Uttar Pradesh

Kanpur: The BJP has fielded different candidates from constituencies in Kanpur.

The sitting MLA Neelima Katiyar from Kalyanpur, sitting MLA Abhijit Singh Sanga from Bithoor, sitting MLA Surendra Maithani from Govind Nagar, sitting MLA Mahesh Trivedi from Kidwainagar, sitting MLA and state minister Satish Mahana from Maharajpur, and runner-up candidate of 2017 Raghunandan Bhadauria from Cantonment seat respectively.

Prayagraj, Jan 23 (PTI) A Vedic Paint will be soon be manufactured in four places in Uttar Pradesh, an official from Khadi & Village Industries Commission (KVIC) said on Sunday.

The commission's Varanasi director DS Bhati told PTI that units will be set up at Barabanki, Varanasi, Ballia, and Meerut to manufacture the paint.

He said the paint is different from usual ones as it does not contain any chemical, is made from natural sources, and is just as durable as the other paints.

Aligarh, Jan 22 (PTI) Congress candidate from Aligarh city Salman Imtiaz has been slapped with an order barring him from staying in the district, authorities said on Saturday.

The externment order which was pasted on his house on Friday was dated January 14.

Imtiaz had filed his nomination for the Uttar Pradesh polls on Thursday.

"The ban was imposed on the basis of his being charged under the Gunda Act since he posed a threat to the peace of the city, Additional District Magistrate city Rakesh Kumar Patel said.

Lucknow, Jan 21 (PTI) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday released the BJP's song for the assembly polls and said rioters, who once enjoyed the patronage of previous governments and were a threat to the state's peace, now have their posters pasted in public places.

Sambhal (UP), Jan 21 (PTI) A case has been registered against the BJP candidate from Asmoli assembly seat here for violation of model code of conduct and COVID-19 guidelines, a senior police official said on Friday.

On Thursday evening, the BJP candidate and Asmoli assembly constituency MLA Harendra Singh Rinku was holding an election meeting in Chaupa village in which a large number of people had gathered without masks violating social distancing, Police Superintendent Chakresh Mishra said.

Kanpur: Entrepreneurship cell, IIT Kanpur will be hosting its flagship event ESummit '21 from January 21-23 in online mode.

This three-day annual summit is held to bring together the academic community. It also ventures capitalists, new age entrepreneurs and all those anxious for entrepreneurship. 

It provides an a way to demonstrate the entrepreneurial talent. 

Varanasi, Jan 20 (PTI) The Banaras Hindu University has started a postgraduate programme in 'Hindu Dharma' and according to the varsity, the course is the first of its kind in the country.

Professor V K Shukla, who is the varsity's rector, said that this programme will help in making the world aware of many unknown aspects of 'Hindu Dharma' and take its teachings to more and more people.

He said that this would be the first such course in the country.

Lucknow, Jan 18 (PTI) Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday said her party believes in doing concrete work for the country instead of indulging in show off as she slammed the BJP over the inauguration spree ahead of the UP Assembly polls.

The Congress leader also sought to counter the allegations that her party did nothing under its "70-year rule" in the country, a rhetoric rival parties use to slam the Congress as it ruled a majority of the period after the country's Independence.

Bulandshahr, Jan 17 (PTI) A court here on Monday sentenced a man to 20 years of imprisonment for sexually assaulting a girl two years ago.

Special Judge, POCSO, Pallavi Agrawal also slapped a fine of Rs 50,000 on Kanhaiya, a resident of a village under the Jahangirabad Police Station.

He was accused of sexually assaulting a four-year-old girl on February 27, 2020, and arrested under sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, officials said.

Budaun (UP), Jan 17 (PTI) A teenager was on Monday detained for allegedly posting an objectionable photograph of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on social media, police said on Monday.

Prince Yadav (17), a resident of Silhari village in the Sahsawan area, was produced in a juvenile court, from where he was taken to a juvenile home.

He was arrested for posting an objectionable photograph of the CM, Sahsawan SHO Sanjiv Shukla said.

The FIR in this connection was registered by Sub-Inspector Rajesh Kumar.