Moneycontrol PRO
you are here: HomeNewsUttar pradesh

Uttar Pradesh

Jump to
  • UP man travels 1,500 km on cycle, hopes to meet Anand Mahindra, Kumar Mangalam Birla June 02, 2023 03:28 PM IST

    UP man travels 1,500 km on cycle, hopes to meet Anand Mahindra, Kumar Mangalam Birla

    In March this year, a man from Uttar Pradesh undertook an arduous journey on a bicycle in hopes of meeting his idols - Anand Mahindra, Kumar Mangalam Birla, Azim Premji and N Chandrasekaran.

  • UP bride, dressed in wedding finery, chases runaway groom for 20 km May 24, 2023 01:03 PM IST

    UP bride, dressed in wedding finery, chases runaway groom for 20 km

    A bride in Uttar Pradesh tracked down her runaway groom and made him return to the 'mandap' on their wedding day.

  • BJP fielded 395 Muslim candidates in UP local body polls, 40-45 of them won May 14, 2023 07:30 PM IST

    BJP fielded 395 Muslim candidates in UP local body polls, 40-45 of them won

    Kunwar Basit Ali, head of Uttar Pradesh BJP's minority cell, told PTI on Sunday that the party fielded a total of 395 Muslim candidates in the urban local body elections and 40-45 of them emerged victorious.

  • UP urban local body polls: BJP 'lost miserably' in seats just outside city limits, says SP chief May 14, 2023 03:32 PM IST

    UP urban local body polls: BJP 'lost miserably' in seats just outside city limits, says SP chief

    BJP won 813 of the 1,420 corporator seats while the opposition Samajwadi Party bagged 191 and the Bahujan Samaj Party 85.

  • Gurgaon: 4 men book cab, steal it as driver arrives at location May 14, 2023 02:36 PM IST

    Gurgaon: 4 men book cab, steal it as driver arrives at location

    The cab driver, Harish Kumar from Uttar Pradesh's Azamgarh, received a booking on the cab aggregator app around 11 pm on Friday, the police said.

  • News Highlights: Pakistan SC orders immediate release of PTI chief Imran Khan May 11, 2023 10:32 PM IST

    News Highlights: Pakistan SC orders immediate release of PTI chief Imran Khan

    News Highlights: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan’s arrest has been declared “illegal” by Pakistan's Supreme Court. The apex court has sought the immediate release of the former Pakistan prime minister.

  • Watch Now | 'The Kerala Story' declared tax-free in Uttar Pradesh, banned in West Bengal May 09, 2023 12:16 PM IST

    Watch Now | 'The Kerala Story' declared tax-free in Uttar Pradesh, banned in West Bengal

    The West Bengal government has banned the screening of the movie ‘The Kerala Story’ in multiplexes and cinema halls across the state, as per a statement issued by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on May 8. The decision has been taken to “avoid any incident of hatred and violence” and to “maintain peace” in the state. Meanwhile, the controversial film has been declared tax-free in Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. What did the producer of 'The Kerala Story' and BJP leaders say about Mamata Banerjee's decision? Watch to know more!

  • Teen arrested for duping people through fake WhatsApp accounts May 04, 2023 07:02 PM IST

    Teen arrested for duping people through fake WhatsApp accounts

    The teenager told the complainant's relatives that he was in an urgent need of money for hospital admission and would return it in two days.

  • Gangster Anil Dujana killed in encounter with UP Police May 04, 2023 05:20 PM IST

    Gangster Anil Dujana killed in encounter with UP Police

    Anil Dujana, a resident of Dujana village under Badalpur police station in Gautam Buddh Nagar district had over 60 cases lodged against him, including murder and extortion.

  • National Medical Devices Policy 2023 secures the Cabinet green light April 27, 2023 06:43 AM IST

    National Medical Devices Policy 2023 secures the Cabinet green light

    Last year, the government had floated an approach paper on the draft national medical devices policy 2022 for consultation.

  • Now, central push for reducing VAT on natural gas for fertilisers April 25, 2023 04:48 PM IST

    Now, central push for reducing VAT on natural gas for fertilisers

    Centre likely to write a letter to states. At present, VAT on natural gas falls under the domain of states, and rates vary from state to state. According to an estimate, subsidy to the tune of about Rs 12,500 crore increases annually on account of VAT alone.

  • Greater Noida Authority approves Rs 4,378 crore budget for FY24; allocates Rs 450 crore for Jewar airport April 21, 2023 10:05 PM IST

    Greater Noida Authority approves Rs 4,378 crore budget for FY24; allocates Rs 450 crore for Jewar airport

    The Authority has also set aside Rs 1,000 crore for acquiring land in its jurisdiction. Also, land allotment rates have been revised upwards.

  • NHRC issues notices to UP police over Atiq Ahmad, Ashraf Ahmad killings April 18, 2023 06:58 PM IST

    NHRC issues notices to UP police over Atiq Ahmad, Ashraf Ahmad killings

    The commission has sought reports from the Uttar Pradesh DGP and the CP of Prayagraj within four weeks.

