Tag: Uttar Pradesh

EC to announce polls in five states

The Election Commission of India will announce later on Wednesday the dates for the assembly elections in five states. According to sources, the dates will be announced for elections in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Manipur, Uttarakhand and Goa at a press conference here at noon. The terms of the legislative assemblies of Punjab, Uttarakhand, Goa and …

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January 4, 2017

Amit Shah seeks support for change in UP

BJP President Amit Shah on Monday sought the support of the people of Uttar Pradesh to bring about a "parivartan" in the state in the coming assembly elections. Addressing the 'Maha Parivartan' rally at Ramabai Sthal here, Shah said the state had been ruined by both the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and the Samajwadi Party. …

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January 2, 2017

Amit Shah seeks support for change in UP

BJP President Amit Shah on Monday sought the support of the people of Uttar Pradesh to bring about a "parivartan" in the state in the coming assembly elections. Addressing the 'Maha Parivartan' rally at Ramabai Sthal here, Shah said the state had been ruined by both the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and the Samajwadi Party. …

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January 2, 2017

Samajwadi Party staring at split as party feud intensifies

The ruling Samajwadi Party (SP) appeared headed for a split on Friday as Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav raised the banner of revolt against his father and party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav. Party sources have conceded that all "fire fighting measures have failed". With the warring factions headed by Akhilesh Yadav and state Samajwadi …

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December 30, 2016

Would Sheila Dikshit continue being Congress’ CM face in UP?

With Sheila Dikshit's name figuring in the "Sahara diaries" bribery case, stoking a controversy, there could be uncertainty over her continuation as party's chief ministerial face in Uttar Pradesh, party insiders feel. Sources say that Congress may even "drop" her after the party has decided to make the "personal corruption" of the Prime Minister a …

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December 26, 2016

Elections in five states likely from February second week

Assembly elections in five states including Uttar Pradesh and Punjab are most likely to be between second week of February and the beginning of March, informed sources said on Monday. Sources said that the Election Commission (EC) may announce dates of the assembly election by last week of December. Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Goa and …

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December 19, 2016

Modi addresses UP rally via phone, vows to end ‘gundaraj’ in UP

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that he would end the 'gundaraj' (lawlessness) in Uttar Pradesh if the BJP is voted to power in the state in the coming assembly elections early next year. Addressing a 'Parivartan Rally' (transformation rally) here through mobile phone, Modi said: “Today there is gundaraj in the state. Everyone …

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December 11, 2016

One arrested in UP for Nabha jailbreak

Uttar Pradesh Police claimed to have arrested one of the armed men involved in the sensational jailbreak in Patiala in which a Khalistani militant outfit chief and five other prisoners escaped Sunday morning. Parminder alias Penda was travelling in an SUV when his vehicle was intercepted by police at a check post in Kairana in …

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November 27, 2016

Demonetisation move politically motivated: Mayawati

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Saturday slammed the Narendra Modi government over the poor implementation of demonetising Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 currency notes and said the step was “politically motivated for political gains”. “The demonetisation decision taken by the central government was politically motivated and for political gains,” Mayawati told reporters here. …

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November 26, 2016

Bareilly Ki Barfi: Kriti Sanon gets Bareilly touch

After Dilwale, Kriti Sanon is all set to star in Bareilly Ki Barfi and the actress has mastered the language and dialect of Uttar Pradesh for her upcoming film. Kriti has learnt the nuances of her character as she is playing a young girl who hails from the state.  To get into the skin of …

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November 15, 2016

13 killed in Uttar Pradesh factory fire

The fire, apparently was caused by a short circuit in a neighbouring Delhi district at a garment factory in Shahid Nagar area near the Jaipal Chowk.

November 11, 2016

‘Vidarbha state should be formed at the earliest’

Union Minister Ramdas Athawale on Sunday reiterated his demand for separate Vidarbha state and said two new states should also be carved out of Uttar Pradesh. "During agitation for separate statehood to Telangana, we supported it. And now separate Vidarbha state should be formed at the earliest. Our party and people are demanding for a …

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September 25, 2016

Akhilesh to expand his cabinet on Sept 26

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav will expand his cabinet on September 26 in perhaps the last reshuffle of his council of ministers ahead of the Assembly election in early 2017. Governor Ram Naik will administer oath of office and secrecy to the new ministers at Raj Bhavan on Monday, a Raj Bhavan release said. …

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September 23, 2016

15 IAS officers tranferred in Uttar Pradesh

In a major reshuffle, Uttar Pradesh government on Friday transferred 15 senior IAS officers including four principal secretaries. Principal secretary PWD Aradhana Shukla has been transferred to Transport department in place of Arvind Singh Dev who has been shifted to the department of Food and Civil supplies in the same capacity, a government spokesman said. …

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September 23, 2016

UP to create a separate IT cadre

In a pioneering initiative, the Uttar Pradesh government has decided to constitute an Information Technology (IT) cadre of its own, officials said on Saturday. This is for the first time that any state government has initiated such a process, said an official. A letter has been sent to principal secretaries of all departments to "constitute …

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September 10, 2016

Cots in UP were meant for villagers only: Raj Babbar

Uttar Pradesh Congress president Raj Babbar has said it was incorrect to say that farmers who came to the "khat panchayats" addressed by party Vice President Rahul Gandhi had filched the cots that were provided to them for sitting. "The price of cots was not much and Congress workers were in any case not going …

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September 10, 2016

BJP demands Azam Khan’s resignation

BJP on Wednesday demanded the arrest and resignation of Uttar Pradesh minister Azam Khan and for dubbing Bhim Rao Ambedkar as someone who grabs land. "Such comments are highly objectionable. There is no place for people like Azam Khan in the society. A criminal case should be registered against him and he should be arrested," …

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September 7, 2016