As the stage is set for the counting of votes for the urban local body polls and the by-election to two assembly constituencies in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday, security has been tightened on the counting centres across the state on Saturday.
Voting for the second and final phase of urban local body elections in 38 districts in Uttar Pradesh began at 7 am on Thursday amid tight security arrangements.
In its bid to promote the manufacturing of electric vehicles in Uttar Pradesh, the Yogi government has decided to provide various incentives and subsidies to investors.
The ruling coalition partner Apna Dal (Sonelal) is contesting in both seats. Suar assembly seat in Rampur district was declared vacant on February 13 after a Moradabad court sentenced Abdullah Azam Khan, the son of senior Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan, to two years in jail in a 15-year
Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged the voters to come out in large numbers and participate in bypolls for four assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh, Odisha, Meghalaya and one Lok sabha seat in Punjab on Wednesday.
Uttar Pradesh, Ant Terrorist Squad (ATS) is conducting raids in Lucknow, Meerut, Moradabad, Varanasi, Azamgarh, Saharanpur, Ghaziabad and other cities across the state on Sunday, said a police source.
The 3rd edition of the Khelo India University Games will take place from May 23 to June 3; the opening ceremony is scheduled for May 25 at the Babu Banarasi Das University in Lucknow.
Drawing a parallel between the law and order situation during the SP-BSP rule in Uttar Pradesh and that under the current BJP government, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday said the state's youth are now holding tablets instead of 'tamanchas' (countrymade guns).
The Supreme Court on Monday extended its interim order by which it had stayed the trial court's proceedings against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in a case registered against him in 2014 in Uttar Pradesh during the election campaign.