Faizabad division


  • Govt to bank on migrants to resuscitate 19 ‘dying’ rivers 30 Jun 2020 00:51 Lucknow: While the revival of Kalyani river in Barabanki takes shape, the state government has prepared a blueprint for roping in workers under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MNREGS) to rejuvenate 19 more rivers gasping for …
  • Monsoon covers entire country, 12 days before normal date; 10 deaths reported in lightning strikes 26 Jun 2020 17:16 New Delhi: The monsoon covered the entire country on Friday, 12 days before the normal date of coverage, as some regions received heavy rainfall, while Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand cumulatively reported 10 deaths in lightning strikes. "Southwest …
  • Shocking: Lightning claims several lives in Bihar and UP in one day 26 Jun 2020 09:44 Jun 26, 2020, 01:16PM ISTSource: TOI.inA fusillade of lightning strikes spread across 31 districts of two states killed 107 people on Thursday — 83 in Bihar and 24 in UP — amid warnings from meteorologists for people in both states to stay indoors as more …
  • Lightning kills over 100 in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh 26 Jun 2020 03:17 Express News Service PATNA/LUCKNOW: Over 100 people, including dozens of farmers and labourers, were killed in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh due to lightning and thunderstorm as heavy monsoon rains lashed the two states on Thursday. In Uttar Pradesh, around …
  • Lightning kills 24 in UP; CM Yogi extends relief 26 Jun 2020 02:25 Representative image LUCKNOW: At least 24 persons lost their lives across UP due to heavy rain and lightning as monsoon finally covered all of UP on Thursday. Several areas, especially west UP and eastern UP regions bordering Nepal, reported heavy to very …
  • ‘Complete acquisition for Gorakhpur link e-way’ 26 Jun 2020 00:09 Lucknow: Chief secretary RK Tiwari has directed the district magistrate concerned to complete the process of land acquisition for the Gorakhpur Link Expressway in Azamgarh district at the earliest. While reviewing the progress on the project on Thursday, …
  • At least 20 killed, dozen injured due to heavy rains, lightning in Uttar Pradesh 25 Jun 2020 18:02 Express News Service LUCKNOW: Amid heavy monsoonal downpour, at least 20 people died and over a dozen singed after getting struck by lightning in various districts of eastern and central Uttar Pradesh. The state received heavy rains on Thursday following …
  • ‘Use Modi’s scheme for jobs to migrants’ 22 Jun 2020 00:14 Lucknow: A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched Gareeb Kalyan Rozgar Scheme to boost employment in rural India, chief minister Yogi Adityanath sought to examine the possibility of using the scheme to create maximum opportunities in districts …
  • CM action plan: Raise no. of of surveillance panels to 1L 20 Jun 2020 23:51 CM has asked officials to make efforts to break infection chain Lucknow: To contain the spread of coronavirus in the state, chief minister Yogi Adityanath has directed to prepare an action plan to control Covid-19 in NCR districts. Presiding over a high- …
  • ‘Yogi has freed west UP of criminals, cleared cane dues’ 19 Jun 2020 23:41 Lucknow: Sugarcane farmers from western Uttar Pradesh have thanked chief minister Yogi Adityanath for clearing the cane arrears and freeing the region of criminals. During an interaction with the CM at his official residence on Friday, farmers said his …
  • GB Nagar leads biggest corona surge, tally 16.6k 19 Jun 2020 23:41 Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh recorded 817 novel coronavirus infection positive cases in 24 hours, taking the total to 16,645. This was about 30% more than 630 cases reported on Thursday. The surge is largely attributed to Gautam Budh Nagar where a whopping 151 …
  • 31 dists under Centre’s job scheme 19 Jun 2020 23:41 Lucknow: At least 31 districts of Uttar Pradesh which have received 25,000 or more migrants during lockdown will be included in the Centre’s Garib Kalyan Rozgar Abhiyan scheduled to be launched by PM Narendra Modi on Saturday. UP chief minister Yogi …
