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Uttar Pradesh Cabinet Minister Baby Rani Maurya Firozabad: Uttar Pradesh Cabinet Minister Baby Rani Maurya had a close shave when a truck driver lost control over the vehicle and hit her car on the Agra-Lucknow Expressway on Friday night, an official said. The state women's welfare and child development minister was returning to Lucknow after attending programmes in Hathras when the incident occurred near the 56th kilometre mark in Firozabad, Sirsaganj's SDM Anivesh Kumar said. Around 8:40 pm
Lucknow, Jun 28 (PTI) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath chaired a high-level review meeting here on Saturday and directed officials to transform the plantation campaign into a statewide people's movement. The chief minister's remarks come ahead of the upcoming Van Mahotsav in July. Launching the logo of 'Vriksharopan Maha Abhiyan 2025', Adityanath announced an ambitious goal of planting more saplings on a single day than the total population of Uttar Pradesh, the Uttar Pradesh government said in a statement. "The campaign, themed 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam', represents a collective push ...Read More >
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate Samrat Samprati Museum at Koba Tirth in Gandhinagar on March 31, coinciding with Mahavir Janmakalyanak. Named after Samrat Samprati Maharaj (224 to 215 BC), the grandson of Samrat Ashoka and a great figure of Jainism and a preacher of non-violence, the museum showcases the historical, cultural and spiritual legacy of Jainism, a statement by organisers said. Its seven wings, each dedicated to different and unique aspects of India's traditions, offer v ...Read More >
Chandigarh: Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini on Tuesday said the state govt was consistently working to provide better resources to the doctors and quality healthcare services to the citizens.He mentioned that medical colleges were being established in every district.While there were only six medical colleges in 2014, the number has now increased to 15, and nine new colleges are under construction. As a result, MBBS seats in the state increased from 700 in 2014 to 2,185, at present. The state govt aims to increase the MBBS seats to over 3,400 by 2029, said Saini.The CM was addressing a ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 28 (PTI) India's gains from importing discounted Russian oil are estimated to be just USD 2.5 billion per annum, significantly lower than the previously speculated range of USD 10-25 billion, a research report said on Thursday. Stopping Russian oil imports would force India, the world's third-largest oil importer and consumer, to rely on limited alternatives, potentially driving global crude prices up to USD 100 per barrel amid rising demand and tight supply. "Benefit from Russian oil imports is way less than exaggerated media numbers," brokerage CLSA said in a report. While ...Read More >
LUCKNOW: Following the Yamuna Expressway accident, which claimed 13 lives in the Mathura stretch, UP CM Yogi Adityanath reviewed expressway safety with NHAI and state highway officials on Wednesday. He ordered stricter measures to avert any such incident in future under foggy conditions. CM directed the authorities concerned to increase patrolling, field inspections, deployment of teams at all black spots, installation of reflectors, and 24×7 availability of cranes and ambulances on expressways. The highway authorities in the state intensified safety measures on expressways and national hig ...Read More >
New Delhi: Traffic in central Delhi will be affected on Thursday as the traffic police has issued an advisory due to the Janmashtami and Tazia processions.According to police, the traffic movement in Paharganj is likely to be affected from 1.30pm in view of the shobha yatra for Janmashtami and the Tazia procession.The Janmashtami procession will start from Mandir Shri Banke Bihari Ji in Paharganj's Sangatrasan Bazar and pass through Desh Bandhu Gupta Road, Chuna Mandi, Main Bazar, Munja Chowk and Arakashan Road. The Tazia procession will start from Ajmeri Gate and proceed through Pul Paharganj ...Read More >
VARANASI: A couple riding a motorcycle with their one-year-old child died on the spot when a dumper ran over the trio near Bhiti police outpost in the Ramnagar police station area on Wednesday afternoon. The accident led to chaos in the area.After taking stock of the accident site, ACP (Kotwali) Atul Anjan Tripathi stated that the killed couple were identified as Om Prakash Singh (31) of Mirzapur and Mamta Singh (21). They were going to the place of Mamta's parents in the Dulhipur area of Chandau ...Read More >
