UP traders claim bandh a success, to keep up protests (Lead)
September 20th, 2012 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Sep 20 (IANS) The nationwide strike called by opposition parties Thursday evoked a mixed response in Uttar Pradesh. While many shops and business establishments opened post lunch, normal life ... Read more...
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Shutdown cripples normal life in UP
September 20th, 2012 - 12:13 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Sep 20 (IANS) Normal life was crippled across the state Thursday in response to the shutdown call given by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the ruling Samajwadi Party ... Read more...
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Lawyers strike work in UP, demand security
August 21st, 2012 - 5:00 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Aug 21 (IANS) Judicial work in Uttar Pradesh was crippled Tuesday as lawyers across the state struck work for a day on a call by the Uttar Pradesh Bar ... Read more...
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Chronology of major Indian train accidents since 2000
July 30th, 2012 - 5:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) In one of India's worst train tragedies and the biggest this year, at least 35 passengers were killed, most of them in their sleep, and ... Read more...
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Monsoon showers bring relief to UP
July 7th, 2012 - 12:34 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, July 7 (IANS) The temperatures in the sun-scorched Uttar Pradesh went down considerably Saturday with heavy to moderate rains reported from most parts of the state.The state received heavy ... Read more...
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A folk song for every occasion in colourful north India (IANS BOOKS)
June 15th, 2012 - 12:04 pm ICT by IANS
Book: Unearthing Gender: Folk Songs of North India; Author: Smita Tiwari Jassal;Publisher: Duke University Press (2012); Pages 328; Price: $26.61"Gold melts at the goldsmith's.
Sister burns away at her in-laws.
Iron smelts at ... Read more...
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Headless body of software engineer found
June 1st, 2012 - 8:55 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, June 1 (IANS) The headless body of a software engineer was found near railway tracks here Friday, police said.The victim was identified as Amar Bahadur, 25, who worked with ... Read more...
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CPI-M flays minister for rail accidents
June 1st, 2012 - 3:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) The CPI-M Friday blamed Railway Minister Mukul Roy for the increasing number of railway accidents and said he appeared to be more engrossed in ... Read more...
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Survivors of Doon Express mishap recount horror
June 1st, 2012 - 2:35 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 1 (IANS) Passengers who escaped the derailment of the Doon Express at Jaunpur in Uttar Pradesh arrived in the state capital here early Friday and recounted their ordeal ... Read more...
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Dehradun-Howrah Express derails in Uttar Pradesh
May 31st, 2012 - 3:28 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, May 31 (IANS) Five coaches of the Dehradun-Howrah Express derailed at Jaunpur in Uttar Pradesh, railway officials said here Thursday."Five coaches of the Dehradun-Howrah Express have derailed. We don't ... Read more...
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Poll panel shunts UP officials for being Mayawati ‘agents’
February 13th, 2012 - 8:00 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Feb 13 (IANS) The Election Commission Monday ordered immediate removal of nearly a dozen officials, including some IAS and IPS officers, from certain key positions after they were ... Read more...
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Gangster allowed to file poll papers from jail
January 18th, 2012 - 11:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) A Delhi court Wednesday allowed alleged gangster Munna Bajrangi to file his nomination papers for the coming Uttar Pradesh assembly elections from a jail here.Chief ... Read more...
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Mayawati raises security issues on Rahul’s sneak visits
November 3rd, 2011 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Nov 3 (IANS) Taking a serious note of Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi's unannounced visits to Uttar Pradesh, the Mayawati government Thursday raised critical security issues.Gandhi took the ... Read more...
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36 killed in heavy rains in eastern Uttar Pradesh
September 26th, 2011 - 10:28 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Sep 26 (IANS) As many as 36 people died and about 25 others were injured in heavy rains that lashed parts of eastern Uttar Pradesh Sunday, officials said Monday.Most ... Read more...
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BSP suspends party MP for indiscipline and fund misuse
September 21st, 2011 - 3:06 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Sep 21 (IANS) Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati Wednesday suspended the party's MP from Jaunpur, Dhananjay Singh, for alleged anti-party activities.The alleged ... Read more...
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Rs.59 lakh looted from bank van in Uttar Pradesh
August 12th, 2011 - 9:28 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Aug 12 (IANS) In a daring heist, unidentified armed men Friday looted about Rs.59 lakh from a bank van delivering cash to ATMs after shooting at a security guard ... Read more...
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Lucknow jail in-charge draws flak over Sachan’s murder
July 1st, 2011 - 12:21 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 30 (IANS) Commencing the judicial probe into the alleged murder of jailed deputy chief medical officer Y.S. Sachan in the Lucknow district jail, chief judicial magistrate Rajesh ... Read more...
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Four crushed to death by train in Uttar Pradesh
May 6th, 2011 - 12:45 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, May 6 (IANS) Four people were crushed to death by an express train in Uttar Pradesh Friday when they were crossing the railway track, police said Friday. One person ... Read more...
