Uttar Pradesh News

Mayawati on Monday said that her party would fight 2024 Lok Sabha Elections “alone". Mayawati has not yet joined any of the alliances--the INDIA bloc or the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA)--and the crucial 2024 Lok Sabha elections are just a few months away. Mayawati, who had served as the 18th Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, turned 68 years old on Monday, said she had no plan to retire from politics.

As per temple officials, the ceremony will be held for seven days starting from January 16. Preparations are underway in full swing for the Ram Temple 'Pran Pratishtha' on January 22, which will draw dignitaries and people from all walks of life. Read More: Ram Mandir: Railways to run 1,000+ trains to Ayodhya from 25 cities across the country.

Ayodhya for its consecration ceremony scheduled for January 22. Talking to reporters, Singh also dismissed the speculation that Prime Minister Narendra Modi might contest the upcoming Lok Sabha polls from Ayodhya. «The opposition, which created hurdles in the construction of the temple at every step, should not be invited to Ayodhya at all,» he told reporters on the sidelines of a programme at Rasauli in the Safdarganj area of this Uttar Pradesh district on Tuesday evening.

National Democratic Alliance ( NDA) for the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections. Frictions arose between regional rival parties who are allies for the INDIA bloc. The single most significant hurdle in this melee of political parties is the conversation on ‘seat-sharing’.

Supreme Court on Friday sought responses from the Uttar Pradesh government and others on two separate pleas challenging the notification prohibiting the manufacturing, storage, sale and distribution of food products with halal certification within the state, except for items produced for export. The November 18 last year notification was issued by the office of Commissioner, Food Safety and Drug Administration, Uttar Pradesh, under Section 30 (2) (a) of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006. The petitions came up for hearing before a bench of Justices B R Gavai and Sandeep Mehta which issued notice to the Uttar Pradesh government, Centre and others seeking their responses on the pleas.

AAP leader Sanjay Singh to pay Rs 1 lakh in damages to former Uttar Pradesh minister Mahendra Singh in a defamation case. In an order, Civil Judge (Senior Division) Kamla Kant Gupta directed the AAP MP to pay the damages within two months, following which an interest of six per cent will be imposed on the amount.

Uttar Pradesh, a woman named Ishrat, 55, was struck by a bullet, sending her crashing to the ground, according to a report by NDTV. She was visiting the police station to inquire about her passport. The gun went off as a cop cocked his gun a few inches away.

crime against women were registered across India in 2022, almost 51 FIRs every hour, up from 4,28,278 in 2021 and 3,71,503 in 2020, according to the 2022 NCRB data. The rate of crime against women per lakh population stood at 66.4 while the charge sheeting in such cases was logged at 75.8, showed data from the annual crime report of the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), which functions under the Union Ministry of Home Affairs. The majority of crimes against women under the Indian Penal Code were of cruelty by their husband or his relatives (31.4%), followed by kidnapping and abduction of women (19.2%), assault on women with the intent to outrage her modesty (18.7%), and rape (7.1%), the NCRB stated. With 14,247 cases in 2022, Delhi registered the highest rate of crime against women in the country at 144.4 — way above the country's average rate of 66.4.

BJP heading towards victory in three out of the four states that went to polls recently, the party will now be in power in 12 states on its own, while the Congress, the second largest national party, will come down to three after losing Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh. The Aam Aadmi Party, with its government in Delhi and Punjab, is third among national parties.

From 87,632 far fires reported across Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan NCR districts, Uttar Pradesh NCR and DElhi- NCR in 2020, the number is down to 39186 in 2023. Biggest contributor Punjab shows a clear decline- from 83,002 far fires in 2020, 49,922 in 2022 down to 36663 in 2023. A similar trend is seen in Haryana.

Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin on Monday unveiled a statue of former prime minister VP Singh in Chennai's Presidency College to commemorate his 15th death anniversary. Singh is credited with the implementation of the Mandal Commission report, which paved the way for 27% reservation for OBCs in central government jobs. The unveiling of Singh's status gains significance in the backdrop of the importance that caste census and OBC (other backward class) politics have gained in the political narrative across the country. The event was attended by Singh's family members and Samajwadi Party chief and former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav, among others. Sources told ET that JD(U) and RJD, the leading political parties of Bihar which came to existence riding on the Mandal wave, were not invited for the function, and it was only SP leader Yadav who was invited. Exemplifying the vagaries of politics, SP leader Mulayam Singh Yadav had become opposed to Singh in the later years, and had gone with his rival Chandrashekhar. At Monday's event, Stalin praised Singh, calling it a duty of his party DMK to honour the guardian of social justice. Tamil Nadu provides 69% reservation in the state.

