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The Nirashrit Mahila Pension Yojana has emerged as a key pillar of Uttar Pradesh‘s social security framework. Through large-scale beneficiary coverage, transparent digital systems, Aadhaar-based verification, and Direct Benefit Transfer mechanisms, the Yogi Adityanath government has strengthened the implementation of the scheme and improved the delivery of welfare benefits to millions of vulnerable women. Conceptualised…

In Uttar Pradesh, in the last 9 years, the transformative journey of women and youth under Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s leadership has ushered in a new era of empowerment and self-reliance. Prior to 2017, the interests of youth and women were kept on the back burner and policies were framed as such that they fell…

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday announced that a Special Investigation Team (SIT) has been constituted to probe allegations of financial irregularities involving offerings made at the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya. LUCKNOW: Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday announced that a Special Investigation Team (SIT) has been constituted to probe allegations…

Lucknow: Advocating the appointment of a full-time CEO to oversee the Ayodhya Ram Temple’s operations, Nripendra Misra, chairman of the temple’s construction committee, on Thursday said he could vouch for the integrity of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust general secretary Champat Rai, but not for other senior members.Speaking to TOI amid the controversy over…

Lucknow: Under Mukhyamantri Samuhik Vivah Yojana, department of social welfare ensured the marriage of over 1.8 lakh couples from OBC families. An official from the department said marriages of 1,80,017 couples from OBC families were solemnised over the past nine years. In 2025-26, a total of 26,286 OBC couples were married under the scheme.Under the…

Lucknow: Citing his govt’s ‘100-year vision plan’ for Uttar Pradesh, chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday said the Congress and the Samajwadi Party can never match the BJP’s work over the past 12 years as both parties were driven by family interests while the BJP leadership treated the public as its family.Addressing an event in…

Lucknow: Building on the success of training 780 youths and enabling 585 of them to secure jobs in its licensed area of Greater Noida, Noida Power Company Limited (NPCL) is now preparing another 500 youths for employment opportunities.Under its flagship CSR initiative, “Project Saksham– Skilling & Livelihood Program,” NPCL will train 500 local youths in…

Lucknow: A sub-inspector posted at Loni Katra police station in Barabanki district has been accused of assaulting a 14-year-old boy during an attempt to intervene in a dispute between children in Daulatpur village. The boy’s family has lodged a complaint on the Chief Minister’s Jan Sunwai (public grievance) portal, seeking a fair inquiry and strict…

Lucknow: Rae Bareli police on Thursday said they have solved the murder of a 45-year-old watchman within 72 hours, arresting his cousin who allegedly killed him over an extramarital relationship with the victim’s wife.The accused — Raj Kishore — allegedly attacked Binda Prasad, a watchman employed at a Jal Jeevan Mission water tank project, while…

Lucknow: Intense hot and humid conditions continued across the state on Thursday, with Banda emerging as the country’s hottest location at 43.2 degrees Celsius.Odisha’s Boudh recorded 42.8 degrees Celsius, while Brahmapuri in Maharashtra registered 42.3 degrees Celsius. Jhansi in Uttar Pradesh and Bathinda in Punjab shared the fourth spot at 42.2 degrees Celsius.Across Uttar Pradesh,…