(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…
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(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…
(HT) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will conduct five-city trials of a new polymer-based Rs 10 banknote, the government said in Parliament on Friday, declaring a move to plastic money to fight counterfeiting and reduce wear and tear. Plastic notes were first adopted by Australia in 1988 and are now used in more than 20 countries. These are smaller and stronger than cotton-based paper notes, with more security features that make them harder to counterfeit.“Approval for procurement of plastic substrate and printing of banknotes of Rs 10 denomination has been conveyed to the RBI,” junior finance minister Arjun Ram…
(AU) लखनऊ स्थित लोकभवन में भाजपा विधायक दल की बैठक हो चुकी है। इस बैठक में यूपी के नए मुख्यमंत्री पर फैसला हो चुका है बस ऐलान होना बाकी है। सीएम के लिए योगी आदित्यनाथ के नाम पर सहमति बनी है।बीजेपी नेता सरकार बनाने का दावा पेश करने राज्यपाल के पास पहुंचेगे। कल लखनऊ के स्मृति भवन में मुख्यमंत्री और मंत्रियों का शपथ ग्रहण समारोह होगा। इस समारोह में प्रधानमंत्री मोदी और अमित शाह भी शिरकत करेंगे। बता दें कि दोपहर तक सीएम के लिए मनोज सिन्हा का नाम लगभग तय माना जा रहा था लेकिन इसी बीच योगी आदित्यनाथ के…
(HT) Monday may prove to be difficult for office-goers in the NCR as the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has decided to shut all stations outside Delhi from Sunday night till further orders. With Jats threatening to intensify their protest demanding reservations in jobs and education on Monday, Delhi Police have asked DMRC to terminate all trains at the last station on all lines in Delhi from 11.30 pm on Sunday. Apart from this, 12 stations in central Delhi will be closed from 8pm on Sunday. The restrictions will be there till further orders of Delhi Police, which means Monday is…
(AU) प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी की मौजूदगी में उत्तराखंड राज्यपाल डॉ. केके पॉल ने प्रदेश के नवें मुख्यमंत्री त्रिवेंद्र सिंह रावत को पद व गोपनियता की शपथ दिलाई। प्रधानमंत्री ने राज्य के नए सीएम और सभी मंत्रियों को बधाई दी।शनिवार को पीएम मोदी की मौजूदगी में सूबे के नए मुखिया के साथ सात कैबिनेट और दो राज्य मंत्रियों ने भी शपथ ली। दोपहर तीन बजे देहरादून स्थित परेड ग्राउंड में आयोजित शपथ ग्रहण समारोह में सतपाल महाराज, प्रकाश पंत, हरक सिंह रावत, मदन कौशिक, यशपाल आर्य ने कैबिनेट मंत्री पद की शपथ ली। वहीं राज्य मंत्री के रूप में विधायक रेखा आर्य…
(ET) The suspense on who will lead India’s largest state got over today after the BJP picked Yogi Adityanath as the Uttar Pradesh chief minister. The decision was taken after a meeting at 4 PM at Lok Bhawan that saw central observers – Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu and national general secretary Bhupendra Yadav, BJP vice-president Om Mathur, state party chief Keshav Prasad Maurya and other senior party leaders in full attendance. Adityanath’s elevation can strengthen BJP’s ‘Hindutva’ establishment in the state, but may provide enough fodder to the opposition to attack the saffron party on lines of ‘divisive politics’.
(ET) With the Goods and Services Tax (GST) council approving the remaining two of the five bills concerning the tax regime on Thursday, India’s most ambitious indirect-tax reform is likely to roll out from July 1. The GST Council capped the proposed cess on aerated drinks and luxury automobiles at 15% and on cigarettes at 290%. It also approved the State GST and Union Territory GST laws. Nod to these laws along with changes in the Central GST and Integrated-GST laws paves way for the introduction of the legislations in Parliament and state assemblies as early as next week.