The Uttar Pradesh Government headed by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is eying investment worth Rs 20,000 crore in the tourism sector in order to develop the state into a 'Tourism State' and create employment for 10 lakh youths in the next five years.

On the instructions of CM Yogi, the IT and Electronics Department is currently revising the Startup Policy 2020, incorporating new incentives to encourage startups and will get Cabinet approval soon, according to official sources.

Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], August 6 (ANI): The Uttar Pradesh Government has started online registration of cow shelters (gaushalas) and so far 582 Gaushalas have been registered in the state, informed the UP Animal Husbandry Department.

New Delhi [India], June 22 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Government has informed the Supreme Court that recent demolitions of properties carried out in the state were done following due process and were in no way related to taking action against persons accused of rioting.

New Delhi Apr 18 PTI The Supreme Court Monday stayed the takeover of the land of Mohammad Ali Jauhar University in Rampur initiated by the Uttar Pradesh Government for nonadherence to certain conditions on which the land for the institution was granted to a trust run by Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan in 2005 A bench of Justices Ajay Rastogi and C T Ravikumar issued notice to the Uttar Pradesh government and others on the appeal filed against the Allahabad High Court orderThe High Court had in September last year dismissed the petition filed by Maulana Mohammad Ali Jauhar Trust seeking quashing of a report submitted by Sub-Divisional Magistrate SDM in March 2020 on the constructions over the land as well as the order dated January 16 2021 by Additional District Magistrate Administration Rampur for vesting of the land in the stateBoth Azam Khan and his son Abdullah are currently lodged at Sitapur district jail and are facing several casesCiting the SDMs report the high court had said a mosque was constructed over the land which was only for educational purposes and thus is a violation of the permission granted by the state governmentThe high court had said that no interference was required in the order passed by the ADM to initiate proceedings under Section 104105 of the UP Revenue Code 2006 for vesting of Universitys land in UP Govt ie taking over the land given to the TrustIn 2005 the then Samajwadi Party government enacted the Mohammad Ali Jauhar University Act paving the way for the creation of the universityThereafter the state government granted permission to the Trust to acquire 400 acres of land against the ceiling of 125 acres 50586 hectares for the establishment of the University while imposing certain conditions one of which was that the land will be used only for educational purposesAccording to law if such a condition is violated the permission granted by the state government stands withdrawnPTI PKS RKS RKS

Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], December 9 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh government is set to begin its "Maha Abhiyan" of free ration distribution, other than the PM Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PM-GKAY), from December 12, Sunday.

Lucknow : UP government on October 29 announced that there will be a total ban on sale and use of all kinds of firecrackers during upcoming festivals due to COVID-19 in the National Capital Region (NCR) and all other cities where the ambient air quality falls under the ‘poor’ or higher category. The order issued by the Uttar Pradesh Home Department stated: “Restrict use of firecrackers in cities where air quality is ‘moderate’ or below to green crackers only for not more than two hours.

Lucknow : UP government on October 29 announced that there will be a total ban on sale and use of all kinds of firecrackers during upcoming festivals due to COVID-19 in the National Capital Region (NCR) and all other cities where the ambient air quality falls under the ‘poor’ or higher category. The order issued by the Uttar Pradesh Home Department stated: “Restrict use of firecrackers in cities where air quality is ‘moderate’ or below to green crackers only for not more than two hours.

Lucknow : UP government on October 29 announced that there will be a total ban on sale and use of all kinds of firecrackers during upcoming festivals due to COVID-19 in the National Capital Region (NCR) and all other cities where the ambient air quality falls under the ‘poor’ or higher category. The order issued by the Uttar Pradesh Home Department stated: “Restrict use of firecrackers in cities where air quality is ‘moderate’ or below to green crackers only for not more than two hours.

Lucknow : UP government on October 29 announced that there will be a total ban on sale and use of all kinds of firecrackers during upcoming festivals due to COVID-19 in the National Capital Region (NCR) and all other cities where the ambient air quality falls under the ‘poor’ or higher category. The order issued by the Uttar Pradesh Home Department stated: “Restrict use of firecrackers in cities where air quality is ‘moderate’ or below to green crackers only for not more than two hours.