News for '-gorakhpur'

Journalist arrested for 'defaming' Yogi walks out of jail

Journalist arrested for 'defaming' Yogi walks out of jail

Rediff.com12 Jun 2019

The five others arrested on similar charges include three journalists and two Gorakhpur residents while the police are looking for one each in Kannauj and Basti.

Dr Kafeel Khan's detention under NSA extended by 3 months

Dr Kafeel Khan's detention under NSA extended by 3 months

Rediff.com12 May 2020

The six months include the three months already spent in detention. The NSA allows preventive detention for up to a year.

How NIA got Jack, John, Alpha, Golf to bring down Yasin Malik

How NIA got Jack, John, Alpha, Golf to bring down Yasin Malik

Rediff.com26 May 2022

'Jack', 'John' and 'Alpha' were among the National Investigation Agency's protected witnesses who helped nail banned Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front chief Yasin Malik.

It's SP's M-Y versus BJP's M-Y in Uttar Pradesh

It's SP's M-Y versus BJP's M-Y in Uttar Pradesh

Rediff.com8 Feb 2022

While the Samajwadi Party largely banks on its Muslim-Yadav support base, the Bharatiya Janata Party is trying to counter it with the Modi-Yogi combo in the state assembly polls.

Putting A Glamorous Spin On Desi Weaves

Putting A Glamorous Spin On Desi Weaves

Rediff.com21 Apr 2022

Boundary-breaking Designer Ujjwal Dubey is shaking up the fashion industry with his gender fluid collection.

Dr Kafeel Khan's maternal uncle shot dead in UP

Dr Kafeel Khan's maternal uncle shot dead in UP

Rediff.com23 Feb 2020

According to police, it appears to be a case of murder due to monetary and property dispute and they are searching for both the accused.

BJP leader says MoS Ajay Mishra behind Lakhimpur violence

BJP leader says MoS Ajay Mishra behind Lakhimpur violence

Rediff.com15 Oct 2021

Bharatiya Janata Party leader Ram Iqbal Singh on Thursday accused Union minister Ajay Mishra of being behind the Lakhimpur violence and sought his sacking from Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Pradhan made BJP poll incharge for UP, Shekhawat in Punjab

Pradhan made BJP poll incharge for UP, Shekhawat in Punjab

Rediff.com8 Sep 2021

Gearing up for the upcoming state assembly polls, the Bharatiya Janata Partyon Wednesday named its organisational spearheads for the elections, putting Union ministers Dharmendra Pradhan, Pralhad Joshi, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat and Bhupender Yadav in charge for the contest in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab and Manipur respectively.

44 OBCs, 19 SCs, 16 Jats in BJP's UP candidate list

44 OBCs, 19 SCs, 16 Jats in BJP's UP candidate list

Rediff.com15 Jan 2022

SP leader Akhilesh Yadav has successfully poached a number of OBC leaders from the ruling party, including Swami Prasad Maurya, in his efforts to broaden his party's social base beyond the traditional Muslim and Yadav votebank to take it on this time round.

At Rs 37.8 cr Sher-Gil is India's 2nd most expensive artwork

At Rs 37.8 cr Sher-Gil is India's 2nd most expensive artwork

Rediff.com14 Jul 2021

Artist Amrita Sher-Gil's In the Ladies' Enclosure became the second most expensive Indian work of art sold globally, after fetching a whopping Rs 37.8 crore at Saffronart's recent Summer Live Auction.

Adityanath set to be 1st UP CM from BJP to finish 3 yrs in office

Adityanath set to be 1st UP CM from BJP to finish 3 yrs in office

Rediff.com15 Mar 2020

He is the fourth chief minister from the saffron party to head the northern state. Before Adityanath, Kalyan Singh, Ram Prakash Gupta and Rajnath Singh of the BJP had served as Uttar Pradesh chief ministers.

'Not joining any party': Kafeel Khan ends speculation

'Not joining any party': Kafeel Khan ends speculation

Rediff.com7 Sep 2020

'Because of the apprehension that I could be implicated in any other case by the Uttar Pradesh government, Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra had helped me on humanitarian grounds'

Farmer killed in Lakhimpur violence cremated after 2nd autopsy

Farmer killed in Lakhimpur violence cremated after 2nd autopsy

Rediff.com6 Oct 2021

'When in both post-mortems, doctors say that he was not shot, we had not option left but to cremated him'

2 UP families name their babies 'Corona' and 'Lockdown'

2 UP families name their babies 'Corona' and 'Lockdown'

Rediff.com1 Apr 2020

A baby girl born in Gorakhpur on the day of Janta Curfew has been named 'Corona', while a boy born a week later in Deoria district of the state has been named 'Lockdown'.

Guess who is shooting in Mumbai

Guess who is shooting in Mumbai

Rediff.com26 Jun 2019

The Thalaivar is in Mumbai!

Why Did Mayawati Run A Poor Campaign?

Why Did Mayawati Run A Poor Campaign?

Rediff.com3 Mar 2022

Mayawati's failure to contest the election as also her not organising large election rallies, as she once did, have led political pundits to conclude, rightly or wrongly, that she is 'out of the race', Sunil Gatade and Venkatesh Kesri point out.

