At least one suspected terrorist opened fire at security forces in Thakurganj area of Lucknow, on Tuesday afternoon. The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terror Squad is currently engaged in an operation in Thakurganj area of Lucknow. The area is among the densely populated areas of Lucknow. Security officials had to fire tear-gas[Read More…]
Tag: Uttar Pradesh
Modi slams Akhilesh’s government at the Mirzapur rally
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is holding a ‘Parivartan Sankalp’ rally at Mirzapur on Friday in as Uttar Pradesh gears up to vote in the last two phases of the election. Addressing the rally, PM Modi slams BSP chief Mayawati as well as the Congress-SP alliance. The election in Uttar Pradesh has turned[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…]
PM Modi, Amit Shah dreaming of harming UP: Mayawati
Terming Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah as ‘guru—chela’, BSP supremo Mayawati on Saturday said that they are dreaming of harming Uttar Pradesh. “Guru and chela have together harmed the country…’guru’ means Modi and ‘chela’ means Shah… now, they together are dreaming of harming the state,” she[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…]
NGT refuses to allow construction on Yamuna riverfront in Vrindavan
Opposition parties disturbed after SP-Cong alliance, says Akhilesh
Uttar Pradesh, Chief Minister, Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday said that opposition parties are so disturbed over SP-Congress alliance ahead of polls. “Ever since Congress has come with us, they (opposition parties) are not able to understand which way this path will lead them to…they are talking only on SP and[Read More…]
UP: BJP leader on the run after shooting wife
UP polls: Over 45% voting recorded in the second phase
Uttarakhand, 2nd phase of Uttar Pradesh polls begin today
Voting in Uttarakhand along with the second phase of Uttar Pradesh elections began on Wednesday morning. Polling is being carried out in 69 seats in Uttarakhand and in 67 constituencies in UP. Uttarakhand chief minister Harish Rawat will be contesting from Haridwar rural. In UP, voting is being held in[Read More…]
UP: Man kills father for refusing to give Rs 500
Lalu Prasad, Tejaswi Yadav to campaign for Akhilesh Yadav in UP elections
RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav on declared on Tuesday that he and his son, Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejaswi Yadav will campaign for Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav in the assembly elections. “I along with Tejaswi will campaign to ensure the return of Akhilesh as Chief Minister,” Lalu Prasad[Read More…]
Election Commission announces assembly poll dates for five states
The Election Commission on Wednesday announced poll dates for elections to five state assemblies – Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Manipur, Goa and Uttarakhand. The Chief Election Commissioner Nasim Zaidi said Punjab and Goa will go to polls on February 4. In Uttarakhand, the elections will be held in one phase on[Read More…]
UP Polls: Akhilesh anointed new chief; Mulayam refuses to go quietly
In a confrontational move, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav seized the post of Samajwadi Party national president on Sunday, while removing his father Mulayam Singh Yadav from the seat and getting himself “unanimously elected” at a national convention of the party. The resolution approved to this effect also includes[Read More…]
Sniffing a chance, Congress looks to align with SP for UP elections
After their recent all round poor performance in elections, Congress leaders of Uttar Pradesh are feeling a chance in pegging back the important state in their favour by aligning with the Samajwadi party. The feeling is that demonetisation will decisively halt BJP and bolster its prospects in the upcoming Assembly[Read More…]
Respond to notebandi with vote bandi: Mamata Banerjee to UP voters
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday addressed a massive rally in Lucknow against government’s demonetisation move. Asking people to give a fitting reply to the government in the UP election, Mamata said “respond to notebandi with vote bandi”. She also dared Modi to conduct a secret ballot among BJP[Read More…]
SP launches party’s election campaign after sorting internal conflict
Uttar Pradesh, the most populated state of the country is all set to go for elections in a few months. Ruling Samajwadi Party’s chief Mulayam Singh Yadav has formally launched the party’s election campaign from Ghazipur on Wednesday in order to woo the electorate. Early this month, UP chief minister Akhilesh[Read More…]
Indore Patna Express tragedy: Doctors use WhatsApp to reunite survivors with kin
After the disastrous train accident in Uttar Pradesh that took lives of almost 145 people and left over 200 injured on Sunday, doctors involved in the treatment of injured are helping survivors to reunite with their kin with the help of most popular instant messaging app WhatsApp. Notably, many of[Read More…]
Demonetisation chaos: Four -year old child dies in bank premises while father waits in bank queue
A four-year old died on a bank’s premises while her father was waiting in a queue in front of an ATM for her treatment in Banda in Uttar Pradesh. Dharmendra Varma had been trying for few days to withdraw money from the ATM for his daughter’s treatment, PTI reported. Dharmendra’s[Read More…]
Jet, set, go! 6 fighter jets touchdown for opening of Agra-Lucknow Expressway
In a historical event, eight Indian Air Force (IAF) fighter jets touched down on Agra-Lucknow Expressway in Uttar Pradesh, India’s longest expressway, as it opens to public on Monday. Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav was present when his father and Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav opened the Agra-Lucknow Expressway at[Read More…]
Delhi pollution breaches normal-mark, Centre summons 5 northern states
The Centre on Tuesday summoned governments of Punjab, Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh over enforcing ban on stubble burning. The decision comes on a day the Central Pollution Control Board released its report on air quality of Delhi. As per the report, PM 2.5 levels on the day of[Read More…]
Yadav vs Yadav: Late-night compromise for Samajwadi Party, after a day of clashes and chaos
In an interesting twist to the rift in Yadav clan, SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav called his son, Uttar Pradesh CM Akhilesh Yadav, and brother Shivpal Yadav to his home and asked them to bury the hatchet. Shivpal was fired by Akhilesh a day earlier and after a day full of clashes[Read More…]
Clash of the Yadav clan intensifies as heated arguments put an abrupt end to meeting
Just In: Chaos takes over as the meeting abruptly ends without any conclusions after heated argument break out between father-son duo. Mulayam says “here is a CM who talks to his father like this.” Just in: Mulayam’s compromise policy: Akhilesh to remain chief minister. Shivpal Yadav to remain Uttar Pradesh[Read More…]
Akhilesh to float his own party? Will embark on ‘Samajwadi Vikas Rath Yatra’ alone
In what seems to be the sign of worsening infighting in Samajwadi Party, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav Wednesday announced his decision to embark on ‘Samajwadi Vikas Rath Yatra’ alone from November 3. It is speculated that Akhilesh might skip his party’s silver jubilee celebrations which begins in Lucknow[Read More…]
Dadri lynching: Tensions escalate in Bisara as kin refuse to cremate accused’s body
The village of Bisara witnessed escalated tensions on Tuesday night after the death of Ravi, one of the accused in Dadri Lynching reached his village. Police personnel manned the village gates, mosque and local temple among other places as many took to the streets to organise rallies and burn the[Read More…]