The Latest Breaking News from UP

In Uttar Pradesh's primary schools, one teacher for 5 classes

FIROZABAD: At about 10.30am on a hot summer day, siksha mitra Neelam Rathore calls out to a group of children aged between six to 12 playing on a government primary school ground. The kids ignore her. She hollers again, this time saying the mid-day meal is ready.

The Times of India · May 21, 2022

Telangana: CM K Chandrasekhar Rao in Delhi to firm up national plans

HYDERABAD: After announcing a month ago that he was not floating any front but was instead focussing on setting an alternative agenda for the country, Telangana CM K Chandrasekhar Rao left for Delhi on Friday.

The Times of India · May 20, 2022

Protection of wuzu area, unhindered namaz access to continue, says SC

NEW DELHI: Appearing for the Gyanvapi mosque management, senior advocate Huzefa Ahmadi repeatedly argued that the Supreme Court should scrap the suit by Hindu parties seeking enforcement of their right to worship inside the mosque and interim orders by the trial court, including the direction for a survey, as it…

The Times of India · May 20, 2022

Set up 25 special courts to resolve 33 lakh cheque-bounce cases: SC

NEW DELHI: As more than 33 lakh cheque bounce cases are pending in different courts and blocking judicial dockets, the Supreme Court on Thursday decided to experiment with the idea of setting up of special courts headed by retired judicial officers exclusively to deal with such cases.

The Times of India · May 19, 2022

Centre tells 6 big defaulting states to clear dues or lose power supply

NEW DELHI: The power ministry has warned six big defaulting states to clear dues of generation companies (gencos) and Coal India Ltd (CIL) or lose access to electricity as the outstanding amounts were causing supply side strains.

The Times of India · May 19, 2022

Marriage delayed, UP man files dowry plaint against parents

MEERUT: Thirty one-year-old Yogesh Kumar, a resident of Rohta in UP’s Meerut district, reached SSP Prabhakar Chaudhary’s office on Tuesday to file a complaint of “dowry” against his parents. He told the SSP that he was in love with a 26-year-old woman but his parents were seeking “too much dowry”,…

The Times of India · May 18, 2022

Gautam Budh Nagar: Jewar to get its first Kendriya Vidyalaya, work expected to begin by September

JEWAR: A Kendriya Vidyalaya is being planned in the Jewar area in UP's Gautam Budh Nagar district, a first in the town, for which Jewar MLA Dhirendra Singh asked for about 5 acres of land from Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA) CEO Arun Vir Singh.

The Times of India · May 18, 2022

Wholesale wheat prices dip in MP, Rajasthan but marginally rise in UP

NEW DELHI: Wholesale wheat prices fell 19% in Madhya Pradesh and by 6% in Rajasthan after the government decided to control wheat exports over the weekend. Uttar Pradesh was the sole exception among major wheat producing states where prices have marginally increased.

The Times of India · May 17, 2022

UP witnesses 10 times increase in dengue cases in four years

LUCKNOW: Stating that the government alone cannot prevent dengue, senior health officials on Monday said that the number of dengue cases in the state has been on the rise.

The Times of India · May 16, 2022

Prioritise public interest: PM Narendra Modi’s mantra to UP ministers

LUCKNOW: "Prioritise public interest and work with honesty." That was the message from Prime Minister Narendra Modi to UP ministers during an interaction on Monday evening. The PM took feedback from all ministers about their respective departments and their functioning.

The Times of India · May 16, 2022