Tag: Yogi Adityanath

Lucknow: A woman who was promised round-the-clock security by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath after an acid attack in March was in a hospital here on Sunday after suffering another acid attack, police said. The victim sustained burn injuries on the right side of her face and shoulder when unidentified miscreants hurled acid at […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath are expected to perform Yoga along with 50,000 participants in Lucknow on June 21 to mark the third edition of the International Yoga Day. Union Minster of State for AYUSH Shripad Yesso Naik said this on Friday while addressing the inaugural session […]

Ayodhya: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday arrived here and visited the Hanuman Garhi temple. This is the first time that any Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister has visited Ayodhya since 2002. Adityanath’s visit comes a day after a CBI special court in Lucknow ordered framing of criminal conspiracy charges against Bharatiya Janata Party […]

Lucknow: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is expediting its probe in the illegal mining cases in Uttar Pradesh, with several senior IAS officials being questioned. The probe has gathered momentum after the BJP government of Yogi Adityanath came to power. The CBI has been mandated by the Allahabad High Court (HC) to look into […]

Lucknow: In yet another major rejig of the state’s bureaucracy, the Uttar Pradesh government on Friday transferred 74 IAS officials, while Sashi Prakash Goel has been appointed as Principal Secretary to Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. Sanjay Agarwal, a powerful bureaucrat in the previous Samajwadi Party regime, has been removed as the top boss of the Uttar […]

Lucknow: In its sixth reshuffle of police officials since the Yogi Adityanath-led BJP government came to power in the Uttar Pradesh in March, 67 IPS officials were transferred on Wednesday. Additional Director General of Police S.N. Rawat has been sent as ADG, Allahabad zone while Ramit Sharma, hitherto Inspector General of Police, Technical has been […]

Lucknow: Expelled Bahujan Samaj Party leader Naseemuddin Siddiqui met Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday and requested that the Z security cover provided to him be continued. In the 15-minute-long meeting, Siddiqui, who was thrown out of the BSP by Mayawati last week and subsequently released a series of audio tapes of his […]

Lucknow: In a bid to take load off students, the Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh has decided that Saturdays will be a “no bag day” in all government run primary and secondary schools, an official said. Students would engage in “joyful activities” and there would be efforts to enhance a positive relationship between the […]

Lucknow: The central government has repatriated five IAS officials who Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath wanted back to their parent cadre. The orders repatriating these officials came from the Ministry of Personnel and Training (DoPT) late on Monday, an official said. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has […]

Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government has told officials to daily monitor some 6,600 petrol pumps following allegations that they were selling less fuel at a higher price, an official said on Thursday. Chief Secretary Rahul Bhatnagar has directed all District Magistrates to update him about the checks. District officials have also been told to conduct […]

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has called for wider and more active use of social and new media for publicising work being done by the central and the state government, an official said on Thursday. The Chief Minister gave the direction during a late night review of the working of the Department of […]

Lucknow: In a fresh missive to his ministers, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has told them to declare by March 31 every year their assets and property. An official said on Tuesday that the Chief Minister had also warned the ministers against any laxity in this regard. The ministers in the Bharatiya Janata Party […]

Lucknow: Yogi Adityanath was sworn in on Sunday as Chief Minister of a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Uttar Pradesh. The 21st Chief Minister of the state was administered the oath of office and secrecy by Governor Ram Naik. Present on the occasion were Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP President Amit Shah and other senior […]

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has ordered proceedings for strict penal action against former Managing Director of UP Bridge Corporation Rajan Mittal and six others in connection with the Varanasi flyover collapse, which killed at least 15 people earlier this week. The chief minister gave these orders after a three-member team constituted to […]

Meerut: A Hindu Yuva Vahini leader today alleged it is the Muslim community’s conspiracy to increase their population to make India an Islamic nation by 2027, remarks that are likely stoke a controversy. The right-wing organisation was founded by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in 2002 and he is also the chief patron of the outfit. […]