Congress MPs from Andhra oppose division
August 28th, 2012 - 12:50 am ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Aug 27 (IANS) Congress MPs from Andhra and Rayalaseema regions of Andhra Pradesh Monday urged the UPA government to keep the state united.At a meeting held at the ... Read more...
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Four new hydropower projects for Uttar Pradesh
August 23rd, 2012 - 11:05 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Aug 23 (IANS) Four hydropower projects with a combined capacity of 3,400 KW will be set up in Uttar Pradesh in three years, the state government has said.An empowered ... Read more...
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Ideas about item numbers have not changed: Aruna Irani
August 19th, 2012 - 5:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) Aruna Irani once sizzled on silver screen with item numbers such as "Chadti Jawaani". She says people's ideas about item numbers have not changed much ... Read more...
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Train engine derailed at Kanpur, none hurt
August 18th, 2012 - 4:17 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Aug 18 (IANS) Rail traffic on the important Jhansi-Band sector in Uttar Pradesh was hit for over four hours Saturday after the engine of the Kanpur-bound Shram Shakti Express ... Read more...
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Ill-fated Tamil Nadu Express reaches Chennai (Fourth Lead)
July 30th, 2012 - 2:28 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad/Chennai, July 30 (IANS) The ill-fated New Delhi-Chennai Tamil Nadu Express reached Chennai Central station, minus the gutted bogie in which 35 passengers were burnt alive early Monday morning, officials ... Read more...
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Train fire: Majority of victims from Chennai
July 30th, 2012 - 1:23 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad/Chennai, July 30 (IANS) Most of the victims of the train fire at Nellore in Andhra Pradesh early Monday were from Chennai, according to railway officials.Out of 72 passengers travelling ... Read more...
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Prime accused in Mayawati statue vandalism held (Lead)
July 28th, 2012 - 12:58 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, July 27 (IANS) The prime accused in the vandalisation of Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati's statue in Lucknow was arrested in Gurgaon Friday night, police said.Amit Jani, president ... Read more...
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UP government races to restore Mayawati statue
July 27th, 2012 - 3:18 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, July 27 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government was Friday hurriedly restoring a life-sized statue of former chief minister Mayawati to replace the one vandalised the day before.A replica ... Read more...
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After urban wins, BJP upbeat in UP
July 18th, 2012 - 4:57 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, July 18 (IANS) Following the BJP's victory in local bodies elections, the party's Uttar Pradesh unit president Laxmi Kant Vajpayee said Wednesday that his party hoped to provide ... Read more...
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Fishy business: Mobile fish parlours flourish in Uttar Pradesh
July 18th, 2012 - 3:39 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, July 18 (IANS) A "Fish-on-Wheels" project that serves up delectable sea food delicacies in cities across the state is proving to be a hit across Uttar Pradesh. There is ... Read more...
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UP officials told to improve law, order
July 15th, 2012 - 12:12 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, July 14 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Secretary Javed Usmani Saturday directed police and administrative officials to spruce up law and order.He said officials should be available to listen to ... Read more...
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Street children’s group turns 10
July 9th, 2012 - 6:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) More than 200 street children from all over the capital came together Monday to celebrate the 10th birthday of 'Badhte Kadam', an organisation run for ... Read more...
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Counting of votes in UP municipal corporation polls begin
July 7th, 2012 - 1:10 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, July 7 (IANS) Amidst strong police presence and heavy rainfall, counting of votes for the municipal corporation and local bodies began in 71 districts of Uttar Pradesh Saturday.According ... Read more...
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Scorching sun, power outages add to UP’s ’summer misery’
May 22nd, 2012 - 12:10 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, May 22 (IANS) The gruelling heat wave that started in Uttar Pradesh a week ago shows no sign of abating with the mercury expected to touch 45 degrees Celsius ... Read more...
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UP sweats as mercury soars past 40 degrees
May 14th, 2012 - 1:17 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, May 14 (IANS) A sudden and steep rise in day temperatures has sent people of Uttar Pradesh scurrying for cover. With the mercury soaring past 40 degree Celsius, the ... Read more...
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Maharashtra’s largest tricolour unfurled in NDA (With Images)
April 28th, 2012 - 8:12 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, April 28 (IANS) The largest tricolour in Maharashtra, measuring 30x20 feet and weighing nine kg was Saturday unfurled on a 100-ft pole at the prestigious National Defence Academy ... Read more...
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Will government now hobble towards 2014? (Comment)
March 10th, 2012 - 3:39 pm ICT by IANS
The assembly election results are not all good news for the country, the government that leads it and states like Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Punjab.While the setbacks suffered by the ... Read more...