  • Brief history of Atiq's killers: From everyday crime to a big don's murder April 16, 2023 03:10 PM IST

    Brief history of Atiq's killers: From everyday crime to a big don's murder

    The alleged assailants, Lavlesh Tiwari (22) of Banda, Mohit alias Sunny (23) of Hamirpur and Arun Maurya (18) of Kasganj, were arrested by policemen accompanying the Ahmad brothers.

  • Exclusive | Varanasi, Agra, Chennai municipal bodies plan bond sale: Sources April 13, 2023 02:46 PM IST

    Exclusive | Varanasi, Agra, Chennai municipal bodies plan bond sale: Sources

    Greater Chennai Corporation plans to raise at least Rs 200 crore through a municipal bond sale by May-end

  • ED attaches over Rs 40 crore assets of Supertech group on money laundering charges April 12, 2023 07:40 PM IST

    ED attaches over Rs 40 crore assets of Supertech group on money laundering charges

    A provisional order was issued under provisions of PMLA to attach 25 immovable properties located in Uttarakhand's Rudrapur and the 'Meerut Mall' in Uttar Pradesh's Meerut town.

  • UP: Urban local body polls to be held on May 4, 11 April 09, 2023 09:32 PM IST

    UP: Urban local body polls to be held on May 4, 11

    State Election Commissioner (SEC) Manoj Kumar issued the notification in this regard. "The voting for the urban local body polls will be held on May 4 and 11. The counting of votes will take place on May 13," he told reporters here.

  • Exclusive | UP’s two municipal corporations plan bond issue: Sources April 05, 2023 03:03 PM IST

    Exclusive | UP’s two municipal corporations plan bond issue: Sources

    Kanpur Municipal Corporation seeks to raise at least Rs 100 crore through municipal bonds of 10-year maturity. Though Prayagraj Municipal Corporation officials confirmed the bond issue, they did not disclose the size of the issue planned.

  • Banarasi Paan and langda mango, among others, receive GI tag April 04, 2023 11:15 AM IST

    Banarasi Paan and langda mango, among others, receive GI tag

    Langda Mango, Ramnagar Bhanta (Brinjal), and Adamchini Rice are three other Varanasi-based goods that have gained the GI tag in addition to the Banarasi Paan

  • Noida startup event promised to bring SoftBank CEO, Sundar Pichai, Elon Musk. Instead, cops showed up April 04, 2023 12:10 PM IST

    Noida startup event promised to bring SoftBank CEO, Sundar Pichai, Elon Musk. Instead, cops showed up

    Tickets to the World Startup Convention in Greater Noida were priced at about Rs 8,000 each.

  • Protecting farmers' interest priority of govt, says UP CM Yogi Adityanath April 01, 2023 04:57 PM IST

    Protecting farmers' interest priority of govt, says UP CM Yogi Adityanath

    Chairing a high-level meeting, Adityanath also directed officials that there should be no delays in compensating the farmers impacted by the unseasonal rainfall, according to a statement.

  • PM Modi addressed the One World TB Summit, launches development projects worth Rs 1,780 crore in Varanasi March 24, 2023 04:53 PM IST

    PM Modi addressed the One World TB Summit, launches development projects worth Rs 1,780 crore in Varanasi

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the One World TB Summit at Rudrakash Convention Centre in Varanasi on March 24. Governor of Uttar Pradesh Anandiben Patel and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath were present on the occasion. PM Modi also dedicated and laid the foundation stones of 28 development projects worth over Rs 1,780 crore in his parliamentary constituency of Varanasi.

  • One Year Of Yogi 2.0: Much rides on UP CM’s pivot towards big-ticket investment March 24, 2023 11:51 PM IST

    One Year Of Yogi 2.0: Much rides on UP CM’s pivot towards big-ticket investment

    UP CM Yogi Adityanath has completed one year in office in his second term. While focus on law and order, infra development, social welfare, and Hindutva continues, the Global Investors Summit was the highlight of the year. The opposition, meanwhile, has had no chance to regroup

  • Uzbekistan kids' death: Manufacturing licence of Marion Biotech cancelled by UP authority March 22, 2023 11:28 PM IST

    Uzbekistan kids' death: Manufacturing licence of Marion Biotech cancelled by UP authority

    "The firm's licence was under suspension since January after which a detailed inquiry was initiated. Now the licence of the firm has been cancelled by the Uttar Pradesh Drugs Controlling and Licensing Authority. The firm can no longer manufacture the syrup," a government official said.

  • PhysicsWallah CEO Alakh Pandey contributes towards 300 weddings in UP. See pics March 18, 2023 08:49 AM IST

    PhysicsWallah CEO Alakh Pandey contributes towards 300 weddings in UP. See pics

    PhysicsWallah CEO Alakh Pandey contributed towards the ‘samuhik vivah’ or mass marriage of 300 couples in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh.