Sharat Pradhan In Lucknow And Agencies

Stories by Sharat Pradhan In Lucknow And Agencies

Akhilesh revises criterion for unemployment dole

Akhilesh revises criterion for unemployment dole

Rediff.com   11 May 2012

The Uttar Pradesh cabinet has decided to put a couple of riders on the unemployment dole announced by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav. Sharat Pradhan reports

UP couple arrested for trying to bury baby girl alive

UP couple arrested for trying to bury baby girl alive

Rediff.com   10 May 2012

A couple was arrested on Thursday for attempting to bury alive their 45-day old daughter in Panchsheel Nagar, Pilkuha town, about 450 km from Lucknow.

Lucknow CJM orders FIR against godman Nirmal Baba

Lucknow CJM orders FIR against godman Nirmal Baba

Rediff.com   10 May 2012

Godman Nirmal Baba, whose antics swayed lakhs of people across the country, will soon be in the dock with Lucknow Chief Judicial Magistrate Rajesh Upadhaya ordering a local police station to register a criminal case of cheating against him.

UP NRHM scam: CBI nabs top IAS officer from airport

UP NRHM scam: CBI nabs top IAS officer from airport

Rediff.com   10 May 2012

IAS officer Pradeep Shukla's arrest seemed to have become imminent once the CBI had arrested former Lucknow chief medical officer Dr A K Shukla on Monday. The arrested CMO was understood to have divulged major leads, clearly suggesting the neck-deep involvement of the senior IAS officer in the day-to-day working of the NRHM programme in the state.

Akhilesh Yadav fails to tame insensitive UP cops

Akhilesh Yadav fails to tame insensitive UP cops

Rediff.com   9 May 2012

Despite all his sincerity and commitment to deliver, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has not been able to tame the brazenly insensitive UP policemen whose callous attitude towards common people has already begun to cause much embarrassment to his barely two-month old government.

UP gets its first woman PWD engineer-in-chief

UP gets its first woman PWD engineer-in-chief

Rediff.com   8 May 2012

Fifty-seven-year old Chitra Swaroop made history in Uttar Pradesh after she was appointed the first ever engineer-in-chief of the state's public works department by Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav.

Terrorists wanted in Batla House case hiding in UP?

Terrorists wanted in Batla House case hiding in UP?

Rediff.com   5 May 2012

Two suspected terrorists, wanted by the Delhi police in connection with their alleged involvement with the Batla House case, were understood to have found a safe haven in Uttar Pradesh.

Low immunisation rings alarm bells for UP govt

Low immunisation rings alarm bells for UP govt

Rediff.com   5 May 2012

With immunisation touching an all time low of 40.9 per cent in Uttar Pradesh, the Akhilesh Yadav government has resolved to join hands with The United Nations Children's Fund to intensify immunisation drive across the state.

Akhilesh disappoints American woman at 'janata durbar'

Akhilesh disappoints American woman at 'janata durbar'

Rediff.com   4 May 2012

Within days of taking over as the Uttar Pradesh chief minister, Akhilesh Yadav threw open the doors of his official residence to the common man and even revived the democratic practice of holding a janata durbar.

200 personnel guard her, but Maya still fears for life

200 personnel guard her, but Maya still fears for life

Rediff.com   2 May 2012

Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati renewed demand for a Special Protection Group cover speaks volumes of her obsession for security, for which she already has more than 200 personnel to guard her round the clock. Sharat Pradhan reports.

Allahabad university violence led by Akhilesh's aide

Allahabad university violence led by Akhilesh's aide

Rediff.com   27 Apr 2012

Thursday's large scale violence and arson in the Allahabad University campus was led by none other than local Samajwadi Party leader Abhishek Yadav, who was widely known for his proximity to Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav.

After poll debacle, Maya tries to put BSP back on track

After poll debacle, Maya tries to put BSP back on track

Rediff.com   21 Apr 2012

Rising from the shock and dismay of the devastating defeat at the March state assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, Bahujan Samaj Party supremo and former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati is trying to put her party back into gear."We must show the Samajwadi Party its place in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, in which we must retain our last tally of 20 seats at all costs," Mayawati told a gathering of her party leaders in Lucknow last week.

Muslim clerics averse to compulsory registration of marriages

Muslim clerics averse to compulsory registration of marriages

Rediff.com   19 Apr 2012

The Union government's move to make registration of all marriages compulsory may run into rough weather as prominent Muslim organisations and clerics are all set to oppose it tooth and nail.

Muslims averse to compulsory registration of marriages

Muslims averse to compulsory registration of marriages

Rediff.com   19 Apr 2012

The Union government's move to make registration of all marriages compulsory may run into rough weather as prominent Muslim organisations and clerics are all set to oppose it tooth and nail.

BJP all set to rejuvenate the party in UP

BJP all set to rejuvenate the party in UP

Rediff.com   17 Apr 2012

After last month's devastating debacle at the state assembly elections, Bhartiya Janata Party had now got down to rebuilding the party in Uttar Pradesh, where the party failed to even maintain its five year old tally of 52 , which plummeted to 48.

Akhilesh Yadav files nomination for legislative council

Akhilesh Yadav files nomination for legislative council

Rediff.com   12 Apr 2012

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday filed his nomination papers for biennial elections to the state Legislative Council.

UP orphanage case: Bigwigs overlooked sexual abuse

UP orphanage case: Bigwigs overlooked sexual abuse

Rediff.com   11 Apr 2012

Sexual abuse at the Allahabad orphanage, where continued rape of three minor girls was discovered last week was in full knowledge of not only local district officials but even higher ups at the state headquarters in Lucknow.

HC bans reporting on controversial army movement

HC bans reporting on controversial army movement

Rediff.com   10 Apr 2012

The court order came following a PIL filed by a social activist who felt that such news could be harmful to security matters relating to the Indian Army and the nation, reports Sharat Pradhan.

Shivpal Yadav declares war against Mayawati

Shivpal Yadav declares war against Mayawati

Rediff.com   8 Apr 2012

Senior Samajwadi Party leader and Public Works and Irrigation Minister Shivpal Yadav on Sunday virtually declared war against the party's sworn political foe and former Chief Minister Mayawati.

Azam Khan-Bukhari spat puts Mulayam in a spot of bother

Azam Khan-Bukhari spat puts Mulayam in a spot of bother

Rediff.com   7 Apr 2012

Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav is caught in an escalating spat between Delhi's Jama Masjid Shahi Imam Syed Ahmed Bukhari and Uttar Pradesh Minorities Minister Mohammad Azam Khan, both baying for each other.