BJP leaders held on way to strife-hit Bareilly in UP
August 25th, 2012 - 10:34 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Aug 25 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders Kalraj Mishra and Ashok Pradhan were arrested Saturday on their way to Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly city, which had seen communal ... Read more...
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Ghaziabad residents give suggestions on highways
August 5th, 2012 - 10:16 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Aug 5 (IANS) Residents and industry owners in Ghaziabad have given their suggestions to the authorities on the proposed redevelopment of national highways passing through the area, a representative ... Read more...
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50 percent power restored in UP, many trains stranded
July 30th, 2012 - 12:49 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, July 30 (IANS) Power in the state capital and major towns of Uttar Pradesh limped back to normalcy Monday, eight hours after the Northern Grid tripped, while many ... Read more...
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50 percent power restored in UP, many trains stranded
July 30th, 2012 - 12:49 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, July 30 (IANS) Power in the state capital and major towns of Uttar Pradesh limped back to normalcy Monday, eight hours after the Northern Grid tripped, while many ... 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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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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SP furious over Alvi remarks on Mulayam
June 21st, 2012 - 4:32 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 21 (IANS) The Samajwadi Party (SP) Thursday lashed out at Congress spokesman Rashid Alvi for making snide remarks on party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav.Regretting that the comments ... Read more...
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Team Anna to launch campaign in western Uttar Pradesh
June 8th, 2012 - 10:04 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, June 8 (IANS) Ahead of their proposed indefinite fast in Delhi beginning July 25, Team Anna members would undertake an extensive tour of villages in western Uttar Pradesh to ... Read more...
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Team Anna to launch campaign in western Uttar Pradesh
June 8th, 2012 - 10:04 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, June 8 (IANS) Ahead of their proposed indefinite fast in Delhi beginning July 25, Team Anna members would undertake an extensive tour of villages in western Uttar Pradesh to ... Read more...
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Tendulkar fourth cricketer now in parliament
June 4th, 2012 - 4:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) Sachin Tendulkar, who took oath as a Rajya Sabha member Monday, is the fourth international cricketer now in the Indian parliament.But unlike him, the ... Read more...
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Lady Gaga loves the sitar: Fateh Ali Khan (With Images)
June 3rd, 2012 - 4:33 pm ICT by IANS
Manali, June 3 (IANS) Delhi-based sitar player Fateh Ali Khan, who performed with Lady Gaga, says that the Grammy award winning singer not only knows about India's classical instruments but ... Read more...
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Nursery textbooks with violent words seized in UP
May 1st, 2012 - 8:37 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, May 1 (IANS) Following an IANS report, the Uttar Pradesh (UP) government has seized copies of a book of English alphabets for nursery students that carried violent words such ... Read more...
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Two labourers run over by train
April 26th, 2012 - 11:48 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, April 26 (IANS) Two labourers were run over and dragged 50 metres by a train in Ghaziabad Thursday morning on the Delhi-Moradabad railway track, police said.The SP City S.S. ... Read more...
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‘B’ for bomb, ‘ch’ for chaku…in UP school books
April 26th, 2012 - 3:53 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, April 26 (IANS) Upside down pictures of India's national flag, chapters to teach the Hindi alphabet that say 'b' for 'bomb' and 'ch' for 'chaku' (knife)...These glaring anomalies have ... Read more...
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Azam refuses to call ceasefire with Bukhari
April 10th, 2012 - 12:10 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, April 9 (IANS) Even as Samajwadi Party (SP) president Mulayam Singh Yadav flew to New Delhi Monday where he is likely to meet an upset Imam Bukhari of ... Read more...
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CBI files second chargesheet in Uttar Pradesh health scam
April 4th, 2012 - 11:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) The CBI Wednesday named four people in its second charge heet filed in a Ghaziabad court in connection with alleged irregularities in the National ... Read more...
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Mayawati fast-tracks preparations for Lok Sabha polls
April 3rd, 2012 - 2:47 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, April 3 (IANS) Humbled in the Uttar Pradesh elections, theBahujan Samaj Party (BSP) has fast-tracked preparations for the general elections due in 2014.And keeping in line with ... Read more...
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UP gets new police chief, 26 officers shifted
March 19th, 2012 - 3:53 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 19 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh has got a new police chief in Ambrish Chandra Sharma. The government has also reshuffled the top police machiney in the state.Atul Kumar has ... Read more...
