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Prayagraj doctor defeated Covid 19 last year, now among 1st to get vaccine shot
By K. Sandeep Kumar | Edited by Abhinav Sahay, Prayagraj
PUBLISHED ON JAN 16, 2021 12:16 PM IST
- The 41-year-old doctor expressed complete faith in Covishield vaccine and said that all results have shown it to be an effective protection against the coronavirus and safe.
Lucknow commissioner of police suspends 15 cops for dereliction of duty
By HT Correspondent, Lucknow
UPDATED ON JAN 15, 2021 06:30 PM IST
- All 15 police personnel were suspended for remaining absent from their duty points.
Ex-IAS officer, close aide of PM Modi named BJP candidate for crucial UP polls
By HT Correspondent, Lucknow
UPDATED ON JAN 15, 2021 05:19 PM IST
- A senior BJP leader said the party has some big plans for AK Sharma.
Gujarat cadre IAS officer Arvind Kumar Sharma may be made minister in Yogi govt
By Rajesh Kumar Singh | Edited by Abhinav Sahay, Lucknow
PUBLISHED ON JAN 15, 2021 01:00 PM IST
- After the legislative council election, the UP Cabinet is likely to be expanded before the crucial 2022 Assembly election, said a BJP leader.
4 held for raping, trafficking 15-yr-old in Lucknow
By HT Correspondent, Lucknow
PUBLISHED ON JAN 15, 2021 09:54 AM IST
- The girl came to Lucknow from Nepal in search of a job two years ago before she was misled and trapped by the main accused who worked as a security guard.
Authorities seize 550 sacks of rice from SP leader Fahimuddin's warehouse in UP
PTI, Badaun, Uttar Pradesh
PUBLISHED ON JAN 14, 2021 04:17 PM IST
Fahimuddin, the SP leader, failed to provide a convincing answer when asked about the presence of government ration in his warehouse.
Mercury dips in several places across UP
PTI
PUBLISHED ON JAN 14, 2021 03:50 PM IST
Lucknow, Bareilly, Agra and Meerut divisions also saw the mercury settling below normal.
Gujarat IAS officer's voluntary retirement creates buzz over role in UP politics
By Rajesh Kumar Singh | Edited by Abhinav Sahay, Lucknow
PUBLISHED ON JAN 14, 2021 02:35 PM IST
- The quick acceptance of his application for voluntary retirement has started a buzz in the BJP circles that Sharma may be sent to the Legislative Council in Uttar Pradesh.
Fly anywhere in a seaplane: Yogi Adityanath has a vision for hometown Gorakhpur
By HT Correspondent | Edited by Abhinav Sahay, Lucknow
PUBLISHED ON JAN 14, 2021 01:13 PM IST
- While currently nine domestic flights operate from Gorakhpur to all major cities of the country, an international flight from the newly-constructed Kushinagar airport will also commence soon, said the CM
1.85L Covid vaccine doses reach Varanasi, 64k vials reach Kanpur
By HT Correspondent | Edited by Abhinav Sahay, Varanasi/kanpur
PUBLISHED ON JAN 14, 2021 11:38 AM IST
- The first batch of the Covid-19 vaccines arrived by a special plane at Chakeri airport in Kanpur on Wednesday. Vaccines in stored in Varanasi are to be used in the divisions of Varanasi, Azamgarh, Prayagraj and Mirzapur.
Congress revival bid gets reality check with video of leader abusing party brass
By Umesh Raghuvanshi | Edited by Abhinav Sahay, Lucknow
PUBLISHED ON JAN 14, 2021 10:28 AM IST
- Questions are now being raised over the manner in which appointments are being made on various posts in the Congress in Uttar Pradesh.
Allahabad HC seeks details of phase-wise vaccination programme for UP
By HT Correspondent | Edited by Abhinav Sahay, Prayagraj
PUBLISHED ON JAN 14, 2021 09:50 AM IST
- The high court had earlier directed the state and the Central governments to place before it a definite date and the intended programme detailing when and how the vaccination against Covid-19 would be done in UP.
Lucknow: 1600 health workers to get Covishield on Jan 16, 61,980 doses arrive
By HT Correspondent, Lucknow
PUBLISHED ON JAN 14, 2021 09:32 AM IST
- 51,000 healthcare workers have been listed in Lucknow for the vaccination drive.
Public notice for interfaith marriage not a must: HC
By Pawan Dixit
PUBLISHED ON JAN 14, 2021 01:11 AM IST
The order is not directly linked to the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Ordinance, 2020, which outlaws conversion by allurement, fraud, coercion or marriage.
Owaisi visits Varanasi, says 'will put up a tough fight in UP polls'
By HT Correspondent, Varanasi
PUBLISHED ON JAN 12, 2021 11:12 PM IST
- The AIMIM and Omprakash Rajbhar’s SBSP would contest the 2022 Uttar Pradesh polls, said Owaisi.
