Sharat Pradhan And Mukhtar Ahmad

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UP Medical entrance exam cancelled after paper leak

UP Medical entrance exam cancelled after paper leak

Rediff.com   22 Jun 2014

The entrance examination to the MBBS course in medical colleges of Uttar Pradesh was canceled on Sunday following leakage of the papers in Ghaziabad. The papers were allegedly leaked out from two nationalized banks where the papers were kept in the safe deposit vault (strong room).

Akhilesh dumps pet free laptop, unemployment allowance scheme

Akhilesh dumps pet free laptop, unemployment allowance scheme

Rediff.com   20 Jun 2014

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav may not have been able to fix the responsibility for the Samajwadi Party's dismal performance at the recently concluded Lok Sabha elections.

Curfew imposed in Srinagar to foil separatist rally

Curfew imposed in Srinagar to foil separatist rally

Rediff.com   20 Jun 2014

Authorities imposed curfew-like-restrictions in old city areas of Srinagar to foil a rally by the separatist Awami Action Committee headed by Mirwaiz Moulvi Umar Farooq on Friday.

Pulwama: 3 Hizb militants killed, 2 jawans injured in encounter

Pulwama: 3 Hizb militants killed, 2 jawans injured in encounter

Rediff.com   19 Jun 2014

Three militants of the Hizbul Mujaheedin outfit were killed in a fierce encounter in south Kashmir's Tral area in Pulwama district on Thursday evening.

Uttar Pradesh: Women needn't go to police station to lodge complaint

Uttar Pradesh: Women needn't go to police station to lodge complaint

Rediff.com   18 Jun 2014

In a landmark decision Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday issued a directive for online registration of any complaint related to crimes against women.

Former militant shot dead in Anantnag

Former militant shot dead in Anantnag

Rediff.com   17 Jun 2014

Militants shot dead a former militant in south Kashmir's Anantnag district. They also carried out a grenade explosion in north Kashmir's Sopore town on Tuesday evening injuring two persons.

Post poll debacle, Mulayam does a Sonia

Post poll debacle, Mulayam does a Sonia

Rediff.com   17 Jun 2014

Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav and Congress president Sonia Gandhi may be poles apart on most counts, but they seem to be acting in a strikingly similar manner when it comes to fixing responsibility for the debacle of their respective parties in the recently concluded LokSabha poll. Sharat Pradhan reports

Ceasefire violations by Pak must stop to enable dialogue, says Jaitley

Ceasefire violations by Pak must stop to enable dialogue, says Jaitley

Rediff.com   15 Jun 2014

Talking tough from the Kashmir border, Defence Minister Arun Jaitley said that unless violations along the ceasefire halted, dialogue could not progress.

5 rapes in 36 hours, but UP cops are in denial mode

5 rapes in 36 hours, but UP cops are in denial mode

Rediff.com   12 Jun 2014

With five rapes being reported over the past 36 hours from different corners of Uttar Pradesh, India's most populous state seemed to be turning into the country's 'rape province'. Sharat Pradhan reports

UP shocker: Another woman found hanging from tree; family alleges gang rape

UP shocker: Another woman found hanging from tree; family alleges gang rape

Rediff.com   11 Jun 2014

Uttar Pradesh still reeling from the dastardly rapes of two sisters in Badaun was left shocked after another woman was allegedly raped, murdered and hanged from a tree in a village of Bahraich district.

Kashmir: 2 LeT militants killed in encounter

Kashmir: 2 LeT militants killed in encounter

Rediff.com   9 Jun 2014

Two militants of the Lashkar-e-Tayiba outfit were killed in a fierce encounter in south Kashmir Pulwama district on Sunday evening, a defence spokesman said.

How Akhilesh Yadav has failed UP

How Akhilesh Yadav has failed UP

Rediff.com   7 Jun 2014

He came to power with a huge mandate in 2012, but Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has now forfeited the voters' trust.

Top LeT commander killed in encounter in J-K

Top LeT commander killed in encounter in J-K

Rediff.com   1 Jun 2014

A top terrorist commander of Lashkar-e-Tayiba outfit was killed in a fierce gunfight in north Kashmir frontier Kupwara district on Sunday morning.

Now, gang rape and murder in Mulayam's constituency

Now, gang rape and murder in Mulayam's constituency

Rediff.com   30 May 2014

Yet another case of gang rape and murder of a teenage girl was reported from Uttar Pradesh's Azamgarh, the constituency of Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav.

Badaun sisters' rape: Akhilesh promises fast track court

Badaun sisters' rape: Akhilesh promises fast track court

Rediff.com   30 May 2014

Amid outrage over the gang rape and murder of two sisters in Uttar Pradesh's Badaun district, Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Friday assured setting up of a special fast track court to handle the incident.

Badaun: Post-mortem confirms minors gang-raped, hanged

Badaun: Post-mortem confirms minors gang-raped, hanged

Rediff.com   29 May 2014

The mystery over the recovery of bodies of two minor girls from a village in Budaun district of Uttar Pradesh was unravelled after the post-mortem report confirmed gang rape followed by "death due to hanging".

MIG-21 crashes in South Kashmir; pilot killed

MIG-21 crashes in South Kashmir; pilot killed

Rediff.com   27 May 2014

A MIG-21 fighter aircraft of the Indian Air Force crashed on Tuesday morning in south Kashmir's Anantnag district killing the pilot.

40 dead, 150 injured as Gorakhdham Express rams goods train

40 dead, 150 injured as Gorakhdham Express rams goods train

Rediff.com   26 May 2014

At least 20 passengers were on Monday feared killed as the Gorakhdham Express rammed into a stationary freight train in the district. The incident occurred on Monday morning when the express train came on the same track as the freight train near Chureb Railway Station, District Magistrate Bharat Lal said.

Lucknow's leading Islamic cleric under fire for running down Mecca mosque Imam

Lucknow's leading Islamic cleric under fire for running down Mecca mosque Imam

Rediff.com   26 May 2014

Well-known Islamic scholar and cleric Maulana Salman Hussain Nadwi is under fire from different quarters for attempting to run down the Imam of the Islamic world's most revered Mecca mosque.

Sharif's acceptance to Modi's invite important step for ties: Omar

Sharif's acceptance to Modi's invite important step for ties: Omar

Rediff.com   24 May 2014

The ruling National Conference as well as the opposition Peoples Democratic Party on Saturday welcomed the decision by Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharief to attend Narendra Modi's swearing-in ceremony Monday as prime minister of India.