Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday asserted that his government has shown zero tolerance towards crime and corruption and perception about the state has changed in the last three years. 

Vikas Dubey encounter: Gangster Vikas Dubey was killed early this morning in an encounter with police in Kanpur. Dubey tried to escape after the car in which he was being taken to court overturned, police said. His death was confirmed by the doctors at Hallet Hospital at 7.55 am today. 

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday said big events can be held while adhering to the protocol pertaining to COVID-19 and the "Van Mahotsav" will be a witness to this.

The Kanpur district administration on Saturday demolished the house of history-sheeter Vikas Dubey, accused in over 60 criminal cases and also the main accused in Kanpur encounter case. 8 policemen were killed in the gunfight which broke out when police went to arrest him in Bikaru in Kanpur.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath declared monetary help of Rs 1 crore for the families of policemen who died in an encounter with criminals in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. A member of these families will be given a government job and a greater than usual pension amount will be given by the government.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will be announcing employment for one crore people on June 26, setting a new record of sorts. Uttar Pradesh will become the first state in the country to give employment to one crore people in one go. Migrant workers who have returned to the state during lockdown will be major beneficiaries.

According to a spokesman of the power department, "Installation of Chinese meter has been banned across the state. The details have been sought about orders of Chinese meters and equipment and also contracts of Chinese items awarded in the past one year."

UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath would visit Ayodhya on June 18 to review the preparations for the Ram temple 'bhumi pujan', tweeted the Chief Minister's Office, on Monday. 

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath offered condolences on the death of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput who was found dead at his apartment in Mumbai's Bandra. Taking it to Twitter, Adityanath said, "It is astonishing and sad to see an emerging talented young artist like Sushant Singh Rajput depart from the mortal world. Pray to Lord Rama to rest his soul in peace..."

The state plane VT UPM Hawker, used exclusively by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, will now be used to transport TriNet machines for corona testing from Goa. This is the first time that the state plane has been authorised for medical use

The Uttar Pradesh government is working on skill mapping of migrant workers and creating more jobs. Jobs will not be an issue, Yogi Adityanath said while declaring that his government will be issuing appointment letters to selected teachers.

Delhi-Noida border has not been sealed, UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath told India TV on Monday. Yogi said that the Uttar Pradesh government had not given orders to seal the border but advised proper screening to make sure that infected people or people with symptoms are not allowed to cross the border. 

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in an exclusive conversation with India TV on how he plans to unlock the state said they are ever ready to deal the crisis.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in an exclusive conversation with India TV has said that shopping malls and cinema halls in the state will not open during unlock 1.0. Speaking on India TV's day-long-event #CMsOnIndiaTV, the UP CM said that no decision has been taken yet on the opening of public gathering places like shopping malls and cinema halls. 

Uttar Pradesh has become the first state in the country to ready one lakh beds for COVID-19 patients, with each of the 75 districts having dedicated beds for patients in the respective facilities

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday in a presser said that new guidelines on unlock 1.0 will be released after 2 pm today which will have a detailed list of what will remain open and closed in the first phase of lockdown exit.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has said that other states wanting to employ migrant workers from the state will have to seek the approval of the state government first

The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh has completed the task of skill mapping of 14.75 lakh migrant workers who have returned to the state during lockdown. According to the official spokesman, the skill mapping of migrant workers will help in providing employment for them.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday issued an order to prepare a framework for setting up a migration commission to ensure that every migrant worker coming to the state gets employment.

Rebel Congress MLA from Raebareli Aditi Singh has been suspended from the position of General Secretary of the women's wing of the party, which has initiated anti-disciplinary action against her, sources said here on Wednesday. Singh has accused Congress of playing petty politics over the issue of arranging buses to ferry migrants to their homes.