Security has been beefed up and patrolling intensified in the border areas of three districts of Sonebhadra, Chandauli and Mirzapur following the recent Maoist attacks in West Bengal and Bihar.
The police and paramilitary forces have stepped up their security arrangements to foil the banned outfit’s designs in the state.
Six companies of CRPF and [...]
The-39-hour-long stand off between mentally disturbed youth Shamim and police ended here this evening as police succeeded in bringing him out of his room.
Shamim locked himself in a room in the first floor of his house and started firing indiscriminately.
The incident [...]
A young mentally disturbed boy, who had reportedly opened fire from his father’s licensed revolver in Bakshi Ka Talaab area here on Thursday, has now set the house on fire and opened fire at a police party that tried to persuade him.
Two policemen have been reportedly injured in the firing.
According to reports, the boy [...]
Farmers in Uttar Pradesh are happy as they are hoping to reap rich dividends from bumper wheat crop this year.
Last year, drought had affected the crops but this year the rains and winter have been benign, giving rise to the expectation of a good yield.
“Yes, it feels good. After looking at the fields, [...]
At least 23 members of a marriage party were killed, when the bus in which they were travelling fell into a river in Madhav Garh in Uttar Pradesh’s Jalaun district early on Wednesday morning.
Jalaun Superintendent of Police (SP) Prem Gautam said that 22 bodies have been recovered, while efforts are on to trace the [...]
Women activists of the Congress on Tuesday were caned by the police as they protested against increasing atrocities on women in Uttar Pradesh.
State party president Rita Bahuguna Joshi and All India Congress Committee secretary Pervez Hashmi, who is in charge of the party’s affairs in Uttar Pradesh, were among those who suffered serious injuries.
Joshi [...]
A group of visually challenged players overcame their impediment to show their mettle on the cricket field here on Wednesday.
Organised by the State government, the tournament was held to encourage the participation of the visually challenged youngsters in cricket.
“We get inspiration to move ahead [...]
Uttar Pradesh Police arrested eleven Maoists including two members of the central committee of the banned Communist Party of India outfit.
“Chintan and Balraj, both members of the apex central committee of the CPI (Maoist), were among 11 Naxalite leaders arrested in a night raid at Allahabad, Gorakhpur and Kanpur,” Karamveer Singh, police chief [...]
Expelled Samajwadi Party (SP) leaders Amar Singh and Jaya Prada on Thursday said there is no politics behind their resignations from the party.
Amar Singh said: “I have no grudges for Mulayam Singh, and there is no politics behind the resignations.”
Amar Singh further said, “I wrote blogs inspired by Amitabh Bachchan and all Mulayam Singh’s [...]
Senior Congress leader Digvijay Singh, who is on a visit to Azamgarh, has questioned the Batla House encounter that took place in Delhi last year after meeting families of alleged Indian Mujahideen operatives at Sanjarpur.
Singh said he had earlier raised suspicions about the encounter, and had acquainted Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh on his [...]
Senior Congress leader Digvijay Singh’s visit to Azamgarh on Wednesday has kicked off a controversy, as the Ulema Council has called the visit an eyewash.
Singh is adamant that he is visiting the area on a fact-finding mission. But the Ulema Council of clerics has announced that Singh would not be allowed to meet the [...]
Former Samajwadi Party General Secretary Amar Singh welcomed the move by the party to sack him and Lok Sabha member Jaya Prada describing it as a blessing for both of them.
However, Amar Singh called the move as dictatorial.
Amar Singh said, “I had asked for a sick leave from the party for 14 years [...]
Samajwadi Party (SP) expelled former general secretary Amar Singh and Lok Sabha member Jaya Prada from the party on Tuesday for violating party norms and spoiling the reputation of the party.
SP General Secretary Mohan Singh made the announcement at a press conference here. He said both spoiled the reputation and prestige of the party.
Singh [...]
Yoga guru Baba Ramdev has flayed the government for mulling over the commercial cultivation of genetically modified Bt brinjal.
Talking to reporters here on Saturday, Ramdev asked: “How can a government make a mockery of its country? GM (genetically modifies) food can lead to kidney disorder, liver disorder, cancer and physical disorders among millions [...]
The Samajwadi Party (SP) on Wednesday appointed senior party leader Mohan Singh as the new general secretary of the party in place of Amar Singh, who had recently quit all party posts over differences with relatives of SP [...]
