This was not the first time that Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath received a bomb threat. Earlier in the first week of January, ahead of the consecration of the historic Ram Temple in Ayodhya, a similar threat was made in which the police arrested two accused.
According to the STF, the gang provided question papers for police examinations by taking huge amounts of money.
Cabinet expansion comes at a time when the BJP has expressed confidence about winning all the 80 Lok Sabha seats in the key northern state in the 2024 general elections.
The BJP and the SP are the two largest parties in the 403-member state assembly with 252 MLAs and 108 MLAs respectively. The Congress, an alliance partner of the SP, has two seats.
Police Inspector further said that Junior Engineer Irrigation Department Static Magistrate Ambrish Kumar Verma, Junior Engineer Public Works Department Lucknow Static Magistrate Saurabh Yadav and Center Administrator Priyanka Soni were on duty at the center in the second shift of the examination.
Lok Sabha elections are due to be held in April-May this year. In Uttar Pradesh, there are a total of 80 Lok Sabha seats. According to reports, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has played a crucial role in finalising seat-sharing between Samajwadi Party and Congress in the state.
The accused are being further interrogated by the Intelligence Bureau and Special Task Force (STF). The time-bombs were recovered from Muzaffarnagar's Khalapar region.
Swami Prasad Maurya wrote a letter to Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav and said that he would keep trying to strengthen the party even without being on any post.
Jayant Chaudhary-led RLD is likely to join the alliance with BJP. If sources are to be believed, the BJP has offered four Lok Sabha seats to RLD in Uttar Pradesh. After this, speculations are rife that the alliance between the RLD and Samajwadi Party could break in the state.
At least one devotee fainted as the people pushed and shoved their way towards the temple.
In efforts to strengthen emergency response capabilities, teams from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) have been deployed. The SDRF teams will conduct regular boat patrols, enforcing safety measures in Ayodhya.
The encounter between Vinod Upadhyay, who was in the list of the top 60 gangsters, and UP STF took place in Kotwali area of Sultanpur district.
The under-construction Ram temple complex in Ayodhya will be 'atmanirbhar' in its own way with sewage and water treatment plants, and it will also have facilities to ease the movement of the elderly and the specially-abled, officials said.
A massive crowd is expected to descend in Ayodhya close to the consecration ceremony, and the city is getting decked up for the big day.
The name of Ayodhya Railway Station has been changed to "Ayodhya Dham" Junction, BJP MP Lallu Singh has informed. The grand consecration ceremony of the Ram Temple is scheduled for January 22.
The history-sheeter and his son have been sent to Tirva Medical College in Kannauj, he added.
Lucknow: The section of the hospital was vacated and patients were shifted after the fire spread in the OPD of PGI hospital. The fire officials rushed to the spot to douse the flame.
Uttar Pradesh news: "We all need to sit together and decide over seat sharing. We will be able to win if we work together in coordination," Jayant Chaudhary said.
Expelling Danish Ali from the party, the BSP in a statement said that he was warned may times against statements or actions against the policies, ideology and discipline of the party but despite that he was continuously acting against the party.
Police identified the vehicle involved in the accident and tracked its route with the help of a CCTV camera installed in the area and subsequently, both the students were arrested from their respective homes.
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