Sharat Pradhan And Mukhtar Ahmad

Stories by Sharat Pradhan And Mukhtar Ahmad

Kanpur postman gets clean chit in embezzlement case after 29 years

Kanpur postman gets clean chit in embezzlement case after 29 years

Rediff.com   3 Dec 2013

Pained at the pace of justice in our country, says Uma Kant Misra, who was acquitted in a case of embezzlement. Sharat Pradhan reports.

Is Narendra Modi looking for a makeover?

Is Narendra Modi looking for a makeover?

Rediff.com   2 Dec 2013

Of late, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has been concentrating on Uttar Pradesh, where he has held four rallies over a span of one month. Clearly, this was a departure from the routine as UP was not even among the states where assembly elections were being held currently.

Militants strike in Kashmir's Budgam, kill policeman

Militants strike in Kashmir's Budgam, kill policeman

Rediff.com   2 Dec 2013

A Station House Officer was killed by militants in Chadoora town in Kashmir's Budgam district on Monday afternoon.

At Jammu rally, Modi calls for debate on Article 370 for J&K

At Jammu rally, Modi calls for debate on Article 370 for J&K

Rediff.com   1 Dec 2013

Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi called for a relook at the entire ambit of Article 370, which grants special status to Jammu and Kashmir.

Will this poster work for the Samajwadi Party? Mulayam hopes so!

Will this poster work for the Samajwadi Party? Mulayam hopes so!

Rediff.com   30 Nov 2013

Twenty months after he had pushed his son Akhilesh Yadav to the forefront of politics and crowned him as the youngest chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, Samajwadi Party President Mulayam Singh Yadav is trying to once again project himself as the poster boy of his party.

33 injured in a cylinder blast in Jammu

33 injured in a cylinder blast in Jammu

Rediff.com   27 Nov 2013

At least 33 persons were injured, three of them critically in an LPG cylinder blast during a marriage celebration in the hilly Kishtwar district of Jammu region on Wednesday.

My leader strongest: Modi, Mulayam set for face-off in UP

My leader strongest: Modi, Mulayam set for face-off in UP

Rediff.com   20 Nov 2013

Bharatiya Janata Party's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi and Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav are all set to put up a show of strength by holding rallies in Agra and Bareilly respectively on Thursday.

Militants attack army convoy in Kashmir

Militants attack army convoy in Kashmir

Rediff.com   16 Nov 2013

Militants ambushed a convoy of the Indian Army in Kupwara, Kashmir on Saturday morning.

Policeman critically injured in militant attack in Anantnag

Policeman critically injured in militant attack in Anantnag

Rediff.com   15 Nov 2013

Militants shot at and critically injured a policeman in south Kashmir's Anantnag town on Friday evening.

'Uncle' Sanjay Singh can make Amethi a nightmare for Rahul

'Uncle' Sanjay Singh can make Amethi a nightmare for Rahul

Rediff.com   15 Nov 2013

Having faced much political embarrassment after the drubbing in the 2012 Uttar Pradesh polls, Rahul Gandhi is in for another jolt when 'Uncle' Sanjay Singh joins the BJP and contests the Amethi election against him, reports Sharat Pradhan.

Omar expresses satisfaction over status of ceasefire

Omar expresses satisfaction over status of ceasefire

Rediff.com   13 Nov 2013

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said that the tension at the Line of Control and International Border across the state directly impacts the tranquillity and development process.

J-K: Sharif's adviser Sartaj Aziz meets Kashmiri separatists

J-K: Sharif's adviser Sartaj Aziz meets Kashmiri separatists

Rediff.com   11 Nov 2013

The opposition Peoples Democratic Party Monday described the meeting between the foreign policy adviser to Pakistani Prime Minister Sartaj Aziz and the separatist All Parties Hurriyat Conference leaders as a 'welcome revival of the process initiated by the National Democratic Alliance government' and said that 'it should be carried forward in all its dimensions'.

Parl sub-committee on JK migrants asks govt to implement PM's package

Parl sub-committee on JK migrants asks govt to implement PM's package

Rediff.com   8 Nov 2013

The parliamentary sub-committee on the rehabilitation of Jammu and Kashmir Pandit migrants has urged the state government to take concrete steps to implement prime minister's package for the rehabilitation and welfare of the Kashmiri migrants in the state.

Two CRPF jawans killed in militant firing in J-K

Two CRPF jawans killed in militant firing in J-K

Rediff.com   7 Nov 2013

Two paramilitary, Central Reserve Police Force troopers were killed in a militant attack on a road opening party of the CRPF in south Kashmir Pulwama district on Thursday evening.

Modi's rally in Bahraich tomorrow keeps all on tenterhooks

Modi's rally in Bahraich tomorrow keeps all on tenterhooks

Rediff.com   7 Nov 2013

Hours before Narendra Modi's scheduled rally in Bahraich, the district administration gave a conditional permission to the Bharatiya Janata Party to hold the meet on Friday.

Mirwaiz hails Vajpayee's stand on Kashmir

Mirwaiz hails Vajpayee's stand on Kashmir

Rediff.com   6 Nov 2013

The moderate All Parties Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Moulvi Umar Farooq on Wednesday hailed the former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's statement in which he had spoken 'of the need to take everybody forward within the ambit of humanity'.

Better to remain out of power than compromising on ideals: Omar

Better to remain out of power than compromising on ideals: Omar

Rediff.com   5 Nov 2013

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Tuesday asserted that his party would continue its alliance with the Congress party.

PDP rally in Srinagar calls for Indo-Pak peace

PDP rally in Srinagar calls for Indo-Pak peace

Rediff.com   4 Nov 2013

Opposition Peoples Democratic Party on Monday took out a rally in Srinagar 'to express concern at the deterioration in security environment and the need to mend it through peaceful means'.

Ghulam Nabi Azad visits Samba, says border residents should be shifted

Ghulam Nabi Azad visits Samba, says border residents should be shifted

Rediff.com   31 Oct 2013

Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad Thursday advocated shifting border residents of Samba district to safer places in view of travails they had to face during the recent heavy cross-border firing and shelling.He was on an extensive visit to border areas of Samba district to assess the situation arisen due to recent firing from Pakistan.

Muzaffarnagar violence: 8 arrested

Muzaffarnagar violence: 8 arrested

Rediff.com   31 Oct 2013

Eight persons have been arrested by the Uttar Pradesh police in connection with Wednesday's renewed communal rioting in Muzaffarnagar, which left four dead.