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Not a poor man’s affair! Hotel prices sour ahead of Ardh Kumbh
Prayagraj: Going in all festive mood to the Ardh Kumbh mela? Well, there might be a hiccup for you waiting. Staying in the city could you cost upto Rs 8000 per night for what would otherwise be Rs 2000. According to the Kumbh goers, the single room could during the[Read More…]
Centre approves renaming of Allahabad as Prayagraj
New Delhi: Days ahead of the “Kumbh Mela”, the Union Home Ministry has approved the Uttar Pradesh government’s proposal to rename Allahabad as Prayagraj. A no-objection certificate (NOC) from the Home Ministry will now ensure that names of other institutes in the district, including railway station, high court and university,[Read More…]
Allahabad HC orders to be available in Hindi from Jan
Lucknow, The Allahabad High Court orders will from January 1, 2019, be available to petitioners in Hindi as well, an official said on Tuesday. The Hindi version would be available to petitioners on demand at a minimal fee. To ensure this facility, the administrative wing of the court would be[Read More…]
Lucknow: Raja Bhaiya floats Jansatta Dal on Anti-Dalit plank
Following the completion of twenty five years in politics, Kunda MLA Raghuraj Pratap Singh alias Raja Bhaiya launched his political outfit Jansatta Dal in Lucknow on Friday. Thousands of supporters of Raja Bhaiya participated in the ‘Raja Bhaiya Rajat Jayanti Abhinandan Samaaroh’ at sprawling Ramabai ground and while delivering the speech, the[Read More…]
UP govt moves to withdraw case against BJP MLA’s murder accused husband
The Uttar Pradesh government led by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday applied for the withdrawal of murder case against former MLA Uday Bhan Karwariya and a hearing will take place on Monday at the Allahabad High Court. Uday Bhan Karwariya’s wife, Neelam Karwariya is a BJP MLA from Meja[Read More…]
Himachal Pradesh govt wants Shimla to rename as Shyamala after Allahabad turned to Prayagraj
After Uttar Pradesh Government changed Allahabad to Prayagraj, now another BJP state is considering changing the name of an iconic city. The Himachal Pradesh government is starting to bat for changing the name of Shimla to Shyamala. Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur confirmed the news to end all[Read More…]
Renaming of cities: Politics of distorting History?
There is new fashion emerging in India especially after 2014 when the Modi government came into power. The BJP government started claiming to reclaim the glorious history of India. However, the glorious history of India has also been under scrutiny for so long. The same glorious history of India had[Read More…]
Uttar Pradesh: Raja Bhaiya to float new political outfit, more troubles for BJP
Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP), who struggled with Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and Samajwadi Party (SP) alliance in the previous times, will face another trouble in the state, as strongman Raja Bhaiya has made a massive announcement ahead of Lok Sabha polls 2019. Independent MLA Raghuraj Raj Pratap Singh alias ‘Raja[Read More…]
Amit Shah shown black flag by students of Allahabad over ‘unemployment’
Three students were beaten and arrested late Friday for showing black flags to BJP National President Amit Shah, during his visit to Allahabad. Protesters including two girl students and one boy raised blacks flags and slogans in front of BJP leader Amit Shah’s cavalcade. As per the reports, ‘unemployment’ was[Read More…]
Uttar Pradesh: Woman, 2 children allegedly burnt alive by in-laws in Allahabad
Lucknow: A 24-year-old woman and her two children were burnt alive allegedly by her in-laws in Allahabad district of Uttar Pradesh for failing to fulfil their dowry demands, police said on Friday. The incident took place in Prayagipur. The victims’s mother has filed a complaint with the police alleging that[Read More…]
Ambedkar statue vandalised in Allahabad
Lucknow: A statue of Dalit icon Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar was vandalised in Allahabad on Saturday, police said. The statue with its head chopped off was found by residents at a park in the city’s Trivenipuram locality. “We are aware of the matter and are trying to locate the suspects,” Senior[Read More…]
UP bypoll: BJP leading in Gorakhpur, Phulpur
