Tag: Yogi Adityanath

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. […]

Ahmedabad: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath today termed as a “sham” Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi’s recent visits to temples in Gujarat during his recent campaign tour in the poll-bound state. Tearing into the Congress and its leadership, Adityanath also said they have no right to berate the `Gujarat model of development’. “As far as […]

New Delhi: Days after being elected to the state legislative council, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and his deputy Keshav Prasad Maurya today resigned as Lok Sabha members. A senior Lok Sabha secretariat official said the two BJP MPs submitted their resignation letters to the secretariat. While Adityanath represented the Gorakhpur Lok Sabha seat, […]

New Delhi: The inauguration of India’s first aviation university in Uttar Pradesh which was scheduled for August 18 has been postponed. The Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation University (RGNAU) at Fursatganj in Rae Bareli district was supposed to be inaugurated in the presence of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju, his deputy […]

New Delhi: Nearly a month into his tenure, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s popularity has soared with his swoop on illegal abattoirs and “anti-Romeo” drives capturing the public imagination, a survey has claimed. The decisions, that critics said were components of a larger saffron project, enjoy a high degree of popularity among the people, […]

Ayodhya's development is being envisaged as a spiritual centre, global tourism hub and sustainable smart city. The Prime Minister was informed about various upcoming and proposed infrastructure projects to improve connectivity with Ayodhya.

By Sandeep Sahu “The proof of the pudding,” they say, “is in the eating.” Well, the people of Uttar Pradesh – and the country at large – have had the chance to test the pudding for over a week now and found it utterly tasteless. Except for the congenital BJP haters, most people were willing […]

Purulia: Taking on Mamata Banerjee on her home turf, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday accused her of trying to protect a “corrupt” officer and said there could be nothing more “shameful and unconstitutional” than a chief minister staging a sit-in to prevent “secrets related to corruption” from spilling out. The BJP leader, […]

Bhawanipatna/Khurda: While the Odisha unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is going for broke to give a fillip to its electoral campaign in the State, it seems the top brass of the BJP has already chosen to play safe. Earlier, both Narendra Modi and Amit Shah and today Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, […]

When a layman says something like this, it is at least understandable, if not condonable. But when a person holding the exalted post of Governor, who is sworn to protect and uphold the Constitution, does the same, it has serious implications for democracy and the Idea of India. Meghalya Governor Tathagata Roy has disgraced not […]