Uttar Pradesh, with its 80 Lok Sabha seats remains crucial to BJP’s plans to return to power in 2019. In 2014, with 73 seats out of 80 in Uttar Pradesh, it managed to form a single-party majority Government after 1984. Is BJP going to repeat its performance in 2019? Bua-[Read More…]
Tag: Saharanpur
Shocking! Spurious liquor claims 15 lives in Saharanpur, 12 in Haridwar
In two separate incidents, over 2 dozen people were killed by consuming spurious liquor in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. While 16 have been reportedly found dead in Saharanpur, in adjoining Haridwar district, 12 deaths have been reported. As per the reports, the casualties ave also been reported from Kushinagar and Roorkee. The[Read More…]
UP: Under-training Sub Inspector commits suicide, police starts investigation
Saharanpur: In a shocking incident from Subhash Chowk of Saharanpur district, a Sub Inspector named Kuldeep Singh who was under training committed suicide by hanging himself with a bed sheet. Kuldeep Singh, a resident of Kankarkheda of Meerut, was posted as trainee sub-inspector six months ago at Deoband’s Ranakhandi police[Read More…]
Uttar Pradesh: Polling for final phase of civic body polls begin
Polling for the third and final phase of civic body polls began on Wednesday amid tight security in Uttar Pradesh. It covers 233 urban bodies spread across 26 districts, including five municipal corporations of Bareilly, Saharanpur, Jhansi, Firozabad and Moradabad, an official said. Voting for 76 Nagar Palika Parishads and[Read More…]
Uttar Pradesh: Engine gets detached thrice from train in three hours, no casualties
The Jammu-Patna Archana Express’ engine detached from the train in Uttar Pradesh‘s Saharanpur district thrice within a span of three hours on Friday while on its way to the Bihar capital, though there was no untoward incident, officials said. A Railway Ministry official said the engine of the train, that[Read More…]
Pregnant woman asked to leave hospital; gave birth in e-rickshaw
In a shocking incident, a pregnant woman in Uttar Pradesh’s Saharanpur city was allegedly asked to leave by the hospital employees in the middle of the night. Following the incident she had to give birth to a baby in an e-rickshaw. Munawar, who was in labour, was admitted to the[Read More…]
Bhim Army Chief Chandrashekhar arrested at Dalhousie
On Thursday, Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar was taken under arrest from Dalhousie at Himachal Pradesh. He was arrested by Special Task Force of Uttar Pradesh Police. Chandrashekhar, a lawyer, is arrested for his alleged role in the Saharanpur violence. Chandrashekhar led his group Bhim Army during the protests in the[Read More…]
RSS, BJP hold ‘peace meets’ in violence-hit Saharanpur
In the wake of ongoing caste-related clashes in Saharanpur in Uttar Pradesh, the RSS and BJP have been meeting prominent people from the Thakur and Dalit communities and have appealed them to maintain peace and solidarity in the area. As per sources, the incidents in Saharanpur are considered to be[Read More…]
On denial to visit Saharanpur, Rahul Gandhi hits out at NDA government
Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi tried to visit Saharanpur, which is in a state of unrest following communal tension but was stopped at the district’s border by the police this afternoon. “I wanted to visit Saharanpur, I was stopped from going there… I am returning today on the request of[Read More…]
Rahul Gandhi denied permission to visit violence struck Saharanpur
On Friday, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi has been denied permission to visit violence struck area of Saharanpur in western Uttar Pradesh. “No permission has been given for Rahul Gandhi’s visit to the district,” said ADG (law and order) Aditya Mishra, adding that the district administration has banned the visits[Read More…]
Saharanpur unrest: BSP chief Mayawati calls Bhim Army a product of the BJP
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati, while addressing a press conference responded to the allegations of BSP links with Bhim Army. She cleared that the party members in Saharanpur believed that the apparent ‘Dalit Army’ was a product of BJP. Condemning the allegations, she said that her brother and other[Read More…]
Saharanpur SSC and DM sacked over inability to control violence
The UP government on Wednesday sacked Saharanpur SSP Subhash Chandra Dubey and District Magistrate NP Singh over their inability to control the situation in the area, after being freshly hit by violence on Tuesday evening. As per media sources, the SSP, on Wednesday morning assured that 24 people have been[Read More…]
Fresh clashes in Saharanpur after Mayawati’s visit killed one; two injured
Fresh clashes erupted in the already boiling Saharanpur district of Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday after BSP chief Mayawati’s visit. A Dalit man was killed and several others were reportedly injured in the incident. Reportedly, a group of Dalits threw stones at the houses of some Rajputs before Mayawati’s rally. This[Read More…]
Dalit activists protest at Jantar Mantar
Hundreds of people gathered at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi on Sunday, protesting against the ongoing caste disturbances in Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh.They were led by the Bhim Army, an organisation fighting for Dalit rights. Despite being denied permission by the Delhi Police, members of several Dalit groups gathered at the protest[Read More…]