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  • Minor boy asked to clean cow shelter, public place for posting edited image of Yogi Adityanath

    By PTI

    BUDAUN: A 17-year-old boy held for posting ‘objectionable’ pictures of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath was asked to clean a cow shelter and a public place for 15 days each as punishment by the Juvenile Justice Board.

    The boy had shared an edited image of the chief minister on social media on January 18.

    After investigation, police detained the minor, who confessed to have posted the pictures.

    His counsel, Jawahar Singh Yadav, told media about the decision of the JJB on Thursday.

    Judge Anchal Adhana, along with JJB members Arvind Gupta and Pramila Gupta, in the verdict on Wednesday said, “The minor will clean a cow shelter and a public place for 15 days each. This will instil a sense of service in him and he will get a chance to correct himself.”

    The board also slapped a fine of Rs 10,000 on him as punishment.

    The amount was deposited in the treasury by his parents on Thursday.

  • UP govt reduces VAT on fuel to further bring down diesel, petrol prices in state

    By Express News Service

    LUCKNOW: The UP government has reduced the state VAT imposed on diesel and petrol by Rs 1.03 and 1.40 per litre respectively, after the Centre slashed the excise duty on the fuel three days ago.

    This will bring down the effective prices by Rs 8 on diesel and approximately Rs 10  on petrol. UP CM Yogi Adityanath shared the information on the floor of the Assembly while responding to a query on Wednesday.

    The UP CM’s submission came when SP MLA Virendra Yadav sought to know if the state government would take any step to reduce the state tax on fuels to bring down their prices in the wake of the rising inflation.

    Yogi said that the base price of petrol and diesel automatically got reduced on May 22 when the Centre reduced the excise duty on diesel and petrol by Rs 8 and Rs 6 per litre respectively. The CM added that the LPG was covered under GST for which any approval to reduce tax would have to be granted by the GST council.

  • Loudspeakers removed from mosques being donated to schools, hospitals: Adityanath 

    The chief minister further said there were no riots in the BJP-ruled state during and after the recent assembly polls.

  • UP CM Yogi Adityanath cautions newly elected MLAs against indulging in corrupt practices

    Express News Service

    LUCKNOW: Cautioning newly elected members of the UP Assembly against indulging in corrupt practices like allocation of tenders and transfer-postings, UP CM Yogi said that the accountability of an MLA should only be towards the people. The CM, on Saturday, was addressing the MLAs at the first training session organised for  the newly elected lawmakers on the paperless functioning of the assembly under the E-Vidhan system introduced by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Friday.

    The first session of the newly-constituted assembly of Uttar Pradesh will commence on May 23 and the first budget of the Yogi government’s second tenure would be presented on May 26.

    “A public representative is expected to dedicate his/her life to the people. Negativity should have no place in public life as it is harmful for a public representative. Even people perceive the leaders in the same spirit,” said the CM adding that political leaders had now become synonymous with ‘mistrust’ but that tag could be removed by the behavior and etiquette in the house and discussion on real issues.

    Citing negativity by example, CM Yogi, in an indirect reference to former UPCC chief Ajay Kumar Lallu, said that in the previous assembly, there was a lawmaker who used to stage repeated protests even at the drop of hat. “He lost the election this time and was even relegated to the fourth position. Those who love indulging in allocation of tenders and using their influence in getting the transfers and postings of officers in lieu of some gratitude, slip downward in the polls as the people are the best judge,” he said.

    The CM refused to accept that the BJP, like others, believed in caste based politics. “If it is caste-based politics, how can the likes of Satish Mahana and Suresh Khanna emerge victorious consecutively for nine times from their respective constituencies,” he asked.

    The CM expressed gratitude to state governor Anandiben Patel for providing guidance in taking the state ahead on path of development. “Vidhan Sabha now dons the look which it should. The new devices mounted in the house are as simple as amobile phone to use. The MLAs will have to learn the operations with interest,” said the CM.

  • Yogi government right in making national anthem mandatory at madrasas: Shahnawaz 

    “Was the national anthem not being sung at UP madrasas so far? If that is so, I am hugely surprised,” exclaimed Hussain when asked by journalists about the UP madrasa board order.

  • Adityanath reviews drinking water scheme in Jhansi 

    By PTI

    JHANSI/LALITPUR: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath reviewed the progress of a drinking water scheme at a village in Jhansi district on Sunday and directed officials to complete the work on time.

