Uttar Pradesh

PM Modi praises UP govt’s initiative for senior citizens

11:29 pm June 13, 2021

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday praised an initiative of the Uttar Pradesh government to offer helpline facility to extend healthcare and legal aids among other services to senior citizens. He was responding to a news report about Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath-led government’s project receiving a good response from the elderly. “Very good […]

Delhi: Water levels in Yamuna rise after heavy rains

Haryana: Three children drowned in Yamuna river

9:19 pm June 11, 2021

Yamunanagar: Three children drowned in the Yamuna river here, police said on Friday. The incident took place on Thursday near Dhika Tapri, located close to the Uttar Pradesh border. Villagers pulled out the children from the river shortly after they drowned but by then they had died. The victims aged 14 to 17. They had […]

UP CM likely to meet Shah, Nadda in Delhi

4:57 pm June 10, 2021

New Delhi: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is on a visit to the national capital where he is likely to meet top BJP leaders, including Union Home Minister Amit Shah and party chief JP Nadda, sources said on Thursday. During his visit, Adityanath is also expected to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday, […]

Congress leader Jitin Prasada joins BJP

2:25 pm June 9, 2021

New Delhi: Congress leader Jitin Prasada joined the BJP on Wednesday, in a shot in the arm for the saffron party as it prepares for assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh scheduled for early next year. He joined the BJP in presence of Union minister Piyush Goyal and its chief spokesperson Anil Baluni. The 47-year-old Prasada, […]

UP BJP leader arrested for helping criminal escape

11:23 pm June 4, 2021

Kanpur (UP): A history-sheeter was arrested in Uttar Pradesh’s Gautam Buddh Nagar district on Friday along with a former BJP office bearer, who allegedly helped the criminal escape from police custody, officials said. The criminal, Manoj Singh and BJP’s Narain Singh Bhadauria, were arrested on Thursday. Apart from Singh, who had a cash reward of […]