Uttar Pradesh Government

UP Government Asks For Details Of 4 Cases Against MLA Sangeet Som

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday August 14, 2019

The Uttar Pradesh government has sought details of four cases against BJP MLA Sangeet Som, including the one related to a fake video, in which he has already been given a clean chit, a senior Muzaffarnagar district official said on Wednesday.

Muzaffarnagar Riots Cases Against MLA To Go? State Writes To Officials

India News | Written by Alok Pandey, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Tuesday August 13, 2019

The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh government has initiated steps that could lead to the withdrawal of court cases against its controversial lawmaker Sangeet Som, related to the 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots.

UP Government Enters Guinness World Record For Distributing 66,000 Plants

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday August 9, 2019

The Uttar Pradesh government on Friday said it has entered the Guinness World Records for distributing 66,000 plants simultaneously in a stipulated time frame on the 77th anniversary of the Quit India Movement.

Uttar Pradesh Government Issues Order For Setting Up Of 2 Schools For Tribals, Dalits In Sonbhadra

Education | Press Trust of India | Friday August 9, 2019

The Uttar Pradesh government has issued a directive for setting up of two residential schools for children belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the state's Sonbhadra district.

Unnao Case Updates: Unnao Rape Survivor Won't Be Shifted To Delhi For Now, Says Top Court

India News | Edited by Swati Sharma | Friday August 2, 2019

The Supreme Court on Thursday transferred all the five cases involving the Unnao rape survivor out of Uttar Pradesh to Delhi. The court also directed the Uttar Pradesh government to pay interim compensation of Rs 25 lakh to the rape survivor by today.

Yogi Adityanath Transfers 26 Officers In Late Night Reshuffle

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday July 31, 2019

The Uttar Pradesh government transferred 26 IAS officers, including Principal Secretary (Home) Arvind Kumar, in a late night reshuffle on Tuesday, a statement said.

Officers, Employees In UP Prisons Prohibited From Using Mobile Phones

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday July 30, 2019

The Uttar Pradesh government has prohibited the use of mobile phones in jails for officers and employees. Jail superintendents and jailors, however, are allowed to use their closed user group numbers.

Unnao Rape Case Highlights: Home Minister Must Respond, Says Congress

India News | Edited by Prionka Jha | Wednesday July 31, 2019

The police personnel in charge of the security of the Unnao rape survivor had informed jailed BJP legislator Kuldeep Sengar of her movements, the First Information Report filed a day after her accident notes. 

Top UP Officers Take Chopper Ride To Shower Flowers On Kanwar Pilgrims

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday July 30, 2019

In keeping with the novel practice started by the Uttar Pradesh government last year, Kanwar pilgrims were on Monday showered with flower petals from helicopter in Ghaziabad by top administrative officials.

UP Government Ready For CBI Probe Into Unnao Woman's "Accident": Top Cop

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday July 29, 2019

The Uttar Pradesh government is ready for a CBI probe into the accident of the woman from Unnao, who had accused a BJP legislator of rape, if a request is made, the state police chief said on Monday.

UP Government Denied Permission To Close 74 Cases In Muzaffarnagar Riots

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday July 24, 2019

Despite the Uttar Pradesh government seeking closure of 74 cases relating to the 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots, it has failed to get courts' permission to withdraw even a single case, a senior official said on Wednesday.

Order Asking UP Teachers To Click Selfies To Mark Attendance Withdrawn

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday July 23, 2019

An order asking government primary school teachers in Uttar Pradesh to follow a new attendance rule and click selfies to mark their daily attendance has been withdrawn, the government said today.

Ravi Kishan Counters Akhilesh Yadav In Lok Sabha Over Honorarium Award

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday July 23, 2019

Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav this morning told the Lok Sabha that BJP's Ravi Kishan received an honorarium from the Uttar Pradesh government, a claim refuted by the actor-turned-politician.

Rainwater Harvesting To Be Mandatory In New UP Buildings, Says Minister

Lucknow News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday July 23, 2019

In a bid to tackle the problem of depleting groundwater level, the Uttar Pradesh government is going to make it mandatory for new residential and commercial buildings to have provisions of rainwater harvesting.

Government Trying To Protect Accused Who Shot Dead 10 In UP: Congress

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday July 20, 2019

The Congress alleged on Saturday that the Uttar Pradesh government was trying to protect the accused in the Sonbhadra clash and instead of ensuring justice, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath was targeting party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who was detained on her way to meet the victims.