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], October 7 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath distributed sewing machines, laptops, and certificates to approximately 250 participants at the 14th session of the Sewing, Embroidery, and Computer Training Centre, which is operated by the Kashi Annapurna Anna Kshetra Trust. The event took place at the Annapurna Rishikul Brahmacharyashram Sanskrit College in Shivpur on Monday, underscoring the government's commitment to supporting skill development among young people, as stated in the release. Also Read | Khagen Murmu Attacked: Lok Sabha Speaker ...Read More >
Lucknow, Jul 3 (PTI) The Uttar Pradesh cabinet on Thursday approved the construction of a controlled-access greenfield link expressway between the Agra-Lucknow Expressway and the Purvanchal Expressway, according to a statement. The project, approved in a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, aims to enhance connectivity across major regional corridors. UP's Industrial Development Minister Nand Gopal Gupta ''Nandi'' said, the expressway would form an essential part of Uttar Pradesh's emerging expressway grid, interlinking existing and upcoming corridors such as the Agra-Lucknow E ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday announced the provisional attachment of assets worth approximately ₹131.45 crore in Spain, including a luxury yacht and immovable properties, under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). These assets belong to Pavel Prozorov, a Spanish national and the alleged mastermind behind the unauthorised forex trading platform OctaFX. The attached assets comprise a commercial Italian-model luxury yacht cruising in the Western Mediterranean, a minijet boat, a luxury car, and two residential properties in Spain. The ED's probe was launched ...Read More >
Bhopal, June 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Senior BJP leader and Madhya Pradesh Cabinet Minister for Urban Development, Housing and Parliamentary affairs, Kailash Vijayvargiya stirred controversy on Thursday with remarks disapproving of women wearing short outfits, asserting that such a trend is a foreign concept of beauty and not aligned with Indian tradition. A six-time legislator and a state government minister, Vijayvargiya emphasised that in Indian culture, women are regarded as a form of Goddess and should dress in a manner that reflects grace and dignity. Comparing cultural perspectives, he stat ...Read More >
New Delhi: Water minister Parvesh Verma said on Thursday that he had visited the Nabi Karim area of Ballimaran Assembly constituency, where he met residents and inspected local infrastructure, including drainage and water supply systems.The minister said that there were long-standing civic challenges in the locality. He said that assured citizens of immediate corrective measures and inclusive development without any bias.Speaking after the inspection, Verma said: "In areas like Ramnagar, Bagichi Raghunath, and Bhadbhuje Wali Gali, many families were denied basic civic amenities for years, not ...Read More >
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday said the quality of police investigation has decreased and it needs to be improved. "Although it is a matter of relief that the crime rate in the state has decreased, the quality of police investigation has decreased, and this needs to be improved," Karnataka CM said. He gave these instructions after holding a meeting of senior police officers and a progress review meeting of the police department at the office of the State Director General of Police. He mentioned that although the accused in the robbery case in Bidar is known, he h ...Read More >
Firozabad (Uttar Pradesh) [India], October 25 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Minister for Women Welfare and Child Development, Baby Rani Maurya, narrowly escaped a road accident on the Agra-Lucknow Expressway on Friday night. The cabinet minister was travelling to Lucknow after attending various official programs in Hathras district when the incident occurred. The accident took place near the 56th kilometre mark in Firozabad district, where traffic from both sides of the highway was diverted onto a single lane. A truck was travelling ahead of Rani Maurya's vehicle when suddenly one of its tyres burst. ...Read More >
