Tag: Uttar Pradesh
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UP govt all failure; ‘gundaraj, jungleraj’ in state: Amit Shah
Launching a scathing attack on the Samajwadi Party, BJP President Amit Shah on Sunday said that the Uttar Pradesh government has failed on all fronts and alleged there are "gundaraj and jungleraj" in the state and now corruption-ridden Congress has joined hands with the ruling party. Voters will give a befitting reply to two "yuvrajs" …
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February 5, 2017 -
Rahul Gandhi hits back at PM Modi over SCAM jibe
Hitting back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his 'SCAM' jibe, Rahul Gandhi on Sunday alleged that one who is in the wrong, sees scam in everything while ally and SP chief Akhilesh Yadav said the acronym stood for "save country from Amit Shah and Modi". Addressing a joint rally here with Uttar Pradesh Chief …
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February 5, 2017 -
The big gamble in Uttar Pradesh
Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi and Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav are currently addressing joint rallies and road shows aiming to stop the BJP in UP. Rahul Gandhi has likened the Samajwadi-Congress alliance to coming together of Ganga and Yamuna, and claims, "This is not an opportunistic alliance but an alliance of hearts". If …
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February 4, 2017 -
‘SP government has eclipsed ‘achhe din’ for UP’
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday hit out at the ruling party in Uttar Pradesh and said the Samajwadi Party government has eclipsed 'achhe din' for the state. “The SP government has eclipsed 'achhe din' for UP,” Rajnath said while addressing an election rally in Fatehabad in Uttar Pradesh. Slamming the Samajwadi Party for …
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February 4, 2017 -
Kanpur building collapse: Death toll rises to 7
The death toll in a building collapse here in Uttar Pradesh rose to seven on Thursday, with three more labourers succumbing to their injuries, a police official said. Eight persons trapped in the debris of the six-storey under-construction apartment building, owned by SP leader Mehtaab Aalam, were also rescued, the police official said. Deputy Inspector …
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February 2, 2017 -
Shivpal Yadav hints at forming new party
Former Samajwadi Party (SP) state president Shivpal Singh Yadav on Tuesday threatened to float new party in March to accommodate leaders and workers sacked by SP chief Akhilesh Yadav. The former PWD Minister, who enjoyed the number two status in the state government, has been ignored by his nephew and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh …
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January 31, 2017 -
UP soldiers killed in avalanche being brought home
Bodies of three soldiers from Uttar Pradesh, who were killed in an avalanche in the Kashmir Valley, are scheduled to arrive home later on Saturday, officials said. The three soldiers – Ajit Singh, Vijay Shukla and Azad Singh Yadav who hailed from Azamgarh, Pratapgarh and Farukkhabad districts, were killed in the avalanche in Gurez sector of …
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January 28, 2017 -
RLD releases 8th list of candidates for Uttar Pradesh polls
Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) has released its eighth list of candidates for the Assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh spanning 20 constituencies, taking to 150 its number of electoral nominees for the 403-seat House so far. The prominent seats on which the Ajit Singh-led party has announced nominees in its latest list include Saharanpur, Moradabad, Fatehpur …
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January 28, 2017 -
Rains, hail bring down mercury in Uttar Pradesh
Heavy rains in the past 24-hours till Saturday morning have intensified the cold wave in Lucknow and nearby areas of Uttar Pradesh. Some areas like Unnao, Barabanki, Amethi, Sultanpur, Ambedkarnagar, Bahraich and Lucknow also received hail. One person was killed after being struck by lightening in Bahraich. Storm with a speed of 30 km per …
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January 28, 2017 -
‘Congress-SP differences on seat sharing will be ironed out’
As deadlock over seat-sharing continued to dog the Congress-Samajwadi Party alliance in Uttar Pradesh, the Congress on Thursday said that "talks are on and the differences will be ironed out soon". The candidates of both the parties have filed nomination papers for at least seven seats in the first phase. Congress wants to contest 7-8 …
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January 26, 2017 -
‘Congress-SP differences on seat sharing will be ironed out’
As deadlock over seat-sharing continued to dog the Congress-Samajwadi Party alliance in Uttar Pradesh, the Congress on Thursday said that "talks are on and the differences will be ironed out soon". The candidates of both the parties have filed nomination papers for at least seven seats in the first phase. Congress wants to contest 7-8 …
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January 26, 2017 -
JD-U pulls out of UP polls after intensive poll campaign
In a significant political development, the Janata Dal United (JD-U) headed by chief minister Nitish Kumar has decided not to contest assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh after seven months of intensive campaigning and trying hard to project “prohibition” as the key poll issue. The six-phased elections in India’s most populous states begin next month. …
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January 25, 2017 -
Will UP be a Bihar re-run for BJP?
The BJP’s UP campaign is beginning to look more and more like its disastrous electoral effort in Bihar in 2015. The distribution of tickets has set off rebellions at all levels in the party, leaving Amit Shah with the headache of soothing frayed tempers and ensuring that disgruntled aspirants don’t turn rebel candidates. This column …
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January 25, 2017 -
UP polls: Filing of nomination for 3rd phase begins
Filing of nominations for the third phase of polling in Uttar Pradesh began on Tuesday with issuance of notification for the February 19 election. In the third phase, 69 assembly seats spread over 12 districts will go to polls. The process of filing papers will continue till January 31 and the last date of withdrawal is …
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January 24, 2017 -
No ‘positive response’ from Cong on alliance: SP
A day after ruling out tie-up with Rashtriya Lok Dal, Samajwadi Party on Friday said it has not got any "positive response" from Congress on alliance and that it could give the party only 85 of 403 Assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh. Samajwadi Party, which is not on the same page with Congress on the issue …
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January 20, 2017 -
No ‘positive response’ from Cong on alliance: SP
A day after ruling out tie-up with Rashtriya Lok Dal, Samajwadi Party on Friday said it has not got any "positive response" from Congress on alliance and that it could give the party only 85 of 403 Assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh. Samajwadi Party, which is not on the same page with Congress on the issue …
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January 20, 2017 -
Shivpal finds place in Akhilesh Yadav’s first list
Shivpal Yadav, the warring uncle of Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, along with controversial UP minister Azam Khan has made it to the first list of 191 Samajwadi Party candidates released on for the Assembly elections. The ruling party's first list of candidates covers the first three phases of the seven-phase polling beginning on February 11. Shivpal …
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January 20, 2017