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TopicKeshav Prasad Maurya

Topic: Keshav Prasad Maurya

First Maurya, now Pathak: Why UP CM Yogi Adityanath may have to watch out for his deputies

On Thursday, UP Deputy CMs Maurya and Pathak met RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat in Lucknow. The sarsanghachalak also held a meeting with CM Yogi Adityanath the previous day.

UP govt divided over Avimukteshwarananda—Yogi’s ‘Kaal Nemi’ vs Maurya’s ‘bhagwan Shankaracharya’

Row that erupted after ‘Shankaracharya’ of Jyotirmath & his followers were prevented by UP govt from taking holy dip at Sangam on Mauni Amavasya refuses to die.

Amid fragile truce, Maurya flags ‘rising graft, crime’ in Yogi’s UP ahead of key bypolls

BJP insiders say ‘temporary ceasefire’ between UP CM Yogi and his deputy Maurya is likely to continue till bypolls for 10 assembly seats in bid to blunt attacks by Samajwadi Party.

‘Nothing of the sort’ — UP BJP chief on speculations about change of CM amid Yogi-Maurya rift

BJP is a democratic party, and everyone is entitled to put forth a point of view, says UP BJP state president Bhupendra Chaudhary amid Yogi-Maurya rift.

Under siege from within, Yogi comes out in new avatar. Meeting with MLAs, MLCs to warning officials

This comes when some UP BJP MLAs have spoken about ‘corrupt bureaucracy’ in indirect attack on Yogi and exhorted high command to step in, and amid CM's purported rift with Maurya.

Yogi, Maurya rift out in open — veiled barbs, quota missives & back-to-back meetings

Maurya’s letter on quota came to light days after Anupriya Patel’s letter to UP CM. Yogi loyalists see bid to weaken CM, Maurya’s aide says Yogi must answer for drubbing in LS polls.

‘Don’t trust state machinery’ — BJP MLA seeks Shah, Nadda’s intervention in murder plot probe

Cops confirm one named accused is son of panchayat-level BJP functionary. BJP insiders claim Fateh Bahadur Singh’s letter is another attempt to undermine UP CM Yogi Adityanath.

Sarkar vs Sangathan in UP BJP, deputy Maurya takes dig at CM Yogi — ‘party bigger than govt’

UP CM in response reminded gathering that ‘if govt faced setback in 2027 state polls, then everybody will be affected from top to bottom’ & that ‘prestige is there till there is power’.

‘Will stop this,’ says UP dy chief minister after in-custody murders of dons Jeeva, Atiq Ahmed

Jeeva was shot dead in a Lucknow court Wednesday; Atiq and his brother were killed while being taken to a hospital on 15 April.

How ‘pride of Prayagraj’ became latest flashpoint in tussle between UP netas & officials

While there's a feeling among public representatives that civil servants in UP are 'unrestrained', officials say most decisions are made with CMO's approval.

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This isn’t an energy crisis— at least not yet

Current oil & gas prices, compared to previous crises, are within ranges that, in the past, had been considered normal.

Maharashtra Budget: Fadnavis hands farmers another loan waiver even as 6 lakh await benefits of 1st one

Other key promises in the budget include AI- and other technology-enabled services for farmers and continuation of the Ladki Bahin Yojana, which will have the same outlay. 

Iranian naval ship Lavan with crew of 184 docked in Kochi same day US torpedoed IRIS Dena

IRIS Lavan was in the region for the International Fleet Review held last month and ‘sought urgent docking in Kochi citing technical issues,’ it is learnt.

Pakistan is fighting a two-front war. I saw it coming 15 yrs ago

The Pakistani political leadership is weak and devoid of any intellect. Its diplomacy is entirely India-China-US focused and suffers from a presumptive view of Afghanistan as a vassal.