New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Monday flagged off the Dohrighat-Aunrihar passenger train, which will be extended to Varanasi soon, in a significant step towards enhancing rail connectivity and passenger convenience in the Purvanchal region of Uttar Pradesh. Addressing the gathering via video conferencing, the minister also announced that, in response to a long-standing demand for better connectivity to Delhi from the Purvanchal region, a new express train will s…
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Varanasi, April 28 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in his parliamentary constituency Varanasi on Tuesday for a two-day visit, receiving a grand welcome at Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport from Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and senior BJP leaders.The visit is marked by a massive show of women’s participation at the ‘Jan-Aakrosh Mahila Sammelan’ at BLW Ground, where the Prime Minister is set to address thousands and roll out 163 devel…
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Manohar Lal on Tuesday announced the regularisation of 1,511 “unauthorised colonies” of Delhi on “as is, where is” basis, a decision offering relief to 45 lakh migrant residents of these colonies that came up in violation of building bye-laws over the past three to four decades. Addressing a joint press briefing with the Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, Union Minister Lal said the “legal tag” for the houses in these unplanned co…
Lucknow, Feb 11 (IANS) The Yogi government is set to present its 10th Budget in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly on Wednesday. This will be the last full Budget of the BJP-led government’s second term. The Budget size is Rs 9.5 lakh crore, significantly exceeding previous budgets.Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath stated that this Budget will provide a new direction and a clear policy vision to achieve the goals of ‘Aatmanirbhar’ and ‘Viksit’ Uttar Pradesh. Taking to X, CM Yogi said, “Under the illustriou…
Lucknow, Jan 6 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, has approved a package of special incentives under the Semiconductor Policy 2024 to attract large-scale investments of Rs 3,000 crore and above in the sector.The incentives will be provided on a case-by-case basis and include interest subsidies, reimbursement of employee costs, full exemption from net SGST (State Goods and Service Tax) for 10 years, 100 per cent EPF (employee provident fund) reimbursement…
New Delhi, Jan 3 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to inaugurate the 72nd National Volleyball Tournament on January 4 at noon through video conferencing, marking a significant milestone for Indian sports and for his parliamentary constituency of Varanasi. The opening ceremony will take place at Dr Sampoornanand Sports Stadium, bringing national attention to the city’s growing sporting ambitions under the ‘Khelo India’ initiative. Scheduled from January 4 to 11, the tournament wi…