Bharatiya Janata Party leader Yogi Adityanath is the current Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. Adityanath, also the Mahant (chief priest) of the Gorakhnath Math, Gorakhpur, has been sitting at the helm of state affairs since 2017 when the saffron party stormed to power with a brute majority, dethroning then ruling Samajwadi Party. In this election, the BJP has fielded him from the Gorakhpur Sadar seat. He is running for MLA for the first time. Adityanath was sworn in as the Chief Minister of the country's most populous state on March 19 in 2017. He was then a member of Lok Sabha, representing the Gorakhpur constituency. He won from Gorakhpur constituency in every Lok Sabha election held since 1998 before being given the responsibility to lead a state where politics mostly revolved around caste and religion for decades. Under Adityanath's rule, Uttar Pradesh saw a massive infrastructure development push, a boost in economic activities and improvement in the law-and-order situation. Known for his outspoken attitude, Adityanath has been a prominent campaigner for the BJP in elections. The BJP is banking on the development works undertaken by the Adityanath government and the leader's charisma in the run-up to the high-stakes assembly polls in 2022. Adityanath in his rallies has been pitching for another term to the saffron party, highlighting that the BJP government has worked towards making UP bhrashtachar mukt, bhaya mukt, danga mukt, gaddha mukt aur andhkaar mukt (free of corruption, fear, riots, potholes and darkness) in the last five years.
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The UP government planned to acquire about five acres of land around the temple for the corridor development project to ensure no interference of any kind during the 'puja, archana or shringar'.
Chhath Puja 2023: Along with the Sun God, Chhathi Maiya is also worshipped on this day. According to Vedic astrology, Chhathi Maiya (or Chhathi Mata) protects children from diseases and problems and gives them long lives and good health.
Earlier, Uttar Pradesh Police registered cases against several companies for allegedly selling Halal-certified products using forged documents to gain financial benefits in the name of religion.
At present, the lack of expressway connectivity between the Agra-Lucknow Expressway and Purvanchal Expressway causes inconvenience to commuters, leading to longer travel times between the two expressways.
The 200-member Rajasthan Assembly is scheduled for elections on November 25, and the counting of votes will be on December 3.
Maurya stoked controversy with his remarks over Goddess Lakshmi. Congress leader Acharya Pramod Krishnam retorted to his statement and said that Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath should "put a ban on his speaking".
Deepotsav festival is being celebrated in Ayodhya for the past seven years. Every year, the festival creates world record by lighting lakhs of diyas -- earthen lamps. This year, the Deepotsav marks special importance as it's happening before the consecration ceremony of the Ram Mandir.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat will preside over the consecration ceremony of Ram Lalla in Ayodhya on January 22, 2024.
Ayodhya Deepotsav 2023: People can be a part of Deepotsav in Ayodhya by paying a sum as low as Rs 51 for a diya to Rs 1,100 for 51 diyas. The only difference will be that their diya will be illuminated at a designated place picked by them, at the click of the mouse at the virtual space.
Ram Mandir consecration ceremony: Vedic rituals for the Pran-Pratishtha (consecration) ceremony of Ram Lalla (infant Lord Ram) in Ram temple in Ayodhya will begin on January 16, 2024- a week before the main ceremony.
The Yogi Adityanath-led government in Uttar Pradesh is going to conduct an intensive campaign across the state against unrecognised schools. The government has issued clear instructions to the Block Education Officers to conduct campaign across their blocks and take strict action against them.
UP Cabinet meeting: The meeting was attended by over 24 senior ministers from the Uttar Pradesh government, along with Additional Chief Secretaries, Principal Secretaries, Chief Secretary Durga Shankar Mishra, Director General of Police (DGP), and Director of Information.
“When future generations will read about the history of Congress; forget about voting for that party, they won't even be ready to touch it from a distance,” UP CM Adityanath said while addressing a poll rally in Madhya Pradesh.
It has been decided to grant a bonus equivalent to 30 days' salary, with a maximum limit of ₹7,000, to all state government employees (non-gazetted), departmental officers, teachers, non-teaching employees, and daily wage earners.
Akhilesh Yadav asked the Uttar Pradesh government to reveal the number of deaths due to attack by stray cattle in the past five years under the BJP's rule.
A section of the Sikh community expressed their disapproval by burning an effigy of Sandeep Dayama, and protests ensued in various cities in Rajasthan and Punjab. Besides Alwar, Sikhs from different regions of Rajasthan and Punjab took to the streets to express their dissatisfaction.
Earlier, the Uttar Pradesh government held its cabinet meetings in Prayagraj and Varanasi districts. The upcoming cabinet meeting is being planned ahead of the consecration ceremony of the Ram Temple.
The Chief Minister said that individuals who promoted family-based politics in the name of casteism were depriving the common people of development projects.
Uttar Pradesh has around 24,000 madrasas, of which approximately 16,000 are officially recognized by the authorities, and the remaining 8,000 are unrecognised.
On the occasion of Navmi, the ninth day of Chaitra Navratri, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath performed 'Kanya Pujan' and offered prayers to 'Matri Shakti' by worshipping nine girls, symbolising the nine manifestations of the goddess Durga, at Gorakhnath Temple in Gorakhpur.
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