Uttar Pradesh News Headlines in English

Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel on Saturday prorogued the monsoon session of the UP Assembly. The governor, exercising the powers under Article 174 of the Constitution, prorogued the monsoon session, which was the second session this year of the 18th UP Assembly. The session commenced on September 19 and concluded on September

Staying ahead of the opposition parties, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party has started preparations for the urban local body elections. The BJP has appointed conveners for urban local body polls and election in-charge for each of the 17 nagar nigams. The BJP has drafted ministers and senior office-bearers of the party for

Expressing concern over the ever-increasing gap between rich and poor in the country, former chief minister of Uttar Pradesh and Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati said the private capital of industrialists in the country was increasing due to the grace of the government. Mayawati tweeted on Saturday and said, "Due to

In a bizarre incident, a 15-year-old boy allegedly killed his 16-year-old classmate, suspecting that his best friend was ogling at his sister. The body of the teenager was found in an orchard in Dhampur town of Bijnor. Police said the accused was detained on Friday. Giving this information on Saturday, Dhampurs Circle

The Bijnor police have served notices on 60 people seeking Rs 57 lakh for damages caused during the anti-CAA/NRC protests, officials said on Saturday. Nehtaur police station SHO Pankaj Tomar said the mob allegedly damaged government property and set a police jeep on fire during the protests on December 20, 2019. He

With old Congressmen already sidelined or forced to quit the party ever since Priyanka Gandhi Vadra took charge of the party affairs in Uttar Pradesh, leaders who deserted Bahujan Samaj Party to join the Congress have once again been given prominence over the old warriors. The appointments have come months after

Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav, on Saturday, took a jibe at the Bharatiya Janata Party after Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the 5G telecom services in Delhi. Akhilesh Yadav, also the leader of opposition in UP Assembly, said under the BJP rule people are already getting the benefit of 5G. In a

The Uttar Pradesh government, to ensure all-round and balanced socio-economic progress, is presently working on policies to enable a conducive and attractive environment for the global investor fraternity. In this direction, a new Industrial Investment and Employment Promotion Policy-2022 has been formulated after consultations with all stakeholder and analysis of the

The Uttar Pradesh Defence Industrial Corridor has reached another milestone with the state's expressway authority, which is also the nodal agency for the project, giving its approval for starting the bidding process online for the creation of defence testing infrastructure in the state. The approval was granted at the 78th board meeting

Former IAS officer and president of social organisation Bahujan Bharat, Kunwar Fateh Bahadur, congratulated Akhilesh Yadav on being re-elected as the national president of Samajwadi Party. He said that Akhilesh Yadav had reiterated his resolve to save the Constitution and protect the interests of Bahujan samaj and had shown a resolve

Reiterating the state government's policy of zero-tolerance against crime and criminals, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday said that those who put the lives of common man in danger through supply of poisonous liquor were today cooling their heels in prison. The chief minister said that the Excise Department

In a suspected case of honour killing, the body of a 20-year-old youth was found on the railway track in Farrukhabad on Friday morning, according to the police. The deceased was identified as Suraj Yadav, a native of Nekpur Kala under Kotwali Fatehgarh. According to the police, the body was found on