Tag: Uttar Pradesh

Delhi Police Special Cell arrested a Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) operative from Uttar Pradesh, officials said today

Lakhimpur Kheri: A 50-year-old farmer was shot dead by some unidentified assailants in Neemgaon area of Uttar Pradesh, police said. The deceased has been identified as Ved Prakash, a resident of Rampur village. According to police sources, Prakash was shot by some unknown miscreants and he died on the spot. His body was recovered from […]

Mumbai: Filmmaker Vibhu Puri’s directorial debut film “Hawaizaada”, which will hit the screens Friday, has been declared tax free in Uttar Pradesh. “We are extremely happy to receive the tax free grant. This will ensure that the film reaches out to a much larger audience base,” Sanjeev Lamba, CEO, Reliance Entertainment, said in a statement. […]

By Sandeep Sahu It is obvious now. After its stupendous victory in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand and commendable show in Manipur, the BJP is now convinced that Odisha is a ripe fruit waiting to be plucked. The decision to hold the party’s national executive here in Bhubaneswar in mid April, announced by the Union Petroleum […]

By Sandeep Sahu ‘The party with a difference’ has proved that when it comes to grabbing power, it is no different than any other party. The way it ‘manufactured’ a majority in Manipur and Goa after the election results were announced proved, if any proof was required at all, that it has no qualms about […]

By Sandeep Sahu Four days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi presented Odisha as a ‘showpiece’ of poverty, starvation and unemployment at an election meeting in Gonda, Uttar Pradesh, the controversy over the rather unfortunate – and completely unwarranted – comment is showing no signs of abating any time soon. There is a lot of anger […]

In a bid to encourage and honour the tireless and unparalleled contribution of journalists, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced Rs 10 lakh financial aid for family members of scribes who died due to COVID-19.

Officials have issued the advisory after swarms of locusts were spotted in Rajasthan's Jaisalmer city.

With at least three dozen serving and retired AMU employees having died in the past few weeks due to Covid, old graves are now being dug up to bury the dead.

"My victory is an example of Hindu-Muslim affinity not only in village Rajanpur but the entire Ayodhya. I never played the communal card and sought votes from my brothers and sisters. I treat the village as an extended family."

All the bodies recovered from the Ganga river in Ghazipur and Ballia districts were cremated and investigations have been initiated to find out where the bodies had been immersed in the river.

Allahabad: A boat carrying 11 devotees capsized near the Sangam Saturday, an official said. No loss of life was reported during the incident. NDRF personnel reached the spot on time and rescued all the pilgrims — three women and eight men, the official said. The boat capsized apparently after losing balance near the Sangam, he […]

Lucknow: The death toll in the hooch tragedy in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand went up to 47 on Saturday evening even as raids continued across the state. As many as 175 persons have been arrested so far in connection with the tragedy while 297 cases were registered against the hooch trading mafia, officials said. Thousands […]

Bhubaneswar: Due to the sharp fall in sex ratio in other states, girls from Odisha are now being trafficked to such places including Rajasthan, believe experts. Mostly the traffickers are targeting girls with poor financial background in Odisha and the tentacles of girl trafficking racket is spread from Uttar Pradesh to Haryana. The recent rescue […]

When a layman says something like this, it is at least understandable, if not condonable. But when a person holding the exalted post of Governor, who is sworn to protect and uphold the Constitution, does the same, it has serious implications for democracy and the Idea of India. Meghalya Governor Tathagata Roy has disgraced not […]