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Thursday, March 28, 2024
TopicYogi government

Topic: Yogi government

Another posting controversy in UP — 80 ‘suspicious’ transfers in environment & forest dept cancelled

Transfers effected by HOD 3 days before her retirement. Minister of state (independent charge) forest & environment says he wasn't informed about the transfers beforehand.

UP govt appoints 3rd acting DGP in row despite contempt plea in SC. ‘Bad precedent’, say ex-DGPs

Senior IPS officer Vijaya Kumar given charge. Mukul Goel, who was shunted out last May on grounds of 'disregard of govt duty', 'indolence', was state’s last permanent police chief.

Who benefits from the killing of Atiq? Upcoming dons, politicians

75 years after Independence, a robust criminal justice system is a dire need for a nation seeking a Vishwa Guru status.

Biggest achievement is changing country’s perception of UP, says Yogi as he marks sixth year as CM

Addressing a press conference, the CM says that his dispensation has shown what a stable majority govt can do. Today, UP is counted among states with the best infra, he says.

Lakshmanpur? Lakhnavati? Historians are at war over Lucknow’s identity

Scholars are heatedly debating the origins of Lucknow’s name. Some say that it was used in the Mughal era.

Buddh International Circuit is India’s white elephant. The future of motor racing looks bleak

The racing circuit at Greater Noida is a lesson in hubris and also why there should be more planning before building infrastructure.

Some BJP MPs in UP are getting restless–more and more vocal against Modi and Yogi govts

The saga of immortal love between Laila-Majnu, Shirin-Farhad, and Romeo and Juliet, which is recited even today, is similar to the pairing of Nitish and BJP.

‘Speaking not allowed. Will be termed rebel’ — BJP MP lashes at Yogi govt on flood situation

Kaiserganj MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh claims he never saw such shoddy preparation for floods. Gonda administration comes up with statement to give details of relief work.

Massive dropout, no salaries, UP madrasas gripped in a climate of fear, bulldozer worries

The most rattling part of the survey is Question no. 9 — about the funding of madrasas. Muslims fear such an exercise may bring out the bulldozers.

Modernisation, or harassment? Why survey on unrecognised madrasas is fuelling row in UP

The UP Madrasa Shiksha Parishad chairman claims several madrasas that got recognition earlier never existed. But an activist asserts such surveys can end up in spiking corruption.

On Camera

Social media has made news more graphic. Torture by Russian military is latest example

Before social media, depiction of violence on news was the exception—graphic visuals were either not shown on TV or in newspapers or the images were blurred. This is no longer the case.

Profit margins in lottery industry are tiny. Here’s how Future Gaming paid for its electoral bonds

Neither state govts nor companies earn large profits from lotteries. However, a look at the system shows there’s ample evidence of murky dealings and financial irregularities. 

BRO connects new axis to Ladakh, to be shortest route

The all-weather Nimmu-Padam-Darcha Road will connect Manali to Leh through Darcha and Nimmu on Kargil-Leh Highway.

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.