BSP chief Mayawati on Sunday took on Bhim Army leader Chandra Shekhar aka Ravana, saying she can “never have a relation with these sort of people”. The former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister also made it clear that the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) must be given a fair number of seats[Read More…]
Tag: Uttar Pradesh
Alliance cycle will be run jointly: Akhilesh Yadav
New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday threw hints that the SP-BSP alliance in Uttar Pradesh could include the Congress in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. “Today there is electric cycle… there are cycles having many pedals you can see on the streets of[Read More…]
UP to become ‘open defecation free’ by Oct 2, 2019: CM Yogi Adityanath
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday said that the state would become open defecation free by October 2, 2019, with his government constructed over 1.36 crore toilets in the last 17 months. “Four years ago in 99,000 villages of the state, cleanliness was a distant dream. And since[Read More…]
BJP workers vandalising ex-PMs’ statues: UP Congress
Lucknow, Sep 13 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh unit of the Congress on Thursday accused BJP supporters of vandalising statues of former Prime Ministers from the Congress across the state. Congress state unit Spokesman Onkarnath Singh said that Bharatiya Janata Party workers had tried to deface a statue of former Prime Minister[Read More…]
UP: Advocate faces resentment over bail plea of accused maulana who opposed national anthem
A new development emerged on Thursday September 13, in the Maharajganj Madrasa National Anthem case. Advocate Manoj Singh filed a bail plea of the accused maulana following which, the advocated faced a furious opposition from other lawyers. The district advocates were seen in aggression and even vandalised Singh’s chamber. Lawyers[Read More…]
Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojan: Yogi govt spent no penny on PM’s maternity scheme
Not a rupee of government money has been spent on pregnant and lactating women enrolled under the Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s much-hyped maternity benefit scheme till August 2018 in the most populous state of Uttar Pradesh (UP), which happens to have India’s highest fertility rate, an RTI query has revealed.[Read More…]
Aligarh: Panchayat tries to conceal minor’s gang-rape case with Rs 80,000 compensation deal
In a shocking incident, a 14-year-old girl was raped by a group of men last week, and what more distressing about the matter is that instead of granting justice, Aligarh Panchayat proposed Rs 80,000 monetary deal from the accused to let them walk away free. According to the police, the[Read More…]
Uttar Pradesh: Another lynching attack on Dalit youth in Budhana
A 20-year-old Dalit youth was beaten to death by unidentified persons at Budhana town here, police said on Sunday. The youth went missing on Friday and his body was found in a field a day after, Station House Officer (SHO) Perbhaker Kentura said. He said a case was registered against unidentified persons based on a complaint by the youth’s father Ram Kishan. The deceased, identified as Kapil,[Read More…]
Uttar Pradesh: 2 minor girls raped in Gautam Buddh Nagar
Two minors were allegedly raped in separate incidents in Gautam Buddh Nagar, following which a man was arrested and a teenager was detained, officials said Friday. The man abducted a nine-year-old girl from her village in Jewar area on the pretext of taking her on a motorcycle ride Thursday, a police official said. “The accused then took her to an[Read More…]
Is Shivpal Yadav BJP’s weapon against Akhilesh-Mayawati combine?
