This was also the first major meeting of the state cabinet ministers after the Lok Sabha polls, in which the party won 33 seats, down from 62 it clinched in 2019. Uttar Pradesh sends 80 members to the Lower House of Parliament.

Digital attendance will be kept suspended till further orders. A decision will be taken on the basis of the committee's report. The committee will consider all the dimensions of education and give suggestions for improvement.

The government plans to develop the Kukrail River on the likes of Gujarat's Sabarmati riverfront as part of river's rejuvenation plan which has turned into a drain.

Earlier today, delegates met UP CM Yogi Adityanath regarding action being taken on houses located on the banks of the Kukrail River in Pant Nagar, Khurram Nagar and Akbar Nagar.

The Uttar Pradesh government has delayed the introduction of digital attendance in state schools for the next two months.

Adityanath's remarks comes after a day after the BJP-led NDA's dismal performance in by-elections in seven states. I.N.D.I.A bloc members won the bypolls to 10 of the 13 assembly constituencies, while the BJP managed to bag two and an Independent pocketed one seat.

The BJP had won only 33 out of 80 seats in UP, as against 63 in 2019. In addition to this, the Samajwadi Party had pushed the BJP to second place in the state by winning 37 Lok Sabha seats.

In a major reshuffle, DMs of five districts have been transferred by the Uttar Pradesh government. DMs of Auraiya, Ayodhya, Deoria, Sonbhadra and Badaun have been transferred.

The action was taken against five officials and workers over their alleged involvement in the land grab case. Apart from a departmental inquiry, an FIR has also been registered in the case.

Uttar Pradesh lightning strike: A 45-year-old man identified as Vijay Kumar, a resident of Pandohi, died after he came in contact with lightning while he was grazing goats at Neem Dabha village in Hamidpur.

Without taking names, Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath usually refers to Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav and his uncle Shivpal Singh Yadav as "chacha-bhatija" (uncle-nephew).

A total of 121 people, mostly women, died in the stampede at self-styled godman Baba Bhole's 'satsang' in Hathras on July 2.

Dev Prakash Madhukar, the main accused in the Hathras stampede that resulted in 121 deaths, has surrendered and been taken into custody by the UP Police. Authorities are also searching for preacher Bhole Baba for questioning.

The move has come after several bridges collapsed in Bihar in the past few days. Altogether 10 bridges collapsed in Siwan, Saran, Madhubani, Araria, East Champaran and Kishanganj districts in the past 16 days.

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Hathras Stampede: 121 people lost their lives in a stampede at a religious congregation in Hathras district's Sikandra Rau on Tuesday. The Uttar Pradesh government has formed a SIT under ADG Agra to investigate the incident.

Hathras Stampede: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath firmly stated that the government is committed to bring the truth behind the incident, whether it is an accident or a conspiracy. He assured that those responsible will face appropriate punishment.

UP chief secretary Manoj Kumar Singh put the death toll at 116. Baring seven children and a man, the dead are all women. Singh said 72 have been identified so far. Victims, dead or unconscious, were brought to the Sikandara Rau Trauma Centre in trucks and ‘tempos’.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath expressed condolences to the families of those killed, and announced an ex gratia compensation of Rs 2 lakh each gratia for the families of the dead and Rs 50,000 for the injured.

Stampedes in India have tragically claimed many lives over the years, often occurring during religious gatherings, festivals, or large public events where crowds gather. Here are some notable incidents of stampedes in India: