Once known as the 'pride of Purvanchal' , this rare variety of rice known for its rich aroma and exotic taste, has been shunned by farmers because of its low yield and non-profitability.

The state government will pay a sum of Rs 30 per day to the person who adopts a cow for maintenance. People living in semi-urban and rural areas can adopt up to four stray cows, bulls and calves.

Among the other IAS officers, who were transferred, are Additional Chief Secretary for science and technology Kumar Kamlesh, who has been moved to planning and programme implementation in the same capacity.  

The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh has filed a case against the journalist, who shot the video of school children being served roti with salt for mid-day meal in Mirzapur.

Two days ago, Anandiben Patel visited a school in Barabanki district and told the girl students there to hurl stones at boys who stalk them. "You should be fearless and not depend on others for protection," she said. She also inspected health services in the district and directed officials to work in coordination.  

The vigil will be conducted by special operatives apart from top functionaries in the government and the party. According to sources, soon after the recent expansion of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's Cabinet, the working of the ministers along with their personal secretaries and public relations officers is also going to be monitored. Sources say the monitoring is being done by key people involved in governance and also from the party.

The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh has decided to cancel the arms licenses of mafia and criminal-turned-politicians and is preparing a list of such names.  

Singh made the suggestion in a letter to UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, saying building Lord Sita's statue alongside one of Lord Ram would be in line with the long-pending justice to the "noble lady", who faced greater struggle than her husband.

Amid the ongoing furore over the viral ragging video of Saifai Medical College, UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has summoned the Vice-Chancellor of the University to Lucknow on Friday evening. He also demanded an explanation as to why he, university registrar and other officials didn't inform the government.

Twenty-three ministers – the 18 new faces and five others who were elevated from the minister of state rank they held earlier – were sworn in by Governor Anandiben Patel at the Raj Bhavan. Six of the 23 were sworn in as cabinet ministers, six as ministers of state with an independent charge and the remaining 11 get the MoS rank. Their portfolios are likely to be announced later. Five ministers resigned Tuesday night from the original 43-member ministry.

The most significant aspect of Wednesday's reshuffle is that majority of the newly inducted ministers are first-timers with almost no administrative experience. Yogi Adityanath will face an uphill task in making these ministers perform.

The reshuffle, and the possible induction of new members, is likely to fill the slots that have fallen vacant in the last few months, particularly after some ministers got elected to the Lok Sabha.

The Yogi government has a total of 43 ministers, including the Chief Minister. There are 18 Cabinet Ministers, nine Ministers of State with Independent charge and 13 Ministers of State, including two Deputy Chief Ministers -- Keshav Prasad Maurya and Dinesh Sharma.

Sakshi has posted a complaint on Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's 'Jan Sunwai' portal, alleging that some people were trying to malign the image of her father and her husband's family by spreading false stories.

The reshuffle which was to take place on Monday was deferred late on Sunday as reports came in of the deteriorating health of former Union Minister Arun Jaitley in Delhi.

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced an ex-gratia of Rs 5 lakh each for the kin of the deceased, however, the SP and the Congress slammed the ruling BJP over the alleged collapse of law and order and failure to provide adequate compensation.  

Yogi Adityanath will stay in Mathura for two days during Janamashtami and perform 'Abhishek' at the Krishna Janambhoomi.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday greeted people on the occasion of 73rd Independence Day, and made a special mention of those living in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's office in the state capital will be made bulletproof, in the wake of inputs given by intelligence agencies about a possible threat to him.

The UP police are now preparing to open a 'history sheet' of Samajwadi Party MP Mohd Azam Khan and formally declare him a history-sheeter. Azam Khan has 72 cases against him so far.