NEW DELHI: Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Friday met Congress General secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra in the national capital and discussed strategy for the upcoming elections in Uttar Pradesh. Baghel, who is also the party observer for Uttar Pradesh, held a meeting with Priyanka Gandhi for over one hour at the residence of her […]
LUCKNOW: A senior government officer in Lucknow was arrested on Thursday after a video of him molesting a contractual worker went viral on social media. The accused named Ichharam Yadav is posted with the minority welfare department as a section in charge in Lucknow. According to reports, Iccharam Yadav, an under secretary at Babu Bhavan […]
NEW DELHI: Ongoing investigation into the illegal conversion racket being run by Maulana Umar Gautam and Maulana Kaleem Siddique has led to the arrest of Maulana Umar’s son, Abdullah by the Anti Terrorist Squad (ATS) of Uttar Pradesh Police. It is said that Abdullah was allegedly a part of a well-heeled conversion racket, being funded […]
LUCKNOW: Hundreds of iconic shrines and myriad of tales from religious scripts and epics not just mention Uttar Pradesh as the birth place of Krishna and Rama but also the site where Lord Shiva, Lord Buddha visited extensively. Did no previous chief minister of UP before 2017 ever worked to develop these places for the […]
LAKHIMPUR KHERI: Ashish Mishra, son of Union Minister of State for Home Ajay Mishra Teni, who was arrested in connection with Lakhimpur Kheri violence case has been tested for dengue following which he has been shifted to a government hospital. Ashish was arrested by the SIT after questioning him for several hours on October 9. […]
LUCKNOW: A day after Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra ran into former Uttar Pradesh chief minister and Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav on a Lucknow-bound Vistara flight from Delhi, there seems to be little indication that Opposition would be united in the 2022 Vidhan Sabha elections. It is interesting to note that Priyanka […]
LUCKNOW: From 12 medical colleges in a state with a population of 23 crore before 2017 to 59 colleges today, Uttar Pradesh government is working consistently to improve the healthcare infrastructure in the state. In keeping with the goal set by the state Chief Minister, Yogi Adityanath, to have a medical college in each UP […]
DUDHWA TIGER RESERVE (LAKHIMPUR KHERI): After more than a week of reporting on both factions who clashed in Lakhimpur Kheri in Uttar Pradesh, the team of The New Indian reporters reaches the border of India -Nepal. As we decide to meet locals and nature enthusiasts, the lush green forests at Dudhwa Tiger Reserve, 60 km […]
From selective distribution of power supply in the state to indiscriminate dispensation, Uttar Pradesh has come a long way in the electrification of the state under the aegis of its Energy Minister, Shrikant Sharma. The BJP minister, who won from the Mathura constituency, has been working tirelessly to ensure that all the residents of the […]
VILLAGE PARSERA (LAKHIMPUR KHERI): At their 600-square feet home, Hari Om Mishra’s two younger siblings — Madhuri and Sriram — look miserable as there won’t be anyone now to take the daily assessment on their father’s recovery from cerebral palsy. Hari Om, the 30-year-old driver of Minister of State for Home (MoS), Ajay Mishra, was […]