Tag: Rae Bareli

Selective memory of Sonia Gandhi

Back to brain-fades and selective memory: Rahul needs to learn that even during his father’s regime the Ambanis enjoyed MFN status in the corporate world ~ they did not have to hanker after crumbs like off-sets.

April 15, 2019

Atal Bihari Vajpayee was invincible but we won: Sonia Gandhi at Rae Bareli

The 72-year-old Gandhi, who was accompanied by her son and Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, was in Rae Bareli to file her nomination papers.

April 11, 2019

Kayo-punch or panic?

The contrarian view would be that the Congress has realised, eventually, that it takes more than what Rahul boasts to revive itself in a state widely believed to hold the key to Raisina Hill.

January 25, 2019

Lok Sabha Elections 2019: With alliance finalized, SP and BSP take swipe at BJP

While the two parties will contest on 76 of the 80 Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh, two seats (Rae Bareli and Amethi) have been left for the Congress and two seats for the other alliance partners.

January 12, 2019

Lok Sabha Elections 2019: SP and BSP poll pact in UP almost certain; sans Congress

While no formal declaration about the pact has come forth from either the SP or the BSP, it is understood that Mayawati may make an announcement to this effect on January 10.

January 5, 2019

Body of priest found hanging from pole near temple in UP

Land dispute suspected; according to reports, the priest had written to the district administration about threat to his life

January 3, 2019

PM Modi attacks Congress in UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi’s bastion Rae Bareli

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday launched a sharp attack on the Congress in Rae Bareli, UPA president Sonia Gandhi’s constituency, which many are reading as the start of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) 2019 campaign.

December 16, 2018

PM Narendra Modi to visit Congress stronghold Rae Bareli on Sunday

The Gandhi bastion has been decked up for the PM’s maiden visit, with Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath himself having overseen the preparations.

December 15, 2018

PM Modi condoles loss of lives in train derailment in UP

Addition Chief Secretary Avaneesh Awasthi said CM Adityanath was apprised of the situation. He has spoken to the district officials and senior police officers.

October 10, 2018

Seven killed as New Farakka Express derails near Rae Bareli in Uttar Pradesh

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath expressed his condolences for the deceased and directed to the director general of police to take all necessary action

October 10, 2018

Amit Shah vows to end ‘parivarvad’, bring ‘vikasvad’ in Rae Bareli

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah announced on Saturday that the saffron party will get rid of the Congress’ parivarvad and usher in vikasvad in Rae Bareli.

April 21, 2018

Ahead of 2019 LS polls, Amethi, Rae Bareli become hub of political activities

After Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi visited their respective constituencies, BJP president Amit Shah will address a rally in Rae Bareli on April 21

April 19, 2018

NTPC blast injured victim brought to Delhi succumbs, toll now 36

A NTPC boiler blast victim, brought to Safdarjung hospital here after suffering extensive burns in the accident in Uttar Pradesh’s Rae Bareli, died here on Saturday as his condition deteriorated, said hospital officials. The toll has now risen to 36. Identifying the deceased as Santosh Kumar, 40, a senior doctor from the hospital said he …

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November 4, 2017

NTPC tragedy: Ten patients airlifted to Safdarjung hospital

Ten patients, who were injured in Rae Bareli’s National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) plant explosion, have been shifted to Safdarjung hospital on Friday in the Capital. According to a senior official of the hospital, out of ten patients eight have severe injuries. “One of them has suffered 90 per cent burn, while three have got …

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November 4, 2017

Six more injured in NTPC blast admitted to AIIMS

Six more injured in the NTPC boiler blast in Uttar Pradesh were on Friday rushed to the national capital and admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS). All of them have suffered extreme facial burns injuries, said hospital authorities. The injured were brought to the AIIMS round 8.30 p.m, after being flown …

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November 4, 2017

NTPC explosion: Probe committee to submit report in 30 days

The committee formed to investigate the explosion at NTPC’s boiler plant in Uttar Pradesh, which left 30 people dead, will submit its report within a month, officials said. Addressing a press conference in New Delhi, National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) chairman Gurdeep Singh said: “The committee probing the incident will submit its report in 30 …

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November 3, 2017

NTPC explosion: Death toll rises to 26, over 100 injured

The death toll in a boiler explosion at a unit of the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) in Uttar Pradesh’s Rae Bareli district has risen to 26 with over 100 people injured, reports said on Thursday. Many of the injured are in critical condition with scalded body parts caused by hot ash and steam. They …

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November 2, 2017