<p>The Uttar Pradesh cabinet Tuesday approved a proposal to rename Allahabad as Prayagraj.</p>

<p>The decision was taken at a cabinet meeting presided over by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.</p>

<p>Briefing reporters after the meeting, senior Cabinet minister Siddhartha Nath Singh said, "The renaming of Allahabad as Prayagraj before Kumbh Mela came for approval in the meeting and I am happy to say Allahabad will now be known as Prayagraj." "Rig Veda, Mahabharat and Ramayana also mention Prayagraj (for Allahabad)," he noted.</p>

<p>"The people of entire Allahabad, the sages and seers wanted that Allahabad should be known as Prayagraj.Two days back, when the chief minister had chaired a meeting pertaining to Kumbh there, he had himself mooted that Allahabad should be called Prayagraj. All the sages and seers had given their unanimous approval for the same," he added.</p>

<p>On a trip to Allahabad on Saturday last, the chief minister had said there was a proposal to rename the city ahead of the 2019 Kumbh Mela.</p>


The Uttar Pradesh cabinet Tuesday approved a proposal to rename Allahabad as Prayagraj. The decision was taken at a cabinet meeting presided over by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.

The Uttar Pradesh cabinet Tuesday approved a proposal to rename Allahabad as Prayagraj. The decision was taken at a cabinet meeting presided over by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. Briefing reporters after the meeting, senior Cabinet minister Siddhartha Nath Singh said, "The renaming of Allahabad as Prayagraj before Kumbh Mela came for approval in the meeting and I am happy to say Allahabad will now be known as Prayagraj." "Rig Veda, Mahabharat and Ramayana also mention Prayagraj (for Allahabad)," he noted. "The people of entire Allahabad, the sages and seers wanted that Allahabad should be known as Prayagraj.Two days back, when the chief minister had chaired a meeting pertaining to Kumbh there, he had himself mooted that Allahabad should be called Prayagraj. All the sages and seers had given their unanimous approval for the same," he added. On a trip to Allahabad on Saturday last, the chief minister had said there was a proposal to rename the city ahead of the 2019 Kumbh Mela.

Allahabad is now Prayagraj: Yogi cabinet clears proposal to rename city

<p>Ahead of Valentine&#39;s day, Lucknow University has issued an advisory for the students restricting their movement inside the premises of the university for February 14.</p>

<p>The advisory asked the students not to roam inside the premises of the university on Valentine&#39;s Day.</p>

<p>It also warned&nbsp;that disciplinary action will be taken against anyone&nbsp;who violates the advisory.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The university authority has declared February 14 as a holiday for Maha Shivratri.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>Meanwhile, the state chief minister Yogi Adityanath said that law and Order in Uttar Pradesh is under control and crime against women is minimal. The chief minister said&nbsp;that in the 10-month rule of the BJP government, the state did not witness &quot;any riot or curfew&quot;.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Yogi Adityanath was addressing a press meet in the poll-bound state Tripura.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>Protests against Valentine&#39;s day were also seen in Hyderabad where members of Bajrang Dal visited pubs and presented memo to the pub owners for restricting&nbsp;any special events on 14th February.&nbsp;</p>

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It also warns that disciplinary action will be taken against someone who violates the advisory

Ahead of Valentine's day, Lucknow University has issued an advisory for the students restricting their movement inside the premises of the university for February 14. The advisory asked the students not to roam inside the premises of the university on Valentine's Day. It also warned that disciplinary action will be taken against anyone who violates the advisory. The university authority has declared February 14 as a holiday for Maha Shivratri. Lucknow University issues advisory to its students to not to roam inside the premises of the university on Valentine's Day (14.2.2018). Disciplinary action will be taken against whosoever is found violating the advisory. pic.twitter.com/dQ8cdESICK — ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) February 13, 2018 × Students call Lucknow University's advisory on Valentine's Day, 'an example of chhoti soch,' add that, 'You've declared a holiday on that day, but telling students to not enter university premises isn't right at all. If we won't enter the university, then who will?' pic.twitter.com/AkqjtstKpr — ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) February 13, 2018 × Meanwhile, the state chief minister Yogi Adityanath said that law and Order in Uttar Pradesh is under control and crime against women is minimal. The chief minister said that in the 10-month rule of the BJP government, the state did not witness "any riot or curfew". Yogi Adityanath was addressing a press meet in the poll-bound state Tripura. Law & Order in Uttar Pradesh is under control. Crime against women is minimal. No riots have been reported under the 10 month rule of BJP. No curfew has been imposed in the state: Yogi Adityanath, UP CM in #Tripura pic.twitter.com/gn06Dw3aZy — ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) February 13, 2018 × Protests against Valentine's day were also seen in Hyderabad where members of Bajrang Dal visited pubs and presented memo to the pub owners for restricting any special events on 14th February. #Hyderabad: Members of Bajrang Dal visit pubs & presents a memo to their owners to not to organise any special events on the occasion of Valentine's Day. pic.twitter.com/KPV9rU32r8 — ANI (@ANI) February 13, 2018 ×