Lucknow: Counting of votes for the Gorakhpur and Phulpur parliamentary seats in Uttar Pradesh began amid tight security on Wednesday, a poll official said. In the initial rounds of counting, BJP is leading in both seats. While in the Gorakhpur bypoll, Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Upendra Dutt Shukla is leading;[Read More…]
PM Modi’s wife takes holy dip in Ganga at Allahabad
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s wife Jasodaben took a dip in the holy Ganga in Allahabad on Friday and performed puja. In the city to attend a community wedding event, Jasodaben, who is accompanied by her brother, also visited the Akshayvat tree and paid obeisance at the ‘Bade Hanuman’ temple. Modi[Read More…]
Allahabad boiling after local BSP leader shot dead
The situation turns tense in Uttar Pradesh’s Allahabad after a local leader of the Bahujan Samaj Party was killed on Tuesday morning. Two buses were set on fire and protestors damaged a clinic in Allahabad. The police were trying to control the aggressive crowd. The 46-year-old BSP leader, Rajesh Yadav[Read More…]
Allahabad: Will dedicate Kumbh Mela 2019 to farmers, says Adityanath
On Wednesday, Uttar Pradesh chief minister, Yogi Adityanath, said that the state government will dedicate the Kumbh Mela 2019 to the farmers. While speaking in Allahabad, Adityanath said, “We are preparing for this event. The land of Prayagraj is important to us. We want to dedicate this Kumbh Mela to[Read More…]
This temple in Allahabad shares unique connection with chess!
Over 1500-year-old Kalyani Devi temple, in Allahabad, is famous for drawing thousands of devotees. Besides these devotees, the temple is also visited by chess players and champions as the temple is known to share a unique bond with the game. “It is perhaps the only temple where priests can talk[Read More…]
Video: Principal brutally thrashes students for complaining about heat
Video of a principal thrashing a student has flooded the internet. The footage is of a school in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. In the video, the students are seen lined up against a wall and beaten by the teacher with a wooden cane. The first student in the video is seen[Read More…]
Allahabad: New ponds in 2000 villages to collect rainwater in monsoon
With an aim to recharge ground water during monsoon, authorities and officials of district administration and ground water department have taken up water management lessons with development agencies and other private units in Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh. At least one or two ponds are being dug up in each of[Read More…]
Centre releases the third list of Smart Cities of India
On Friday, 30 urban cities were selected to be developed as smart cities of India. The third batch of smart city list announced by Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu also includes– Gandhinagar, the capital of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home state of Gujarat, Karnal in Haryana, Allahabad, Aligarh and[Read More…]
Whole family murdered in Uttar Pradesh
A tragic murder of a family is the latest addition in the list of crimes in Uttar Pradesh. The incident happened on Tuesday night, when a family of three members was shot by unidentified assailants. The incident happened at around 9.30 pm when businessman, Sunil Jaiswal (60), returned to his[Read More…]
CBSE declares class X results of 11 regions, rest to be announced soon
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) announced its result for class X today on its official website cbse.nic.in. Until now, the results of 11 regions, including, Allahabad, Chennai, Delhi, Dehradun, Trivandrum, Ajmer, Chandigarh, Bhubaneswar, Madras, Guwahati and Patna have been announced. However, the board informed that the results of[Read More…]
Allahabad: 7-year-old girl gang-raped; four detained
In another disgraceful act, a 7-year-old girl has been allegedly gang-raped in a remote village in Allahabad district police said on Friday. Four persons have been detained in this concern. The incident happened on Thursday morning in Ghurpur police station area of the district’s trans-Yamuna region. It is about 40[Read More…]
Triple Talaq, a violation of equality: Allahabad HC
Alongside the continuous debate on triple talaq, the Allahabad High Court on Tuesday acknowledged that women’ s basic human rights cannot be violated under the shield of a personal law. As per the HC judgement, triple talaq was termed as a violation of equality. It added that the Muslim men[Read More…]
