UPA prepares poison pill for 2014 election

UPA prepares poison pill for 2014 election

Saturday, 31 August 2013 | Ashok Malik

The next Government will inherit the most troubled economy in two decades. No new Prime Minister would have entered office in such challenging circumstances, except Nehru in 1947 and Narasimha Rao in 1991 Speaking privately earlier this week, an erudite MP — from a non-Congress, non-BJP background —described the UPA Government’s...

BJP protests quota to Muslims in welfare schemes

Saturday, 31 August 2013 | Biswajeet/PNS | Lucknow

The Bharatiya Janata Party organized state-wide protest to oppose Samajwadi Party Government decision to allow 20 per cent quota in development schemes saying Akhilesh Yadav has crossed all limits to appease Muslims. In the state capital the protest was led by party’s state president Dr laxmi Kant Bajpai who said by dividing Hindus and Muslims on...

Muslim cleric held for kidnapping minor girl

Saturday, 31 August 2013 | Pioneer News Service/PS | Lucknow

In a bizarre case, a Muslim cleric was arrested from Saharanpur for kidnapping a minor girl from Budhana locality of Muzaffarnagar. The victim was also rescued from his custody. Reports said the cops of Muzaffanagar raided a Madarsa in Gangoh locality of Saharanpur and arrested the cleric Abdul Raheem on Thursday night. They also rescued the abducted...

PIl in HC to seek regulations for astrologers, godmen

Saturday, 31 August 2013 | Pioneer News Service/PS | Lucknow

In the aftermath of Asaram Bapu incidence, IPS officer Amitabh Thakur and social activist Dr Nutan Thakur have filed a PIl in Allahabad High Court, lucknow bench to put some regulatory mechanism for Godmen and astrologers. The petition filed here on Friday says that India has a very large number of astrologers and God men...

CBI raids hospitals in Gonda

Saturday, 31 August 2013 | Pioneer News Service/PS | Lucknow

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) sleuths raided several hospitals in Gonda in connection with multi-crore rupees National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) scam on Friday morning. Reports said that CBI teams during search flipped the documents and inquired the officials of the Health department regarding huge expenditure shown by them just on papers...

Floods claim three more lives

Saturday, 31 August 2013 | Biswajeet/PNS | Lucknow

Flood continues to play havoc in Uttar Pradesh as over gushing water of swollen rivers have inundated hundreds of villages claiming three more lives taking the toll to 243 across Uttar Pradesh. According to reports, three people have lost their lives in Mahoba district, where incessant rainfall led to collapse of the house. Officials say as...

HP queries firm's intent on ski project

Saturday, 31 August 2013 | Manohar lal | Shimla

Amid uncertainty over the future of around Rs 1600 crore Himalayan Ski Village project to be setup at Manali of Kullu district of Himachal Pradesh, the State Government has written a letter to the company to know its intent of setting up the mega project. The proposed multi-million dollar project is...

Dhillon is new Principal Secy to Haryana CM

Saturday, 31 August 2013 | PNS | Chandigarh

Sudeep Singh Dhillon is the new Principal Secretary to Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda. He replaces Chattar Singh whose resignation from this post as well as from the post of Chief Coordinator, Investment Promotion Centre, New Delhi has been accepted by the State Government. Dhillon was earlier serving as Additional...

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