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Uttar Pradesh govt to table 17 important Bills in Assembly tomorrow

These 17 Bills were slated to be tabled on Friday but due to death of a BJP member Janmejay Singh, the assembly was adjourned for the day and all the agenda have been shifted to Saturday

3 min read21 Aug 2020
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UP govt to recommend CBI probe into lab technician kidnap, murder case

Uttar Pradesh Government has decided to recommend a CBI inquiry into the kidnapping and murder of a lab technician in KanpurRecommendation is being made on the demand of the family of the 27-year-old technician, S Yadav

1 min read2 Aug 2020
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UP govt forms panel to probe Kanpur ambush, Vikas Dubey's encounter

A one-member commission to probe the Kanpur ambush and the encounter of gangster Vikas Dubey, panel will be headed by retired Allahabad High Court judge Shashi Kant Agarwal and submit its report in two months

1 min read12 Jul 2020
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Now ₹500 fine for not wearing face masks in UP

The UP govt on Friday issued a notification raising the penalty for not wearing face masks in public, from ₹100 to ₹500, inorder to curb the spread of the novel coronavirusUttar Pradesh has 32,362 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 862 deaths

1 min read10 Jul 2020
Videos

Mint Views | Will Yogi govt’s bid to change Agra’s name impact its brand value?

The Uttar Pradesh government has asked the Bhim Rao Ambedkar University to find out if the city of Agra where the Taj Mahal resides has an ancient name. This suggests the government is planning to rename it, as it did in the case of other cities such as Allahabad, which is now called Prayagraj. We debate if there is merit in the move or is it another attempt to remove the symbols of India’s Mughal history. Mint Views Daily Dispatch brings you scenes from the Mint edit table where ideas are mooted, discussed and debated before they make it to the coveted editorial page of the paper.

20 Nov 2019
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SC orders transfer of all Unnao cases to Delhi, sets 45-day trial deadline

An apex court bench headed by Gogoi sought the presence of “a responsible” CBI official with details of the probe into the accident which took place on SundayThe court also directed that the trial in the rape case must be completed within 45 days from its commencement

2 min read1 Aug 2019
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UP govt transfers principal secretary home, 25 other IAS officers

Arvind Kumar was transferred to the Transport Department and Additional Chief Secretary (Information)Awanish Awasthi was made additional chief secretary (Home)

1 min read31 Jul 2019
Companies

Flipkart CEO sees UP becoming India's first trillion-dollar state economy

Krishnamurthy lauded the UP's chief minister efforts to partner with the industry to drive inclusive growth in the stateFlipkart is looking forward to partner with UP, said Krishnamurthy

2 min read28 Jul 2019
Politics

Uttar Pradesh asks centre for extra Rs38,000 crore aid

The request comes after NITI Aayog's Health Index report showed that Uttar Predesh had made little progress in improving healthcare in the past three years

2 min read14 Feb 2018
Politics

UP govt mulls withdrawing Muzaffarnagar riots cases against BJP leaders

In a letter to the district magistrate, special secretary, Uttar Pradesh department of justice, Raj Singh has sought information on whether the Muzaffarnagar riots cases could be withdrawn in public interest

1 min read20 Jan 2018

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