Change of recruitment strategy must for modern war, says NSA

New Delhi, 21 June: The National Security Advisor (NSA) while talking about changing times in war and technology said that the whole war is undergoing a great change. NSA said that the country is going toward contactless wars & against an invisible enemy. He said technology is taking over at...

Uttar Pradesh

UP BJP targeting 50k polling booths ahead of 2024 LS polls

Lucknow, June 21: The Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) has targeted about 50,000 polling booths in Uttar Pradesh where it intends to increase its political activity in preparation for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. According to figures compiled by the party, the party won 1.28 lakh voting stations in the 2019...

Uttar Pradesh

Yogi interacts with UP board toppers in Moradabad

Moradabad, 21 June: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday interacted with the toppers of Uttar Pradesh Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad (UP Board) and also emphasized the importance of smart and quality education. While interacting with the meritorious students from the state board in Moradabad, the Chief Minister said, ?Our children are...

Uttar Pradesh

UP outreach on Agnipath scheme, coaching centers on police radar

Lucknow, June 21: In the aftermath of the initiative’s unveiling, Uttar Pradesh is enlisting the services of district army welfare boards and ex-servicemen to conduct “massive public outreach” to educate defence hopefuls about the Agnipath recruiting scheme, according to a senior police officer. “Following CM Yogi Adityanath’s directives, the police...

Uttar Pradesh

Lucknow: Light rain brings relief from heat in Lucknow, monsoon rain to arrive by weekend

Lucknow, June 21: People got some respite from the scorching heat due to light drizzle in and around Uttar Pradesh’s capital Lucknow. However, after a day or two, the weather will clear again and the temperature will rise. On Tuesday afternoon, the sky suddenly turned cloudy and after that a...

National

Zero shadow day: June 21 longest day or Summer solstice

Bhopal, June 20: According to astrological principles, Tuesday, June 21, will be the longest day of the year and the shortest night. On this day, due to being perpendicular to the Tropic of Cancer in the northern hemisphere of the Sun, the shadow of people will also disappear with it...

National

ECI takes action on 111 unrecognized political parties

New Delhi, 20 June: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has once again cracked down on Unrecognized Registered Political Parties (RUPPs). The Commission has decided to cancel the registration of 111 RUPPs today. According to a release issued by the Election Commission, these 111 RUPPs had not informed the Commission...

National

PM Modi inaugurates KSS Sanskrit Pathashala & hostel building

Mysore/New Delhi, 20 June: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday inaugurated the new building of KSS Sanskrit Pathshala and Hostel at Suttur Math in Mysore, Karnataka. Modi also released three books on the occasion. During this, the saints associated with the monastery praised the work of the Prime Minister, in...

National

2nd plea filed in SC against ‘Agnipath’ scheme

New Delhi, 20 June: The second petition has been filed in the Supreme Court against the ‘Agnipath’ scheme for the recruitment in Tri-Services. It was said in this petition that this scheme has been brought without the approval of Parliament; hence this scheme is unconstitutional and illegal. The petition has...

Uttar Pradesh

‘Bharat Bandh’ completely ineffective in UP

Lucknow, June 20: Bharat Bandh remained completely ineffective in other districts of Uttar Pradesh including Lucknow, Barabanki, Gorakhpur, Ballia on Monday. In all the districts of the state, all shops and business establishments remained open from morning till evening as usual. No untoward incident was reported till late evening. This...

Uttar Pradesh

UP: Allahabad HC transfers 619 judicial officers

Prayagraj, 20 June: The Allahabad High Court on Monday transferred a total of 619 judicial officers posted in different districts of the state from one district to another. It has been said in the transfer of all those judicial officers that they will have to hand over their charge by...

Uttar Pradesh

UP: CBI raids at 18 places including Lucknow in Enemy Property case

Lucknow, June 16: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) team conducted simultaneous raids in Enemy Property case at 18 places including Lucknow, Barabanki, and Kolkata on Thursday. According to sources, the CBI team of Lucknow has raided 14 places in Lucknow, Barabanki, New Delhi, Kolkata and one place each in...

National

Cadets to get 12th certificate from NIOS during ‘Agniveer’ job: Education Ministry

New Delhi, 16 June: Under the Agneepath scheme of the Modi government, 10th pass ‘Agniveer’ will be able to get 12th class certificate from National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) during the job. This certificate will be valid for job and higher education across the country. The Department of School...