  • Ration cards: Moradabad div benefits most in UP 17 Jun 2020 00:03 Lucknow: Moradabad division, which has a sizeable population of Muslims and Dalits, has received the maximum benefit of ration card distribution in the state, according to latest data of food and civil supplies department. Over 6 lakh migrants were covered …
  • Domestic workers in Telangana worst hit by coronavirus lockdown 16 Jun 2020 13:05 Hyderabad: As the world marks International Domestic Workers’ Day on Tuesday, the year has not at all been good for these workers so far. The lockdown due to spread of COVID-19 saw many households not utilising their services at all. While this is so, the …
  • In UP hunt for ‘Anamika Shuklas’, two of those held share one story: Poverty, desire for govt job 14 Jun 2020 22:12 Written by Asad Rehman | Lucknow | Published: June 15, 2020 3:30:18 am Mahipal Jatav, father of Supriya, one of the two held for posing as Anamika Shukla AS POLICE look for the several ‘Anamika Shuklas’ who got hired as teachers in Kasturba Gandhi Balika …
  • Indian embassy evacuates 3 UP men forced into bonded labour in Malaysia 14 Jun 2020 18:29 Jun 14, 2020, 10:42PM ISTSource: TOI.inThe Indian embassy evacuated three men from Uttar Pradesh, who were lured by an illegal overseas recruitment agency and forced into bonded labour in Malaysia. They were brought back by a Vande Bharat flight four days …
  • PNB extends credit line of Rs 750 cr for Gorakhpur Link Expressway 14 Jun 2020 11:26 In a major boost to infrastructure projects in Uttar Pradesh post the Covid-19 lockdown, public sector lender Punjab National Bank (PNB) has extended a credit line of Rs 750 for the Gorakhpur Link Expressway, estimated to cost Rs 5,876 crore. The 91-km …
  • UP Covid-19 tally crosses 13,000 mark 14 Jun 2020 03:10 Police personnel splash sanitizer on a barricade in Lucknow (ANI photo) LUCKNOW: The Covid-19 tally for UP crossed the 13,000 mark with 503 new entries in the past 24 hours. Kanpur Nagar recorded the highest number of cases on Saturday. With 50 new …
  • Labourer slips from third floor, dies 14 Jun 2020 00:00 Rajkot: A labourer tripped and fell to his death from the third floor of an under construction building on Saturday. The site where the incident took place is located at the place earlier Amrapali Cinema used to exist on Raiya Road in Rajkot. Police said …
  • UP STF to probe Anamika mystery 13 Jun 2020 23:37 Lucknow: The government on Saturday handed over the probe into the Anamika Shukla case to Uttar Pradesh special task force (STF) to uncover larger conspiracy in the use of fraudulent means to bag jobs in various Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas (KGBV) …
  • India evacuates three UP men trapped in Malaysia 13 Jun 2020 23:37 The three Indians who were trapped in Malaysia Faizabad: Four months before the lockdown was clamped, three youths from Uttar Pradesh were lured by an illegal overseas recruitment agency with a network straddling Mumbai and Hyderabad and flown to Malaysia, …
  • Uttar Pradesh:'Was forced to share 50% salary with mastermind' 13 Jun 2020 05:43 Anita has said in her statement to the police said that she was asked to deposit half of her monthly salary in...Read More LUCKNOW: The Ambedkarnagar police arrested another ‘Anamika Shukla’ who has been teaching at Kasturba Gandhi Balika (Awasiya) …
  • KGBV scam: Mastermind used fake documents to get a job 12 Jun 2020 04:40 LUCKNOW/AGRA: Two days after the real Anamika Shukla appeared in Gonda and claimed that her documents were forged by several people to get jobs in Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas, the Kasganj police arrested one of the masterminds behind this fraud. …
  • Mastermind of KGBV 'teachers' scamhimself used fake papers to get job 12 Jun 2020 00:30 Lucknow/Agra: Two days after the real Anamika Shukla appeared in Gonda and claimed that her documents were forged by several people to get jobs in Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas, the Kasganj police arrested one of the masterminds behind this fraud. …
  • UP: 'Real' Anamika files FIR against many 11 Jun 2020 19:28 Real Anamika Shukla, the science teacher who surfaced on June, 9 in Gonda, lodged an FIR against unidentified ...Read More LUCKNOW: Real Anamika Shukla, the science teacher who surfaced on June, 9 in Gonda, lodged an FIR against unidentified persons on …