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BSP man killed as violence continues in UP despite appeals
March 10th, 2012 - 7:02 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 10 (IANS) A BSP activist was killed in a clash in Uttar Pradesh's Hardoi district as violence by Samajwadi Party workers continued across the state Saturday, despite ... Read more...
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Hundreds of thousands vote in UP (Third Lead)
March 3rd, 2012 - 3:54 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 3 (IANS) Hundreds of thousands voted Saturday in 60 constituencies of Uttar Pradesh in the seventh and final phase of polling to pick a 403-seat assembly in ... Read more...
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Brisk ballotting in UP polls (Lead)
March 3rd, 2012 - 11:23 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 3 (IANS) Brisk polling took place Saturday in the seventh and final phase of Uttar Pradesh's staggered elections in 60 assembly seats across 10 districts. Two polling ... Read more...
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17 hurt in Uttar Pradesh accident
March 3rd, 2012 - 11:06 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 3 (IANS) As many as 17 women constables headed for polling duty were injured Saturday in Moradabad when a mini-bus carrying them overturned.The women, who are undergoing police ... Read more...
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Mock disaster drill held in Delhi, will show loopholes: NDMA
February 15th, 2012 - 4:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 15 (IANS) The mega mock drill on disaster preparedness in the national capital Wednesday is aimed at creating awareness and finding loopholes, says National Disaster Management Authority ... Read more...
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Three including ex-minister’s son die in accident
December 20th, 2011 - 11:37 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Dec 20 (IANS) In yet another high-speed accident involving the son of a VIP, three engineering students, including the son of a former Andhra Pradesh minister, died on ... Read more...
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Congress betrayed Muslims: Mayawati
December 18th, 2011 - 4:04 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Dec 18 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati Sunday accused the Congress of betraying Muslims, saying the party had failed to check communal riots during its rule at ... Read more...
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Doctor molests minor during check-up, held
November 29th, 2011 - 11:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 29 (IANS) A doctor has been arrested for molesting a girl here during a medical check-up, police said Tuesday.The victim, a Class VI student of a government ... Read more...
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48 cities to be developed as solar cities
November 25th, 2011 - 11:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) The ministry of new and renewable energy has given in-principle approval to develop 48 cities as solar cities, parliament was informed Friday.
The criteria for ... Read more...
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Furious Azhar, backed by teammates, lashes out at Kambli
November 18th, 2011 - 9:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) Former India captain Mohammad Azharuddin rubbished claims by his ex-teammate Vinod Kambli that the 1996 World Cup semi-final against Sri Lanka at the Eden Gardens ... Read more...
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Punish erring police officials in communal conflicts: AIDWA
November 16th, 2011 - 11:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 16 (IANS) The All India Democratic Women's Association (AIDWA) Wednesday demanded exemplary punishment for police officials responsible for "atrocities" during recent communal conflicts in different states ... Read more...
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Fighting child labour in Moradabad - with comics
October 26th, 2011 - 1:37 pm ICT by IANS
Moradabad (Uttar Pradesh), Oct 26 (IANS) For 14-year-old Ashraf, school doesn't end with the stroke of the last bell. Rather, the next few hours proceed 'comically', as he vigorously starts ... Read more...
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Azharuddin’s son remains critical
September 13th, 2011 - 8:40 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Sep 13 (IANS) Former Indian cricket captain Mohammed Azharuddin's son Mohammed Ayazuddin's condition remains critical, doctors said Tuesday. The 19-year-old met with an accident two days ago while riding ... Read more...
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Azharuddin’s son still critical
September 12th, 2011 - 11:54 am ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Sep 12 (IANS) Former Indian captain Mohammed Azharuddin's son Mohammed Ayazuddin continued to battle for life Monday, a day after he met with a road accident.Azharuddin, who flew in ... Read more...
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Focus on rural youth for strong democracy: Azharuddin
September 6th, 2011 - 5:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) The youth in rural and poor regions of the country need to be empowered for a better democracy and a strong nation, MP from ... Read more...
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Security beefed up in Uttar Pradesh ahead of Eid
August 31st, 2011 - 12:27 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Aug 30 (IANS) Heavy security arrangements have been made across Uttar Pradesh ahead of Eid ul-Fitr - the festival marking the end of the fasting month of Ramzan - ... Read more...
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Journalist shot, succumbs in hospital
August 5th, 2011 - 11:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) A journalist, working with an Urdu TV channel in Uttar Pradesh's Moradabad, was shot dead by unidentified assailants here, police said Friday.Police said that Mohammad ... Read more...
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