A set of resignations were seen on Tuesday, hinting a major shakeup of the ministry as RSS leaders met top leaders in the government and BJP organization.

The state's law department has written a letter to officials asking them about the status of seven cases filed against Sangeet Som between 2003 and 2017; three out of seven cases are related to Muzaffarnagar Riots in which over 60 people had lost their lives.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday indicated that the state government will keep up the spree of changing the names of the cities across the state.

Uttar Pradesh government has decided to treat worship places as domestic consumers, unlike before as commercial users. The domestic power rates are cheaper than commercial rates.

The government of Uttar Pradesh told the Supreme Court that Muslim groups were trying to delay the hearing in the Ayodhya case. Additional Solicitor General Tushar Mehta claimed in court that there was “something inherently wrong” about the petition that a Constitution Bench should first decide the question whether “mosque as a place of prayer is an essential part of Islam”, The Hindu reported. The court hearing was conducted on July 6, 2018.

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Monday launched a scathing attack on the Uttar Pradesh government over the killing of a Dalit student in Allahabad and accused Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath of failing to check soaring crime in the state.

Polling began on Wednesday to elect chairmen of local bodies in 24 districts of Uttar Pradesh, and the mayor of Agra along with 100 corporators, officials said.

Supreme Court has refused to intervene in the matter of Child death in a Gorakhpur hospital. It directed State Government to take the appropriate action.

Uttar Pradesh government is all set to distribute condoms as 'shagun' to the newly wed couples in the state. The move comes as an initiative to promote family planning in the state.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday allotted portfolios to his ministers, retaining over three dozen departments, including home and revenue.