Lucknow, July 16 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh cabinet minister Dharampal Singh undertook a review meeting of police officials and administrative machinery on the upcoming Kanwar Yatra on Thursday and told newsmen in Bareilly that shops selling non-vegetarian food, including meat, fish, and mutton, will remain closed entirely during the entire stretch of the Shrawan month. He also said that the practice of honouring the Kanwar yatris, adopted during the Yogi Adityanath government, by showering flower pet…
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Lucknow, July 15 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Minister Dharampal Singh on Wednesday questioned Samajwadi Party (SP) Chief Akhilesh Yadav’s source “who first informed him” about the alleged embezzlement of donations made at Ayodhya’s Ram Temple and urged for a probe into it by a Special Investigation Team (SIT).The SP Chief was the first prominent political leader who raised the donation “theft” row through a social media post on June 7, where he had demanded for a judicial probe into the allegations.Min…
Ayodhya, July 14 (IANS) The embezzlement controversy got a fresh twist on Tuesday with a Muslim cleric calling for a similar investigation into alleged irregularities in the Waqf Boards. The demand for a probe on the lines of the Ram Temple is finding support from multiple quarters, including the saints and seers from Ayodhya. A couple of seers supported Maulana Shahabuddin Razvi Barelvi’s demand for a probe into Waqf Boards’ accounts, stating that greater transparency will inspire greater confi…
Lucknow, July 14 (IANS) Amid the controversy over the alleged theft of donations made at Ayodhya’s Ram Temple, Muslim clerics in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday demanded a fair and detailed investigation into the alleged embezzlement at Shia and Sunni Waqf Boards in the state.The reactions came a day after President of the All India Muslim Jamaat Maulana Shahabuddin Razvi Bareilvi, wrote a letter to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, seeking a probe into the “scams of Sunni and Shia Waqf Boa…
Lucknow, July 13 (IANS) Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday led ceremonies for the inauguration and foundation stone-laying of three National Highway projects, including the Lucknow–Kanpur Expressway, in Uttar Pradesh, worth over Rs 4,850 crore. Union Minister Nitin Gadkari and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath also participated in the events.The new Lucknow–Kanpur Expressway is expected to reduce the travel time between Lucknow and Kanpur to just 30–35 minutes.Rajnat…
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) In a major administrative overhaul, the Uttar Pradesh government led by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has transferred 182 Provincial Civil Services (PCS) officers across the state. The large-scale reshuffle, announced late on Sunday night, includes the transfer of several Sub-Divisional Magistrates (SDMs) and other administrative officers, who have been assigned new responsibilities with immediate effect.The state administration issued an official transfer list directi…
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) Opposition leaders on Sunday launched a sharp attack on Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath over his remarks questioning why the Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Congress remain silent on the alleged illegal sale of Waqf land, while accusing the BJP of hurting Hindu faith over the alleged theft of donations at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya. Lately, the BJP has been come under criticism from Opposition parties over donation theft allegations at the Ram Temple, an the fo…
Ayodhya, July 12 (IANS) Amid the controversy over the alleged irregularities of donations made at Ayodhya’s Ram Temple, Tapasvi Chhawani Peethadhishwar Jagadguru Paramhans Acharya on Sunday said that he has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging the appointment of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath as a lifetime member of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust and also the inclusion of RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat as a trustee. In his letter, the Hindu seer also sou…
Gorakhpur, July 12 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday launched the state-wide ‘Mega Tree Plantation Drive’ (Plantation Mahayagya) from Gorakhpur by planting a sapling under the ‘Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam’ campaign near the Gorakhpur Link Expressway along the Tal Ring Road near RKBK. Cabinet Minister Sanjay Nishad and Minister of State for Forest and Environment (Independent Charge) Arun Kumar Saxena were present alongside the Chief Minister during the launch of the large-scal…
Mumbai, July 11 (IANS) The Maharashtra Assembly witnessed fiery exchanges as Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde launched a blistering attack on Shiv Sena-UBT Chief Uddhav Thackeray. Deputy Chief Minister Shinde on Friday evening accused the Opposition leader of practicing selective Hindutva, questioning why Uddhav Thackeray remained silent over alleged donation irregularities at Mumbai’s iconic Siddhivinayak Temple during his tenure as the former Chief Minister.The political showdown erupted am…