Uttar Pradesh

With the festive rush peaking across the state, Uttar Pradesh Director General of Police (DGP) Rajiv Krishna has ordered a statewide cancellation of routine leaves for all police personnel and officials from November 5 to November 17. The directive, issued from the state police headquarters, applies across every rank—from constables …

With millions of devotees and tourists converging on Ayodhya for the historic 10th Deepotsav celebrations, the district administration and traffic police have implemented a comprehensive external and internal traffic diversion plan. The restrictions are designed to maintain security, manage unprecedented pedestrian footfalls around Ram Ki Paidi and the Sarayu ghats, …

In a high-stakes political move that has set off ripples across Uttar Pradesh’s political landscape, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) national president and four-time Chief Minister Mayawati has announced a massive show of strength in Lucknow on December 6. Convening an intensive review meeting with over 550 senior party functionaries—including zonal …

As the temple town of Ayodhya readies for its world-renowned grand Deepotsav celebrations, an alarming wave of threat emails has put administrative machinery and security agencies on hyper-vigilance. In the latest incident on Thursday morning, panic erupted after Amar Public School, located near Devkali Bypass in Ayodhya, received a threatening …

With millions of passengers heading home for Diwali and the four-day Chhath Mahaparv, Indian Railways has launched dozens of festival special train services crisscrossing Uttar Pradesh. Key railway hubs across the state—including Lucknow, Gorakhpur, Varanasi, Prayagraj, Kanpur, Moradabad, and Bareilly—are set to handle massive passenger flows connecting the northern and …

Raghuraj Pratap Singh, popularly known as Raja Bhaiya, chief of Jansatta Dal (Loktantrik) and MLA from Kunda, has stirred a fresh political and social debate by questioning the internal divisions within Hindu society. Speaking at a religious gathering, the veteran politician pointed out what he described as a stark irony: …

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav has stirred the political waters across Uttar Pradesh by declaring that he will not contest the upcoming 2027 UP Assembly elections and will directly take the oath as Chief Minister. Addressing reporters in Varanasi, Yadav remarked that he takes the Chief Minister’s oath when he …

Amid brewing tensions within the INDIA bloc over seat allocation for the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav has issued a firm and clear message to ally Congress: tickets and constituency distribution will strictly be determined by electoral winnability rather than symbolic numbers. Addressing mounting media …

Addressing a public gathering ahead of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) “Loktantra Bachao, Arajakta Hatao” (Save Democracy, Remove Anarchy) padayatra in Gorakhpur, BJP National President Nitin Nabin launched a scathing offensive against the Congress party and Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi. Taking a sharp dig at Congress’s political standing, Nabin …

In a major stride toward realizing the vision of a one-trillion-dollar state economy, the Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government has finalized the earmarking of a sprawling 200-acre land parcel dedicated to establishing a state-of-the-art integrated industrial ecosystem. Identified and secured through the proactive coordination of the district administration …