Uttar Pradesh News

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories.Now that everyone has said their piece about the absence of galouti kebab, Awadhi biryani and nihari from the Uttar Pradesh government’s new One District One Cuisine (ODOC) list, let me tell you what is truly missing: purpose and context.Any cuisine is defined by a region’s geographical and cultural makeup, its terroir, local produce, cooking methods and consumption patterns, and not a quick list of street foods. And for a state as diverse as Uttar Pradesh, spanning Himalayan foothills, rich Terai forest, the Gangetic plain and the Vindhya hills and plateau, the range of cuisines is wide.

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday said it is very important to pay attention to the slump of India's markets as common people are losing their money and this could cause the economy to sink. In a post on X in Hindi, the former Uttar Pradesh chief minister held the central government responsible for this «double vicious circle» of the economy. Indian markets plunged on Friday after US President Donald Trump announced sweeping reciprocal tariffs, including 27 per cent on India, to reduce the trade deficit and boost domestic manufacturing. «It is very important to pay attention to the loss of millions of crores in the country's stock market because the savings and capital of the common people, who have some extra money to invest and with which they buy goods or services and vehicles and land, is being lost. »These are the things that keep the wheel of buying and selling moving in the market and also the economy. If the money of the common people is lost in the stock market, then both the market and the economy sink," Yadav said in his post. Investors' wealth dropped by Rs 10 lakh crore on Friday as the BSE Sensex slumped over 900 points to crash below the 76,000 level due to an across-the-board sell-off, tracking weak global markets amid growing global trade war fears.

K Appala Naidu has pledged financial support for families in his constituency, offering a fixed deposit of Rs 50,000 for every third child born as a girl. According to Naidu, this deposit could grow to Rs 10 lakh by the time she reaches marriageable age. If the third child is a boy, the family will instead receive a cow and a calf. «If the third child is a boy, we will give a cow and a calf. Will make a fixed deposit of Rs 50,000 if the third child is a baby girl. The Indian population has to rise,» Appala Naidu said on Sunday.

Jumma namaz after 2.30 pm here in the communally sensitive city of Uttar Pradesh, a senior police official on Friday said, adding seven companies of Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) have been deployed ahead of the festival. The new directive comes a day after a circle officer (CO) kicked up a row by saying that Holi is a festival that occurs once a year whereas Jumma namaz takes place 52 times a year. He said anyone who feels uncomfortable with the colours of Holi should stay indoors on that day. Sambhal Superintendent of Police (SP) Krishan Kumar on Friday told reporters that in view of Holi and the first Friday of Ramzan falling on the same day, seven companies of PAC have been deployed in the city. Complete peace prevails in the district and peace committee meetings are being organised at the mohalla level, he said. Asked about the discussions that took place in the meeting of the peace committee, the SP said, «Talks were held with key people from both sides in the district-level peace committee meeting and it was decided that the Jumma namaz will be held after 2.30 pm and people of the Hindu community will play Holi till 2.30 pm and go to their homes.»

Babbar Khalsa International with «links» to Pakistan's ISI, who had planned a major terror attack during the Maha Kumbh, was arrested from Uttar Pradesh's Kaushambi district early Thursday, police said. The terrorist, identified as Lajar Masih, was nabbed in a joint operation by Uttar Pradesh STF and Punjab Police around 3:20 am. Addressing a press conference here, Uttar Pradesh Director General of Police (DGP) Prashant Kumar said Masih had planned a major terrorist attack during the Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj. «However, due to intensive security checks at the religious gathering, he failed to execute his plan,» he said.

Uttar Pradesh government has identified and taken action against 14 accounts on social media platform X for allegedly posting misleading content related to Maha Kumbh, an official statement said on Sunday. The action follows increased scrutiny of social media platforms under the directive of Uttar Pradesh Director General of Police Prashant Kumar, the government statement said.

Mayawati may soon introduce Ishan Anand into politics to reinvigorate her flagging party. On January 16, a day after her 69th birthday, the Bahujan Samaj Party chief introduced her second nephew, Ishan Anand, a law graduate from the University of Westminster, London, to the cadres at a party meeting.