  • UP: Common Facility Centres to support artisans 11 Jun 2020 11:40 One District One Product (ODOP) is chief minister Yogi Adityanath's dream project. LUCKNOW: The Uttar Pradesh government, to further facilitate artisans involved in indigenous and specialised crafts in various districts, will set up Common Facility …
  • Ambedkarnagar hospital chief dies; record jump in single-day fatalities 10 Jun 2020 07:54 Written by Avaneesh Mishra | Lucknow | Published: June 10, 2020 12:10:43 pm Of the 18 fresh deaths, two each were reported in Agra, Meerut.(Express Photo by Vishal Srivastava) Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday recorded its highest single-day fatalities linked to …
  • Corona swings to western UP; 412 new cases 09 Jun 2020 00:56 Lucknow: Another leap of 412 new cases pushed UP’s Covid tally beyond the 11,000-mark on Monday. The state bulletin indicated the dominance of western UP districts and urban centres in the high number of Covid load in the state. While the top three …
  • Science teacher’s art of fraud: FIR lodged against ‘Anamika’ in 5 dists 07 Jun 2020 22:50 Lucknow: Acting on complaints of Basic Shiksha Adhikaris (BSAs), police of five more districts -- Rae Bareli, Ambedkarnagar, Bagpat, Aligarh and Saharanpur -- lodged FIRs against 'Anamika Shukla' who is accused of working in 25 Kasturba Gandhi …
  • Govt teacher in UP draws Rs 1 crore salary after working in 25 schools simultaneously 05 Jun 2020 22:26 Ex-Police Captain David Dorn Shot Dead in St. Louis A teacher employed in Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya (KGBV) in Uttar Pradesh has earned Rs 1 crore as salary after working in 25 schools simultaneously for about a year. It was only after the department …
  • Social Distancing Norms Violated In UP Cops Farewell, Officer Suspended 05 Jun 2020 10:35 "A detailed probe is ordered in the matter," a senior cop said. (Representational image) Lucknow: A video has surfaced showing policemen in Ambedkar Nagar district allegedly violating social distancing norms by following an inspector in a …
  • UP: Inspector suspended over convoy of vehicles farewell 05 Jun 2020 01:38 Policemen and residents violated the lockdown and no one was wearing a mask. (Representational Photo) A police inspector, Manoj Kumar Singh, was suspended and 10 other police personnel were sent to the police lines in Ambedkarnagar district on Thursday …
  • A train full of hope for new beginning chugs out 05 Jun 2020 00:35 the journey back home: Migrants board Pushpak Express at Charbagh railway station in Lucknow on Thursday Gorakhpur/Lucknow: Less than a month ago, it took four days for Balwant Sahni, 50, to reach his village in Kushinagar from Mumbai. On Thursday, he …
  • SHO leads farewell march, suspended after video goes viral 05 Jun 2020 00:35 Lucknow: A police inspector who led a farewell procession along with 11 other cops in Baskhari police station area in Ambedkarnagar district on Thursday was suspended. SP Ambedkarnagar, Alok Priyadarshi took action against SHO Manoj Singh soon after a …
  • Uttar Pradesh: SHO suspended for taking out farewell procession in Ambedkar Nagar 04 Jun 2020 15:05 A screengrab of the video shows a cavalcade of vehicles during the funeral procession of the SHO LUCKNOW: A police inspector led a farewell procession along with 11 other cops in tow in Baskhari police station area in Ambedkarnagar district on Thursday. …
  • AI flight brings back 68 persons stranded in Bangladesh 03 Jun 2020 08:00 Passengers being screened at the airport VARANASI: Under Vande Bharat Mission of the government of India, 68 persons stranded in Dhaka (Bangladesh) were brought here by an Air India flight on Tuesday. ADM (protocol) Atul Kumar said that the AI flight …
  • Yogi Adityanath's dream ODOP project takes wings 02 Jun 2020 04:28 Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath LUCKNOW: Vocal for Local, one district one product (ODOP) are the dream projects of Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath and steps are being taken to accelerate the projects. The Common Facility Centre ( …
