UP is now unstoppable, Goyal credits Yogifor making state first choice of investors | Lucknow News

Lucknow: Describing Uttar Pradesh as unstoppable, Union minister for commerce and industry Piyush Goyal on Monday said that Uttar Pradesh International Trade Show (UPITS) was a mirror of not only UP’s economic, industrial, and cultural capabilities but also speaks for India.Speaking at the closing ceremony of the show, Goyal called upon citizens to use Swadeshi…

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‘I Love Mohammad campaign: From Bareilly to Kanpur to Modinagar, UP on high alert; key points | Lucknow News

The “I Love Mohammad” campaign ignited widespread violence and protests across Uttar Pradesh, leading to significant police crackdowns and numerous arrests NEW DELHI: Tensions surged across Uttar Pradesh following the “I Love Mohammad” campaign, triggering violent protests, police crackdowns, and arrests in multiple districts including Bareilly, Barabanki, Kanpur, and Modinagar.Here are the key points of…

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I love Mohammad row: UP CM Yogi Adityanath warns Lawbreakers, Ghazwa-e-Hind dreamers will get ‘ticket to hell’ | Lucknow News

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath during the foundation stone laying and inauguration ceremony of various public welfare projects, in Balrampur LUCKNOW: Issuing a stern warning to those trying to disrupt peace during the festive season, CM Yogi Adityanath on Sunday said people creating anarchy in the name of Ghazwa-e-Hind will get a ticket to hell.“Ghazwa-e-Hind will…

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Panchayats must adopt innovative practices to boost income, says Yogi | Lucknow News

Lucknow: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday said that panchayats could significantly boost income and move closer to self-reliance if they prepared need-based plans and adopted innovative practices.Speaking at the virtual Viksit UP @ 2047 dialogue with district and area panchayat presidents, who shared the developmental journey of the past eight and a half years,…

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Poster row: Civil society grp writes to CM Yogi, alleges police excesses | Lucknow News

Lucknow: Citizens for Fraternity, a Delhi-based civil society group, has written to Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, expressing concern over police action and detention of people associated with the ‘I Love Muhammad’ posters and rallies.The letter, signed by prominent citizens including former chief election commissioner SY Quraishi, Lt Gen Zameer Uddin Shah, former Delhi LG Najeeb…

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Azam suspected slow poison in jail food; started cooking his own meal: Ex-MP | Lucknow News

Lucknow: Former UP minister and senior Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan, recently released from Sitapur jail, was admitted to Delhi’s Sir Ganga Ram Hospital. After meeting him on Saturday, former Rajya Sabha MP and journalist Shahid Siddiqui made a sensational claim, alleging that Khan and his son were subjected to slow poisoning while in prison.Siddiqui…

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8 arrested, 159 booked after violence over removal of religious banner in Barabanki | Lucknow News

Lucknow: Tension prevailed in Jahangirabad’s Faizullaganj locality of Barabanki after violence broke out late Friday night over the removal of an “I Love Mohammad” banner.A village watchman, identified as Dhaniram, reportedly cut the rope of the banner with his stick and took it home. Enraged residents, around 150 in number, gathered at his house, thrashed…

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TOI Conclave: UP needs 5 lakh more hotel rooms to tackle tourists’ influx, says Awanish Awasthi | Lucknow News

Lucknow: Stressing the importance of spiritual and religious tourism for the economic growth of the state, advisor to the chief minister and former IAS officer, Awanish Kumar Awasthi, on Saturday said that the growth trajectory of the tourism sector has seen a tremendous surge over the past eight years.Awasthi said, “Till 2016-2017, UP-based destinations and…

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Manager, teacher arrested after school ‘forces’ students to write religious during slogan contest | Lucknow News

Lucknow: A major controversy erupted in Banvirpur village of Mahmoodabad area in Sitapur after parents accused a school management of forcing Hindu students to write “I Love Mohammad” on slogan charts during a competition.The incident triggered protests from parents, leading to police intervention and the arrest of a woman teacher and the manager of Amar…

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