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Inter state gang behind question paper leak: Police
May 2nd, 2011 - 10:19 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, May 2 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh police Monday claimed that the kingpin of the gang involved in the leakage of the All India Engineering Entrance Examination (AIEEE) question paper was ... Read more...
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BJP activists detained after clashes with police
March 29th, 2011 - 4:38 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 29 (IANS) Hundreds of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) activists were Tuesday detained after they clashed with the police in parts of Uttar Pradesh during demonstrations against ... Read more...
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Five cops suspended for custodial death
January 7th, 2011 - 8:05 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Jan 7 (IANS) Five policemen, including a station house officer (SHO), in Uttar Pradesh were Friday suspended for the illegal detention of a retired Railway Protection Force (RPF) constable who died ... Read more...
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12 die in UP, Bhopal sees frost as winter onslaught continues (Roundup)
January 5th, 2011 - 9:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) At least 12 more people dead in Uttar Pradesh, frost in the city of Bhopal, fog disrupting air, road and rail traffic in Chandigarh -- the winter ... Read more...
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Cold wave kills 12 in Uttar Pradesh, toll reaches 48
January 5th, 2011 - 8:38 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Jan 5 (IANS) With a dozen deaths reported Wednesday, the biting chilly winds blowing across the plains of Uttar Pradesh have claimed 48 lives this winter.According to information available at the ... Read more...
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Six more die in UP, two in Rajastan as winter freeze spreads (Roundup)
January 4th, 2011 - 10:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) Stinging cold and a thick blanket of fog in some places continued to haunt people in northern India Tuesday with six more deaths were reported from Uttar ... Read more...
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Three held with 400 tortoises in Uttar Pradesh
December 29th, 2010 - 1:36 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Dec 29 (IANS) Three poachers, including two women, have been arrested with over 400 tortoises in Jaunpur in Uttar Pradesh, police said Wednesday.The three were nabbed Tuesday night from the Howrah-Amritsar ... Read more...
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Two aides of gangster Munna Bajrangi held
October 13th, 2010 - 9:22 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Oct 13 (IANS) Two aides of gangster Munna Bajrangi were arrested following a gun battle in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi district Wednesday, police said.Rajesh Chaudhary and Anshu were arrested from Sarnath ... Read more...
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Four Uttar Pradesh ministers to move high court in blasphemy case
June 27th, 2010 - 6:56 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 27 (IANS) Four ministers in the Mayawati government will move the Allahabad High Court against a lower court order on registration of a criminal case against them for publication ... Read more...
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Four arrested with Rs.50 lakh-worth heroin
June 14th, 2010 - 7:46 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 14 (IANS) Four drug peddlers have been arrested with heroin worth Rs.50 lakh in Uttar Pradesh's Auraiya district, police said Monday.
The four men, including a retired army man, were nabbed ... Read more...
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Gangster shot dead in Agra
May 4th, 2010 - 12:28 am ICT by IANS
Agra, May 3 (IANS) A criminal, wanted in more than two dozen cases and carrying an award of Rs.1 lakh on his head, was shot dead in Agra district by the Uttar ... Read more...
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Anti-price rise strike paralyses life in several states (Roundup)
April 27th, 2010 - 9:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) Air and rail transport services were affected, violent protests occurred and shops were closed. Normal life was hit hard in West Bengal, Kerala and parts ... Read more...
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Two held for robbing train passengers
March 15th, 2010 - 6:18 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, March 15 (IANS) Two men were arrested here for robbing train passengers mostly on the Mumbai-Varanasi route after drugging them, police said Monday.
"Cash worth over Rs.1 lakh and other valuables ... Read more...
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Cold wave kills 21 more in Uttar Pradesh; toll 51
January 5th, 2010 - 1:39 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Jan 5 (IANS) An intense cold wave that has Uttar Pradesh in its grip has claimed 21 more lives, taking the death toll in the state to 51, an official said ... Read more...
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North, east India reels under cold wave, transport hit (Roundup)
January 3rd, 2010 - 10:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 3 (IANS) A cold wave swept over north and east India Sunday throwing life out of gear. While several places witnessed disruption in flight and train services, in ... Read more...
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Cold wave claims 14 lives in Uttar Pradesh
January 3rd, 2010 - 5:06 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Jan 3 (IANS) At least 14 people died of intense cold conditions in parts of Uttar Pradesh Saturday and Sunday, an official said.
"The 14 deaths have been reported from many districts, ... Read more...
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Moderate turnout in Uttar Pradesh by-polls (Second Lead)
November 7th, 2009 - 8:16 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Nov 7 (IANS) An average of 49.37 percent voting was recorded in by-elections to 11 assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh Saturday while the turnout in Firozabad parliamentary seat was over 50 ... Read more...
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