  • UP asks developers to absorb migrant workers in expressway projects 30 May 2020 14:20 The Uttar Pradesh government today directed the private developers of the flagship Purvanchal Expressway, estimated to cost Rs 23,000 crore, to provide employment to lockdown-hit migrant workers returning from other states. The construction of the 340-km …
  • Covid-19 surge returns to Kanpur city after 27 days 30 May 2020 02:06 Picture used for representational purpose only LUCKNOW: After a gap of nearly four weeks, Kanpur recorded a spike in Covid-19 cases. Of the 275 new patients reported across the state in 24 hours, 26 were from Kanpur. The last surge in the state’s …
  • Babri demolition: CBI to summon accused 28 May 2020 08:42 Picture for representational purpose only. AYODHYA: The special CBI court in Lucknow hearing the Babri Masjid demolition case will begin the procedure from Thursday to examine the accused under Section 313 of CrPC on basis of recorded statements of …
  • Uttar Pradesh Covid-19 tally crosses 6,000-mark 24 May 2020 08:15 Representative image LUCKNOW: The state Covid tally crossed the 6,000 mark with 282 new cases being reported on Saturday. Majority of patients reported in last 24 hours were migrants. Jaunpur recorded the maximum number of cases for the second consecutive …
  • Migrant woes: AAP MP Sanjay Singh hits out at ‘anti-poor’ BJP-led central government 23 May 2020 05:11 By Express News Service NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party advocate Sanjay Singh on Friday attacked the BJP-led Central government for putting a price cap on flights and not starting enough trains to transport migrant workers back home. Accusing the Centre of …
  • In UP, 1,000 new Covid-19 cases added in last 5 days — sharpest till date 21 May 2020 07:26 Four more Covid-19 patients died — two in Parayagraj and one each in Meerut and Gorakhpur — in the last 24 hours. The total number of coronavirus cases in Uttar Pradesh breached 5,000 mark on Wednesday and reached 5,220 with 294 cases reported in the last …
  • Over 1.95 lakh migrants from Bihar, 1.84 lakh from UP to return home from Delhi 20 May 2020 16:26 New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) Delhi Deputy Chief minister Manish Sisodia on Wednesday confirmed an IANS report that more than four lakh people have registered at the Delhi government’s website for going home and transportation being arranged for around 65,000 …
  • Maharashtra lockdown: Full list of COVID-19 hotspots in Pune, Pimpri Chinchwad 15 May 2020 17:10 Image Source : AP Pune: Full list of COVID-19 hotspots in Pune, Pimpri Chinchwad Pune reported 6 deaths due to novel coronavirus (COVID-19) on Thursday, taking the death toll to 181 in the district. Also, 194 new COVID-19 cases surfaced in the district, …
  • Recovered patients surpass active cases 12 May 2020 08:12 LUCKNOW: For the first time, the number of Covid patients who have recovered outnumbered the active cases in Uttar Pradesh on Monday. While the total number of persons who have defeated Corornavirus reached 1758, the number of active cases reduced to 1735. …
  • UP: Patients recovered surpass number of patients in hospital 12 May 2020 02:08 Among the districts which has so far reported highest recoveries are Lucknow – 202 of the 248 cases and one death; Gautam Buddh Nagar – 135 of the 230 cases and two deaths; and Saharanpur – 150 of the 204 cases and no death. (Representational) Even as the …
  • No anomaly, gear was meant for those treating H1N1 patients: State govt on row over substandard equipment 18 Apr 2020 01:15 The controversy came to light after Director General Medical Education K K Gupta, in his letter to various medical colleges and hospitals, flagged the alleged substandard material used for PPE kits. Following a controversy over alleged ‘substandard’ …
  • In Rural UP: Among reasons for fleeing quarantine — family & farm 08 Apr 2020 00:00 Written by Manish Sahu | Lucknow | Published: April 8, 2020 3:10:47 am Villagers guard their wheat farm amid the lockdown near Lucknow. (Photo: Vishal Srivastav) The harvesting season and a longing to meet families — these are among the main reasons why …
