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Friday, March 29, 2024
TopicAwanish Kumar Awasthi

Topic: Awanish Kumar Awasthi

Yogi’s point man on law & order, IAS Awanish Awasthi made ‘advisor to CM’ 15 days after retirement

Awanish Awasthi’s appointment was preceded by UP governor’s nod to the creation of a ‘temporary post’ of ‘advisor’ to CM Yogi Adityanath.

‘Mini CM’, ‘super CM’, troubleshooter IAS officer — the power centres in Yogi’s UP

A powerful civil servant, a BJP gen secy and former Man Friday of Mayawati & Akhilesh are the faces of UP administration as it draws flak for Hathras incident.

UP IAS officer in Ram temple trust is Yogi right-hand man who led crackdown on CAA protests

Awanish Awasthi is additional chief secretary in UP govt departments such as home, information and tourism.

Fresh push to get World Heritage City tag for Ayodhya

A committee of scholars is preparing proposal for UNESCO after UP govt announced Rs 133-crore package to develop infrastructure of temple town.

On Camera

Oka to Nagarathna—Bombay High Court judges taking up the cudgel when faith in courts eroding

When lynching, hate speech and bulldozer politics do not speedily invite the wrath of courts, then something is wrong with the third pillar of governance.

Congress attacks chief economic advisor over statement on unemployment, asks BJP govt to ‘vacate seat’

While releasing 'India Employment Report 2024', V Anantha Nageswaran said govt can't solve 'all social, economic challenges'. Congress leader Kharge says CEA protecting 'dear leader'.

Amid plans to lift AFSPA, Army starts joint training with Jammu & Kashmir Police

In an interview with Gulistan News this week, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the government would leave law and order to J&K Police and slowly withdraw troops.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.