Is Shivpal Singh Yadav, the estranged uncle of Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav, the weapon the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is looking for in Uttar Pradesh — a state which gave it 73 of 80 seats in the 2014 general election, but where it is threatened by the coming together of the SP[Read More…]
Three killed in firing between two groups in UP’s Shahjahanpur
Three persons were shot dead in a firing between two groups in Shahjahanpur district of Uttar Pradesh on Thursday night, police said. The incident happened at the Aawas Vikas Colony around 8:30 p.m., police said, adding the firing took place after an altercation between two groups near the Kallu Miyan’s Dargah. As the firing stopped, four people were seen bleeding profusely. Two brothers identified as Israr and Imran died on[Read More…]
Adityanath will not remain UP CM in 2019, says Akhilesh Yadav
Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday accused the BJP of igniting caste politics in the state and blamed Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for creating the “mess.” Addressing a convention of retired Army personnel in the state capital, the 45-year-old leader said that “due to the chaos that the[Read More…]
Goons beat an elderly retired Police Inspector to death in Allahabad
In a chilling incident, a retired Police Inspector was killed in broad daylight in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The incident was recorded in a CCTV camera. In a 45 sec video, it is clearly seen that the elderly man riding on a bicycle is paddling on a road when a man[Read More…]
UP: University student issued admit card with Amitabh Bachchan picture
Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University in Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh allegedly issued an admit card to a student with a photograph of Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan. Amit Dwivedi, a student of Bachelor of Education (B Ed) has filled his second year examination form. The student claims that he had provided correct[Read More…]
Uttar Pradesh woman ‘killed’ for dowry found alive, Married to another man
A woman from Uttar Pradesh’s Barabanki district, who was allegedly killed by her in-laws for dowry, was found living with another man in Delhi. Ruchi’s father Hariprasad had lodged an FIR on July 16 that his daughter, who was married in 2016, had been killed by her in-laws for dowry.[Read More…]
SC notice to I&B Ministry, 6 states on ‘misuse of public money’ on ads
The Supreme Court on Friday sought response from the Information and Broadcasting Ministry and six states on a plea by an Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) lawmaker, alleging that advertisements are being issued at government expanses for political purposes to benefit the ruling party. The states which have been issued the notice are Uttar Pradesh,[Read More…]
UP: Man tries to sell his child to arrange money for ailing wife
Arvind Banjara, a resident of Kannauj, Uttar Pradesh, tried to sell his child in order to arrange over Rs 25,000 for his wife, who had been admitted to hospital due to complications in her pregnancy. Seven month pregnant wife Sukhdevi was undergoing her treatment in District Hospital when she had[Read More…]
Uttar Pradesh: Mob lynches Muslim man over buffalo theft suspicion
A 20-year-old man identified as Shahrukh Khan was beaten to death by a mob in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, early on Thursday on suspicion of stealing a buffalo. Three persons have been detained in connection with the incident. The incident happened in Bholapur Hindoliya village where more than 50 persons attacked[Read More…]
“Only 54 of 2,874 childcare homes received ‘positive reviews’ in survey,” says Supreme Court
The Supreme Court bench headed by Justice Madan B. Lokur, Justice S. Abdul Nazeer and Justice Deepak Gupta on Tuesday said it is “frightening” to read the data collected by the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), according to which out of 2,874 children’s homes surveyed till now, only 54 have received “positive reviews,” adding that[Read More…]
Adityanath lauds doctors for being named for Dr BC Roy award
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday congratulated three doctors from the state for being named by the Medical Council of India (MCI) for the coveted Dr BC Roy National Award. Adityanath said the nomination of M.L. Bhatt, Rakesh Kapoor and Deepak Agarwal was a “matter of immense pride[Read More…]
Rahul slams PM over mysterious death of key witness in Unnao rape case
Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the mysterious death and burial without autopsy of a key witness in the Unnao rape-murder case involving BJP MLA Kuldeep Sengar. It “smells of a conspiracy,” Gandhi said. “Is this your idea of ‘justice for our daughters’, Mr 56?” Gandhi tweeted. BJP MLA[Read More…]
The shadow boxing of Modi and Didi
The swearing-in ceremony of Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy was the biggest show of opposition unity where Sonia and Rahul Gandhi shared the stage with Akhilesh Yadav, Mayawati, Pinarayi Vijayan, N Chandrababu Naidu, Tejasswi Yadav, D Raja, Sitaram Yechury and many others. The Congress has had bitter relations with its former allies[Read More…]
Uttar Pradesh: Murder of seers sparks tension in Auraiya, two policemen suspended
Killing of two Hindu seers in Auraiyya of Uttar Pradesh has triggered protests and tension in the district, and two policemen have been put under suspension for dereliction of duty, an official said on Wednesday. Those suspended are Inspector In-charge of Bidhoona Police Station Akhilesh Mishra and Constable Islam. The[Read More…]
Muzaffarnagar DM refuses Yogi Adityanath govt’s request for riot case withdrawal
Bharatiya Janata Party-led Yogi Adityanath government had requested the District Administration to withdraw 113 cases related to riots in Muzaffarnagar and Shamli districts. In a reaction to this, the District Administration has clearly refused from withdrawing the cases of 2013 riots. The request for the withdrawal of 131 riot-related cases[Read More…]
Hindu right-wing arrests: Maharashtra ATS probes UP, Assam links
MUMBAI: Four days after busting a terror plot involving some Hindu right-wing activists in Palghar, the Maharashtra Anti Terrorism Squad (ATS) has found a mini arms making unit and is now probing their links in Uttar Pradesh and Assam, official sources said on Monday. On Friday, the ATS created a[Read More…]