Yogi Adityanath's 'transformed, developed UP' advertisement uses images from West Bengal
Several Newspapers across the country on Sunday had full-page advertisements which boasted about the transformation and development in Uttar Pradesh under the leadership of Yogi Adityanath. But what has triggered netizens is the image used to show a ‘developed’ and ‘transformed’ UP is actually that from Kolkata, West Bengal’s capital.
One of the photos used in the full-page ad is of the Maa Flyover in Kolkata, noted activist Saket Gokhale said in a Facebook post. “Zoom in & you can also see the iconic Kolkata yellow ambassador taxi on the flyover,” he added in the tweet.
“Uttar Pradesh today, in 2021, is a vastly changed place. From the backwaters of most economic indices, the state today has moved to becoming India’s 2nd richest in terms of Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP). This, under Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, has been an achievement that has been clocked despite the ravages of COVID-19” the front page ad stated.
“Transforming UP” means spending millions on newspaper ads around India & stealing pics of development in Kolkata? UP CM Ajay Bisht has openly acknowledged the transformational development work done by Mamata Didi in Bengal by paying crores for front page ads across the country” Gokhale further wrote in his post.
“Before 2017, people from outside used to laugh as soon as they used to hear the name of Uttar Pradesh in the context of investment. In the last four and a half years, we have broken the negative perception created about Uttar Pradesh. In the year 2014, Uttar Pradesh was ranked sixth in terms of the economy in the country. Since 2017, the economy here has grown rapidly. In 2020, it has emerged as the second-largest economy in the country. We will make Uttar Pradesh the number one economy of the country in the next five years on the basis of big infrastructure projects and a transparent investment system” the ad quoted Adityanath.
The Indian Express which had covered the ad on the front page retracted the image from all digital platforms and admitted the error.
“A wrong image was inadvertently included in the cover collage of the advertorial on Uttar Pradesh produced by the marketing department of the newspaper. The error is deeply regretted and the image has been removed in all digital editions of the paper.” It added.
A wrong image was inadvertently included in the cover collage of the advertorial on Uttar Pradesh produced by the marketing department of the newspaper. The error is deeply regretted and the image has been removed in all digital editions of the paper.
— The Indian Express (@IndianExpress) September 12, 2021
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Biker injured, leopard dies in road accident near forest area in Shivamogga
Shivamogga: A leopard was killed after being hit by a motorcycle near Mandagadde in Thirthahalli taluk of Shivamogga district.
According to reports, the biker was travelling from Shivamogga towards Thirthahalli when the leopard suddenly came onto the road from a nearby forest area near Mandagadde. The rider is said to have lost control of the bike and crashed into the animal.
The leopard suffered severe injuries in the impact and died on the spot. The biker also fell onto the road along with the motorcycle and sustained serious injuries. He was shifted to a hospital in Shivamogga for further treatment.
After receiving information about the incident, forest department officials, including Gajanur RFO Vinay Kumar, visited the spot and conducted an inspection.
