Lucknow: UP ministers Swatantra Dev Singh and Aseem Arun on Wednesday launched a sharp attack on the Samajwadi Party and its chief Akhilesh Yadav, alleging that recruitment processes during the party’s tenure were marred by corruption, nepotism and caste-based favouritism.The ministers accused the previous SP govt of turning govt recruitments into a “system of collection…
Lucknow: Accusing the BJP of orchestrating a “quota scam” in govt recruitments to deprive the PDA community of its right to reservation, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday listed the appointment of 69,000 teachers and 22 other govt recruitments where due quota was not offered to deserving candidates.Akhilesh distributed a booklet containing details of…
UP cabinet minister Sanjay Nishad Lucknow: UP cabinet minister Sanjay Nishad on Wednesday accused Akhilesh Yadav of pursuing appeasement politics and attempting to dilute the rights of backward classes through religion-based reservation.Addressing reporters in Lucknow, Nishad alleged that the “PDA alliance” agenda of the Samajwadi Party is aimed at diverting OBC reservation benefits towards Muslims….
Chief minister Yogi Adityanath chairs a high-level review meeting on the Uttar Pradesh Data Centre Cluster (UPDCC), Project Ganga and measures to promote in-house wheat processing, in Lucknow on Wednesday Lucknow: Expressing concern over recent road accidents in districts, including Lakhimpur Kheri, Amroha, Agra and Aligarh, chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday said every human…
UP BJP chief Pankaj Chaudhary Lucknow: UP BJP chief Pankaj Chaudhary on Wednesday launched a sharp attack on SP president Akhilesh Yadav over his recently released “PDA audit” and the promise to conduct a caste census within 90 days if voted for in 2027.Chaudhary accused the SP of “family rule, caste politics and corruption” during…
Deputy chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya Lucknow: Deputy chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya on Wednesday said that the state govt has appointed ombudsmen in every district to ensure impartial investigation and timely disposal of complaints related to Mahatma Gandhi national rural employment guarantee scheme (MNREGS) works.Maurya said that any complaint regarding irregularities in the execution…
Deserted railway station as Banda experiences 48 degrees Celsius on Wednesday Lucknow: Heatwave conditions continued to grip Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday, with Banda recording 48 degrees Celsius — 4.5 units above normal and the highest in the country — prompting the India Meteorological Department (IMD) to issue a red alert for the district over the…
Lucknow: Two friends on a motorcycle were killed after being hit by a speeding unidentified truck on Kisan Path in Gosaiganj on Wednesday afternoon. One of the victims had become a father three days ago, said police.Suraj Rawat (21) and Swayam Singh (20), residents of Nizampur Majhingwa village under Sushant Golf City police limits, were…
Police in Bahraich have arrested a husband in connection with his wife’s death during a house fire BAHRAICH: Police have arrested the husband of a 41-year-old woman who died in a house fire that was allegedly set up to frame relatives in a property dispute, officials said on Wednesday.The husband was among three people arrested…
Industrial Development Minister Nand Gopal Gupta Nandi Lucknow: State’s industrial development minister Nand Gopal Gupta Nandi on Tuesday directed officials to take strict action against defaulting builders and fast-track resolution of builder-buyer disputes in Noida, while also flagging alleged irregularities in project allotments and civic contracts.Reviewing progress of various projects under the Noida Industrial Development…
