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Topic: UP Government

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.

‘Yogi’s pick’, zooming through ranks — who is Sanjay Prasad, now UP’s ‘most powerful’ IAS officer

The UP Chief Minister’s Office has picked Prasad to handle the significant home and information departments, over at least 40 other IAS officers senior to him. 

Hours after Yogi confidant retires, ‘troubleshooter’ IAS officer ‘close’ to UP CM transferred

While Awanish Awasthi retired Tuesday, Navneet Sehgal transferred from key information & public relations dept to low-profile sports, as part of latest reshuffle of 16 IAS officers.

Missing files, quick bail: Yogi govt panel claims gangster Vikas Dubey got ‘state patronage’

Panel headed by Justice B.S. Chauhan (Retd) probed killings of 8 police personnel & Dubey's subsequent encounter, and submitted a report to UP govt in 2021. Report made public this week.

Kanpur & Prayagraj demolitions are ‘routine’, not linked to riots, Yogi govt tells SC

In affidavit, UP govt also says petitioner ‘cherry-picked’ demolitions ‘in an attempt to falsely link the same to rioting’ over remarks on the Prophet.

‘Demolitions can’t be retaliatory’ — SC issues notice to UP govt, but no stay on bulldozer drives

Apex court gives state three days to explain whether the demolitions carried out in Kanpur and Prayagraj over the weekend were in compliance with procedural and municipal laws.

‘Land-grab, razing opponents homes, stealing ancient books’ — the 93 cases Azam Khan faces in UP

On 19 May, Supreme Court granted interim bail to Azam Khan, paving the way for his release from jail where he had been incarcerated for the last 27 months.

Ex-civil servants, caste balance show Modi-Shah imprint on new Yogi govt, 1 Muslim minister too

A total of 52 leaders were also sworn in as ministers, including two deputy chief ministers, 16 cabinet ministers and 34 ministers of state.

Criminals played games during previous regimes, Yogi govt jails them now, says PM Modi

The Prime Minister made the remark Sunday after laying the foundation stone of Major Dhyan Chand Sports University in Uttar Pradesh's Meerut.

UP agrees to SC suggestion to appoint former HC judge to monitor Lakhimpur Kheri probe

A bench headed by Chief Justice N V Ramana also sought names of the IPS officers from the UP cadre but not natives of the state, for being included in the investigation team.

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Dhankhar’s resignation: How Modi-Shah’s ‘capable’ BJP has served another strong message to RSS

One has to be incredibly credulous to buy BJP spin masters’ argument that the government got rid of Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar for harmonious relationship with the judiciary.

Unclaimed deposits worth Rs 67,000 crore lying in banks, 87% in public sector banks alone, Parliament told

SBI holds Rs 19,239 crore in unclaimed deposits, or 26% of the abandoned money in public banking system. PNB, Canara Bank follow.

India wanted a stable, prosperous Pakistan but our peace efforts were mistaken for weakness: Rajnath

Modi government had also made numerous efforts to establish peace with Pakistan but has now adopted a different path, militarily, to establish peace, adds defence minister.

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.