Firozabad (UP), Oct 27 (PTI) Days after Uttar Pradesh minister Baby Rani Maurya escaped unhurt when a truck collided with her car on the Agra-Lucknow Expressway, an FIR has been registered in the matter naming UPEIDA officials and the truck driver among the accused, police said on Monday. The incident occurred on Thursday night in Firozabad district, when the women and child welfare minister was travelling from Hathras to Lucknow. Though the vehicle was damaged, Maurya was unhurt, they said. According to police, the complaint in the case was lodged on Sunday at the Naseerpur police station b ...Read More >
Firozabad (UP), Jun 28 (PTI) Three people died when a private bus collided with a truck on the Agra-Lucknow Expressway in the Firozabad district on Saturday morning, police said. Circle Officer (CO) Anivesh Kumar said that the bus going from Delhi to Jalaun collided with a truck loaded with tiles on the Agra-Lucknow Expressway in Nagla Khangar police station area, in which three people died on the spot. He said that the injured passengers have been admitted to Saifai Medical College. The CO said that one of the deceased has been identified as Vijendra Pappu and efforts are on to identify th ...Read More >
Lucknow: Senior Samajwadi Party leader and former minister Gayatri Prajapati was attacked by a fellow inmate inside Lucknow Jail on Tuesday. The scuffle took place within the jail premises, after which prison authorities launched an internal inquiry. According to a statement issued by Dr Ramdhani, DIG Prisons, Lucknow Range, the incident occurred after Prajapati allegedly used abusive language towards another inmate, Vishwas Rajput. In response, Vishwas attacked Prajapati using a sharp object inside the cell. DIG Prisons clarified that the incident was not premeditated and dismissed any spec ...Read More >
Pune: The ongoing pre-non-interlocking and non-interlocking works to develop the Hadapsar railway station would affect trains' movement in the Daund-Pune section this week from Thursday till Sunday. A total of 17 trains, including DEMUs from Pune to Daund and Baramati to Pune, Pune-Harangul Express (01487), Harangul-Pune Express (01488), Solapur-Pune Intercity Superfast Express (12169) and Pune-Solapur Intercity Express (12170), would remain cancelled on Sunday (July 20), a railway official said. Jodhpur-Hadapsar Superfast Express (20495) would be short-terminated at the Pune railway station f ...Read More >
Hyderabad, July 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Friday urged his Andhra Pradesh counterpart, N. Chandrababu Naidu, not to obstruct Telangana's irrigation projects He appealed to the neighbouring state not to obstruct Telangana's crucial irrigation initiatives, including the Palamuru-Rangareddy Lift Irrigation Scheme, as well as the Dindi, Kalwakurthy, Bheema, Nettempadu, and Koilsagar projects. "We demand Andhra Pradesh not to block our projects. We seek cooperation. If our appeals are ignored, we will fight and achieve our goal. I am ready to lead this battl ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) Reacting to the declaration of RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav as Mahagathbandhan Chief Ministerial candidate for the upcoming Bihar Assembly election, Uttar Pradesh Cabinet Minister and BJP leader Jaiveer Singh on Friday said the people of Bihar are "not in a mood to tolerate Lalu's family once again." Speaking to IANS, Jaiveer Singh said, "The entire state of Bihar witnessed what it was like 20 years ago -- the jungle raj, hooliganism, looting, and illegal land encroachments that defined Lalu's era. The people of Bihar remember it well. The consequences of that ...Read More >
Addressing the 'Dhanyavaad Evam Viksit Faridabad Rally' here, Saini said significant work has been carried out over the past 11.5 years in infrastructure, connectivity, industry, Smart City development, metro expansion and digital services. According to an official statement, the projects include the construction of a rest house at ₹50.61 crore, a dispensary-cum-chief medical officer office at ₹41.70 crore, laying of sewerage lines at ₹25 crore, and a school building in Old Faridabad at ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Three young women on their way to participate in Rath Yatra celebrations in Puri on Saturday died after they were run over by a bus on a highway connecting Bhubaneswar and the coastal pilgrim town, police said. The incident took place near Pipili over a bridge when the three women, who were travelling on a two-wheeler, were hit by a motorcycle following which they fell down on the road and came under the wheels of a government bus. While two women died on the spot, the third woman succumbed to her injuries while being taken to Pipili community health centre, Pipili police station ...Read More >
