15% women candidates in the election fray Jubilee News Desk Polling has started in one of the most significant segment of the Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday with 624 candidates in the fray upon 59 seats in 9 districts. Till 9 am Uttar Pradesh had 9.10% turnout with a maximum 10.62% …
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UP’s election gets underway from the west
Jubilee News Desk The 403 seats assembly election in Uttar Pradesh kicked off with 58-assembly constituencies going to poll Thursday in the western part of India’s largest state. According to the update from the election commission by 9 am 7.93% votes were polled including 7.53% in Agra, 8.26% in Aligarh, …
Read More »UP election: Candidates have criminal cases too
Jubilee News Desk An analysis for Uttar Pradesh assembly election by the association of democratic reforms, (ADR) reveals out of 615 candidates, 156 (25%) candidates have declared criminal cases against themselves. There are 121 (20%) candidates who have declared serious criminal cases against themselves. Among the major parties, 21 (75%) …
Read More »ECI extends ban on political rallies
Jubilee News Desk The Election Commission of India Monday extended ban on road shows, Pad-yatras, cycle/bike/vehicle rallies and processions till February 11. However there will be relaxation in numbers permitted for physical public meetings, indoor meetings and door to door campaigning Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra along with Election Commissioners …
Read More »BJP eyeing to retain majority, SP to regain it
Jubilee News Desk Uttar Pradesh assembly election has two bigwigs; with diverse focus — for a common goal. The BJP and Samajwadi Party have a common goal with diverse focus. While BJP has to retain its full majority government the Samajwadi Party has its focus to regain a full majority …
Read More »Over 15-crore UP voters to elect 403 MLAs
Jubilee News Desk With elections announced about 15-crore voters I India’s biggest state Uttar Pradesh will elect representatives on 403 assembly seats in the next two-months. Elections have been announced in five states and a total of 690 constituencies will vote, with the maximum in UP (403 seats) followed by …
Read More »Uttar Pradesh starts vaccination for children
Jubilee News Desk Uttar Pradesh Monday kick started vaccination drive for children between 15 and 18 years of age with a target of 1.40 crore eligible. The formal start was made from Dr Shayama Prasad Mukherjee hospital in Lucknow, the state capital where the chief minister Yogi Adityanath met children …
Read More »Kharif crop area reduced while sugarcane rice increased
Special Desk By the end of September, some 110.5 million hectares was cultivated under kharif crops but this figure was 0.8% less than the area sown by the same time in 2020. It is 103% of the normal area sown. Though area sown under rice marginally exceeded last year’s figure, …
Read More »UP Govt to rope in ‘River Ranching’ to make Ganga pollution-free
Under the Namami Gange Mission, Deptt of Fisheries to release 15 lakh fishes into Ganges Fishes to be released in 12 districts covering areas of East & West UP* River Ranching to not only enhance marine life but also maintain cleanliness of Ganga Varanasi . In another effort to keep …
Read More »Ways-to-votes: ‘eliminating’ poverty to ‘freebies’
Jubilee News Desk Election speeches had bountiful of poverty eliminating stuff way back in early 90’s and today its freebies – in Indian politics. Does Indian politics now believe poverty could not be eliminated hence switch to freebies? In India, the poor vote proportionally more than the rich it is …
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