Uttar Pradesh

Muzaffarnagar (UP), May 2 (PTI) The Muzaffarnagar district administration in Uttar Pradesh's has carried out a surprise inspection at government hospitals and health centres, and found over 200 staff absent, an official said Thursday.

Acting on a complaint, a team led by sub-divisional magistrates and senior officers conducted the drive on Wednesday. As many as 202 officials, including 23 doctors and 21 nurses, were found absent, District Magistrate Ajay Shanker Pandey told PTI.

Rae Bareli (UP), May 2 (PTI) Far from the rough and tumble of hectic electioneering, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday met snake charmers in Raebareli constituency of Uttar Pradesh and boldly held a reptile, saying "it's fine".

Photojournalists covering Vadra's election campaign caught the rare sight on camera as she halted at Kuchariya village in an obscure nook on her way to Belavela, another village in the constituency, represented by her mother, Sonia Gandhi.

KANPUR: What has been immensely appreciated by the district election officer/ district magistrate V V Pant is hundred percent voting at city's one polling booth. The voters numbered 1119 who cast their votes. None of them was absent on April 29. A record has been established by the voters' enthusiasm. No other polling booth has seen this marvellous act.

Ex-BSF Tej Bahadur Yadav’s, who filed his nomination against Narendra Modi for Varansi LS seat, got his nomination rejected by the Election Commission.

According to India Today, Tej Bahadur had filed nomination as an Independent but was later named by the Samajwadi Party-Bahujan Samaj Party alliance as the candidate from the seat, and was supported by Arvind Kejriwal of AAP, who had taken on PM Modi in 2014 and got more than 2 lakh votes.

Kanpur: Chandrasekhar Azad Agricultural University saw another sight of fight among the senior and junior students on Tuesday evening. The senior students along with outsiders created ruckus. 

Reaching at the Tilak Hostel they created all the din. They not only beat the students but also tried to damage the hostel room' s door. At about 4.30 pm on Tuesday unidentified outsiders along with nearly three senior students reached the hostel and started abusing other students. 

Amethi (UP), Apr 30 (PTI) Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Tuesday termed as "rubbish" the MHA notice to her brother and Congress president Rahul Gandhi on the citizenship issue, saying all know that he was born and raised here.

"I have never heard such rubbish. All know Rahul Gandhi was born, raised here," she said.

"The entire country knows he was born before them...he was brought up before them..he grew up before them...what rubbish is this?" Priyanka shot back when asked about the notice issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs.

Kanpur: Scorching sun halted enthusiasm of the voters on Monday. In the morning the voters including the women came out of their houses. Some who reached at the booth no 221 in Cantt area were denied voting for they carried mobile with them. 

Rising temperature in the day lessened the voters' enthusiasm and this remained main cause behind low percentage of voting in the parliamentary election this year. The noon time completely hindered the voters to move. 

Kanpur: Voting remained slow and it could not gain momentum till evening. Despite that trend Cantt assembly area registered maximum percentage of votes. It was recorded 40.30 % till three in the afternoon. Later it increased up to 51.40 percent till 6 pm. Voters voted till seven in the evening. Akbarpur Lol Sabha seat recorded 56.40% voting till six pm. 

Though there were reports of defective EVMs at several booths like 264,193,195,182,144,105,144 and others, one case of misbehaving with the Circle officer was also registered. 

Lucknow, Apr 28 (PTI) With four Uttar Pradesh ministers fighting the ongoing Lok Sabha polls and standing "bright chances" to win their seats, the Adityanath government may have to undertake its first Cabinet reshuffle soon after the elections are over.

The four state ministers in the poll fray include Rita Bahuguna Joshi from Allahabad, S P Singh Baghel from Agra , Satyadev Pachauri from Kanpur and Mukut Bihari from Ambedkarnagar parliamentary constituencies.

Etawah, Apr 28 (PTI) A fire destroyed standing crops in around six villages in Uttar Pradesh's this district on Sunday

Sub-Divisional Magistrate (Chakarnagar) Indrajeet Singh said the incident occurred in villages in Bharthana and Chakarnagar tehsils of the district

"The crops caught fire owing to unknown reasons, and with fast wind blowing, the fire engulfed farms spread over an area of 8 km," he said