Uttar Pradesh

A government-ordered survey to identify non-registered madrasas is underway in Uttar Pradesh. The survey will focus on seven points including the source of funding to these non-registered madrasas, as per state government officials. As per estimates, around 10 lakh students study in non-registered madrasas while nearly 19 are enrolled in registered madrasas in the state. […]

The ripples of the escalating showdown between the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over education development in government have reached Uttar Pradesh. A direction was issued by UP’s Pratapgarh’s Basic Siksha Adhikari (BSA) to all the schools in the district not to allow anyone, including journalists, inside the school premises […]

  KANPUR: On the eve of the 75th Independence Day, the Uttar Pradesh Police’s Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) claimed to have nabbed a terror suspect from Kanpur. The suspect, a member of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), has been identified as Habibul Islam alias Saifulla, 19, a native of Fatehpur, UP. On Friday, ATS had arrested Mohammad Nadeem from […]

NEW DELHI: In a crucial appointment in the run-up to the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, Uttar Pradesh Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) general secretary (organisation) Sunil Bansal has been moved to Delhi by party president JP Nadda as national general secretary in charge of West Bengal, Telangana and Odisha. Jharkhand BJP general secretary (organisation) Dharampal has […]

NOIDA: Member of the Legislative Council Swamy Prasad Maurya faces heat as Gautam Buddh Nagar Commissioner of Police said that it was the former minister who provided abuser Shrikant Tyagi with stickers of MLA to paste on his vehicles. A video of Tyagi abusing and manhandling a woman resident of Grand Omaxe Society went viral […]

DEHRADUN: Uttarakhand government will soon launch the ‘Nirvan Amrit Gangajal’ scheme from September 2022, under which the holy water will be delivered to foreign countries in a ceramic pot. The ceramic pots are being designed by the Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute, Khurja, in Uttar Pradesh.  “Ganga Jal cannot be and should not be […]

NEW DELHI: French giant Alstom on Monday released the first pictures of its aerodynamic modular design of the new MOVIA metro coaches for Agra. The new coaches will offer a host of safety, security, and environmental benefits along with a great passenger experience.  According to Alstom, the Movia metro family offers the latest technology combined […]

  NOIDA: He never shied away from flaunting his ‘political connections’. But Shrikant Tyagi surely shied away from the police after abusing and harassing a woman in Noida. Tyagi, whose video of harassing a women resident over the issue of encroachment at the Grand Omaxe Society in sector 93 went viral, is eluding the police […]

DEHRADUN: Uttarakhand Police Special Task Force has nabbed six people in connection with the Uttarakhand Subordinate Selection Service Commission (UKSSSC) paper leak case in the Kumaon division in the last 24 hours including a state police constable Amrish Goswami. The STF has also recovered the amount of ₹35.89 lakhs. Ajay Singh, state STF chief, said, […]

AYODHYA: The Uttar Pradesh government has announced plans to set up a museum in Ayodhya based on its flagship ‘One District, One Product’ (ODOP) initiative. The museum will house notable products from each district of Uttar Pradesh, which will be available for purchase to visitors, as per the state government. The ODOP museum will be set […]