Citizenship (Amendment) Act (commonly known as CAA) is expected to be ready by March 30 next year, News agency PTI reported. Addressing a gathering of Matua community at Thakurnagar in North 24 Parganas district, the BJP MP from Kheri constituency in Uttar Pradesh, said nobody can snatch citizenship rights from the community, adding that the Act passed by the Parliament in December 2019 ensured that the members of the community had become citizens of this country.

Amit Shah said that there's no such decision taken yet by the Centre. “There's no decision to put a ban on halal by the Union government yet," India Today quoted Shah as saying in Hyderabad, where he has arrived to campaign for the upcoming Assembly elections in Telangana. Earlier, the Uttar Pradesh government on November 18 issued an order, that banned the production, storage, distribution and sale of food products with halal certification with immediate effect while exempting products manufactured for export.

terrorist operation in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri were brought to his residence in Uttar Pradesh on Friday. Unable to comprehend the loss of her brave son, the mother of Captain Shubham Gupta broke down when she was made to pose with Uttar Pradesh minister Yogendra Upadhyay handing her a ₹50 lakh cheque. "Mere liye pradarshani mat lagao bhai (don't make an exhibition for me)" said Shubham Gupta's inconsolable mother in front of the camera.

Uttar Pradesh district on Friday kept a non-bailable warrant operative against actress and former MP Jaya Prada in connection with a case of violation of the Model Code of Conduct during the 2019 Lok Sabha poll campaigning. As Jaya Prada has not been appearing before the court, Special Judicial Magistrate Shobhit Bansal said the warrant issued against her would remain operative, prosecution officer Neeraj Kumar said.

Air Quality Index (AQI) in Uttar Pradesh deteriorated from the 'poor' category to the 'very poor' category on Thursday, as per the data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). In view of the worsening air quality index, the Noida and Ghaziabad district administrations on Tuesday decided to discontinue all physical classes in schools apart from those for students of Class X and XII until Friday, in view of the worsening air quality conditions. The administration suggested that schools conduct classes in online mode. Meanwhile, the neighbouring Delhi government on Monday decided to reintroduce the odd-even rule from November 13 to 20 in view of concerns about deterioration in air quality. A decision on further extending the odd-even rule would be taken later. According to the 8-point action plan, there will be a ban on entry of truck traffic into Delhi (except for trucks carrying essential commodities/ providing essential services and all LNG/ CNG/ electric trucks). The Supreme Court on Tuesday expressed grave concern over the hazardous air quality in the national capital and directed that farmers should stop stubble burning forthwith in Punjab, Haryana, and western Uttar Pradesh, saying it was one of the major contributors to air pollution. Air pollution levels can be high during the winter months for a number of reasons, including dust and vehicular pollution, dry-cold weather, stubble burning, burning crop residues after the harvest season, and commuting.

air pollution in Delhi- NCR. The court said paddy was not native to the Punjab, and that a switch to alternative crops may only occur if MSP is not given for paddy but for the alternative crops.

Noida Police sent a notice Tuesday to Youtuber Elvish Yadav asking him to join the investigation into suspected use of snake venom for rave parties, PTI reported. Meanwhile, Uttar Pradesh minister Arun Saxena said no celebrity is bigger than the law, which will take its own course. The police have also applied for remand of the five people who were arrested over the case and sent to judicial custody, PTI quoted an official as saying. Yadav, winner of reality show Bigg Boss OTT, is among those named in an FIR by the Noida Police over suspected use of snake venom for rave parties. Asked about the case, Saxena, the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Forest and Environment, said, «The law will take its course.

INDIA bloc in light of the breakdown in seat-sharing talks between the Congress and the Samajwadi Party for the Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections and the souring of ties thereafter, SP chief Akhilesh Yadav on Monday claimed the grand old party does not want to ally with his outfit. Speaking to media persons on a visit to Katni in Madhya Pradesh on Monday, the former Uttar Pradesh chief minister said, "It seems the Congress doesn't want to partner with us. You also must have seen them firing barbs at the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), which is also an alliance partner (in INDIA)." "The Congress had an opportunity to unite smaller parties and send out a message of Opposition unity.

Supreme Court has asked the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to pay enhanced land compensation to the landowners whose lands were acquired for widening of National Highway No 24 on the Bareilly-Sitapur section of Uttar Pradesh. The top court also permitted the landowners/farmers to withdraw the compensation amount deposited with the concerned district court along with accrued interest thereon. It also allowed the landowners to initiate suitable proceedings, including execution, in case any further amount is payable by the highways authority to them. While dismissing NHAI’s appeals, SC said “all questions of law urged are, however, kept open”. NHAI had paid less than Rs 500 per square metre to these landowners.

SP leader urged them to let him take the window seat. "I will not be able to sit in the middle," Khan was heard telling police citing back-related problems. The personnel obliged.