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Uttar Pradesh cyclist set to enter Guinness Book

December 1st, 2008 - 6:59 pm ICT by IANS -
Lucknow, Dec 1 (IANS) A youth from Uttar Pradesh is all set to enter the Guinness Book of Records having pedalled non-stop for more than 86 hours.Ramu Pandey, 25, of Barabanki district ...

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Political parties should unite against terror: Amar Singh

November 29th, 2008 - 7:46 pm ICT by IANS -
Lucknow, Nov 29 (IANS) Samajwadi Party general secretary Amar Singh Saturday said all political parties should unite against terrorism following the Mumbai terror attacks that claimed 183 lives."The terror attacks in the ...

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Political parties should unite to fight terror: Mayawati

Political parties should unite to fight terror: Mayawati

November 27th, 2008 - 8:13 pm ICT by IANS -
Lucknow, Nov 27 (IANS) Condemning the Mumbai terror attacks, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati Thursday said all political parties should unite to fight terror and remarked that this was "not the time ...

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”Free Tibet” tag on woolen clothes for sale in Lucknow

November 27th, 2008 - 2:53 pm ICT by ANI -
Lucknow, Nov 27 (ANI): Tibetan exiles living in Lucknow sell woolen clothes with a ''Free Tibet'' tag as part of non-violent struggle for freedom of their homeland. The exiles said that it ...

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State Bank to launch 24-hour banking service in Lucknow

November 26th, 2008 - 3:54 pm ICT by IANS -
Lucknow, Nov 26 (IANS) India's largest lender, the public sector State Bank of India (SBI), will launch a 24-hour banking service here, a senior official said Wednesday."We will offer round-the-clock banking facilities ...

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Government has coined ‘Hindu terrorism’ with polls in mind: RSS

November 23rd, 2008 - 2:52 pm ICT by IANS -
Lucknow, Nov 23 (IANS) The United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government was branding Hindus as terrorists to veil its "complete failure to combat rampant terrorism", Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) chief K.S. Sudershan said ...

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Two Sri Lankans held near Lucknow for carrying drugs

November 22nd, 2008 - 4:49 pm ICT by IANS -
Lucknow, Nov 22 (IANS) Police in Uttar Pradesh claim to be on the verge of unearthing an international drug trafficking racket, following the arrest of two Sri Lankans late Friday with a ...

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BSP harassing farmers: BJP

November 20th, 2008 - 8:44 pm ICT by IANS -
Lucknow, Nov 20 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has accused Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati of hurting farmers' interests."The BSP government is not working in ...

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Uttar Pradesh to host its first children parliament

November 19th, 2008 - 8:29 pm ICT by IANS -
Lucknow, Nov 19 (IANS) A first ever 'Children's Parliament' of Uttar Pradesh will be held at the state assembly here Thursday, officials said.A consortium of voluntary organisations working on child rights in ...

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There is no such thing as Islamic terrorism: Rajnath

There is no such thing as Islamic terrorism: Rajnath

November 18th, 2008 - 9:45 pm ICT by IANS -
Lucknow, Nov 18 (IANS) Urging people not to associate terrorism with any religion, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Rajnath Singh Tuesday criticised the Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) of Mumbai Police for "defaming saints ...

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Maharashtra court extends judicial custody of Pragya Singh in Malegaon blast case

Maharashtra court extends judicial custody of Pragya Singh in Malegaon blast case

November 17th, 2008 - 9:24 pm ICT by ANI -
Nashik/Bhopal/Lucknow/Ambala, Nov 17 (ANI): A court in Nashik in Maharashtra on Monday extended the judicial custody of Sadhavi Pragya Singh, arrested in connection with the September 29 Malegaon blast case, till ...

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Two face cases for using abusive terms against Mayawati

November 17th, 2008 - 6:48 pm ICT by IANS -
Lucknow, November 17(IANS) A criminal case has been slapped against two men in the Lakhimpur Kheri district for allegedly using abusive and derogatory language against Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati and a ...

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Pandey had a hand in Kanpur blast too: ATS

November 16th, 2008 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS -
Lucknow, Nov 16 (IANS) Malegaon blast accused Dayanand Pandey alias Swami Amritanand is suspected to have a role in the Kanpur blast too, Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) officials said Sunday after ...

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Now read Taslima Nasreen, other authors in Sanskrit

Now read Taslima Nasreen, other authors in Sanskrit

November 15th, 2008 - 4:57 pm ICT by IANS -
Lucknow, Nov 15 (IANS) Literary works of well-known Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen and several others will soon be available in Sanskrit, an official said here Saturday."The move will help the revival of ...

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Combing operation for man-eating tiger in Uttar Pradesh

November 14th, 2008 - 4:52 pm ICT by IANS -
Lucknow, Nov 14 (IANS) A man-eating tiger has strayed into a village in Uttar Pradesh's Pilibhit district, following which the state forest department has launched an intensive combing operation, officials said Friday."We ...

