Topic: UP Government
Bus row intensifies, UP’s BJP govt slams Congress-ruled Rajasthan for bill to ferry students
UP Deputy CM says Congress is charging to ferry students from Kota while offering buses to transport migrants, Rajasthan minister says UP asked for bill.
Yogi must learn from Shivraj Singh Chouhan on labour reforms. UP needs a scalpel, not an axe
We fail to understand what Adityanath will get by this policy. A 3-year window of regulatory concessions add up to nothing for any new and serious investor.
Over 1 lakh migrants to return on 114 trains by Saturday night: UP govt
The govt also gave permission for 98 more trains to bring back migrants from rest of the country Sunday & Monday, said Additional Chief Secretary - Home, Awanish Awasthi.
Fighting visible enemies while coronavirus plans its next step
The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.
Samajwadi Party founder and ex-Union Minister Beni Prasad Verma passes away at 79
Samajwadi Party expressed condolences for their beloved 'Babu Ji', a former Union Minister and Rajya Sabha member.
Uttar Pradesh government declares coronavirus pandemic a state disaster
An official from UP government said procurement procedures for emergency medical equipment and coronavirus related medical consumables will be relaxed.
Uttar Pradesh govt extends lockdown to entire state to battle coronavirus
Seventeen of Uttar Pradesh's 75 districts that have reported positive cases of coronavirus are already under lockdown since 23 March.
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.
UP DefExpo gaffe — Turkish helicopter for Pakistan on posters showcasing Make in India
DefExpo in Lucknow also invites criticism on Day One for poor arrangements at the much-publicised tent city for VIP guests. Nail found protruding from bathroom floor.
Yogi govt wants public to pay damages for protest but order violates Supreme Court judgment
Yogi govt has issued notices to 28 people for recovery of Rs 14.86 lakh as damages for destruction of public property during anti-citizenship law protests.
Mumbai is now India’s national Covid epicentre, but it is not what New York City is to US
In episode 482 of #CutTheClutter, Shekhar Gupta looks at Covid data from Maharashtra and Mumbai, which has become the epicentre of coronavirus in India.
Inter-state movement curbs: Are Indian states being paranoid or practical during Covid?
Karnataka CM B.S. Yediyurappa has said there is no ban on flights and trains to the state, a day after after his govt banned flights from certain states after a spike in Covid cases.
Defence
More midair refuellers, UAVs — Bhadauria explains how IAF is bracing for new nature of war
In an interview to ThePrint, Air Chief Marshal R.K.S. Bhadauria says the IAF is not in favour of ‘rigid theaterisation’ as it will divide already scarce IAF combat assets and effort.
PM, CM, DM: India’s 3 big power centres have been exposed by one disaster
The prime minister, chief minister and district magistrate are the three engines of India’s governance, but their handling of the coronavirus pandemic is going awry.