Debunking opposition plans for a grand alliance as “political adventurism” and a “failed idea”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed confidence that the BJP-led NDA will get more seats than ever and break all records in the 2019 Lok Sabha battle. He ruled out cracks in the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA), saying the coalition[Read More…]
Tag: Uttar Pradesh
Schoolgirl gang-raped in Agra, case registered against four
A case was registered on Thursday against four persons on the charge of gang-raping a schoolgirl and making a video of the crime, police said. The parents of the victim lodged the FIR at Sikandra police station that she was forcibly whisked away to nearby Kankretha forest on a two-wheeler by the accused while[Read More…]
What does outcome of Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman polls mean?
2019 will be a strong coalition Based Lok Sabha election. This factor was released by Congress earlier and now BJP has realized it. Alliance partners are the key to next elections – not only quantity but the quality of coalition will help the national parties. 6 states which have more[Read More…]
Uttar Pradesh ADGP showers rose petals on Kanwariyas
Paying regards to the Kanwariyas, Uttar Pradesh Director General of Police on Wednesday showered rose petals on them from helicopter. The video of Merut zone Officer Prashant Kumar along with his companion and Commissioner Chandra Prakash Tripathi is going viral on social media. They were accompanied by few other senior[Read More…]
Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Election: A Knife-edge Election
On Penultimate day of Monsoon Session i.e 9th of August, Election for the post of Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha will be held. The chance of a contest is high as opposition may not agree to the consensus candidate citing an example of Lok Sabha where the Speaker is from[Read More…]
‘Khoya-Paya’ portal helps track, recover 1971 children in Uttar Pradesh
New Delhi: In all, 1971 children were tracked and recovered in Uttar Pradesh between June 2015 and July 2018 using the facility of Khoya-Paya — a citizen corner of Trackchild, a Union Minister told the Rajya Sabha on Thursday. The Khoya-Paya portal is a citizen-based website to exchange information on[Read More…]
Why Mamata Banerjee has made Amit Shah jittery
West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress leader Mamata Banerjee has somehow left her other Opposition peers far behind in taking cudgels with the Centre’s ruling party, or the BJP and the NDA led by it. So much so that she has rubbed the BJP the wrong way by reaching[Read More…]
Uttar Pradesh: Four labourers buried alive in Bareilly
Four labourers working on laying 4G cables for a private telecom company were buried alive in Uttar Pradesh‘s Bareilly district late on Monday, police said on Tuesday. They had slipped into a six-feet-deep pit and a mud mound collapsed on them, an officer said. Eight labourers were trapped in the[Read More…]
Not afraid of being seen with an industrialist: Narendra Modi
Lucknow: Hitting back for the first time at critics who questioned his perceived friendly relations with corporates, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that unlike some people he was not afraid of publicly standing beside industrialists and business magnates because his intentions were noble. He said industrialists too contribute[Read More…]
Missing railway wagon from Andhra Pradesh reaches its destination after 3 years
A wagon of goods train, numbered 107462, which had started its trek in November 2014 from Vishakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh reached its destination in Uttar Pradesh after three years, highlighting the careless attitude of Indian Railways. Wagon was booked in November 2014 by a company called Indian Potash Limited to send[Read More…]
BJP MP Hari Om claims “rising Muslim population responsible for mob lynching”
Hari Om Pandey, Bharatiya Janata Party MP from Uttar Pradesh has made a discriminatory statement, blaming the Muslim community responsible for increasing cases on mob lynching in India. BJP leader Pandey said that it’s of grave concern that the Muslim population is increasing because “that’s the reason for growing incidents[Read More…]
Congress MP Jairam Ramesh bats for a divided Uttar Pradesh
Former Union Minister and Congress MP Jairam Ramesh has once again called out for a divided Uttar Pradesh. He has repeatedly made a strong pitch to bifurcate the largest state of India. Uttar Pradesh is the most populous state of India with 400 million people living across 2,43286 sq km.[Read More…]