Don't roam around inside premises: Lucknow University's advisory to students on Valentine's Day

<p>Violence erupted in Uttar Pradesh&#39;s Kasganj district after the cremation of a youth, who lost his life in firing during a clash between two groups on Friday.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Reportedly, few shops were set ablaze and five buses were vandalised during the violence.</p>

<p>Youth identified as Chandan Gupta died after being hit by a bullet in a clash that broke out during an unauthorised Tiranga Bike rally by activists from ABVP and Vishwa Hindu Parishad. The rally was organised to mark the Republic Day celebrations.</p>

<p>So&nbsp;far,&nbsp;49 people have been arrested in connection with the violence allegedly announced by RP Singh, Kasganj District Magistrate.</p>

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<p>Section 144 remains imposed in the area.</p>

<p>Police have been deployed to avoid any untoward incident. A Special team has also been constituted to probe the matter.</p>

<p>Another man name Naushad was also shot in the leg during the clash. He was admitted to the hospital for medical assistance.&nbsp;</p>

<p>In view of violence, the authorities have decided to shut school and colleges in the area.</p>

<p>Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath also urged people to maintain peace&nbsp;and directed officials to take strict action against the perpetrators.&nbsp;</p>

<p>According to reports, the rally was organised without any prior permission from administration and clash occurred when another group objected to the slogan that was raised by the participants of the motorcycle rally.</p>

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Reportedly, few shops were set ablaze and five buses were vandalised during the violence

Violence erupted in Uttar Pradesh's Kasganj district after the cremation of a youth, who lost his life in firing during a clash between two groups on Friday. Reportedly, few shops were set ablaze and five buses were vandalised during the violence. Youth identified as Chandan Gupta died after being hit by a bullet in a clash that broke out during an unauthorised Tiranga Bike rally by activists from ABVP and Vishwa Hindu Parishad. The rally was organised to mark the Republic Day celebrations. So far, 49 people have been arrested in connection with the violence allegedly announced by RP Singh, Kasganj District Magistrate. 49 people have been arrested in connection with #Kasganj clash. Section 144 is still imposed. Borders have been sealed: RP Singh, Kasganj District Magistrate — ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) January 27, 2018 × Section 144 remains imposed in the area. Police have been deployed to avoid any untoward incident. A Special team has also been constituted to probe the matter. Another man name Naushad was also shot in the leg during the clash. He was admitted to the hospital for medical assistance. In view of violence, the authorities have decided to shut school and colleges in the area. Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath also urged people to maintain peace and directed officials to take strict action against the perpetrators. According to reports, the rally was organised without any prior permission from administration and clash occurred when another group objected to the slogan that was raised by the participants of the motorcycle rally.

Kasganj clash: 49 people arrested, section 144 to continue

<p><a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/from-time-saver-to-services-all-deets-about-delhi-metros-to-be-inaugurated-majenta-line-27166">Christmas gift for&nbsp;Delhiites by Delhi Metro</a>, the <a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/magenta-line-psds-hi-tech-signalling-among-firsts-for-dmrc-27497">Magenta line</a> will be inaugurated on December 25 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uttar Pradesh chief minister &nbsp;Yogi Adityanath.</p>

<p>According to media reports, Arvind Kejriwal has not been&nbsp;invited to the inauguration of the first phase of Magenta line Metro.</p>

<p>The event is scheduled to&nbsp;be organised in Noida, a suburb of Delhi which falls under Uttar Pradesh.</p>

<p>The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) is a 50:50 venture between Urban Development ministry and the state government.</p>

<p>The Magenta line which runs through Noida received funds from the Uttar Pradesh government as well as from the Delhi government.</p>

<p>Meanwhile, Yogi Adityanath will arrive in Delhi on Saturday, before the inauguration for a review meeting with DMRC officials and the government.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal was not invited to the inauguration the extended line of Faridabad-Badarpur metro in 2015 as well.</p>

