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The Uttar Pradesh government has launched a Rs 403-crore "Dr B R Ambedkar Murti Vikas Yojana" to beautify, develop and maintain statues of Ambedkar in all 403 Assembly constituencies. Cleared by the Cabinet Tuesday, each constituency will get Rs 1 crore for 10 statues under the scheme. This comes a day after Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced that 'protective umbrellas' will be installed over statues of Ambedkar and other such icons across the state Instructions have also been given to p ...Read More >
LUCKNOW: The Uttar Pradesh government has launched a '403-crore "Dr B R Ambedkar Murti Vikas Yojana" to beautify, develop and maintain statues of Dr BR Ambedkar across all 403 Assembly constituencies in the state, in what is being seen as a Dalit outreach move. The scheme, cleared by the Cabinet on Tuesday, will allocate Rs 1 crore per constituency for up to 10 statues. It was announced a day after Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath spoke about installing protective canopies over statues of Dr Ambe ...Read More >
Lucknow: Taking a major step towards preserving the legacy of great personalities in Uttar Pradesh, the Yogi government has decided to develop 10 memorials in every Vidhan Sabha constituency. In a Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, approval was granted to the 'Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Murti Vikas Yojana'. Under this scheme, the preservation and security of statues of great personalities, social reformers, and cultural icons will be ensured. As part of the initiative, the Yogi ...Read More >
Lucknow: Social welfare minister Asim Arun attacked Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, terming his visit nothing more than political tourism. The minister said this was not a caste-based crime. "The incident in Fatehpur was extremely tragic and sensitive, but linking it to caste was unfortunate," he said, stressing that the accused included people who did not know the victim's caste. "Rahul is unsuccessfully trying to give it a caste-based twist," he said. Arun said that Gandhi was engaged in tear-sh ...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 treati ...Read More >
Lucknow, Oct 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Uttar Pradesh is fast emerging as a leading state in setting up new benchmarks in administrative excellence, and the state government's Social Welfare Department is leading the drive by enhancing transparency through the digital training 'Mission Karamyogi'. Through digital learning, 'Mission Karmayogi' is emerging as a powerful catalyst for capacity building and improved governance in Uttar Pradesh. According to Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Social ...Read More >
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], September 27 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday took a veiled dig at the Samajwadi Party in the state and accused it of family and caste based politics and alleged that the state was made bimar (weak). Everyone knows how Uttar Pradesh development was halted because of family (dynastic) and caste based (casteist) politics, how rioting destroyed the businesses in Uttar Pradesh, how the corrupt system made the bureaucracy handicapped, a ...Read More >
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], September 27 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday took a veiled dig at the Samajwadi Party in the state and accused it of "family and caste based politics" and alleged that the state was made "bimar" (weak). "Everyone knows how Uttar Pradesh's development was halted because of family (dynastic) and caste based (casteist) politics, how rioting destroyed the businesses in Uttar Pradesh, how the corrupt system made the bureaucracy handica ...Read More >
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], September 26 (ANI): UP Minister Anil Rajbhar strongly condemned "I Love Mohammad" protest in Bareilly, saying that "these are people with a mindset that cannot digest India's and UP's development". His remarks come after a group of people pelted stones during a protest after Friday prayers in Bareilly, prompting the police to resort to lathi charge and detain several of them. Protestors had gathered outside the Ala Hazrat Dargah and the residence of Ittehad-e-M ...Read More >
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh legislative assembly Speaker Satish Mahana requested leaders of all the parties to cooperate in the smooth conduct of the monsoon session beginning Monday."Dialogue and positive discussions strengthen democracy within the parliamentary system. As the largest legislative assembly in the country, its proceedings set an example for other legislatures," Mahana said. He appealed to all the leaders to express their views within the bounds of decorum and parliamentary dignity and ...Read More >
