As many as 296 children died this month at the state-run Baba Raghav Das (BRD) Medical College Hospital in Gorakhpur, which has recorded 1,256 deaths since January.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and two Deputy Chief Ministers – Keshav Prasad Maurya and Dinesh Sharma – will contest the forthcoming bypolls to the state legislative council, the BJP announced on Wednesday

Polling will be held on September 15 between 9 am and 4 pm. Counting of votes will be done on the same day starting at 5 pm.

Rahul Gandhi is visiting BRD hospital in Gorakhpur today. More than 70 infants have died in this state-run hospital since August 7 allegedly due to disruption of oxygen supply – a claim the state government has dismissed.

Akhilesh said matters coming to the fore on the issue smack of corruption, somewhere causing a breakdown in the supply of oxygen in the ward

“If I cannot put ban on people offering namaz on the roads then I have no right to stop Janmashtami celebrations at police stations," Yogi Adityanath said.

The death of 65 children in a medical college in his hometown has severely damaged his standing and the government is under attack for its handling of the tragedy

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath today said strict action will be taken against those found guilty in the death of children at BRD Medical College in Gorakhpur.

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath today visited Gorakhpur’s Baba Raghav Das (BRD) medical college along with Union Health Minister J P Nadda.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Saturday that a committee has been set up under the Chief Secretary to go into the gas supplier's role and other lapses.

Meanwhile, the Uttar Pradesh government suspended principal of the Baba Raghav Das Medical College RK Mishra for alleged negligence and callousness over the deaths of 63 children in five days.

To deal with the long-prevailed organised crime in the state, Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government is now considering framing the Uttar Pradesh Control of Organised Crime Act (UPCOCA) along with other strict measures

Reports earlier had indicated that Adityanath, who is a five-term MP from Gorakhpur, had submitted his resignation from the Lok Sabha, subsequent to voting in the vice-presidential election.

Adityanath is likely to enter the state assembly as a member of the legislative council.

Akshay Kumar and Bhumi Pednekar were present in Lucknow to unveil the anthem ‘Toilet Ka Jugaad’ from their upcoming film Toilet: Ek Prem Katha

“The government’s policy on corruption is of zero tolerance,” Yogi Adityanath said.

Yogi Adityanath, who is in Ayodhya today, also called for both parties to come to the discussion table to settle the decades-old dispute at the earliest.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday said that during the 1999 Kargil war, Pakistan “went pleading to America for help” as it was “afraid that it would end up being divided into three parts”

The issue is likely to be decided when Bharatiya Janata Party president Amit Shah arrives on Saturday on a three-day visit to the state capital

UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday warned builders to deliver flats to 1.5 lakh buyers on time or face action.