Lucknow Apr 18 PTI The Uttar Pradesh government on Monday made it compulsory for people to wear a face mask in public places in capital Lucknow and six NCR districts amid a rise in Covid cases in some adjoining states an official saidThe increase in Covid cases has had an impact on the districts falling under the falling under the national capital region NCR Keeping this in mind the government has made use of masks mandatory in public places in Gautam Buddh Nagar Ghaziabad Hapur Meerut Bulandshahr Baghpat as well as capital Lucknow an official spokesperson said hereIn the last 24 hours 65 new Covid cases have been confirmed in Gautam Buddh Nagar 20 in Ghaziabad and 10 in Lucknow the official said adding that Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has ordered close monitoring of the situationIn view of the improving COVID-19 situation the Uttar Pradesh government had given relaxation in wearing face mask earlier this month PTI SAB RHL

Lucknow Mar 26 PTI The Rashtriya Lok Dal RLD has constituted a committee to review the results of the recently held assembly elections which is collecting information from districts its national president Chaudhary Jayant Singh said here on Saturday Chaudhary held a meeting with the newly elected MLAs of the RLD at partys headquarters here and also thanked the party workers for working well under the alliance After the review a large-scale workers conference will be organised in Lucknow Chaudhary said addressing them The RLD had fought the election in alliance with the Samajwadi Party and won eight seats Eight MLAs of Rashtriya Lok Dal are equal to 80 who will work as the voice of the youths and the unemployed along with farmers and labourers of Uttar Pradesh and will keep a close watch on the issues of public interest in line with our sankalp patra Chaudhary said while addressing the MLAs Party sources said that Chaudhary met SP president Akhilesh Yadav at the SP headquarters later and the two leaders resolved to work together in an effective manner PTI SAB VN VN

Lucknow Mar 18 PTI The swearing-in ceremony of the newly elected BJP government in Uttar Pradesh will be held in the state capital on March 25The ceremony will take place at the Ikana stadium at 4 pm of March 25 a senior official saidThe BJP won 255 seats in the 403-member assembly and its allies won 18 other seats paving way for the return to power for the second consecutive termElections in UP were held in seven phases and results were declared on March 10 PTI SAB SRY SRY SRY

Lucknow Feb 26 PTI The Uttar Pradesh government will make arrangements to bring its residents returning from Ukraine to the state an official spokesperson said here on SaturdayThe resident commissioner of the state has been asked to set up counters at airports for the convenience of people of Uttar Pradesh coming back from Ukraine and to ensure necessary arrangements in coordination with the central government and all other authorities concerned he saidIn view of the prevailing situation in Ukraine the Uttar Pradesh government has appointed its relief commissioner as the nodal officer to coordinate with the Ministry of External Affairs and the Embassy of India in Kyiv to facilitate support required for evacuation of people of the state stranded in the war-torn countryBesides a 24X7 toll-free helpline has been set up which can be reached by dialling 0522 1070 A mobile number 9454441081 and an email id rahatnicin have also been set up PTI SAB IJT

Lucknow Feb 25 PTI BSP president Mayawati on Friday said it is a good sign that issues like inflation unemployment and law and order are now dominating the election scene and rival parties now find the going toughOn the last day of campaigning for the fifth phase of Uttar Pradesh polls the BSP chief said her party is contesting the elections on the issues concerning the common people and to bring good days of her government back and provide relief to themBecause burning issues like rising inflation unemployment hateful politics poor law and order compulsion to migrate due to lack of employment and stray cattle menace etc are dominating the hearts and minds of people rival parties are not finding the going easy Good signal she said in the tweet in HindiaIn another related tweet she said BSP is fighting the elections on these very issues of public interest and welfare so that working with right intention and policy like 2007 to 2012 good days can be brought back by making proper arrangements for law and order and employment on which people have trust Mayawati had led the BSP government of the state between 2007 to 2012 The fifth phase of polling on 61 seats is slated for Sunday PTI SAB TDS TDS

Lucknow Feb 19 PTI Chhattisgarh Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Bhupesh Baghel on Saturday alleged that the BJP in Uttar Pradesh has no issue to talk about other than conversion and communalismAddressing public meetings in support of Congress candidates in Lucknow Baghel said the election results this time would clearly reflect the triumph of issues such as inflation unemployment and the politics of caste and religion because this time people are voting on theseThe BJP does not have any issue other than conversion and communalism but kath ki handi baar-baar nahi chadhti raising the same issue again and again does not yield results every time he saidThe Chhattisgarh chief minister claimed that the BJP has lagged behind in the first two phases as the trend is now clearly visible and people are not voting on the basis of caste or religionUnder the BJP government farmers labourers and traders are troubled he said Jobs have been lost inflation is at its peak and farmers are not getting proper price for their crops Baghel addedIn Lucknow polling will be held in the fourth phase on February 23The Congress leader also took part in door-to-door campaigns PTI SAB IJT

Lucknow Jan 28 PTI BSP president Mayawati on Friday accused the BJP and Samajwadi Party of colluding to give a communal and casteist colour to the Uttar Pradesh Assembly electionsIn a tweet the BSP supremo also cautioned the people against their designsThe way religion and caste politics dominate in the UP assembly elections and the media is also full of such news it seem that all this is happening as SP and BJP are colluding to give the elections colour of hatred on Hindu-Muslim and casteist lines People need to remain alert the former Uttar Pradesh chief minister said Polls in Uttar Pradesh will be held in seven phases beginning February 10 PTI SAB DV DV

Lucknow Dec 24 PTI Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday issued orders to initiate strict measures including a statewide night curfew from December 25 in view of a rise in Covid cases in several statesThe coronavirus night curfew will be applicable from 11 pm to 5 am a senior official said hereChairing a high-level meeting the chief minister also instructed officials to cap the number of people attending events like marriages to 200 These events have to adhere to COVID-19 guidelines and organisers will be required to inform the local authorities about these the official saidAdityanath also asked the officials to ensure all traders follow the no mask no goods policy at their establishments he saidMasks should be made mandatory for everyone on the streets or in the markets Police should carry out continuous patrols to ensure the guidelines are followed the official saidAdityanath directed the officials to ensure that people arriving in Uttar Pradesh from other states or abroad are traced and tested for coronavirus and extra vigilance is maintained on buses railway stations and airports he saidHe asked for a close watch to be kept on the health of those coming from outside the state after testing them and if required they should be admitted to hospitals or be quarantined the senior official saidMonitoring committees did a commendable job in coronavirus management in the past and directives have been issued to reactivate them in villages and urban wards he saidThe chief minister said that in view of the possibility of a third wave of COVID-19 the state made systematic preparations in the past which needed to be re-examined Facilities available at all government and private medical institutions of the state should be examined closely and the Covid help desk and the day care centre in industrial units should be activated he saidThe situation in the state is under control at present Forty-nine new cases of the infection were confirmed in the investigation of over 191 lakh samples tested in the last 24 hoursIn the same time period 12 people recovered from the infection and the total number of active cases in the state now stands at 266 There are no Covid patients in 37 districts the official said PTI SAB IJT

Lucknow Nov 24 PTI The Uttar Pradesh Congress will launch a 15-day membership campaign on the Constitution Day on November 26 with a target of enrolling one crore new members a party leader said on WednesdayThe campaign will continue till December 10 On November 26 Bhim Charcha and dinner will be organised in villages settlements and wards Contributions of Dr B R Ambedkar the architect of the Constitution will be discussed Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee UPCC president Ajay Kumar Lallu saidDuring the campaign one crore new members will be added under the slogan Ek Parivaar Naye Sadasya Chaar one family four new members Lallu said adding that all new members will have to give a missed call on 8230005000 to register themselvesThe drive will be conducted in all rural and urban areas at major markets bus stands and railway stations among other places he saidCamps with banners of Ladki Hoon Lar Sakti Hoon will be set up outside womens colleges to take Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadras message to female students Lallu saidFive-member teams will be formed at nyaya panchayat or ward level in every assembly constituency Each team will add 25 new members every day the Uttar Pradesh Congress chief added PTI SAB IJT

Lucknow Nov 19 PTIUttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday welcomed the repeal of the three farm laws and expressed regret farmers could not be convinced despite governments best efforts The government tried to have a dialogue with farmers at every level But maybe because of some deficiency on our part we failed to explain our point to the people Adityanath saidI sincerely welcome the withdrawal of three agricultural laws by the Prime Minister on behalf of the Uttar Pradesh government he said The CM called the withdrawal of the bills a historic gesture and congratulated the Prime Minister for making the decision Today on Gurupurb the Prime Minister has done the historic work by using this language of dialogue in a democracy and withdrawing the three agricultural laws he said He said though the bills got support from a large section of farmers a minority that could not be convinced managed to stall it Although from the very beginning there was a large community which believed that such laws can play an important role in increasing the income of the farmers some farmers organisations had come out against it and despite our efforts took the path of agitation he said The CM welcomed the decision also to set up a committee regarding the minimum support price PTI SAB VN VN