Sharat Pradhan In Ayodhya &Amp; PTI

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Vyapam: Cops arrest UP students linked with MP scam

Vyapam: Cops arrest UP students linked with MP scam

Rediff.com   8 Jul 2015

Investigators have arrested at least three dozen students of some prominent UP medical schools revealing links with the Vyapam scam.

One story of hope, another of despair

One story of hope, another of despair

Rediff.com   29 Jun 2015

While Raju and Brijesh Saroj have found help from the Uttar Pradesh government as well as the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Zahid Qureshi is struggling to make ends meet.

UP: Fasting Muslim prisoners to get special food during Ramzan

UP: Fasting Muslim prisoners to get special food during Ramzan

Rediff.com   24 Jun 2015

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister on Tuesday decided to provide special facilities to all Muslim prisoners during the holy month of Ramzan.

Noodle crisis: Labelling dispute lands Nestle in hot water

Noodle crisis: Labelling dispute lands Nestle in hot water

Rediff.com   9 Jun 2015

Nestle now has less than two weeks to convince the regulator why product approval for its noodles should not be withdrawn

Court frees woman detained for wanting to marry a Muslim

Court frees woman detained for wanting to marry a Muslim

Rediff.com   29 May 2015

The judges asked the police to escort the woman to the house of the man she wanted to marry.

Uttar Pradesh Yamuna e-way to be used for emergency landings

Uttar Pradesh Yamuna e-way to be used for emergency landings

Rediff.com   22 May 2015

Four areas are proposed to be earmarked for emergency landings for fighter planes on the 300 km stretch.

UP government announces Rs 5 lakh each for kin of Hashimpura victims

UP government announces Rs 5 lakh each for kin of Hashimpura victims

Rediff.com   20 May 2015

After two months of dilly dallying, the Uttar Pradesh government has finally decided to come to the assistance of the 42 Muslim families whose bread winners were gunned down by policemen 28 years ago.

Lucknow school bars student wearing hijab from attending class

Lucknow school bars student wearing hijab from attending class

Rediff.com   15 May 2015

The Lucknow-based St Joseph's Inter College has refused entry to a young girl student for wearing a hijab (head scarf) on campus.

Rajnath Singh rules out enactment of law to build Ayodhya temple

Rajnath Singh rules out enactment of law to build Ayodhya temple

Rediff.com   10 May 2015

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh virtually ruled out any enactment of law for building the much debated Ram temple in Ayodhya on Sunday.

Never imagined we would be received so warmly: Evacuees praise UP govt

Never imagined we would be received so warmly: Evacuees praise UP govt

Rediff.com   4 May 2015

Everyone showered praise on UP Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav for having provided unprecedented support to Nepal

'We just fled; we didn't even have time to take any money'

'We just fled; we didn't even have time to take any money'

Rediff.com   29 Apr 2015

Left with nothing, many survivors staying at a relief camp in UP, recount the horror of Saturday's earthquake.

UP govt dispatches 80 buses for those stranded in Nepal

UP govt dispatches 80 buses for those stranded in Nepal

Rediff.com   27 Apr 2015

A special relief camp has also been set up in Gorakhpur.

UP police goes hi-tech; deploys drones for crime fighting

UP police goes hi-tech; deploys drones for crime fighting

Rediff.com   12 Apr 2015

In his bid to transform Uttar Pradesh's 'poor law and order' image, Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday sought to showcase how the tech-savvy chief minister in him was out to use technology to control the unabated crime in Lucknow.

UP govt denies farmers' suicides; admits crop loss of 1,100 crores

UP govt denies farmers' suicides; admits crop loss of 1,100 crores

Rediff.com   7 Apr 2015

Even as the Uttar Pradesh government has flatly denied suicides by farmers in any part of the state, state chief secretary Alok Ranjan on Tuesday admitted that the untimely rain, thunder and hailstorm in large parts of the state had caused tremendous loss to the standing wheat crop to the tune of over Rs 1,100 crores.

ICC ODI Rankings: Here, Indians rule the roost

ICC ODI Rankings: Here, Indians rule the roost

Rediff.com   31 Mar 2015

Virat Kohli remained the highest-placed Indian batsman at fourth even as Shikhar Dhawan rose a rung to sixth in the latest ICC ODI rankings.

MP Governor's son's death: Suicide or silenced?

MP Governor's son's death: Suicide or silenced?

Rediff.com   25 Mar 2015

Mystery shrouds the death of Madhya Pradesh Governor Ram Naresh Yadav's son Shailesh Yadav.

Sahara employee jumps to death in Lucknow

Sahara employee jumps to death in Lucknow

Rediff.com   24 Mar 2015

34 killed, 150 injured as train derails near Uttar Pradesh's Rae Bareli

34 killed, 150 injured as train derails near Uttar Pradesh's Rae Bareli

Rediff.com   20 Mar 2015

Thirty one people were killed and 45 injured in a train accident on Friday morning at Uttar Pradesh's Bachhrawan railway station, barely 40 km from Rae Bareli, the parliamentary constituency of Congress President Sonia Gandhi.

UP govt to launch first train for Hindu pilgrims

UP govt to launch first train for Hindu pilgrims

Rediff.com   10 Mar 2015

The Samajwadi Party government in Uttar Pradesh will launch the first train carrying Hindus on an officially sponsored free pilgrimage to Haridwar and Rishilesh on March 14.

'Indian woman saw attacker approach her, begged for mercy'

'Indian woman saw attacker approach her, begged for mercy'

Rediff.com   10 Mar 2015

The Indian woman IT professional, who was stabbed to death in a Sydney suburb, is believed to have seen her attacker approach and begged for mercy in her final moments, even as the police were investigating if the assault was related to the sex attacks last year.