Packed in boxes and weighing around 400 kilos, Covid-19 vaccines reach Lucknow
By HT Correspondent, Lucknow
PUBLISHED ON JAN 12, 2021 07:49 PM IST
- 1.6 lakh vials of Serum Institute of India vaccine, weighing about 400 kilograms, arrived in 11 boxes amid strict security at the Lucknow airport. It was then transported to storage points in special GPS-enabled trucks.
AAP MLA Bharti held in Rae Bareli
PUBLISHED ON JAN 12, 2021 03:46 AM IST
Bharti had reached Rae Bareli on Sunday night to inspect its state-run primary schools, and was stopped by the police when he was leaving the guest house on Monday morning.
For BJP, panchayat polls a ‘test’ match before 2022 UP assembly elections
By Brajendra K Parashar, Lucknow
UPDATED ON JAN 10, 2021 09:16 PM IST
- Observers say the BJP is preparing the ground for 2022 UP assembly elections by using the rural polls as a ‘test’ match.
Bird flu in UP: 2 red jungle fowls in Kanpur zoo test positive
By HT Correspondent | Edited by Abhinav Sahay, Kanpur
PUBLISHED ON JAN 10, 2021 08:31 AM IST
- The animal husbandry department in Sonbhadra district of eastern Uttar Pradesh has asked farmers and traders dealing in poultry products not to transport chicken and other poultry products from Madhya Pradesh
Badaun gang rape: Accused priest sent to 10-day judicial custody
By HT Correspondent | Edited by Abhinav Sahay, Lucknow
PUBLISHED ON JAN 09, 2021 08:39 AM IST
- Priest Narain used to live in the temple premises, where the woman was gang raped and murdered.
After much fanfare, now govt tells HC: No decision yet on Film City’s location
By HT Correspondent, Lucknow
PUBLISHED ON JAN 09, 2021 12:07 AM IST
Four months after the Uttar Pradesh government released the blueprint for the proposed Film City over 1,000 acres along the Yamuna Expressway, it informed the Allahabad high court on Thursday that it had not yet decided on the project’s location
‘No decision on film city location’: Uttar Pradesh govt tells HC
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Lucknow
UPDATED ON JAN 08, 2021 10:58 PM IST
The double-judge bench of Justice Rajan Roy and Justice Saurabh Lavania on Thursday quashed the petition and allowed the petitioner to file the petition again, if required.
42-year-old man held for raping Dalit minor in Uttar Pradesh’s Amethi
By Press Trust of India | Posted by Shankhyaneel Sarkar | Amethi
UPDATED ON JAN 08, 2021 03:31 PM IST
An FIR has been lodged on the basis of the complaint under the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act against the accused.
UP: 5 dead, 7 hospitalised after consuming illicit liquor in Bulandshahr
By Asian News International | Posted by Nilavro Ghosh | Bulandshahr
UPDATED ON JAN 08, 2021 12:46 PM IST
According to the police, over a dozen people had consumed illicit liquor on Thursday night here following which four people died at night. Other seven people are admitted to different hospitals in Noida and Delhi.
SP teams visit UP crematorium accident site, Badaun; demand CBI probe in both incidents
By HT Correspondent | Edited by Smriti Sinha | Hindustan Times, Lucknow
UPDATED ON JAN 08, 2021 09:36 AM IST
On January 3, the roof of a crematorium in Ghaziabad collapsed, killing at least 25; the same evening, a 50-year-old woman was allegedly gang-raped and murdered in Badaun
UP: First phase of Covid vaccination to take place at 1,500 centres
By HT Correspondent | Edited by Zara Khan | Hindustan Times, Lucknow
PUBLISHED ON JAN 08, 2021 09:23 AM IST
The health and family welfare department has also started preparations for the second dry run across UP on January 11
‘Covid vaccine dry run exposed UP govt’s lack of preparedness,’ alleges SP chief Akhilesh
By HT Correspondent | Edited by Smriti Sinha | Hindustan Times, Lucknow
UPDATED ON JAN 08, 2021 08:45 AM IST
The former chief minister referred to the Varanasi incident wherein vaccine was reportedly transported on a bicycle and said such lapses put a question mark on the preparedness
BJP may win 10 UP legislative council seats out of the 12 going to polls
By HT Correspondent | Edited by Abhinav Sahay | Hindustan Times, Lucknow
UPDATED ON JAN 07, 2021 02:27 PM IST
The BJP state committee authorised the party’s state unit president to send the list of candidates to the central election committee for approval.
Akhilesh Yadav sets up 3-member panel to ‘probe’ Badaun gang-rape and murder
By HT Correspondent | Edited by Abhinav Sahay | Hindustan Times, Lucknow
UPDATED ON JAN 07, 2021 12:57 PM IST
The 50-years-old woman was gang-raped and killed allegedly by a priest and his two accomplices on Sunday when she had gone to a temple.
UP panchayat polls: BJP begins 10-day rural connect to find new, young faces
By HT Correspondent | Edited by Abhinav Sahay | Hindustan Times, Lucknow
UPDATED ON JAN 07, 2021 10:20 AM IST
The state BJP chief will be in Siddharthnagar on Friday, general secretary (organisation) will be in Kanpur (dehat) and Kanpur on Thursday. The party general secretaries will also tour different parts of the state.