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Mayawati’s officials out to taint SP’s image: Akhilesh (Lead)
March 9th, 2012 - 5:34 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 9 (IANS) Pushed on the backfoot by reports of hooliganism by his party workers in several parts of Uttar Pradesh, Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav Friday ... Read more...
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BSP officials out to taint SP’s image, says Akhilesh Yadav
March 9th, 2012 - 4:17 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 9 (IANS) Amid reports of hooliganism by Samajwadi Party supporters in several parts of the state, party president Akhilesh Yadav Friday accused "mischief makers" and state government ... Read more...
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Akhilesh tells SP cadres to stop hooliganism or face action
March 7th, 2012 - 11:10 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 7 (IANS) Worried at violence by overzealous party workers, the Samajwadi Party (SP) has issued strict instructions to them to "mend their ways" or face "exit from the ... Read more...
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UP polls: 59 percent vote in 5th phase (Intro Roundup)
February 23rd, 2012 - 9:58 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow/New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) Fifty-nine percent of the 1.56 crore voters in 49 Uttar Pradesh constituencies exercised their franchise in the fifth phase of balloting Thursday, an official said.Deputy ... Read more...
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59.4 percent turnout in 5th phase of UP polls (Roundup)
February 23rd, 2012 - 7:46 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Feb 23 (IANS) The fifth round of polling in UP's seven-phased assembly elections in 49 constituencies Thursday witnessed a 59.4 percent turnout, an official said."Today's turnout was an impressive ... Read more...
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39 percent turnout in fifth phase of UP poll (Second lead)
February 23rd, 2012 - 4:10 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Feb 23 (IANS) A very brisk 39 percent polling in the first six hours -- the highest so far -- was reported Thursday from most of the 49 ... Read more...
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Brisk polling in fifth phase of UP poll (Lead)
February 23rd, 2012 - 12:55 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Feb 23 (IANS) Brisk polling was reported Thursday from most of the 49 assembly constituencies that voted in the fifth round of the seven-phased Uttar Pradesh elections, including ... Read more...
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Rahul to tour Bundelkhand Jan 17-20
January 13th, 2012 - 9:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) As part of his poll campaign in Uttar Pradesh, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi will tour the backward Bundelkhand region Jan 17-20, said sources.This ... Read more...
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Kushwaha issue divides BJP, Congress questions its credentials (Lead)
January 5th, 2012 - 11:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) Divisions appeared in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday with opposition within the ranks as well as from the allies to the induction of ... Read more...
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‘Montek satisfied with work in Bundelkhand’
December 5th, 2011 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Dec 5 (IANS) Refuting allegations levelled by Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Aluwalia about poor implementation of the special Bundelkkhand package released by the union government, the ... Read more...
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‘Killers’ of man, who turns out to be alive, set free
November 4th, 2011 - 11:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday released, on bail, four members of a family who were sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering a person who later surfaced ... Read more...
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Mayawati regime not helping in new units: Steel minister
September 19th, 2011 - 5:40 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Sep 19 (IANS) Accusing Uttar Pradesh's Mayawati government of not coordinating with the central government in undertaking developmental projects, Steel Minister Beni Prasad Verma here Monday alleged it ... Read more...
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Sandeep Dikshit forgets Rs.10 lakh in Bhopal train
September 15th, 2011 - 10:06 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Sep 15 (IANS) Sandeep Dikshit, Congress MP and son of Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, accidentally left behind a bag containing Rs.10 lakh in cash in a Bhopal-bound train ... Read more...
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Groundswell of support for Anna visible in Uttar Pradesh (Lead)
August 16th, 2011 - 5:09 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Aug 16 (IANS) Lawyers stayed away from courts and students played truant to take part in rallies in all major cities of Uttar Pradesh Tuesday as support for activist ... Read more...
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Rains to intensify in Uttar Pradesh
June 30th, 2011 - 3:05 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 30 (IANS) After witnessing light to moderate showers, parts of Uttar Pradesh are likely to experience heavy showers from Thursday, an official said."Besides the cyclonic circulation that is ... Read more...
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JK Group to invest Rs.1,300 crore in power sector foray
April 19th, 2011 - 5:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) Diversified conglomerate JK Group Tuesday announced its maiden entry into the power sector with an investment of Rs.1,300 crore for the first phase of a ... Read more...
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Uttar Pradesh plans airport in Jhansi
April 1st, 2011 - 6:44 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, April 1 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh has prepared a blue print to expand and develop Jhansi airport to open up the backward Bundelkhand, a region straddling both Uttar Pradesh and ... Read more...
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Mamata apologises for not achieving world-class station target
February 25th, 2011 - 9:10 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 25 (IANS) Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee Friday apologised for the delay in developing 60 railway stations into world-class stations as proposed in her last rail budgets."I must say sorry, ... Read more...
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