<p>Also read:&nbsp;<a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/delhi-metros-magenta-line-to-be-inaugurated-by-modi-crashes-through-wall-on-test-run-27200">Train testing Delhi Metro&#39;s magenta line, to be inaugurated by Modi, crashes through wall</a></p>

<p>The first phase of the Magenta line, 12.64-km <a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/kalkaji-mandir-botanical-garden-metro-line-opens-for-public-on-christmas-27071">Kalkaji Mandir-Botanical Garden section will be opened for public</a>&nbsp;on Christmas&nbsp;Day.</p>

<p>The new Metro line will provide major relief to Delhiites as it will provide an additional and more direct connectivity to the commuters travelling from Noida to south Delhi as they will be able to off at Kalkaji Mandir station instead of changing trains at Rajiv Chowk.</p>

<p>The section has nine stations in which Kalkaji Mandir is an underground and the others are on the elevated platform.</p>


The event is scheduled to?organise in Noida

Christmas gift for Delhiites by Delhi Metro, the Magenta line will be inaugurated on December 25 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath. According to media reports, Arvind Kejriwal has not been invited to the inauguration of the first phase of Magenta line Metro. The event is scheduled to be organised in Noida, a suburb of Delhi which falls under Uttar Pradesh. The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) is a 50:50 venture between Urban Development ministry and the state government. The Magenta line which runs through Noida received funds from the Uttar Pradesh government as well as from the Delhi government. Meanwhile, Yogi Adityanath will arrive in Delhi on Saturday, before the inauguration for a review meeting with DMRC officials and the government. Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal was not invited to the inauguration the extended line of Faridabad-Badarpur metro in 2015 as well. Also read: Train testing Delhi Metro's magenta line, to be inaugurated by Modi, crashes through wall The first phase of the Magenta line, 12.64-km Kalkaji Mandir-Botanical Garden section will be opened for public on Christmas Day. The new Metro line will provide major relief to Delhiites as it will provide an additional and more direct connectivity to the commuters travelling from Noida to south Delhi as they will be able to off at Kalkaji Mandir station instead of changing trains at Rajiv Chowk. The section has nine stations in which Kalkaji Mandir is an underground and the others are on the elevated platform.

PM Modi, UP CM Adityanath to flag off Magenta line, Delhi CM Kejriwal not invited: Report

<p>The first phase of local body elections in Uttar Pradesh began on Wednesday morning.</p>

<p>The polling is scheduled from 7 am to 5 pm.</p>

<p>Twenty four districts are set to&nbsp;undergo polling in the first phase of elections.</p>

<p>Besides the Lok Sabha parliamentary constituency of chief minister Yogi Adityanath the other districts heading for poll in the first phase are -Gonda, Basti, Shamli, Meerut, Hapur, Bijnore, Badaun, Hathras, Kasganj, Agra, Kanpur, Jalaun, Hamirpur, Chitrakoot, Kaushambi, Pratapgarh, Unnao, Hardoi, Amethi, Faizabad, Azamgarh, Ghazipur and Sonebhadra.</p>

<p>The other two phases of urban body elections in Uttar Pradesh will be held on November 26 and 29.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The results will be announced on December 1.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Ahead of the polls on Wednesday morning, chief minister Yogi Adityanath offered prayers at the Gorakhnath temple in Gorakhpur.</p>

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<p>He later cast his vote in his constituency.&nbsp;</p>

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The other two phases of urban body elections in Uttar Pradesh will be held on November 26 and 29.?The results will be announced on December 1

The first phase of local body elections in Uttar Pradesh began on Wednesday morning. The polling is scheduled from 7 am to 5 pm. Twenty four districts are set to undergo polling in the first phase of elections. Besides the Lok Sabha parliamentary constituency of chief minister Yogi Adityanath the other districts heading for poll in the first phase are -Gonda, Basti, Shamli, Meerut, Hapur, Bijnore, Badaun, Hathras, Kasganj, Agra, Kanpur, Jalaun, Hamirpur, Chitrakoot, Kaushambi, Pratapgarh, Unnao, Hardoi, Amethi, Faizabad, Azamgarh, Ghazipur and Sonebhadra. The other two phases of urban body elections in Uttar Pradesh will be held on November 26 and 29. The results will be announced on December 1. Ahead of the polls on Wednesday morning, chief minister Yogi Adityanath offered prayers at the Gorakhnath temple in Gorakhpur. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath offered prayers at Gorakhnath temple in #Gorakhpur, earlier today pic.twitter.com/OFBtvpwbfM — ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) November 22, 2017 × He later cast his vote in his constituency. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath arrives at a polling station in #Gorakhpur to cast his vote, in the first phase of local body election pic.twitter.com/cN2dZKNZ5N — ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) November 22, 2017 × Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath casts his vote at a polling station in #Gorakhpur, in the first phase of local body election pic.twitter.com/puzP0JvT4l — ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) November 22, 2017 × Voting underway for the first phase of local body election in #UttarPradesh: Visuals from a polling station in #Jalaun pic.twitter.com/hYKEZwTTB3 — ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) November 22, 2017 × Voting underway for the first phase of local body election in #UttarPradesh: Visuals from a polling station in Ghazipur district's Saidpur, ward no. 13 pic.twitter.com/LGl7RVaRPy — ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) November 22, 2017 ×