    He also visited Maa Pitambara Peeth in Datia district of neighbouring Madhya Pradesh and offered prayers to Khandeshwar Mahadev. Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra welcomed Adityanath at the temple premises.

    On a two-day visit to Jhansi, the chief minister reviewed the Amrit Drinking Water Scheme at Gulara village in Chirgaon block. Under the scheme, tapped water will reach two lakh rural households, benefitting 11.5 lakh people.

    Adityanath directed officials to expedite the project. In Bundelkhand, the drinking water project is being implemented at a cost of Rs 10,000 crore.

    Since August 2019, the central government in partnership with states is implementing the Jal Jeevan Mission-Har Ghar Jal to supply tap water to every rural household in the country by 2024.

    The chief minister also inspected a cow shelter. He directed the officers present to ensure there is no stray cattle and all are housed in cow sheds.

    Speaking at a ‘Ram Katha’ programme in Lalitpur, Adityanath said, “Ram Rajya means where there is no discrimination against anyone, where one does not face any paucity, where there is no place for any evil, and such an ideal system is getting build in India.” “The road leading to the establishment of Ram Rajya will be paved when 135 crore people of India will speak in one voice. Work is going on in the country to pave this way. The benefits of government schemes are reaching everyone and everybody is getting security,” he said.

    The chief minister also said, “We have to work with unity. There is immense strength in unity. Lord Ram had worked with this strength of unity. He had identified the united strength of India.”

    Adityanath said Lord Ram’s life and teachings show the way during major challenges. He also said that by December 2022, every village and every house in Bundelkhand will get pure RO water.

  • Yogi Adityanath makes first visit to his ancestral village in Pauri after becoming Uttar Pradesh CM

    By PTI

    DEHRADUN: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday visited his native village Panchur in Pauri distrct for the first time to meet his mother and other relatives after becoming the chief minister.

    Tucked behind thickly-forested hills in the Pauri district, the village is barely visible from a distance on normal days, but it shimmered in soft light on the occasion of the visit of its most worthy son.

    After visiting his village, Adityanath also tweeted a picture in which he is seen touching his mother’s feet and taking her blessings.

    The Uttar Pradesh chief minister had not been able to attend even the funeral of his father Anand Bisth on April 21, 2020 in Haridwar, following his death in AIIMS, New Delhi a day earlier amid the country-wide Covid outbreak.

    “I had the ardent wish to get a glimpse of my father at the final moment. However, following a sense of duty towards the state’s 23 crore people during the COVID-19 pandemic, I could not do so,” the chief minister had said, ruing his inability to attend his father’s funeral.

    “Adityanath, in fact, visited his village for the first time in several years to attend any family function there,” an official said.

    Though Yogi has been coming to Uttarakhand to attend political programmes and address public meetings, it is for the first time that he has visited his ancestral village.

    He will spend the night in his village and attend the hair tonsure ceremony of his nephew on Wednesday.

    Surrounded by his relatives and acquaintances from neighbouring villages soon after arrival, Yogi first spoke to the younger members of his family and distributed chocolates to them.

    The chief minister earlier became emotional while unveiling a statue of his spiritual guru Mahant Avaidyanath at Mahayogi Guru Goarkahnath Government College, Bidhyani, Yamkeshwar.

    In his address at the function, he said he felt proud while unveiling the statue of his spiritual guru at the place where he was born but could not visit it after 1940.

    Adityanath also honoured his school teachers by offering them each a shawl at the function and remembered those who were no more.

  • Set up cow shelters at block level: UP CM to officials

    Speaking on the power crisis, the chief minister said during his recent Delhi visit, the Centre has assured that the state will get more electricity as well as additional rakes to transport coal.

  • Jhansi sets an example of harmony as loudspeakers from biggest temple, mosque removed

    Express News Service

    LUCKNOW: While the Uttar Pradesh government has issued directives to all the 1,565 police stations across the state to ensure removal of illegal public address systems from religious places, in Jhansi, an exemplary show of solidarity and expression of communal harmony came to the fore when the biggest temple and mosque took down the loudspeakers from their respective premises.

    So far, 125 loudspeakers have been removed across UP and the sound of around 17000 amplifiers has been reduced in compliance with the state government order in connection with the use of loudspeakers at places of worship.