Moradabad (UP), Aug 1 (PTI) The Moradabad district administration has cancelled the allotment of a government bungalow granted to former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mulayam Singh Yadav. The Samajwadi Party (SP) has been asked to vacate the premises within 30 days. The bungalow, located in the posh Civil Lines area near the Police Training College (PTC II), was allotted to the SP patriarch 31 years ago. Spread across nearly 1,000 square meters on Nazul land, the property serves as the local S ...Read More >
Lucknow, Aug 1 (PTI) The Uttar Pradesh government on Friday suspended Jay Kishan Singh, the private secretary to Minister Asim Arun, following a molestation complaint filed by a woman employee. The suspension, ordered under the Uttar Pradesh Government Servant (Discipline and Appeal) Rules, 1999, was effective immediately, officials said. The action was taken after Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Social Welfare Asim Arun brought the complaint to the government's attention. The comp ...Read More >
Varanasi: The Central govt will organise a two-day 'Youth Spiritual Summit' on the theme 'Drug-Free Youth for a Developed India' in Varanasi on Saturday and Sunday."Over 500 young representatives from 100 spiritual and socio-cultural organisations across the country will take part in the summit organised by Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. It aims to promote the collective national resolve inherent in India's spiritual heritage," a PIB release said.Dignitaries, including the Himachal Prades ...Read More >
Kolkata: Bandhan Bank's net profit in the first quarter of FY 2026 recorded a 65% slump at Rs 372 crore compared with Rs 1,063 crore posted in the year-ago period. Partha Pratim Sengupta, MD and CEO of the bank, attributed the decline to stress in microfinance asset.Even though the bank's total business grew by 11% to Rs 2.8 lakh crore last year, a 119% rise in provisions due to write-offs and high slippages in the microfinance book brought its Q1 net profit down, Sengupta said. "The loan book c ...Read More >
Varanasi: The Central govt will organise a two-day 'Youth Spiritual Summit' on the theme 'Drug-Free Youth for a Developed India' in Varanasi on Saturday and Sunday."Over 500 young representatives from 100 spiritual and socio-cultural organisations across the country will take part in the summit organised by Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. It aims to promote the collective national resolve inherent in India's spiritual heritage," a PIB release said.Dignitaries, including the Himachal Prades ...Read More >
Noida, Jul 4 (PTI) Police arrested three accused on Friday night for allegedly 'digitally arresting' a elderly woman advocate living in the Gautam Buddha Nagar district of Uttar Pradesh and defrauding her of more than Rs 3.29 crore, an official said. According to an official of the Cyber Crime Police Station, Hemantika Vahi, in her complaint filed on Tuesday, alleged that on June 10, she received a phone call where the caller informed that that four bank accounts had been opened using her Aadha ...Read More >
Lucknow: The state govt will soon begin work on strengthening aided primary schools, which provide free education to children from economically weaker sections.Currently, 448 aided primary schools are recognised by the basic education department and receive funding from the social welfare department. These schools also offer free textbooks, uniforms and other learning material to reduce the financial burden on parents. Among other changes, govt is working to improve teacher recruitment and train ...Read More >
Noida, Jun 30 (PTI) The Gautam Buddh Nagar administration on Monday said that the probe into Anand Niketan Vridha Ashram --" a privately run old-age home in Noida's Sector 55 --" will take two more days, as officials await compliance from the management, which has so far allegedly failed to produce any registration documents. District Magistrate Manish Kumar Verma told PTI, "The investigation is going on in this case and it will take two days more. Action on Anand Niketan Vridha Ashram will be ...Read More >
Noida, Jun 28 (PTI) After a viral video showing an 80-year-old woman's hands being tied at a Noida-based old-age home sparked outrage and led to an official raid, the Anand Niketan Vridha Seva Ashram remained under tight watch on Saturday, with its gates locked from inside and entry restricted even for the media. PTI's attempt to visit the premises of the old-age home in Sector 55 revealed that access was being tightly controlled by staff. A guard stationed at the main gate only let relatives o ...Read More >
Noida, Jun 27 (PTI) Following a police raid, 42 elderly individuals were rescued from an "illegal" old age home. Disturbing conditions were uncovered, including some women being tied up, many residents without clothing, and others confined to rooms resembling basements, officials said on Friday. During a raid conducted on Thursday in the presence of members from the Uttar Pradesh State Women Commission and the State Welfare Department, the old age home was found in a deplorable condition, they ...Read More >
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