"We have decided to implement a complete ban on plastic in the state from July 15. I seek support of you all in this effort. I urge everyone to stop use of plastic cup, glass and polythene after July 15," CM Adityanath said.

The khadim of the mausoleum tried to put the skull cap on the head of the UP chief minister but Yogi Adityanath declined to wear it.

Instructions given by the chief minister come in the wake of a family in Lucknow’s Ashiyana police station area, which complained of misbehaviour by the police

The hike in the pension is likely to incur an additional financial burden of Rs 35.35 crore every year on the government.

Adityanath said there was no discrimination in the schemes being run by the central government and they were meant for the welfare of all including Dalits and backwards.

Addressing the gathering at the event, Adityanath opined that the effort of citizens is necessary to keep the country clean

  Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday inaugurated a first-of-its-kind, hi-tech Rs 232 crore bus terminal here and announced that 21 more bus stations and bus shelters across the state will be spruced up in coming days.

Yadav had moved out a few days earlier, complying with the Supreme Court order on May 7 that former UP chief ministers cannot retain government accommodation in Lucknow.

They said that “the matter of the temple will have to be taken seriously. If this isn't taken up, we'll see what to do in 2019 General Elections'.

The BJP lost both the Kairana and Noorpur assembly seats in the recent polls.

In the run-up to the coming General elections, many organisations have carried out opinion polls to gauge voting intentions in the county and all showed Prime Minister Narendra Modi led NDA winning which is good news for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

In an exclusive interview with India TV on the occasion of 4th year anniversary of the Modi government, UP CM Yogi Adityanath said the amount of work done during Modi government's 48-month rule is way beyond what Congress could do in the past 48 years when it ruled the country.

Yogi Adityanath also announced Rs 2 lakh compensation to those who were injured in this accident. The UP chief minister also ordered probe to find out what caused the accident.

The bus service also known as the Nepal-India Bus Service was launched jointly by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Nepali counterpart KP Oli in Janakpur, Nepal as part of the Ramayan Circut Bus Service.

"If you point the finger, people of western UP know how to break it," Chaudhary said during a poll rally in support of Opposition's joint candidate - Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Tabassum Begum.

On the last day of campaigning, both the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Congress are expected to go full throttle with extensive electioneering powered by a war of words.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has said that Congress President Rahul Gandhi cannot speak without a piece of paper in his hand.

"The victims will be given all necessary help so that they can stand on their own feet as soon as possible," the chief minister, who had drawn flak for staying away from his state even after a storm claimed 73 lives there, said.

Addressing a rally in Sirsi, Yogi accused Chief Minister Siddaramaiah of playing the "most corrupt innings" that divides the society.