  • Adityanath govt fast tracks Rs 36,000-crore Ganga Expressway project 04 Mar 2020 12:50 Within days of Prime Minister Narendra Modi laying the foundation of 296 km Bundelkhand Expressway in Uttar Pradesh, the Yogi Adityanath government has now fast tracked another mega Ganga Expressway project. The 628-km Ganga Expressway, which would link 12 …
  • Bhim Army chief hints at forming anti-BJP front in UP 03 Mar 2020 01:26 Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad with SBSP president Om Prakash Rajbhar in Lucknow. (Express photo by Vishal Srivastav) Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad on Monday met Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party (SBSP) president Om Prakash Rajbhar and hinted at the …
  • Dilip Buildcon wins $120m road project in Chhattisgarh, India 07 Feb 2020 17:23 Feb 07, 2020 (MarketLine via COMTEX) -- India-based road company Dilip Buildcon has won a road project worth Rs8.6bn ($120m) in the state of Chhattisgarh. The project covers a length of 39.30km and will be completed in two years. Dilip Buildcon will be …
  • Hyderabad: 74-year-old man rapes 7-yr-old girl 01 Feb 2020 02:24 Hyderabad: A 74-year-old allegedly sexually assaulted a seven-year-old girl on Thursday after luring her with tender coconut water. Neredmet police said the accused, Hyder alias Yusuf, has been arrested. Police said the victim is Yusuf’s neighbour in …
  • Death of Kashmiri Political Prisoner Brings Into Focus Conditions of Inmates in India 28 Dec 2019 06:55 Death of a 65-year-old Kashmiri political prisoner has brought into focus the condition of prisoners lodged in various Indian jails under preventive detention.  Ghulam Mohammad Bhat, a longtime prominent member of proscribed religiopolitical organization …
  • UP: 15-yr-old rape victim dies during childbirth, newborn critical 19 Dec 2019 01:33 According to police, the girl was raped by a 17-year-old boy in her neighbourhood in March. A 15-year-old rape victim died after giving birth to a child in UP’s Ambedkarnagar district on Tuesday. The newborn girl, who is in a serious condition, has been …
  • No meat to be sold for 25 days near def expo venue 09 Dec 2019 23:17 TNN | Updated: Dec 10, 2019, 4:36 IST Lucknow: More than 35,000 residents living along the 10.9km route between the airport and Vrindavan Colony on Kanpur Road will not be able to purchase meat and fish from retailers in local markets for 25 days. From …
  • Adityanath govt clears Rs 1,600 cr Ballia Link Expressway project 09 Dec 2019 11:28 Uttar Pradesh cabinet today cleared the decks for the proposed Ballia Link Expressway project, which is estimated to cost Rs 1,600 crore. The project would link Ballia district on the UP-Bihar border with the under-construction Purvanchal Expressway, which …
  • Ayodhya security tightened in view of Babri Masjid demolition anniversary; alert sounded in UP 06 Dec 2019 07:14 Image Source : PTI Ayodhya security tightened in view of Babri Masjid demolition anniversary Today (December 6) marks the 27th anniversary of the demolition of Babri Masjid. In this view, the day has been declared as the most sensitive day after November 9 …
  • Massive security cover in Ayodhya today 06 Dec 2019 02:32 TNN | Updated: Dec 6, 2019, 6:45 IST The sensitive district has been divided into four security zones, 10 security sectors and 14 sub-security sect...Read MoreAYODHYA: Security has been beefed up in Ayodhya on the eve of December 6, the 27th anniversary of …
  • Ayodhya security beefed up for 27th Babri Masjid razing day 05 Dec 2019 19:45 Ayodhya: Security has been stepped up for the 27th anniversary of the demolition of Babri Masjid on Friday, declared as the most sensitive day after the November 9 when the Supreme Court delivered its verdict in the Ayodhya case. To prevent any untoward …
  • On way to meet girl, youth beaten to death in UP village 01 Dec 2019 21:54 Three people were arrested Sunday, while five others named in the FIR are on the run. A Muslim youth was beaten to death in Maraucha village of Uttar Pradesh’s Ambedkarnagar district late on Friday night, reportedly over his relationship with a Hindu girl. …
