LUCKNOW: Days after NGT flagged the high faecal coliform levels in the Ganga and Yamuna rivers in Prayagraj during the ongoing Maha Kumbh, UP CM Yogi Adityanath asserted in the assembly on Wednesday that the water at the Sangam was fit for both “snan” (bathing) and “aachman” (ritual drinking).Replying to a discussion on the Maha…
NEW DELHI: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday took a swipe at Yogi Adityanath after the Uttar Pradesh chief minister mentioned in the assembly that cricketer Mohammed Shami had also taken a holy dip at the Maha Kumbh. Adityanath, while rejecting reports of discrimination with devotees at the Maha Kumbh, said: “There is no…
SP chief Akhilesh Yadav (ANI photo) NEW DELHI: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday hit back at Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath over his “Urdu language” remark, saying the state has the most number of inoperational primary schools in the country.Calling out the UP CM’s “carelessness” towards the education and progress of the state,…
Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath has dismissed reports of faecal bacteria in the Maha Kumbh waters. NEW DELHI: Amid concerns over water contamination at the Triveni Sangam, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath has dismissed reports of faecal bacteria in the Maha Kumbh waters, calling them an attempt to malign the religious gathering. He asserted…
Yogi Adityanath (File photo) VARANASI: As lakhs of pilgrims from Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj continued to reach Varanasi, district authorities extended restrictions while CM Yogi Adityanath conducted an aerial survey of the congested city roads Saturday afternoon to assess the situation.Ganga aarti at the ghats were suspended until Feb 26. Classes up to 8 remained…
Yogi Adityanath (File photo) LUCKNOW: Attacking opposition for questioning Rs 4,000 crore expenditure on organisation of Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj this year, UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath said on Friday that only Rs 1,500 crore was spent on Kumbh while the remaining was invested in improving Prayagraj’s infrastructure.“Maha Kumbh is not just a religious event…
NEW DELHI: Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday launched a scathing attack on Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, accusing them of conspiring against Sanatan Dharma and “taking payoffs” to speak against it (Sanatan Dharm ke khilaf supari le karke shadyantra rach rhe hain). He said that, “Both the…
NEW DELHI/LUCKNOW: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and home minister Amit Shah Wednesday expressed condolences over the loss of lives in the stampede at Maha Kumbh.Before starting his speech at a poll rally in Delhi’s Ghonda area, Modi said: “We lost some good souls in the tragedy at Maha Kumbh, and some people also got injured….
NEW DELHI: The opposition has raised serious concerns over the management of the UP government after a stampede broke out leaving several injured on Wednesday morning at Sangam, Maha Kumbh. While Congress president slammed the Yogi Adityanath government for “paying more attention to self-promotion than management and mismanagement”, Samajwadi Party chief called upon the BJP-led…
LUCKNOW: Challenging the minority community to accept that Ram was their ancestor, UP CM Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday gave the example of the Indonesian president Prabowo Subianto, who recently said his DNA was Indian and that Ram was considered an ancestor in Indonesia.Talking about Subianto, who was the chief guest at the R-Day parade in…
