Uttar Pradesh Police

October 29, 2026 9:16 PM

UP govt allows appointments before completion of character verification

Young people selected for government jobs in Uttar Pradesh will no longer have to wait for their character verification reports before receiving appointment letters, according to an official statement on Thursday. The state government has issued a new unified policy on character and antecedent verification to simplify and expedite the recruitment process. Under the policy, selected candidates can be issued appointment letters subject to conditions even while police verification is underway. Th...

October 29, 2026 8:51 PM

Operation Safe Speed: 6,777 vehicles fined in UP, ₹1.38 crore collected in two days

In a major crackdown on over-speeding, the Uttar Pradesh Police Traffic Directorate has fined 6,777 vehicles and collected ₹1.38 crore under ‘Operation Safe Speed’ conducted on the state’s expressways and highways. The special drive was carried out in two phases on October 26 and October 28. Director General of Police Rajeev Krishna and Additional Director General of Police (Traffic) A Satish Ganesh initiated the campaign aimed at curbing high-speed driving, a leading cause of fatal roa...

June 16, 2025 12:03 PM

Police forces being modernized under the leadership of PM Modi: Amit Shah

Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah on Sunday handed over appointment letters to 60,244 newly recruited Civil Police Constables of the Uttar Pradesh Police during a grand ceremony held in Lucknow. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and other senior dignitaries were also present on the occasion. Describing the recruitment as historic, Shah said the new recruits would become an integral part of India's largest police force. He praised the Yogi Adityanath-led govern...