Tag: Uttar Pradesh
UP Shia Waqf Chief Wants All Primary Madrasas Shut
Uttar Pradesh's Shia Central Waqf Board chairman Wasim Rizvi on Tuesday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to shut down all primary madrasas across the country to save a majority of the Muslim population from getting affiliated to the Islamic State (IS) terror outfit.....
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Makes Twitter Debut
Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday made her debut on social media with a verified profile on Twitter and very soon amassed over 22,000 followers.....
Gujjars Protest In Meerut, Block Rail Traffic
The ongoing agitation by the Gujjar community in Rajasthan demanding five per cent reservation in government jobs and educational institutions, on Wednesday found an echo in Uttar Pradesh's Meerut district where protesters blocked rail tracks and disrupted traffic at the Sakoti Tanda railway station, police said.....
Two Suspected JeM Terrorists Held In UP
Two terrorist suspects from Jammu and Kashmir have been arrested from Saharanpur district in Uttar Pradesh, Director General of Police O.P. Singh said on Friday.....
Raj Babbar, Shinde In Congress's Second LS List
The Congress on Wednesday released its second list of Lok Sabha candidates, fielding its Uttar Pradesh unit chief Raj Babbar from Moradabad and former Union Ministers Sushil Kumar Shinde from Maharashtra's Solapur and Sriprakash Jaiswal from Kanpur.....
BHU Student Shot Dead In Campus, 4 Nabbed
A Banaras Hindu University (BHU) student was shot dead in the campus premises in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi, leading to tensions, police said on Wednesday, adding that four men have been arrested.....
BJP Bribing People In Amethi, Says Priyanka
Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi on Saturday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of giving Rs 20,000 bribes to people in Amethi Lok Sabha constituency in Uttar Pradesh.....
Om Prakash Rahbhar Dismissed From Yogi Government
Governor Ram Naik on Monday dismissed Uttar Pradesh Minister Om Prakash Rajbhar from his ministerial position on the recommendation of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.....
Mayawati Attacks Modi Over Unemployment Data
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) President Mayawati on Thursday mounted a scathing attack on the Narendra Modi government over the unemployment rate which has risen to a 45-year-high at 6.1 per cent.....
Dust Storms Claims 19 Lives In UP, Leave 48 Injured
Nineteen persons were killed and 48 others injured due to dust storms and lightning in various parts of Uttar Pradesh, an official said on Friday.....