Mandya (Karnataka) [India], July 19 (ANI): A vehicle in the convoy of Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar overturned on the Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway near Mandya district on Saturday, leaving two police personnel injured. Shivakumar, who was following the escort vehicle in his own car, was unharmed in the incident, said officials. Also Read | Chandan Mishra Murder: 5 Held in West Bengal, Prime Suspects Manage to Flee, Say Police. The incident occurred near Goudahalli-T.M. Hosur when the escort vehicle struck a divider and overturned while escorting DCM Shivakumar, who was return ...Read More >
"There has been a clear pattern, while a few individuals received preferential treatment, vast sections of the population were ignored. In areas like Ramnagar, Bagichi Raghunath, and Bhadbhuje Wali Gali, many families were denied basic civic amenities for years not because of a lack of resources, but because of their religion," alleged Verma. There was no immediate response available from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) or Hussain on Verma's charges. The water minister added that "previous government ...Read More >
Digha/Kolkata: Why were those speaking Bengali "being tortured across the country every day", CM Mamata Banerjee said on Thursday. Speaking in Digha, where she has gone to attend the first Rath Yatra of the newly inaugurated Jagannath temple, the CM spoke of Bengali-speaking migrant workers being detained at two places in Odisha.Asking Odisha "not to be jealous", Banerjee said while she respected the Puri Jagannath temple, she expected the same respect for the Digha Jagannath temple."I learnt that in Cuttack, 100 Bengali migrant workers were kept in detention camps. In Balasore, 17 are stuck. ...Read More >
The incident took place on Sunday evening. Thousands of vehicles passed the Fatehabad toll plaza on the Agra-Lucknow Expressway without paying a toll on Sunday after employees went on a strike and opened the gates for free movement, over the denial of a Diwali bonus. Visuals from the spot showed the vehicles cross the toll both without any tax payment in an unprecedented incident that is believed to have caused losses worth several lakhs of rupees to the Union Government. The Expressway serves ...Read More >
Lucknow, Dec 14 (PTI) Union Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary was on Sunday named the new president of the BJP's Uttar Pradesh unit, with his election being formally announced by Union Minister Piyush Goyal here. The announcement was made in the presence of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Deputy Chief Ministers Keshav Prasad Maurya and Brajesh Pathak. Chaudhary filed his nomination for the post on Saturday and was the sole candidate in the fray. He submitted the papers to former Union minister and BJP state election officer Mahendra Nath Pandey and central election observer V ...Read More >
Lucknow, Oct 17 (PTI) Uttar Pradesh ministers Keshav Prasad Maurya and Asim Arun on Friday said Congress leader Rahul Gandhi meeting the family of of Hariom Valmiki -- a Dalit lynched in Raebareli earlier this month -- was "political drama" and "political tourism", not genuine concern for the victims. In a post on 'X', Deputy Chief Minister Maurya wrote in Hindi, "Shri Rahul Gandhi ji, you should be ashamed. This is nothing but your photo-op programme." He said the government prioritised treating people's fair treatment and security. "Several people involved in the case have already been arre ...Read More >
Ayodhya: In a dazzling display of devotion and national pride, the sacred city of Ayodhya marked this Diwali with a record-breaking Deepotsav celebration that lit up the ghats of the Saryu River and reignited political tempers across the spectrum. The city etched its name into the annals of history by setting two Guinness World Records -- 26.17 lakh earthen lamps (diyas) illuminated the riverbanks, while 2,128 devotees performed a synchronised aarti, creating a spectacle of spiritual fervour and visual splendour. A Guinness World Records certificate was formally conferred, underscoring Ayodh ...Read More >
Mumbai: While the Nagpur-Mumbai Samruddhi Expressway is now fully operational, a crucial extension of the Mumbai-Nashik Highway from four to eight lanes over a 23-km stretch between Magathane and Vadpe remains incomplete -- even after more than four years of work. The project, whose revised deadline was Feb 2025, continues to be behind schedule.The widening of this stretch was supposed to be completed before the Samruddhi Expressway was opened, in order to accommodate the anticipated surge in traffic. Now that the expressway is live, vehicles from Mumbai and Thane traveling towards Nashik via ...Read More >