Uttar Pradesh

Smaller, Less Populous States Made Better Vaccine Progress Than Larger Ones: Report

Business | Reported by Sakshi Bajaj, Edited by Nikita Prasad | Wednesday June 23, 2021

Uttar Pradesh - the most populous state in India, along with economically significant states such as Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, and West Bengal have not yet reached the 'safe' levels of vaccinations, according to Oxford Economics.

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra "Captain" In UP, "Is Leading Us": Salman Khurshid

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday June 23, 2021

Salman Khurshid has said it is up to Priyanka Gandhi to decide the manner in which she will present herself to the voters in the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls, but asserted that she is a "great face" and "captain" leading the party's charge in State.

Rain In Parts Of UP; Thunderstorms Likely In Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh

India News | Edited by Debjani Chatterjee | Wednesday June 23, 2021

Monsoon update: Rain and thunderstorms hit parts of Uttar Pradesh and Haryana. The weather office has warned of thundershowers and lightning in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh as well in the next 24 hours. Here are all the weather updates.

BJP Ally Demands UP Deputy Chief Minister Post For Party Boss Next Year

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday June 23, 2021

The Nishad Party, an ally of the BJP in Uttar Pradesh, has demanded that its chief Sanjay Nishad be made a deputy chief minister if the alliance wins the assembly election next year.

Mayawati, Congress Poor As Allies, Will Fight Alone: Akhilesh Yadav To NDTV

India News | Reported by Sreenivasan Jain, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Wednesday June 23, 2021

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav today ruled out any tie-up for the Uttar Pradesh election next year and said his party would join forces with like-minded smaller parties.

On CCTV, UP Girl Thrown From 2nd Floor Home Allegedly By Her Molesters

India News | Written by Alok Pandey | Wednesday June 23, 2021

Chilling CCTV footage from Uttar Pradesh's Mathura shows a 17-year-old girl falling on the road, flung from her second-floor home's balcony allegedly by three men who also molested her earlier.

2 Bodies Found In 2 Cars After Ganga Canal Desilted In UP's Muzaffarnagar

India News | Reported by Alok Pandey, Edited by Ashutosh Tripathi | Wednesday June 23, 2021

Two bodies - 55 km apart - were fished out from the Ganga canal in western Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar during a desilting process.

4 Killed, 2 Injured As Car Overturns After Hitting Road Divider In Agra

Agra News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday June 23, 2021

Four people were killed and two injured after their car rammed into a road divider and turned turtle in Uttar Pradesh's Agra district, police said on Wednesday.

4 Die In Uttar Pradesh Village After Inhaling Toxic Gas Released By Dung Cakes

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday June 22, 2021

Three members of a family among four men were found dead in the basement of a cement store in Rajpur Kesaria village under Dilari police station area, police said on Tuesday.

UP Unit Of Congress Meets To Discuss Poll Strategy

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday June 22, 2021

UPCC chief Ajay Kumar Lallu on Tuesday held a meeting of senior Congress leaders and former MLAs at the party headquarters in Lucknow to deliberate on the Congress' strategy for the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections next year.

Make Nice Move? Yogi Adityanath's 200-Metre Trip To Deputy's Home

India News | Written by Alok Pandey | Wednesday June 23, 2021

UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath travelled less than 200 metres to the home of his deputy, Keshav Maurya, ostensibly for a personal engagement but in a sure political sign the BJP is trying to project a united front with elections in months.

'Nusrat Jahan Hid Actual Marital Status': BJP MP Seeks Disqualification From Parliament

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday June 22, 2021

BJP MP from Uttar Pradesh's Badaun Sanghamitra Maurya has written to the Lok Sabha speaker, demanding disqualification of Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Nusrat Jahan for allegedly giving a false affidavit over her marital status to the Parliament.

Man Denied Boarding For Not Carrying Covid Report, Walks On Baggage Belt

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday June 22, 2021

A 36-year-old passenger from Uttar Pradesh was arrested for creating ruckus at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi after allegedly being denied boarding by the airline for not carrying a mandatory RT-PCR test report, police said.

Uttarakhand To Allow Ayurvedic Doctors Prescribe Allopathy Medicines

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday June 22, 2021

The ayurveda-versus-allopathy debate has taken a new turn with the Uttarakhand government deciding to allow ayurvedic doctors prescribe select allopathy medicines to patients in cases of emergencies.

Noida Shooting Range To Be Named After "Shooter Dadi": Yogi Adityanath

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday June 22, 2021

As a mark of respect to women power, the shooting range at the Noida stadium will be named after "Shooter Dadi" Chandro Tomar, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Tuesday.