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Malegaon blast suspect arrested from Kanpur

November 12th, 2008 - 7:08 pm ICT by IANS -
Lucknow, Nov 12 (IANS) The Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) of the Uttar Pradesh police Wednesday arrested a man from Kanpur in connection with the Sep 29 Malegaon blast, officials said.Although senior police officials ...

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Diesel sale to stop from Monday in Uttar Pradesh

November 9th, 2008 - 3:07 pm ICT by IANS -
Lucknow, Nov 9 (IANS) Diesel dealers in Uttar Pradesh will stop business from Monday if the state government did not withdraw the 5 percent entry tax imposed on the commodity in September, ...

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Two more die after consuming poisonous weeds, toll mounts to seven

November 8th, 2008 - 2:39 pm ICT by IANS -
Lucknow, Nov 8 (IANS) Two more children died after consuming poisonous weeds in a village in Uttar Pradesh, taking the death toll to seven in the last four days, an official said ...

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Delhi Police question slain terror suspect’s family in Azamgarh

November 5th, 2008 - 12:05 am ICT by IANS -
Lucknow, Nov 4 (IANS) A Delhi Police team Tuesday recorded the statements of family members of a suspected terrorist, who was gunned down in a shootout days after the September serial blasts ...

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Vice-chancellor who turned down Rahul quits

November 4th, 2008 - 9:50 pm ICT by IANS -
Lucknow, Nov 4 (IANS) Chandrashekhar Azad Agriculture University vice-chancellor V.K. Suri, who last month shut his campus doors on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, tendered his resignation Tuesday."Vice-chancellor Suri's resignation has been accepted ...

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Fed with fish leftovers, okra plant grows 16-foot tall

November 4th, 2008 - 11:28 am ICT by IANS -
Lucknow, Nov 4 (IANS) It's a vegetable that has grown on a non-vegetarian diet of fish leftovers. And how it has grown! The 16-foot-long okra plant grown by a city resident is ...

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Two arrested while smuggling explosives to Nepal

October 30th, 2008 - 10:02 pm ICT by IANS -
Lucknow, Oct 30 (IANS) Two people who were trying to smuggle a cache of explosives to Nepal were arrested in Uttar Pradesh's Balrampur district, a police official said Thursday.The Special Operation Group ...

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Mayawati asks Centre to stop attacks on north Indians in Mumbai

Mayawati asks Centre to stop attacks on north Indians in Mumbai

October 29th, 2008 - 7:31 pm ICT by ANI -
Lucknow, Oct 29 (ANI): In the wake of killing of a youth hailing from Uttar Pradesh in Mumbai, State Chief Minister Mayawati has asked the Centre and Maharashtra Government to take ...

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Probe ordered after students fall ill

October 25th, 2008 - 10:48 pm ICT by IANS -
Lucknow, Oct 25 (IANS) Following complaints that school students took ill after taking Vitamin A drops during a heath check-up in Uttar Pradesh, the authorities Saturday ordered an inquiry."We have learnt that ...

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Maharashtrians opposed to Thackeray in Uttar Pradesh

Maharashtrians opposed to Thackeray in Uttar Pradesh

October 22nd, 2008 - 7:44 pm ICT by IANS -
Lucknow, Oct 22 (IANS) Maharashtrians living here are opposed to Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray, who was arrested and later granted bail for inciting violence against north Indians.In Lucknow, which ...

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India register record win against Australia (Statistical highlights)

October 21st, 2008 - 10:10 pm ICT by IANS -
Mohali, Oct 21 (IANS) India's 320-run victory against Australia here Tuesday is the biggest in terms of runs' margin.They bettered the 280-run win against South Africa in Kanpur in 1996-97. Other statistical highlights ...

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Mayawati returns land for rail project in Rae Bareli

Mayawati returns land for rail project in Rae Bareli

October 18th, 2008 - 8:33 pm ICT by ANI -
Lucknow, Oct 18 (ANI): Bahujan Samaj Party chief and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati today withdrew her decision to cancel land allotment for the rail coach factory in Rae Bareli, which ...

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One dead, several injured in explosion near Lucknow

October 17th, 2008 - 5:14 pm ICT by IANS -
Lucknow, Oct 17 (IANS) A man carrying firecrackers was killed and several injured in an explosion on the outskirts of the Uttar Pradesh capital Friday, police said.The blast occurred near the Mallhaur ...

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Rae Bareli farmers saddened over cancellation of land for railway coach factory

Rae Bareli farmers saddened over cancellation of land for railway coach factory

October 13th, 2008 - 12:49 pm ICT by ANI -
Rae Bareli/ New Delhi/ Lucknow, Oct 13 (ANI): With Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati cancelling the land allotment for a rail coach factory project at Lalganj in Rae Bareli, which was ...

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UPA government’s failure caused insecurity among people: Jaitley

UPA government’s failure caused insecurity among people: Jaitley

October 11th, 2008 - 7:53 pm ICT by IANS -
Lucknow, Oct 11 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) general secretary Arun Jaitley Saturday alleged that the failure of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government to fight terrorism and economic recession caused a ...

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