UP – India Chron https://indiachron.com Mon, 19 Jul 2021 07:54:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://indiachron.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/favicon-4-150x150.png UP – India Chron https://indiachron.com 32 32 UP makes negative RT-PCR mandatory for those visiting from these states https://indiachron.com/nation/up-makes-negative-rt-pcr-mandatory-for-those-visiting-from-these-states/ Mon, 19 Jul 2021 07:54:22 +0000 https://indiachron.com/up-makes-negative-rt-pcr-mandatory-for-those-visiting-from-these-states Uttar Pradesh has said visitors from states like Maharashtra, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu and those with a positivity rate of more than 3 percent will have to show a negative RT-PCR report no older than four days, according to HT’s sister publications Live Hindustan on Monday. Apart from this, only those who have received two doses of the Covid-19 vaccine will be allowed to enter UP, the report added.

Live Hindustan said chief minister Yogi Adityanath took the decision during the meeting of Team-9 officials on Sunday. Adityanath said that Covid-19 cases are surging in different states of the country. A negative RT-PCR report should be made mandatory for people coming to Uttar Pradesh from those states where the rate of corona positive is more than three percent, which is not more than four days old from the start of the journey.

These rules should also be implemented for people coming by private vehicles apart from road, air, and rail routes, Adityanath said. Intensive contact tracing and testing of people coming to Uttar Pradesh from these states should also be done. Their antigen test and thermal scanning must be done on arrival in the state. Guidelines should be issued in this regard.

]]> President Kovind lays foundation stone for Ambedkar Memorial in Lucknow https://indiachron.com/nation/president-kovind-lays-foundation-stone-for-ambedkar-memorial-in-lucknow/ Tue, 29 Jun 2021 10:19:57 +0000 https://indiachron.com/president-kovind-lays-foundation-stone-for-ambedkar-memorial-in-lucknow President Ram Nath Kovid on Tuesday laid the foundation stone for a memorial in the name of iconic Dalit leader Dr Ambedkar that will be built in Lucknow by the Uttar Pradesh government.

The function took place virtually, with Governor Anandiben Patel and Chief Minister Adityanath and his two deputies, among those in attendance.

The UP government’s move to build a memorial dedicated to the Indian constitution is politically significant with an Assembly election due in just a few months.

President Kovid, whose hometown is in Uttar Pradesh, is the second Dalit President of India and is currently on a three-day visit to the state. Today is the third day.

In a presentation at the function, the UP government said, ‘Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar Memorial and Cultural Centre’ would be built on 1.34 acres of land and include a statue of Dr Ambedkar, a museum and a research centre, as well as other facilities.

“Babasaheb used to say that in every democracy it is the government’s duty to work for everyone. Various political parties use different slogans – Sab ka Saath Sabka Vikaas’, which is the ruling BJP’s slogan for instance – and that is ok. However, I am happy the current government is working for the benefit of everyone,” President Kovid said in his address.

Before the president’s address, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath spoke about furthering Dr Ambedkar’s legacy. “Whenever one speaks of the poor and the downtrodden in India, Dr Ambedkar’s name is remembered as someone who did a lot for their upliftment,” he said.

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