Uttar Pradesh: 2 killed in Pratapgarh, situation tense
Lucknow: Two traders were killed by unidentified assailants late on Wednesday at their shop in Pratapgarh town of Uttar Pradesh, police said on Thursday. The situation has been tense after the brothers were murdered in Kaudhaur market. All through the night, family members and fellow traders were up in arms[Read More…]
Uttar Pradesh: Women ‘shiksha mitras’ tonsure their heads in protest
Lucknow: Over a dozen ‘shiksha mitra’ women activists demanding full benefits of assistant teachers and other welfare schemes on Wednesday tonsured their heads against the state government’s apathetic attitude towards them. Hundreds of state ‘shiksha mitras’ are out on the streets for over a month. They say the government is[Read More…]
Remembering Mangal Pandey, who led first war against British regime in 1857
Born on July 19, 1827 in Uttar Pradesh’s Ballia district, Mangal Pandey was a sepoy of the British East India Company in the 34th Bengal Native Infantry regiment. He is known for kicking off the first war of India’s freedom struggle against the British regime in 1857. He attacked the British[Read More…]
BIMARU states top in non/partially-immunized children: UN agencies
New Delhi: The ‘BIMARU’ Indian states – Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh – have the highest numbers of partially immunized and non-immunized children, according to UN bodies WHO and Unicef. According to data shared by the UN bodies on Monday, the national average for full immunization is 62[Read More…]
Modi reiterates his 2014 manifesto, promises to double farmer’ income by 2022
Mirzapur: Reiterating his 2014 manifesto, Narendra Modi promised to double the income of farmers and rich-poor divide by 2022 on his second day tour of Uttar Pradesh. “Our government visualises a new India that takes full care of the sick, the poor, the children, the youth and the farmers,” he said[Read More…]
Congress a party of ‘Muslims’: Loopholes in PM Narendra Modi’s claim
An unseemly row has erupted with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s stepped up attack on Congress and more so against its president Rahul Gandhi. While speaking the other day at a public rally in Eastern Uttar Pradesh, Modi claimed that in a recent parley with Muslim intellectuals Rahul assured those present[Read More…]
Bareilly: Triple talaq victim Raziya dies during medical treatment
Triple Talaq victim and mother of a six year old infant, died on Tuesday morning in Bareilly during her medical treatment. Raziya was given divorced by her husband Nahim, over the phone. She was locked inside the house for more than a month, hungry and thirsty, and even thrashed by[Read More…]
Mafia Munna Bajrangi shot dead in Baghpat Jail
Dreaded gangster Prem Prakash Singh alias Munna Bajrangi was shot dead inside the district jail of Baghpat on Monday morning, July 9. Wife of Munna Bajrangi, Seema Singh had recently alleged that UP Police Task Force was hatching a conspiracy to eliminate her husband inside the jail. As per the[Read More…]
BJP not to miss any opportunity eulogising mob lynching
One needs to accept the fact, mob lynching was never a new phenomenon in India but it has attained a normalized form specifically under the Modi government. A dangerous trend of mob violence is grasping India and is becoming the normal way of dealing with displeasure. The right-wing Hindutva brigade[Read More…]
Yogi Adityanath bans plastic in UP from July 15
Like Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh government has banned the use of polythene bags and items of common use made of plastic from July 15 in the state. “I appeal that after July 15 plastic cups, glasses and polythene should not be used at any level. This will need the cooperation of[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…]
Uttar Pradesh reports maximum decline in Maternal Mortality Ratio
New Delhi: Uttar Pradesh on Friday emerged as the surprise first among states who have recorded the maximum percentage of decline in Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR), it was announced on Friday. Uttarakhand, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, and Chhattisgarh follow the state with a remarkable decline in their MMR, Union Health and[Read More…]
Uttar Pradesh: Constable commits suicide in Lucknow
Lucknow: An Uttar Pradesh head constable shot himself dead on Saturday apparently unable to continue with 20-hours of work shift each day, police said. Raj Ratan Verma was posted at the Dial 100 emergency response service and was apparently under a lot of stress by the overtimes and prolonged duty[Read More…]