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As Congress crosses majority mark in Karnataka, BJP has some reason to cheer in UP. Here’s why
Fp Explainers •The results of the Uttar Pradesh municipal elections are not likely to be as exciting as those of the Karnataka Assembly elections. The incumbent BJP is expected to win at least 10 municipal corporation seats. It is currently ahead in Ayodhya and Lucknow
Every working hour, UP-ites drink almost Rs 10 crore of alcohol
Fp Staff •The districts that led the chart in terms of heavy liquor sales include - Noida and Ghaziabad (Rs 13-14 crore daily), Agra (Rs 12-13 crore each day), Meerut (around Rs 10 crore every day), Lucknow (Rs 10-12 crore in a day), Kanpur (Rs 8-10 crore per day), and Varanasi (Rs 6-8 crore each day)
Anil Dujana killed in encounter in UP: Who was the dreaded gangster?
Fp Explainers •Anil Dujana had 65 cases, including 18 of murder, lodged against him in western Uttar Pradesh districts and Delhi. Recently released from prison on bail, he was on Uttar Pradesh’s list of ‘most dreaded criminals’
Who is Shaista Parveen, wife of slain gangster Atiq Ahmed and now most-wanted in UP?
Fp Explainers •The daughter of a retired police constable, Shaista Parveen transformed from a homemaker to playing a central role in her husband Atiq Ahmed’s criminal empire. Now absconding from the police, authorities have announced a reward of Rs 50,000 for information leading to her arrest
Global Investors Summit to bring investments more than double UP's GDP, says CM Yogi
Fp Staff •The Uttar Pradesh Global Investors Summit 2023 is set to take place from February 10 to February 12. The event will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while President Droupadi Murmu will likely be the prominent guest during the closing ceremony
Three dead, nearly 20 trapped under rubble as building collapses in Lucknow’s Hazratganj
Fp Staff •Earlier in the day, an earthquake had been reported across northern India at about 2.28 pm triggering tremors across Delhi-NCR, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. Administrative officials in Lucknow are yet to ascertain whether the tremors had weakened the old building located in Hazratganj
Adityanath says UP safe for investors, interacts with Bollywood members in Mumbai
•Adityanath assured industrialists of a strong law and order situation in Uttar Pradesh, devoid of fear and free of land mafia
Suniel Shetty urges UP CM to help get rid of 'Boycott Bollywood' trend
•Adityanath, who was on a two-day Mumbai visit, rounded off his trip by meeting film personalities such as Shetty, Subhash Ghai, Jackie Shroff, Rajkumar Santoshi, Manmohan Shetty and Boney Kapoor
National Commission for Women asks UP administration for enquiry into termination of transgender teacher
Fp Staff •A transgender teacher working at a private school in UP's Lakhinpur Kheri was terminated on 2 December. The teacher alleges that her identity was the reason for her termination, while the school contests the claim and says that it was her incompetency that led them to fire her
UP NHM recruitment 2022: Application process for 4,000 CHO posts begins, check details
Trendingdesk •Community Health Officer will be hired on a contractual basis at sub centre level HWCs and paid Rs 20,500 per month honoraria plus upto Rs 15,000 per month