Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath held a 'Janata Darshan' at Gorakhnath Temple premises here on Saturday. At the programme, the Chief Minister heard public grievances and directed the concerned officials to resolve the problems of the complainants.
"Please keep faith in the government and the administration. I have faith that those who created the chaos will not be spared. Through my lawyer AP Singh, I have requested the members of the committee to stand with the bereaved families and the injured and help them throughout their lives
Devprakash Madhukar, the main suspect in the Hathras stampede that claimed 121 deaths, has surrendered in front of SIT, STF and Police, his Advocate AP Singh said in a video message on Friday.
In a proactive move aimed at ensuring the safety of schoolchildren, the Uttar Pradesh Transport Department, following directives from Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, will launch a comprehensive inspection campaign.
In anticipation of potential floods, the Yogi government has undertaken extensive preparations across the state to control the situation in the state and established 612 flood posts in 24 highly sensitive and 16 sensitive areas, where NDRF, SDRF and PAC troops have been deployed.
Union Minister Nityanand Rai on Friday said that the state government of Uttar Pradesh will act on all the elements that will come out in the investigation of the stampede incident in Hathras that claimed the lives of 121 people.
According to the preliminary report, the stampede occurred when devotees tried to collect soil from the preacher's feet and were stopped by security personnel, leading to a rush and subsequent chaos.
Uttar Pradesh Police constable Sheela Maurya, who was on security duty at the Hathras religious event, said the stampede occurred as a large number of people rushed to exit the venue together. In the Hathras stampede, 123 people were killed.
Under the initiative 'Ek Ped Maa ke Naam' launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday planted saplings at his official residence in Lucknow.
Hours after police force deployed outside Bhole Baba's ashram, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), Mainpuri Sunil Kumar on Thursday said that "Baba has not been found inside the ashram."
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath himself reached Hathras today and took information about the entire incident from the officials. He then went to Hathras District Hospital, inquired about the condition of the people injured in the accident and instructed the doctors to provide proper treatm