Addressing a gathering at his official residence, Akhilesh congratulated Vineet Jain, MD of Times Group, for opening the university in a record 16 months time.
"It's probably the first university in the country which has opened in record time. We are happy that Times Group respected the relations it had with the state," he said.
Hailing performance of Indian girls at the Rio Olympics, Akhilesh said that it was matter of pride for the country that our "daughters" have won medals.