Polling in Uttar Pradesh local body elections begins

<p>Nine men, who have suffered serious burn injuries in the NTPC plant explosion in Uttar Pradesh&#39;s Rae Bareli, have been shifted to the Safdarjung Hospital here.</p>

<p>While two of the injured persons were brought to the Centre-run facility at around 8 PM last night, seven others were admitted in the burns ICU of the hospital early this morning.</p>

<p>&quot;Five of the patients are very critical. While three of them have suffered around 80 per cent burns, two have got 60 -70 per cent burn injuries,&quot; Dr Rajendra Sharma, the medical superintendent of the Safdarjung Hospital, told PTI.</p>

<p>The other four patients have suffered burns ranging between 25-45 per cent, Sharma said.</p>

<p>&quot;We have the arrangements in place, in case more patients are to be brought, we can accommodate them,&quot; Sharma said.</p>

<p>Minister of State for Health Anupriya Patel visited the hospital last night to oversee and ensure that the blast burn patients get the best treatment and care.</p>

<p>The death toll in the massive explosion at the state-run power giant NTPC&#39;s Unchahar plant climbed to over 30.</p>

<p>More 85 injured people are being treated at hospitals in Rae Bareli and Lucknow.</p>

<p>Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, who is abroad, had announced Rs 2 lakh compensation for the family of those killed and Rs 50,000 for the grievously injured, besides Rs 25,000 for other injured workers.</p>

<p>Union power minister R K Singh has also announced a compensation amount of Rs 20 lakh to the next of kin of those killed, observing that the earlier ex-gratia was not enough.</p>

<p>The NTPC has initiated a probe to ascertain the reasons behind the blast.</p>

<p>In a statement issued yesterday, the NTPC had said that at unit number 6 of its Unchahar plant, there was a sudden abnormal sound at 20-metre elevation on Wednesday afternoon.</p>

<p>The 1,550-MW plant supplies electricity to nine states, according to officials, and employs around 870 people.</p>


While two of the injured persons were brought to the Centre-run facility at around 8 PM last night, seven others were admitted in the burns ICU of the hospital early this morning

Nine men, who have suffered serious burn injuries in the NTPC plant explosion in Uttar Pradesh's Rae Bareli, have been shifted to the Safdarjung Hospital here. While two of the injured persons were brought to the Centre-run facility at around 8 PM last night, seven others were admitted in the burns ICU of the hospital early this morning. "Five of the patients are very critical. While three of them have suffered around 80 per cent burns, two have got 60 -70 per cent burn injuries," Dr Rajendra Sharma, the medical superintendent of the Safdarjung Hospital, told PTI. The other four patients have suffered burns ranging between 25-45 per cent, Sharma said. "We have the arrangements in place, in case more patients are to be brought, we can accommodate them," Sharma said. Minister of State for Health Anupriya Patel visited the hospital last night to oversee and ensure that the blast burn patients get the best treatment and care. The death toll in the massive explosion at the state-run power giant NTPC's Unchahar plant climbed to over 30. More 85 injured people are being treated at hospitals in Rae Bareli and Lucknow. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, who is abroad, had announced Rs 2 lakh compensation for the family of those killed and Rs 50,000 for the grievously injured, besides Rs 25,000 for other injured workers. Union power minister R K Singh has also announced a compensation amount of Rs 20 lakh to the next of kin of those killed, observing that the earlier ex-gratia was not enough. The NTPC has initiated a probe to ascertain the reasons behind the blast. In a statement issued yesterday, the NTPC had said that at unit number 6 of its Unchahar plant, there was a sudden abnormal sound at 20-metre elevation on Wednesday afternoon. The 1,550-MW plant supplies electricity to nine states, according to officials, and employs around 870 people.

NTPC boiler explosion: 9 men with burn injuries shifted to Safdarjung hospital

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