Chandausi municipality in Sambhal district of Uttar Pradesh said on Saturday that nearby encroachments will be cleared in order to trace out an ancient stepwell. Saturday marked the eighth day of the excavation, Krishna Kumar Sonkar, the executive officer of the Chandausi municipality, told reporters.

global capability centres (GCCs) in India, states are eager to grab a piece of the action. Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh are among those drafting their own GCC policies to attract multinationals with incentives to create back-office hubs outside the traditional hot spots of Bengaluru and NCR. In August, Madhya Pradesh chief minister Mohan Yadav travelled to Bengaluru to meet industry leaders to showcase the state and discuss expansion plans. He also extended invitations for Regional Investor Conclaves across the state as well as the Global Investors Summit 2025 in February, said people aware of the matter. Uttar Pradesh has already drafted a policy that highlights its «strategic location, young workforce, and rapidly developing infrastructure, (which) is well-positioned to benefit from this growth.» The state aims to attract GCCs «by focusing on infrastructure development, talent enhancement, and financial incentives.»

Bhartiya Nagrik Surakhsha Sanhita 2023. The plea has been filed through advocate Vishal Tiwari, which oppose and challenge the constitutionality of some provisions in criminal laws passed in Lok Sabha on December 20, 2023. In the petition, advocate Vishal Tiwari has urged the Supreme Court to consider his representation and and declare the Provisions/Section 187(2) (3), 43(3), 173 (3) and 85 of the Bhartiya Nagrik Surakhsha Sanhita 2023 as Ultra vires/ Unconstitutional being Violative of Article 21 of the Constitution of India.

National Green Tribunal has observed that the health of crores of pilgrims visiting the Maha Kumbh fair will be impacted if effective steps are not taken to prevent the discharge of sewage into the Ganga in Prayagraj. The 40-day Maha Kumbh Mela, expected to draw millions of devotees from across the globe, is scheduled to commence on January 14 with the Makar Sankranti 'snan' (holy bath) and will conclude on February 26 with the Mahashivratri snan. The green body was hearing a plea claiming 50 drains were discharging sewage directly into river Ganga, in an eight-km stretch from Rasulabad in the city to the Sangam (confluence of river Ganga and Yamuna).

LG Electronics and its parts suppliers plan to invest a total of Rs 7,000 crore to build the company's third factory and create a vendor base in Sri City, Andhra Pradesh, said two industry executives aware of the development. LG Electronics will invest Rs 5,000 crore, and its Korean and Chinese parts suppliers the remainder, the executives said. LG, India's largest home appliances maker by sales, has sought 300 acres from the Andhra Pradesh government for the project which will generate over 1,500 direct jobs, the executives said asking not to be named. LG plans to produce air-conditioners, refrigerators, washing machines and televisions in the new facility for the Indian market and exports, the executives said.

Delhi-Lucknow Highway in Hapur district, Uttar Pradesh. The suitcase was discovered by commuters on the service road, leading to a swift response from the authorities. Upon unzipping the suitcase, police found the body of a woman, believed to be between 25 and 30 years old, with visible injury marks. Social media, particularly X (formerly Twitter), was flooded with images of the grisly discovery, sparking public shock and concern. As reported by NDTV, a police team, along with forensic experts, reached the scene promptly. The area was cordoned off while investigators examined the suitcase, which also contained a few articles of clothing.

bulldozer justice' has generated strong reactions from political leaders across the country, with some welcoming the decision and others expressing their concerns. Maharashtra's Leader of Opposition in the Assembly and Congress leader Vijay Wadettiwar welcomed the judgment. Speaking to he said, «This verdict is a slap on those who talk about 'Batenge to Katenge'. This politics was started in Uttar Pradesh. The actions were taken against a particular community and the poor...We welcome the decision of the Supreme Court.» Meanwhile, in Madhya Pradesh, BJP leader and Deputy Chief Minister Rajendra Shukla reacted cautiously to the verdict. He said, "...Any direction of the Supreme Court is a kind of an order. If a comment has been made on any specific action, then it would be appropriate to speak about it only after knowing."

