Having links with RSS and Vishwa Hindu Parishad, BJP state president and Phulpur MP Keshav Prasad Maurya (48), first came to limelight in April, last year, when he was announced as BJP’s surprise pick for the post of Uttar Pradesh party president. With Maurya (48) belonging of the backward Kushwaha caste, he was projected as the party’s OBC face, as it tried to develop a base among the non-Yadav OBCs. He was first elected as a member of UP Assembly from Sirathu in Kaushambi district in 2012 polls, following a few unsuccessful attempts. In 2014 Lok Sabha polls, he won…
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(PTI) The Cabinet on Monday may take up for approval the supporting GST legislations, which will then be introduced in Parliament as the government sprints to meet the July 1 target date for rollout of the new indirect tax regime. A set of four supporting legislations — the Compensation Law, the Central-GST or C-GST, Integrated-GST or I-GST and Union Territory-GST or UT-GST — are likely to together go to the Cabinet for approval. Sources said the Cabinet meeting has been called for Monday morning and the agenda list may not be very long.The GST Council, in its previous two meetings, had…
(HT) मुख्यमंत्री योगी आदित्यनाथ के शपथ ग्रहण समारोह में एक बड़ा ही दिलचस्प नजारा देखने को मिला जब प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी से पूर्व मुख्यमंत्री अखिलेश यादव और मुलायम सिंह यादव ने गर्मजोशी के साथ मंच पर मुलाकात की। मंच पर मुलायम और पीएम मोदी की मुलाकात एक नहीं बल्कि दो बार हुई। योगी आदित्यनाथ के कैबिनेट मंत्रियों का जैसा ही शपथ ग्रहण समारोह खत्म हुआ तो पीएम मोदी मंच में मौजूद सभी अतिथियों से मिलने गए। इस दौरान वहां मौजूद अखिलेश थोड़ा आगे निकल गए। इसके बाद बीजेपी राष्ट्रीय अध्यक्ष अमित शाह ने अखिलेश यादव को बुलाया। अखिलेश यादव जब…
(PTI) Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has said that all devices using Aadhaar authentication will have to adhere to its new encryption standards from June 1. The move is aimed at adding another security layer to the hardware at a time when such devices are all set to take the centre stage in biometric-based digital payments. “We have recently come out with new specifications and asked manufacturers and vendors to go for STQC certification as per the new standards. We have advised that from June 1, they should get devices on the new specifications and that the existing devices…
(FE) As after much speculations, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today declared Gorakhpur MP Yogi Adityanath as the new Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Adityanath after being elected has stated that the state will be having two deputy chief ministers. Apart from Keshav Prasad Maurya, who was himself one of the contender for the CM’s post, the safron party has also appointed Lucknow Mayor Dinesh Sharma as the new Deputy Chief Minister. Being a national vice president of BJP, Sharma is a close aide of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Sharma was even close to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) with…
(AU) पिछले एक महीने से चल रहा जाट आंदोलन हिंसा में तब्दील हो गया है। फतेहाबाद में जाटों ने पुलिस कर्मियों को बंधक बना लिया है और डीएसपी को चोटें लगी हैं। पुलिस की बस में आग लगा दी गई है। कुछ मीडियाकर्मियों के भी घायल होने की खबर है।मिली जानकारी के अनुसार, जिले के गांव धानी गोपाल गांव में धरने पर बैठे जाटों ने हिंसक होते हुए पुलिसवालों पर पत्थरबाजी करनी शुरू कर दी। यह देखते हुए पुलिस वालों ने उन्हें रोकने की कोशिश की तो वे उग्र हो गए। इस पत्थरबाजी में डीएसपी घायल हो गए। जाटों ने…
(FE) As after much speculations, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) declared five times Gorakhpur MP Yogi Adityanath as the new Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Adityanath and his two deputy chief ministers Dinesh Sharma and Keshav Prasad Maurya today sworn in at an oath-taking ceremony administrated by governor Ram Naik at a function in Lucknow’s Kanshiram memorial ground. And while other safron party leaders also take oath as the cabinet minister of the state, BJP has offered ministry to many few leaders who joined the party from outside, days before the crucial election campaign. The ceremony was attended by Prime…
(ANI) Expelled Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh on Sunday said a ‘rogi’ (ill) Uttar Pradesh is blessed to have a chief minister like Yogi Adityanath and expressed confidence that corruption and nepotism would ward off from the state. Heaping praise the newly elected Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, Singh, in an exclusive conversation with ANI, said, “I would like to congratulate Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Adityanath for the historic mandate.” “Saying Yogi Adityanath that he is antagonistic to other communities is a wrong estimation of his character. Yogi Aditnanath is leader for the youth and is very humble. Rogi Uttar Pradesh…
(ANI) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) firebrand leader Yogi Adityanath on Sunday was sworn-in as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. Governor Ram Naik administered the oath of office and secrecy to Adityanath and his Cabinet at a function in Lucknow’s Smriti Upvan here.State BJP president Keshav Prasad Maurya and the party’s national vice-president Dinesh Sharma were sworn-in as Deputy Chief Ministers.Prime Minister Narendra Modi and party president Amit Shah were in attendance. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, newly-elected Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister R. Singh, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N.…
Ushering in a new era of economic development and convenience in Odisha fueled by environment friendly Natural Gas, Hon’ble Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Petroleum & Natural Gas Shri Dharmendra Pradhan today launched the implementation of City Gas Distribution (CGD) project in Bhubaneswar and Cuttack in the presence of Hon’ble Member of Parliament (Bhubaneswar) Dr Prasanna Kumar Patasani, Hon’ble Member of Parliament (Cuttack) Shri Bhartruhari Mahtab and other digniaties. The event marked an important step towards the fulfilment of Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s dream of developing a gas-based economy and linking Eastern India to the country’s Natural…