Crores of people across the country including me are in pain due to the demise of Kalyan Singh. He was a senior BJP leader and hero of the Ram Janmabhoomi movement. He fought for the rights of the backward communities for many years, said Union Home Minister Amit Shah.

Born on January 5, 1932, Kalyan Singh first became an MLA in 1967. Since then, he won the assembly polls several times, held important posts in the BJP and was appointed Rajasthan Governor in the last phase of his public life.

Kalyan Singh was admitted to the ICU of Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGI) on July 4 in a critical condition.

Former UP CM Kalyan Singh died due to sepsis and multi-organ failure, the hospital said in the statement.

The Uttar Pradesh government has decided to construct 594 km-long expressway between Prayagraj and Meerut, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced on Saturday.

Uttar Pradesh will commence the third phase of 'Mission Shakti' today.

CM Yogi Adityanath, on his return from Delhi, drove straight to the hospital and inquired about his health.

UP Cabinet Expansion: The Council of Ministers in Uttar Pradesh can have 60 ministers including the Chief Minister. However, there are 54 ministers and six others can join the government.

Sources said that in view of the elections, the strategy for the upcoming party programmes in the coming months was discussed, including the party's Booth Vijay Sankalp program which is going to start on August 23.

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath also handed an additional cash reward of Rs 25 lakh each to 10 athletes from the state who participated in Tokyo Olympics.

Citing infrastructure projects like the metro rail and the proposed airport in Jewar, the film city, toy park, MSME parks and the medical device park, the government said CM Yogi Adityanath focused on the development of Noida with these things in mind.

Yogi Adityanath has come down heavily on those supporting the Taliban's capturing of Afghanistan and called for exposing such leaders.

Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath will felicitate Tokyo Olympians at a function in Lucknow.

The YIAPL signed financing agreements with the State Bank of India (SBI) and Noida International Airport Ltd for financial close for the project.

The supplementary budget was presented by Finance Minister Suresh Kumar Khanna in the presence of CM Yogi Adityanath.

Over one and a half dozen ATS officers, selected from all over the state, will be deputed there, he added in his tweet. According to sources, the government has already allotted over 2,000 square meters of land for establishing the ATS training centre in Deoband.

"The state, which was the sixth biggest economy in the country, has become the second biggest. Once associated with anarchy and known as a state of riots, UP today has become a role model in terms of law and order," Yogi Adityanath said after unfurling the Tricolour outside the UP Vidhan Bhavan.

Nine disricts - Amethi, Aligarh, Chitrakoot, Etah, Firozabad, Gonda, Hathras, Pilibhit, and Pratapgarh - have now been declared coronavirus-free.   

Districts including Meerut, Hapur, Bulandshahar, Amroha, Sambhal, Badaun, Shahjahanpur, Hardoi, Unnao, Rai Bareli, Pratapgarh, and Prayagraj will benefit from the construction of this Ganga expressway.

The Congress leaders and workers are busy preparing for the two-day campaign on August 9-10 during which various protests including the marches will be organized.