Several Uttar Pradesh Government employees were injured on Thursday when police resorted to baton charge when they were staging a demonstration in Lucknow to press for their demands.
The employees demonstrated on the first day of the budget session with their 14 demands, which includes implementation of the [...]
The Uttar Pradesh police have arrested Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav, who was leading a protest in Lucknow here against price rise.
The police also baton charged the Samajwadi supporters, who had turned up in large numbers to accompany their chief.
On Monday, Yadav had declared that he would hold a massive ‘Jan Andolan’ in [...]
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati on Thursday hit back at the Union Government for blaming the states for price rise and alleged that the “Centre is working under the influence of capitalists.”
Addressing the media here, Mayawati also threatened to launch a nationwide campaign if Centre fails to take any steps to curb inflation.
On [...]
Lucknow, Jan 2 (ANI): At least five people were killed and more than 50 injured in three separate train accidents that took place on Saturday due to intense foggy conditions.
Gorakhdham Express and Prayagraj Express collided near the Panki railway station in Kanpur around 8.30am.
“The accident occurred around 8.30 am. Prayagraj Express was standing and the [...]
Lucknow, Dec 31 (ANI): With temperatures dipping across northern India, elephants at the Lucknow zoo are being given mustard oil massages to keep them warm.
They are also given warm baths in winter.
Two mahouts have been given this responsibility.
The elephants are massaged around three to four times in a week.
“We frequently give oil massages [...]
Lucknow, Dec 30 (ANI): Poor children, who want good education but cannot afford it, pile up in traditional tongas (horse-drawn carts) and ride for about 20 kilometres to reach their schools in Lucknow.
The children of Khanipur Village that falls in Lakhimpur Khiri area near Lucknow have to travel 20 kilometers, as there is no [...]
Lucknow, Dec 21 (ANI): The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has sought action against those responsible for the demolition of Babri mosque.
Addressing reporters here on Sunday, Maulana Abdul Rahim Quraishi, spokesman of the AIMPLB, [...]
Lucknow, Dec 20 (ANI): A majority of farmers in Uttar Pradesh diversified from their traditional crops and took up cultivation of pulses not only for self-consumption but also capitalise on the yield since the markets offered good prices.
Thus these enterprising farmers are all set to reap it rich.
“We were not able to buy pulses from [...]
Lucknow, Dec 18 (ANI): Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has said that he is a son of India.
Addressing the two-day 58th conference of the Neurological Society of India at Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences here on Thursday, he said: “I’m student of Nalanda masters of thinking therefore I also describe [...]
Lucknow, Dec 17 (ANI): Lucknow witnessed violent scenes when the police resorted to baton charge teachers staging a protest rally through the city’s streets on Wednesday.
The protesting teachers were demanding official letters from the state government, ndorsing their appointment.
They refused to give up until Chief Minister Mayawati took up their demands.ccording to the rallying teachers, [...]
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh), Dec 13 (ANI): The Centre’s decision to initiate the process for the formation of the Telangana state has stirred up a hornet’s nest, with people from different regions coming forward to demand a separate states.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati has written her third letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh this morning, demanding [...]
Lucknow, Dec 11 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati on Friday strongly demanded the Centre to create separate states of Bundelkhand and Paschim Uttar Pradesh.
Addressing a press conference here Mayawati said: “Today I wrote a letter to the Prime Minister demanding the creation of separate Bundelkhand and Paschim Uttar Pradesh.”
“My government [...]
Lucknow, Dec 11 (ANI): The Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court on Thursday converted the death sentence of Monu Mittal alias Pawan the main accused of Manjunath Shanmugam murder case into life sentence.
The two-judge bench consisting Justice K K Mishra and Justice D V Sharma quashed [...]
Lucknow, Dec 11 (ANI): The Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court on Thursday converted the death sentence of Monu Mittal alias Pawan the main accused of Manjunath Shanmugam murder case into life sentence.
The two-judge bench consisting Justice K K Mishra and Justice D V Sharma quashed [...]
Former Bharatiya Janata Party leader and Uttar Pradesh chief minister Kalyan Singh launched a new political party-Jan Kranti Party-here on Tuesday on his 78th birthday.
This is the second time Kalyan Singh has launched a party within a decade. [...]
