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Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath, on December 5, said that during BJP's rule, state witnessed 4.5 lakh jobs and developments, which missed under the Samajwadi Party's reign. Addressing an inauguration event, Yogi said, the BJP brought employment, development, welfare schemes and growth in Uttar Pradesh, which the previous government failed to do. The criticism against the previous government came as a response to Akhilesh Yadav's remark over… read-more

Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur district reported 10 cases of Zika virus, the government said on November 1. Reportedly, the new cases were detected following the surveillance and testing were ramped up when the state reported its first case of the virus in October. The disease spread through infected mosquitoes. Notably, CM Yogi Adityanath already ordered the health officials to conduct door-to-door sanitisation and fogging drives. 

After hearing the Lakhimpur Kheri case, the Supreme Court has expressed disappointment over the UP government's action in New Delhi. Furthermore, the Chief Justice of India N V Ramanna said, ''There is no action and just words...Because the persons involved''. The CJI also said the government should take action and directed the DGP to protect the evidence. The Court will next hear the case after Dusshera on October 20. 

In the latest development of the Lakhimpur violence case, the Uttar Pradesh government has on October 4 said that the compensation of Rs 45 lakh and a government job would be provided to the bereaved families of four farmers who died during the protest. Moreover, the injured ones will receive Rs 10 lakh. Reportedly, around eight people lost their lives among which four of them were BJP workers.

Uttar Pradesh government on September 16 stated that all schools and colleges will be closed for the next three days in the wake of continuous rainfall in the state. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) also warned against more rainfall and said it would continue in north India until September-end. Reportedly, the rains have taken the lives of 14 people in the state so far.