Meanwhile, health officials on Saturday stated that 50 districts in UP had become free from Covid-19 infection with active cases touching the zero mark. 

The Chief Minister also stated that Lord Buddha will always be the source of inspiration for humanity and the centre of devotion.

"Today, Uttar Pradesh is leading ahead of all the states in custodial deaths and this is because of the 'Thoko Raaj" which is running in the state," Akhilesh Yadav said. 

Earlier on Friday, Yadav targeted the Centre over inflation and unemployment and claimed that his party will come in the power in the state.

Kasganj News: The deceased youth, who was identified as Altaf, was detained after a girl went missing in the district. He, however, died inside the lock-up.

Built at a cost of Rs 42,000 crore, the Expressway starts from Chand Sarai village in Lucknow. It will pass through Lucknow, Barabanki, Amethi, Ayodhya, Sultanpur, Ambedkar Nagar, Azamgarh, Mau and Ghazipur.

More than 60 Hindu Bengali families displaced from East Pakistan in 1970 will be rehabilitated in Uttar Pradesh by the Adityanath government.

Stone idol of goddess Annapurna, dating back to the 18th century has been, brought back to India from Canada in the national capital on Thursday.

The job fair is being organised by the Noida Authority, the Greater Noida Authority and the Yamuna Expressway Authority, they said.

A massive sampling campaign is underway in the Zika virus affected areas of Kanpur.

According to mythological stories, Badaun was named after Ahir prince Budhh.

The construction work of the Kanpur Metro Rail Project was initiated by the Adityanath government on November 15, 2019. The Kanpur Metro Rail Project has been completed in less than a span of two years.

BSP won't have any "chunavi samjhauta" (poll agreement) with any party. We'll contest on our own. We're entering into agreement with people of all sections of society to bring them together -this alliance is permanent. Don't intend to enter into alliance with any party, party chief Mayawati said in a presser.

Yogi Adityanath had earlier directed officials to run the 'Vishesh Sanchari Rog Niyantran Abhiyan' (special communicable diseases control campaign) and the 'Dastak' campaign in a proactive manner, the government said.

According to the government spokesman, the chief minister has directed the authorities to ensure that people do not face any problem in getting permission to organize fairs since it was an "integral part of our culture and tradition".

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath met a group of people who had left Kairana in 2016 and returned later.

Earlier Samajwadi Party chief said that "Baba Mukhya Mantri (Yogi Adityanath) should not contest an assembly seat, he is already on his way out." The CM then said, " "Babua, ye Twitter hi vote bhi de dega,"   

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav also sought to defend his Muhammad Ali Jinnah remark as he hit out at his detractors, asking them to read history books again.

On the law and order situation, Yogi Adityanath said the state has set an example and during the past four years there was no riot and all festivals, including Diwali, were celebrated peacefully.

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath took to Twitter and shared the certificate of Guinness World Record for the largest display of oil lamps.