  • Gram Swaraj Abhiyan: BJP’s next Gandhi connect in UP — Yatra in villages about Central schemes 29 Nov 2019 00:41 On October 2 this year, the BJP conducted a peace march in Lucknow on the occasion of Mahatma Gandhi’s 150th birth anniversary. (Express file) The Uttar Pradesh BJP is gearing up to roll out “Gram Swaraj Abhiyan” yatra in villages across the state from …
  • BJP appoints 59 district presidents in UP 28 Nov 2019 10:19 Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh BJP has announced 59 district presidents which includes new and young faces. The party’s state election in-charge and Urban Development Minister Ashutosh Tandon released the list on Wednesday, in view of the next Uttar Pradesh …
  • Inflammatory social media posts: Arrest count now 93 12 Nov 2019 00:36 TNN | Updated: Nov 12, 2019, 4:30 IST Lucknow: Altogether 16 persons were arrested across the state on Monday for trying to vitiate communal harmony on social media through objectionable posts, taking the total number of such arrests to 93 since the …
  • Yogi govt in UP acquires over 10,000 hectares of land for flagship projects 31 Oct 2019 13:18 Giving its flagship infrastructure projects a push, the Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government has acquired more than 10,000 hectares of land across the state. These mega projects, estimated to cost nearly Rs 80,000 crore, aim to boost the basic road …
  • SP, BSP govts always promoted casteism, corruption during their rule: 28 Oct 2019 12:24 Image Source : PTI Former UP CM Akhilesh Yadav and Mayawati Uttar Pradesh BJP chief Swatantradev Singh on Sunday accused the SP and BSP of always promoting casteism and corruption while in power, unlike the saffron party governments "working for …
  • Uttar Pradesh bypolls: Lok Sabha show eclipsed, BSP fort crumbles 25 Oct 2019 06:52 BSP chief Mayawati LUCKNOW: Anticipating a revival in UP after winning 10 Lok Sabha seats, BSP chief Mayawati decided to contest assembly bypolls after 12 years. The results, however, are a far cry from the boost she was expecting. Not only did BSP fail to …
  • UP By Election Results 2019 Live: SP takes comfortable lead in Rampur, BJP ahead on 7 seats 24 Oct 2019 07:34 UP By Election Results 2019 Live Updates: The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party is currently ahead on seven of the 11 seats where polling was held on Monday. In Rampur, the stronghold of Samajwadi Party, Azam Khan’s wife Tazneen Fatima is leading by a margin …
  • UP By Election Results 2019 Live: BJP ahead on 5 seats, Congress takes lead in Gangoh, SP in Rampur 24 Oct 2019 05:40 UP By Election Results 2019 Live Updates: Counting of votes began at 8 AM amid tight security in all 11 assembly constituencies. The Election Commission has put elaborate arrangements in place for free and fair counting. The bypolls to 11 assembly seats — …
  • Bypolls: Counting of votes on Thursday for 51 Assembly and 2 Lok Sabha seats in 18 states 23 Oct 2019 13:58 By PTI LUCKNOW: Counting of votes will be held on Thursday for 51 assembly seats and two Lok Sabha constituencies spread across 18 states where by-elections were held two days ago. The BJP and its allies held nearly 30 of these assembly seats, while the …
  • Turnout dips to 47%, Lucknow Cantt lowest with quarter of voters at booths 21 Oct 2019 19:48 At a polling booth in Lucknow Cantonment on Monday. Vishal Srivastav THE ASSEMBLY bypolls on 11 seats in the state recorded 47.05 per cent voting Monday, an overall dip from the 2012 and 2017 Assembly elections. While Gangoh seat in Saharanpur recorded the …
  • Deepika Padukone, Hrithik Roshan, Hema Malini cast vote | LIVE 21 Oct 2019 10:07 Oct 21, 2019 3:33 PM (IST) Posted by Sushmita Panda Pakistan is breaching Postal Union's norms, says Union Minister Ravi Shankar Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said: "For the last two months, Pakistan has stopped postal service from India. It…
  • Polling for 11 Assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh, advantage for BJP 21 Oct 2019 03:56 The by-elections were necessitated after some MLAs were elected to the Lok Sabha and resigned as members of the state Assembly. Lucknow: Voting for the bypolls to 11 Assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh began on Monday morning amid tight security. Polling began …
