Category: Uttar Pradesh
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BJP’s lack of pro-growth policies make trillion-dollar economy target for U.P. a pipe dream, says Samajwadi Party
There are structural development gaps in government plans, the party said
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Opposition expresses concern as key posts in U.P. Minorities Commission remain vacant
The prolonged vacancy in the Uttar Pradesh Commission for Minorities naturally raises concerns about institutional functionality and access to justice for all minority communities, says SP leader
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Two-week extension sought for SIR in Uttar Pradesh
U.P. Chief Electoral Officer said the extension was sought so that district election officers can re-verify entries of deceased voters, those who have shifted to other locations, and voters who remain untraceable
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U.P. CM asks residents to remain vigilant against ‘infiltrators’
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Opposition slams Lucknow mayor for her visit to slums to identify ‘illegal immigrants’
Describing the visit as an intimidation tactic by the Bharatiya Janata Party government in the State, opposition parties questioned the mayor’s authority to check the identity documents of people
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U.P. BLO’s death: Family alleges extreme work pressure
‘SDM and BDO threatened him and asked him to remove names of OBC voters’
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U.P. student dies after setting himself on fire; 3 cops sent to police lines
According to the complaint lodged by his family, the accused police personnel were called by the college principal when the victim staged a protest after alleged denial of permission to appear in the exam
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U.P. Factories (Amendment) Act enforced; allows govt to extend max daily working hours to 12
Under the new provisions, the State government is empowered to extend the maximum daily working hours in factories to 12 hours, provided that the total weekly working hours do not exceed 48
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President Murmu inaugurates Yashoda Medicity in Indirapuram
Other dignitaries included Union Minister of Defence Rajnath Singh, Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath and Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Anupriya Patel, among others
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Violence in Bareilly | In the name of god
A message on an illuminated board that read ‘I love Muhammad’ during the Barawafat procession in Kanpur to celebrate the birth of the Prophet on September 4 led to violence, FIRs, arrests, an Internet shutdown, and bulldozer action in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh. The Hindu finds that people are worried about their safety and that their businesses will…