Agriculture Ministry signs MoU with Microsoft to raise farmers income in 100 villages

Supreme Court dismisses Waseem Rizwi’s plea seeking removal of some Quran verses

High school, intermediate exams of Uttar Pradesh Board postponed till 8th May

<p>High School and the Intermediate examinations of the Uttar Pradesh Board, Asia’s largest education board, will now commence from May 8. An announcement to this regard was made by the Secondary Education Board on Wednesday while releasing the schedule of examinations. The exams, which were scheduled to begin from April 24, are being postponed due […]</p>

Despite surge in COVID-19 cases, huge crowd seen at Moradabad, Ghazipur vegetable markets

<p>Despite the surge in COVID-19 cases across the country, a massive crowd was seen at the vegetable markets in Moradabad and Ghazipur on Saturday morning. People gathered in huge numbers at the markets flouting social distancing norms. Most of the customers and shopkeepers were seen without masks and no volunteers or authorities were managing the […]</p>

UP closes schools till Holi as Covid surges

<p>The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh has ordered closure of all schools in view of the surge in number of Covid cases in the state. Classes from 1 to 8 will remain suspended from March 24 to 31 for Holi vacation. All other educational institutions, including schools between Classes 9 and 12, and higher […]</p>

President Kovind to be on 3-day visit to Purvanchal in Uttar Pradesh from today

<p>President Ram Nath Kovind will be on a three-day visit to Purvanchal in Uttar Pradesh. During his visit, he will participate in many programmes in Sonbhadra and Mirzapur districts. Elaborate security arrangements have been made in and around the programme venues. According to reports after reaching the legendary town Kashi this afternoon, President Ramnath Kovind […]</p>

Karnataka announces 6-month child care leave for government women employees

<p>On the occasion of international women’s day, Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa has announced a proposal to provide six-month child care leave to women employees of the government. Presenting the 2021-22 budget in the Legislative Assembly, Yediyurappa, who also holds finance portfolio, announced construction of Yathri Nivasa in Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh for devotees […]</p>

32 Devotees fall sick after eating prasad during bhandara in UP’s Kannauj

<p>As many as 32 people were taken ill after eating ‘prasad’ during a Bhandara, organised to mark the ending of ‘Bhagwat Katha’ in Uttar Pradesh’s Jukhaya village. After eating the prasad, many of them complained of vomiting and stomach ache. They were rushed to the district hospital by family members. Panic prevailed in the village […]</p>

Hathras murder case: CM Yogi directs officials to invoke NSA against accused

<p>Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday directed officials to invoke the National Security Act (NSA) against all the four accused involved in the murder of Amrish Sharma, a resident of Hathras. Amrish Sharma was shot dead by the main accused, Gaurav Sharma and his friends. The deceased had filed a case against Gaurav […]</p>

UP government to develop Jewar Airport as Asia’s biggest airport with six runways

<p>Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government plans to develop Jewar Airport as Asia’s biggest airport with six runways. The state government has to set aside 2,000 crore for Jewar Airport in its budget for 2021-22 presenting in the Assembly yesterday. The state government has also increased the number of runways of the Jewar Airport to six, […]</p>