Ajit Pawar on Tuesday supported Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'ek hai to safe hai' slogan, but opposed Yogi Adityanath's refrain 'batenge to katenge', terming it alien to Maharashtra's ideological heritage. Speaking to PTI amid the campaign for the November 20 state assembly elections, he also claimed that his nephew and now rival candidate Yugendra Pawar is not interested in politics, and does not even like to stay in Baramati. Supporting Prime Minister Narendra Modi's campaign slogan of «ek hai to safe hai', he said India will be safe if it remained united. »There is nothing wrong with that (slogan), I don't see any issue here. If we stay together, everyone will prosper," he added.

Himanshu Bhau, Annu Dhankar, was arrested near the Nepal border at Lakhimpur Kheri in Uttar Pradesh, police claimed on Friday, denying reports that she had surrendered to the cops. The 'lady don' was wanted in connection with the murder of Aman Joon, an alleged sympathiser of a rival gang, at the Burger King Restaurant in Rajouri Garden, southwest Delhi, on June 18. Three individuals had arrived at the restaurant on a motorcycle and two of them had entered the premises. Firing around 20-25 rounds at close range, they killed Joon on the spot.

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav has called the inauguration of the Rewa airport's terminal building a Diwali gift by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said it would boost the development of the Vindhya region. At a function in his Lok Sabha constituency Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh, PM Modi on Sunday inaugurated and laid foundation stones of projects costing more than Rs 6,000 crore. During the event, he virtually inaugurated the terminal buildings in MP's Rewa and those at Maa Mahamaya airport in Darima in Chhattisgarh and Sarsawa in UP, cumulatively worth over Rs 220 crore. Addressing a function in Rewa, CM Yadav said PM Modi has given a very big Diwali gift to the people of Vindhya region even before the festival.

Durga idol immersion procession in Bahraich on October 13, sparking arson and violence in the Uttar Pradesh district, died due to «shock and excessive bleeding.» This was stated by Bahraich Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dr Sanjay Kumar after the postmortem examination revealed that as many as «25 to 30 pellets» were found on the deceased's body, which also had injury marks. «The report revealed that there were serious injury marks around the left eye and on the toenails,» Dr Kumar said. He said the postmortem was done by a panel of three doctors late on Sunday night and its videography was also done. ADG Gorakhpur KS Pratap told journalists that Mahsi's Circle Officer Rupendra Gaur has been removed and attached to the SP office due to «negligence» in Sunday's incident.

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Monday took a dig at the government and said the name of Uttar Pradesh governor's residence should be changed from Raj Bhavan to 'Seva Bhavan'. Yadav posted on 'X' a 10-second video of some construction activities going on outside the Raj Bhawan and asked whether the work was being carried out with all approvals. «It is hoped that the new construction of the Rajbhavan must have been started only after getting the map of the new construction approved with all the standards,» the SP chief said in the post in Hindi. «Until the construction is completed, Lucknow Development Authority or any other responsible department should display the map of this changed construction near the place where the construction is going on, for the public to see. So that the public gets inspired that every construction should be legal,» he added.

tractor trolley in this Uttar Pradesh district in the early hours of Friday, police said. The incident took place around 1 am on G T Road, between Kachhawan and Mirzamurad on the Mirzapur-Varanasi border, Superintendent of Police (Mirzapur) Abhinandan said. «The tractor trolley, carrying 13 labourers who were returning from construction work in Bhadohi district, was hit from behind by the truck that had gone out of the driver's control,» the SP said. On being alerted, the SP and other senior officers rushed to the scene to oversee the rescue operations.

Supreme Court on Thursday put an end to caste-based discrimination in prisons dubbing it unconstitutional. A bench, headed by CJI DY Chandrachud, directed the central government to make changes in the jail manuals that perpetuate such practices. The bench ordered that the caste column and any reference to caste in undertrial and/or convicts /prisoners/ registers inside the prisons shall be removed. The bench ruled that such a jail manual, which discriminates by assigning cleaning and sweeping tasks to lower castes and cooking to higher castes, is in violation of Article 15 (which prohibits discrimination against citizens). SC directed the Centre to make necessary changes to address caste-based discrimination in the Model Prison Manual 2016 and Model Prisons and Correctional Services Act 2023. The Centre has been given three months' time to make the said changes.