Topic: Yogi Adityanath
Loudspeakers, LED screens, 3D rangolis — ‘limited entry’ plan for Ram temple event in Ayodhya
Ram Mandir trust general secretary Champat Rai says Covid guidelines will be fully complied with during bhoomi pujan ceremony, and only invitees will be allowed.
Yogi govt says will pay salary dues to ‘women helpline’ staffers soon, service to continue
Women employees of the helpline had threatened to launch hungerstrike if their demands were not met. '181' will now be merged with ‘112’ police helpline.
Over 350 employees of UP ‘women helpline’ not paid salary for a year, threaten hunger strike
361 employees of the women counselling helpline ‘181’ have not been paid since June 2019. One worker died by suicide this month. Yogi govt says will resolve the issue soon.
Congress’ 1970-style treatment of young leaders won’t work. It can learn from BJP
BJP’s lust for power is dangerous but also inspiring. Which is why even its critics can’t help but condemn Congress for making a fool of itself with the Rajasthan crisis.
CM Yogi Adityanath directs officials to use drones to monitor containment zones in UP
The Chief Minister also said survey in the state should be done on 'mission mode' and that door-to-door medical screening should be undertaken in urban areas.
With hitlist and raids, UP Police crack whip on criminals after Vikas Dubey attack
UP Police prepared ‘hitlist’ of 33 criminals last week, and launched raids to nab aides of gangsters like Mukhtar Ansari, Atiq Ahmed, Sundar Bhati to dismantle their networks.
Autopsy of ‘Vikas’, and ‘smaller packs’ of lockdown
The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.
Uma Bharti questions MP CM Chouhan after Vikas Dubey ‘encounter’, praises Yogi govt
BJP leader Uma Bharti questioned the Madhya Pradesh govt over how Dubey reached Ujjain, among others. A BJP leader says this doesn’t reflect well.
Congress’ Jitin Prasada launches Brahmin body, blames Yogi govt for ‘step-motherly treatment’
Former Union MoS Jitin Prasada says Brahmin community has been ‘systematically targeted’ under Yogi’s rule, in terms of political appointments or killings.
Big events can be held while adhering to Covid-19 protocol: UP CM Yogi Adityanath
Chief minister Yogi Adityanath spoke about the organisation of Van Mahotsav, in which the Uttar Pradesh government plans to plant 25 crore saplings.
Netflix’s ‘Indian Matchmaking’ is only too accurate
Among Indians, unlike other regressive trends, the emphasis on caste has not weakened even though more and more Indians today have received modern educations.
Apple & Samsung’s assembly partners pledge Rs 11,000 crore investment in India
Foxconn & Wistron are among firms picked to make smartphones under a new government plan that’s aimed at encouraging global companies to shift manufacturing beyond China.
Defence
5th military-level LAC meeting on, India could press for Chinese troops’ return from Finger 4
India will ask for the Chinese troops to fall back behind Finger 8 at Pangong Tso. Since the last meeting, the status quo has remained on the LAC.
Modi govt’s NEP is out of touch with reality, Indian voters want English-medium education
State leaders with their ear to the ground, like Nitish, Mamata and Yogi, have shown that the push for native language education is not what voters want.