  • Bypolls to 51 assembly, 2 LS seat across 17 states, 1 UT today 21 Oct 2019 03:02 The BJP and its allies had nearly 30 of these assembly seats, while Congress had won 12 and the rest were with regional parties. Mumbai: Bypolls will be held in as many as 51 assembly seats and two Lok Sabha constituencies spread across 18 states on Monday …
  • Hardlook: Silicosis Threat 20 Oct 2019 20:18 Glazing work in progress at a ceramic factory in Thangadh (Express) Shantaben Parmar reminds her daughter-in-law it was time to report for her shift at the ceramic kiln. Obligingly, the 38-year-old daughter-in-law, who was widowed in August, mops the floor …
  • Voting in Maharashtra, Haryana assembly elections on Monday; Bypolls to 51 assembly seats across the country 20 Oct 2019 15:24 MUMBAI/CHANDIGARH: Polling will be held on Monday to elect Maharashtra and Haryana assemblies with the BJP and its allies seeking to retain power in the two states on the back of the recent Lok Sabha polls victory, while the opposition is hoping to …
  • In Uttar Pradesh, mini version of assembly polls on Monday 18 Oct 2019 13:07 Uttar Pradesh will on Monday see a mini version of assembly elections with bypolls in 11 constituencies, coming just months after the BJP swept the state in the Lok Sabha elections. The UP bypolls for Gangoh, Rampur, Iglas (SC), Lucknow Cantonment, …
  • UP: Flood waters enter Ballia district jail, 900 prisoners to be shifted 30 Sep 2019 08:22 A waterlogged street in Varanasi. (PTI) Flood waters have entered the barracks of the district jail located near the River Ganga here, prompting authorities to shift 900 prisoners, a senior official said on Monday. Heavy rains have battered many areas of …
  • Uttar Pradesh bypolls 2019: 11 seats up for polls, Hamipur votes tomorrow 21 Sep 2019 20:56 In a statement issued by the chief election commissioner, Uttar Pradesh, the Model Code of Conduct has been initiated in the districts where bypolls are to take place. THE ELECTION Commission of India on Saturday announced that bypolls would be held on 11 …
  • IMD predicts heavy rainfall in 16 UP districts 16 Sep 2019 07:05 Lucknow: The Indian Meteorological Centre (IMD) has predicted heavy rainfall to likely occur over 16 districts of Uttar Pradesh during the next three hours. “Rain, thundershowers, and lightning are very likely to occur today during next three hours (valid …
  • Weather Department Predicts Heavy Rainfall In 16 UP Districts Today 16 Sep 2019 06:18 Lucknow: The Indian Meteorological Centre (IMD) has predicted heavy rainfall likely to occur in 16 districts of Uttar Pradesh during the next three hours this morning. "Rain, thundershowers and lightning are very likely to occur today during next …
  • Ahead of UP bypolls, Mayawati changes organisational set up of BSP yet again 05 Sep 2019 15:11 Express News Service LUCKNOW: Having taken lead over her rivals in announcing candidates for upcoming by-polls to 13 assembly seats in the state, BSP chief Mayawati effected some organisational changes in the party here on Thursday. In a crucial meeting, …
  • Rs 38 lakh looted in daring ICICI Bank heist in UP's Ambedkarnagar 28 Aug 2019 08:28
  • UP govt to raise Rs 9,000 crore bank loan for two highway projects 25 Aug 2019 13:11 The Uttar Pradesh government will raise more than Rs 9,000 crore in commercial bank loans to fund two highways that will cost more than Rs 20,000 crore to connect backward regions of the state. The 296-km Bundelkhand Expressway and the 91-km Gorakhpur Link …
  • Dissent over Article 370: BSP removes party leader in Lok Sabha, senior Congress leader resigns 07 Aug 2019 18:05 Express News Service LUCKNOW: Amid voices of dissent emanating from different political parties, with most prominent ones in Congress, over their respective stand on abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir, while BSP chief Mayawati removed Danish …
