Uttar Pradesh govt has 11 lakh outsourced employees working across 93 depts. The new system will include direct salary payments as well as social security and reservation benefits.
In a UP Vidhan Parishad session last week, MLC Devendra Pratap Singh from the ruling party asked Minister Nand Gopal Gupta why ‘criminal’ officials were given senior positions in the dept.
In April, Yogi Adityanath-led BJP govt revoked licences of all 16,000 madrasas in UP. This had affected thousands of teachers and students in the state.
Politicians, especially from Prayagraj region, have hit out at Yogi govt for the bill which empowers state to reclaim Nazul govt properties leased out to pvt individuals & entities.
Her allegation over recruitment for UP govt jobs saw strong rebuttal from Yogi administration. Patel, chief of BJP ally Apna Dal (S), saw her winning margin plummet this LS poll.
Once considered one of UP's most influential IAS officers, who also enjoyed trust of ex-CMs Mayawati & Akhilesh, Sehgal has a knack for comebacks after being sidelined in new regimes.
Since UPSC questioned removal of Mukul Goel as DGP, dispensation yet to send a fresh panel of probable candidates to commission for top post, it is learnt.
New Delhi: The Uttar Pradesh Police's killing of gangster-politician Atiq Ahmed's son Asad Ahmed in an 'encounter' made the front pages of the Urdu newspapers...
Tech startups raised $3.8 bn in 2025, down 28% y-o-y, driven by sharp contraction in late-stage funding even as early-stage investments showed resilience, according to Traxcn.
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) is yet to deliver two of the remaining order of 8 Tejas trainer aircraft as well, an order that was placed in 2010.
The key to fighting a war successfully, or even launching it, is a clear objective. That’s an entirely political call. It isn’t emotional or purely military.
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