Sidharth Nath Singh

Denied permission for helicopter landing, Yogi Adityanath to travel by road from Jharkhand to address rally in West Bengal’s Purulia

With no permission to land his chopper in West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath will land in Jharkhand’s Bokaro and then travel to Purulia by road

Opposition parties accuse BJP of misusing investigative agencies to ‘execute political strategy'

Opposition parties accused the BJP of using probe agencies for "executing its political strategy" after it emerged that the CBI may quiz Akhilesh Yadav in a case of illegal mining, even as the ruling party asserted that he must explain the "loot" during his tenure as Uttar Pradesh chief minister.

'Rahul Gandhi has become emperor of lies,' says UP minister Sidharth Nath Singh after Congress chief's Amethi visit

Hitting back at Rahul Gandhi for using foul language against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Uttar Pradesh government spokesperson Sidharth Nath Singh on Tuesday said the Congress president has graduated from being a shehzada (prince) to "an emperor of lies".

'Unknown fever' kills 79 people in Uttar Pradesh; death audit, surveillance initiated to prevent spread of disease

Uttar Pradesh Health Minister Sidharth Nath Singh, who had visited Bareilly last week, had said the government will undertake a 'death audit' to find out the number of those who died due to the fever.

UP sees sharp fall in encephalitis cases this year; health minister credits 'concerted efforts of six departments'

A total of 1,427 Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) and Japanese Encephalitis (JE) were reported till 9 August, 2018 in the state which led to 111 deaths. There over 5,400 cases in 2017, leading to 748 deaths, and 4,353 cases and 715 deaths in 2016.

Governor Ram Naik calls Kasganj incident shameful and 'blot', asks UP govt to ensure such incidents don't recur

Uttar Pradesh govenor Ram Naik termed the Kasganj communal clash as a "blot" on the state and asked the government to initiate measures to ensure such incidents did not recur.

Uttar Pradesh: Medical officer suspended after doctors treat 32 cataract patients under torchlight in Unao

The district administration on Tuesday suspended the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) after reports surfaced that 32 cataract patients were operated upon in torchlight for want of steady electricity supply at a state-run facility in Uttar Pradesh

Rahul Gandhi in Gujarat Day 2: Congress V-P continues Navsarjan Yatra, to meet people displaced by Narmada Dam

On Tuesday, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi will continue on his Gujarat Navsarjan Yatra.

Gorakhpur hospital tragedy: Mayawati says BRD college principal has been made a scapegoat

Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Sunday said BRD college principal Dr Rajeev Mishra has been made a "scapegoat", after he was suspended following the death of 30 children at the hospital within a span of 48 hours.

Uttar Pradesh cabinet decides to roll out GST from 1 July, scrap manual tendering

The decision to roll out GST was taken at the fifth cabinet meeting of the state government, presided over by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.