  • 32 killed due to lightning strike in Uttar Pradesh; death toll swells in Assam, Bihar 22 Jul 2019 07:33 Image Source : PTI 32 killed by lightning strike in UP Lightning strike in Uttar Pradesh has killed 32 people in a single day, said, officials. According to a statement, the lightning had claimed one life in the state a day earlier, while two others had …
  • Lightning strikes kill 32 in Uttar Pradesh 22 Jul 2019 05:45 On Sunday, the lightning had claimed one life in the state, while two others had died of snake bites on July 18 and 20 respectively, the government officials said.  Thirteen others were injured due to lightning, the statement said. The Sunday's …
  • 35 killed as lightning strikes in Uttar Pradesh 22 Jul 2019 05:38 Among three who died earlier, one was killed due to lightning in Deoria, while one lost his life to snake bite on in Kushinagar on Saturday. Lucknow: As many as 35 people were killed in Uttar Pradesh due to lightning on Sunday, said officials. A day …
  • BJP draws elaborate plan to face by poll challenge in Uttar Pradesh 27 Jun 2019 12:10 Express News Service LUCKNOW: With three Yogi mantris along with six other sitting BJP MLAs and one each from SP and BSP having elected to the Lok Sabha, Uttar Pradesh is set to witness an electoral challenge on 12 assembly seats soon. While SP and BSP, …
  • Corp Bank to lend Rs 1,000 cr for 340 km stretch of Purvanchal Expressway 25 Jun 2019 12:12 Public sector Corporation Bank will bankroll 340 km Purvanchal Expressway, one of the flagship infrastructure projects of the Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh, with advances of Rs 1,000 crore. So far, the state has already tied up with financial …
  • Yogi seeks coordination with defence ministry over UP defence corridor 18 Jun 2019 12:40 Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath has directed officials to expedite work on the defence corridor project in the state. He has instructed the nodal agency, UP Expressway Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA), to coordinate with the defence …
  • UP govt saves Rs 620 cr in bidding process for Purvanchal Expressway 03 Jun 2019 11:28 Uttar Pradesh government claims to have saved nearly Rs 620 crore by allowing private developers to bid for civil contracts for its flagship Purvanchal Expressway, which is now under-construction and expected to be completed by August 2020. The 340km …
  • BSP-SP alliance: United they fall in UP 25 May 2019 08:10 Image Source : PTI Despite its high expectations from the alliance forged with Mayawati’s BSP this time, the SP got just five seats  The Samajwadi Party came off worse than its coalition partner BSP as the caste arithmetic by the “gathbandhan” in Uttar …
  • UP: Mahagathbandhan fails, but BSP remains biggest gainer among constituents 24 May 2019 13:20 Image Source : PTI BSP remains biggest gainer among constituents in UP Though the SP-BSP mahagathbandhan fell short of expectations in Uttar Pradesh, reports have suggested Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati has been a major gainer in the 2019 Lok Sabha …
  • Hyderabad: Speeding bike runs over kid 14 May 2019 00:42 Hyderabad: A five-year-old boy who was crossing the road near his house was mowed down by a speeding bike at Jawaharnagar on Monday. The victim, identified as Boya Hari Krishna, a Class I student at Ambedkarnagar, Jawaharnagar. Krishna’s father B. …
  • Lok Sabha polls: Uttar Pradesh records over 43 pc voter turnout till 3.25 pm 12 May 2019 12:30 Category: India Posted by Syed Qayam Ali Published: May 12, 2019, 4:58 pm IST Updated: May 12, 2019, 4:58 pm IST Lucknow: Over 43 per cent voting was recorded till 3.25 pm on Sunday in Uttar Pradesh where 14 parliamentary seats are at stake in the sixth …
  • Ambedkarnagar elated over prospect of electing Mayawati 07 May 2019 23:40
  • Kanwariyas run riot in Ambedkarnagar 27 Jul 2017 20:57
  • Ambedkarnagar strives to preserve Lohia legacy as SP fights to retain seat 25 Feb 2017 21:06 Ambedkarnagar: While the Shahzadpur market of Ambedkarnagar bustles with activity, silence pervades this pharmacy store where its owner Gajanand Yadav sits pondering over a register scribbled with rare details about socialist leader Ram Manohar Lohia. …
  • Elephant rescued, mahaut held in Ambedkarnagar 24 Jan 2017 02:33