    In Jhansi, the loudspeakers from the Ram Janki temple, one of the biggest and revered temples in the region, and that of the Sunni Jama Masjid, were brought down after the head priest of the temple and imam of the mosque met and decided to take the sound amplifier down in compliance with the GO.

    Both the temple and the mosque are located just a few metres from each other  at Gandhi Chowk locality.  So far, the morning and evening Aarti used to be relayed from the temple and so was the five-time Azaan from the mosque. According to temple priest Shanti Mohan Dass and Hafiz Taj Alam of Sunni Jama Masjid, the decision was taken to send out a strong message of love, camaraderie and harmony among people. “The morning and evening aarti is going on as usual and bhajans are also being sung but without loudspeakers,” said the priest.

    “We have small speakers inside the mosque and ensure that the sound of Azaan doesn’t go outside the premises as we can not allow a loudspeaker to spoil the brotherhood of ages,” said the imam.

    Recently, UP CM Yogi Adityanath had directed officials to ensure that the sound of public address systems should not go out of the premises where they were installed and to take affidavits from the organisers of events for ensuring peace and harmony. Police authorities have started sensitising the stakeholders. According to additional chief secretary (home), Awanish Awasthi, the decision to remove illegal loudspeakers in the state has been taken to comply with High Court’s order.

    “We have directed all the SHOs to start a conversation with the religious heads and amicably get the loudspeakers being used with the unspecified decibel limits removed immediately and if they are not removed by April 30 then action will be taken against them,” said ACS.

    Additional director general of police (law and order) Prashant Kumar said that as many as 125 loudspeakers were removed in the state so far while the sound of 17,000 sound amplifiers installed in places of worship, including both mosques and temples, was reduced as per decibel limits specified by the court.

  • Festival season: Uttar Pradesh CM cancels leaves of all police, administrative officials till May 4

    By PTI

    LUCKNOW: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday cancelled the leaves of all police and administrative officials in the state till May 4 and asked all those on leave to report within 24 hours.

    He also directed the officials from police station to ADG level to hold dialogues with religious leaders and eminent personalities within the next 24 hours to ensure peace during the upcoming festivals, and said mikes can be used at religious places but no new permission of their installation should be given.

    “The leave of all administrative/police officers, from SHO, CO and district police chiefs to district magistrate, divisional commissioner is cancelled till May 4 with immediate effect. Those who are currently on leave, must return to the place of posting within the next 24 hours. This arrangement should be ensured by the Chief Minister’s Office,” Adityanath said.

    “Additional police forces should be deployed in sensitive areas and drones used for keeping an eye on the situation. Every evening, the police force must do foot patrolling and police response vehicles (PRVs) should remain active,” he said while holding a law and order review meeting with senior officials.

    “There are many important religious festivals in the coming days. The month of Ramadan is going on. Eid festival and Akshaya Tritiya are likely to be on the same day. In such a situation, considering the current environment, the police will have to be extra sensitive,” he said.

    Stating that everyone has the freedom to follow his method of worship according to his religious ideology, the chief minister noted, “Although mikes can be used, make sure the sound does not come out of the premises. Other people should not have any problem.”

    He added that no permission should be given to install the mikes at new sites. “No religious procession should be taken out without due permission. Before giving permission, an affidavit should be taken from the organiser regarding maintaining peace and harmony. Permission should be given to only those religious processions, which are traditional. New programmes should not be given unnecessary permission,” he added.

    Adityanath added that the safety of every single citizen in Uttar Pradesh is the primary responsibility of the government and the people. “All of us have to be alert and careful about this responsibility of ours,” he added.

    All necessary efforts should be made keeping in view the local needs so that every festival is held in peace and harmony, he said and called for stern action against those issuing mischievous statements. “Those trying to vitiate the atmosphere should be dealt strictly. There should be no place for such people in a civilised society,” he said.

    Religious programmes and worship should be held at the designated place only and it should be ensured that no religious event takes place by disrupting traffic, he said. “If they (officials) have government accommodation, they should stay there or take one on rent, but they have to stay in their posting place in the night. It should be strictly followed,” he said.

    On report of harassment of a girl in Gudamba area of Lucknow, the negligence of police has come to light and firing was reported, he said, adding immediate action should be taken against the accused. “The concerned SHO should be suspended. Action should be taken against the sub inspector and the beat constable,” he added.