Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, while addressing a public meeting organized in Mallital here, slammed the Congress, accusing it of indulging in appeasement politics and corruption.
In the wake of the knife attack on Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan, Congress leader Pramod Tiwari hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and said that this was failure of the state government and Mumbai was becoming capital of crime.
BJP chose Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami and Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath as its star campaigners, along with others for the upcoming local body elections in Uttarakhand.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami held a roadshow in Haldwani city on Thursday, urging citizens to vote for Gajraj Singh Bisht as mayor and other BJP candidates for councillors.
Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak slammed Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav over his recent statement on Mahakumbh and stressed that former chief minister should rise above factionalism and welcome people coming to Prayagraj.
Chief Secretary Singh highlighted that after 144 years, Paush Purnima and Makar Sankranti were celebrated together, offering a unique opportunity for a dress rehearsal ahead of Mauni Amavasya.
According to the data released, by 5 pm on Thursday, over 2.5 million people visited the Maha Kumbh at Prayagraj and took a holy dip at the Sangam, with more than 1 million Kalpvasis and 1.5 million additional pilgrims.
According to Additional Commissioner of Police Sanjeev Tyagi, "13 people were injured after a boiler blast at the Medley Bakers manufacturing unit in Agra's Hariparvat Pushp Vihar area. After the blast, fire erupted at the unit. One of the workers at the unit is critical."
The official said that one of the constables had undergone laparoscopic procedures so that minor injuries inside the body could be repaired. According to the IG, the preliminary inquiry reveals that the accused was provided with a firearm when he was lodged in the court lockup.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday applauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi's efforts to promote the startup ecosystem in the country by easing rules and regulations on the completion of nine years of the 'Startup India' initiative.