PM Modi's forgotten promises to the military
The nationalist BJP-led Government at the Centre was expected to restore the izzat and iqbal of an impeccably apolitical, secular and professional military. Unfortunately, this has not been the case Through his invocation of mera jawan during his Independence Day speech and the extraordinary display of respect and affection by three...
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UP assembly passes the Bill related to Govt House allotment
In a move aimed at circumventing the Supreme Court order on eviction of former chief ministers from state bungalows within two months, UP assembly on Tuesday passed ``Allotment of Houses under Control of the Estate Department Bill 2016’’. The legislation allows the former chief ministers to occupy the accommodation for life. The bill...
Dixit slams successive Govt for state's backwardness
Congress CM candidate Sheila Dikshit said that her party is the lone hope for the betterment of the people of Uttar Pradesh. She attacked successive governments ruling the state in the last 27 years saying the state slipped backward in time with each passing year under non-Congress rule. Addressing a gathering...
Naik appeals Prez to speed up judge's appointment in High court
Governor Ram Naik during his meeting with President Pranab Mukherjee in Delhi on Tuesday, urged him to expedite the process of filling the vacancy of judges in the Allahabad High Court. The Governor apprised the President that againat sanctioned 160 posts of judges in Allahabad High Court as many as 83 were...
One more held for Shramjeevi Express attack
A local Court in Jaunpur convicted one more accused in connection with the terror attack on Shramjeevi Express on Jul;y 28, 11 years ago in Jaunpur. Additional District and Session Justice (First) Budhiram Yadav while convicting Obadurrrahman alias Babu Bhai on Tuesday will declare the quantum of punishment on Wednesday. As per reports, the accused...
SP never promised reservation to Muslims: Azam
Minority Affairs Azam Khan said in the UP Assembly that the Samajwadi Party had never promised reservation to Muslims in its elections manifesto. Khan also said that BSP leaders should be grateful to Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav for not initiating action against them as per reports of lokayukta probing corruption...
CM criticized BSP
Rubbshing BSP’s criticism in the Assembly on dipping law and order situation in UP, Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday asked that if rule of law prevailed during the previous Mayawati regime, then why was the party rejected by the people in 2012 Assembly polls. Taking a jibe at BSP chief Mayawati, Yadav...
SP conceded its defeat before polls says Pathak on sinking ship remark
The state unit of Bharatiya Janata Party said that despite elections being five months away, the ruling Samajwadi Party has conceded defeat by admitting that ‘the SP was a sinking ship and legislators leaving the party were rats’. “The statement of a senior SP minister that ‘rats flee first from a...
