Several retired bureaucrats and politicians whom the previous government appointed on various post as advisor to the government or chairman, vice-chairman, member in various corporations, boards and committees were removed from their posts with an immediate effect in Uttar Pradesh. The action was taken just the days after the Yogi[Read More…]
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EVM tampering case to reach court in few days
ABVP agitate over ex-BHU professor’s remarks
Opposition parties insecure in Uttar Pradesh: BJP
Demonetised notes worth Rs 46.5 lakh seized in UP
Fourty seven ministers to take oath on Sunday
Along with the Deputy Chief Ministers Dinesh Sharma and Keshav Prasad Maurya, 47 ministers are set to take an oath of office today in Lucknow along with Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. This BJP line-up will have one Muslim face amidst all 47. Mohsin Raza is a spokesperson in BJP and is considered[Read More…]
Congress should learn a lesson from UP poll results: Narayanaswamy
Senior Congress leader and Chief Minister V Narayanaswamy on Sunday said that the outcome of Assembly poll in Uttar Pradesh should serve as a lesson for the Congress. As media reports, the Congress leader says that it’s time for the party to strategize. He said that the Congress leaders should[Read More…]
NIA takes over probe in Ujjain train blast
GST council meet today: May clear key legislations
The GST council may approve two vital legislations at its meeting on Thursday including the state GST (SGST) and the union territory GST (UTGST) bills. It will give a push to the government’s determinations to crush the ambitious indirect tax reform from July 1. The government is also expected to[Read More…]
Following UP win, BJP turns attention to Bengal
After BJP’s clean victory in UP, it has turned its focus towards the state of West Bengal. In order to strengthen the party’s hold in Bengal, BJP national president Amit Shah will visit the state in April, hold rallies and chair important meetings with the state leadership to chalk out[Read More…]
Nitish Kumar congratulates BJP and Congress
Case lodged against Raja Bhaiya after death of witness
After the suspicious death of a witness, a case has been lodged against the UP minister Raghuraj Pratap Singh as called as Raja Bhaiya. Yogendra Yadav, 19, the key witness in the 2013 killing of Circle Officer (CO) Haq, died in a road accident late on Friday night in Arkha[Read More…]
EVMs ‘managed’ to favour BJP in UP: Mayawati
Just after the poll results hinted towards BJP win in Uttar Pradesh, BSP chief Mayawati alleged that voting machines had been “managed” in favor of the BJP in UP, on Saturday. The veteran leader further states that it was difficult to accept the “very surprising” election results. “These election results[Read More…]
UP BJP chief Keshav Maurya front-runner for Chief Minister post
As the BJP almost certain to win the UP election, Keshav Prasad Maurya, the state party unit chief, who represents Phulpur in the Lok Sabha, is said to be one of the top contenders for the CM post. However, BJP yet to name Chief Ministerial candidate for the state. The[Read More…]
Polling begins amid tight security in UP, Manipur
Polling began on Saturday in 49 constituencies of Uttar Pradesh and 38 constituencies of Manipur in the key assembly polls. More than 7 districts of eastern Uttar Pradesh are voting in the sixth phase of assembly polls on Saturday. The Samajwadi Party leader Mulayam Singh Yadav’s Azamgarh Lok Sabha constituency[Read More…]
Missing seven-year-old thrown into Yamuna river
Kidnappers of a seven-year-old threw him in to the Yamuna river after they failed to find a place in Karawal Nagar to hide a seven-year-old, the police said Sunday. The police also said that they have arrested two people and detained another youth in connection with the abduction. The boy’s[Read More…]
UP Polls: Fifth phase of voting begins
The voting for the 51 assembly constituencies which includes 11 districts of Uttar Pradesh, began on Monday at 7 am. These constituencies up for voting include Ayodhya, Amethi, Sultanpur, Bahraich and Shravasti. However, the first phase of voting for Uttar Pradesh began on February 11. The elections are expected to complete[Read More…]
Decoding the timing of Modi’s Kabristan-Shamshan statement
BJP is panicking and everybody can see it. The significance of elections in India’s politically biggest and most important state can’t be emphasized enough. And rightly so. It holds the key to power in New Delhi and would be a microcosm of the next General Elections. The stakes for[Read More…]
Donkeys are loyal to their owners: PM to Akhilesh
Gamblers betting huge on BJP’s win in Uttar Pradesh: Report
Although it is voters who are voting for the best to govern five Indian states, the situation are changing each day in the underground gambling markets of central and east Delhi. The poll results are to be announced in just few weeks. Day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s remark over[Read More…]
Bihar, UP, Odisha tops list of villages electrified in 2015-16
Bihar topped the list of the state with most number of electrified villages during the year 2015-2016. Uttar Pradesh, Odisha, Assam, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh and Rajasthan hold the next positions respectively. The number of villages electrified in Bihar raised to 1754 in 2015-16 from 341 in 2014-15.[Read More…]