Priyanka Gandhi Vadra was accompanied by UP Congress chief Ajay Kumar Lallu
Lucknow:
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, tasked with reviving the Congress in Uttar Pradesh for the 2022 assembly election, was today on her second visit to Prayagraj within a fortnight. The Congress general secretary, who had taken a holy dip at
Sangam and a boat ride during her February 11 trip, was today in the city to support the sizeable Nishad community that has alleged harassment by the UP Police. Yogi Adityanath s government is with the mining mafia, not with the Nishad community, she told reporters after spending nearly one-and-a-half hour with members of the other backward class (OBC) group.
Leader of Opposition in Uttar Pradesh Assembly, Ram Govind Chaudhary, has questioned the ban on media coverage of the state legislature proceedings.Talking to reporters, he said, "Why is the press absent from the press gallery? Is the .
Unnao: Police register murder case, no apparent injury marks on girls found dead
By Mansoor| Updated: 18th February 2021 10:36 pm IST #Unnao Ki Beti is currently trending on Twitter.
Unnao: Police on Thursday registered a case of murder into the deaths of two teenage girls whose bodies were found in a field here even as a post-mortem revealed no injury marks.
A third girl, who is on ventilator support at a Kanpur hospital, is being treated for suspected poisoning.
The Uttar Pradesh human rights body has taken note of the incident at Babuhara village in Asoha around 36 km south of Lucknow in Unnao district on Wednesday evening and political parties slammed the Yogi Adityanath government over it.
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Last Updated at 6:05 pm | Source: PTI
UP Assembly: Opposition raise query on media working away from press gallery Outlook February 18, 2021 18:05 IST UP Assembly: Opposition raise query on media working away from press gallery outlookindia.com 1970-01-01T05:30:00+0530
Lucknow, Feb 18 (PTI) Opposition parties in the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly on Thursday raised the issue of media persons not being allowed to cover the proceedings from the press gallery citing the coronavirus pandemic and urged the Speaker to take a decision in this regard for proper coverage. Speaker Hriday Narayan Dikshit said the arrangements for media had been made elsewhere because of the pandemic and soon a decision in this regard would be taken.