'Yogi Adityanath fled from Ayodhya'

'Yogi Adityanath fled from Ayodhya'

Rediff.com25 Jan 2022

'Sarkar jo bhi gana gaye, is bar sarkar paltegi'

Yogi government withdraws 22-year-old case against CM

Yogi government withdraws 22-year-old case against CM

Rediff.com27 Dec 2017

The move prompted Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav to take potshots as to whether Adityanath would himself sign the order withdrawing the case against himself.

The many colours of Holi in India

The many colours of Holi in India

Rediff.com18 Mar 2022

From Lathmar to Hola Mohalla, here's how Holi is celebrated in diverse parts of India.

Is Yogi, not Modi, the BJP's future?

Is Yogi, not Modi, the BJP's future?

Rediff.com30 Jun 2021

Mr Modi and Mr Shah will need him if they want to win UP again in 2022 and India in 2024. This signals a Yogi Adityanath-sized change in BJP politics, even under Mr Modi, Shekhar Gupta.

'SP and BSP are all set for a tie-up in 2019'

'SP and BSP are all set for a tie-up in 2019'

Rediff.com16 Mar 2018

'It will be a grand alliance where they could get the Muslims, Dalits and Yadavs in one camp and pose a serious challenge to whatever the BJP might conjure up in the run-up to the 2019 election.'

Modi kicks off Jewar airport phase one at cost of Rs 10,050 cr

Modi kicks off Jewar airport phase one at cost of Rs 10,050 cr

Rediff.com25 Nov 2021

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday laid the foundation stone for the Noida International Airport at Jewar in Uttar Pradesh. It will be one of the largest aerodromes in Asia.

Several new faces to be part of second Yogi cabinet, may retain dy CM post

Several new faces to be part of second Yogi cabinet, may retain dy CM post

Rediff.com13 Mar 2022

For the post of deputy chief minister, the names of Swatantra Dev Singh, Baby Rani Maurya, Brijesh Pathak and Keshav Prasad Maurya are in talks.

'I have spent 500 days in jail'

'I have spent 500 days in jail'

Rediff.com22 Dec 2020

'An individual cannot fight the might of the State.'

COVID-19: Active cases increase to 3,87,987

COVID-19: Active cases increase to 3,87,987

Rediff.com12 Aug 2021

The death toll climbed to 4,29,669 with 490 fresh fatalities, the data updated at 8 am showed.

Nishad Party chief who eyed dy CM's post settles for MLC seat

Nishad Party chief who eyed dy CM's post settles for MLC seat

Rediff.com27 Sep 2021

Nishad party president Sanjay Nishad, who had demanded deputy chief minister post but settled with his nomination as an MLC, thanked the BJP on Monday and said his party will ensure the NDA's victory in next year's Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls.

Special EC officers to oversee counting in Varanasi, Meerut

Special EC officers to oversee counting in Varanasi, Meerut

Rediff.com9 Mar 2022

Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Delhi has been sent as a special officer to oversee the counting process in Meerut and Bihar's CEO to Varanasi.

SC refuses to review scrapping of Kafeel Khan's detention under NSA

SC refuses to review scrapping of Kafeel Khan's detention under NSA

Rediff.com17 Dec 2020

A bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde, which was hearing the Uttar Pradesh government's plea challenging the high court's September 1 verdict, said it is 'a good judgment'.

Covid vaccination: UP cancels Dec, Jan leaves of all medics

Covid vaccination: UP cancels Dec, Jan leaves of all medics

Rediff.com16 Dec 2020

A departmental notice dated December 15, 2020, stated that the cooperation of officers and employees of the directorate general will be needed during the proposed coronavirus vaccination.

The 8 losses that must worry these gents

The 8 losses that must worry these gents

Rediff.com1 Jun 2018

Within four years of winning a single party majority in the Lok Sabha with 282 seats -- the first time it has happened in 30 years -- the BJP has lost it.

UP: Oximeters, thermal scanners for cows in gaushalas

UP: Oximeters, thermal scanners for cows in gaushalas

Rediff.com6 May 2021

Amid the surge in coronavirus cases, the Uttar Pradesh government is providing oximeters and thermal scanners for cows housed in the state's 'gaushalas'.

Why migrants cycle hundreds of kms to reach home

Why migrants cycle hundreds of kms to reach home

Rediff.com12 May 2020

After five weeks of lockdown, migrant workers' patience ran out and so did the money, which forced them to leave Mumbai on bicycles.

No arrest as Lakhimpur accused are associated with BJP: Akhilesh

No arrest as Lakhimpur accused are associated with BJP: Akhilesh

Rediff.com7 Oct 2021

"Those named in the FIR should go to jail. The government should take immediate action and the matter should be probed by a sitting judge of the high court. There are videos clips, statements of eyewitnesses, the statement (of minister) in which he is threatening. As he (accused Ashish Mishra) is the son of the MoS, action has note been taken yet," he said.

Nishad Party quits SP-BSP alliance, may switch over to BJP

Nishad Party quits SP-BSP alliance, may switch over to BJP

Rediff.com29 Mar 2019

The Nishad Party is headed by Sanjay Nishad, the father of Pravin Nishad who had won the Gorakhpur parliamentary seat on an SP ticket in the 2018 by-polls.

Violence in Gorakhpur, curfew not to be lifted

Violence in Gorakhpur, curfew not to be lifted

Rediff.com30 Jan 2007

"It has been agreed that only a symbolic procession will be taken out," he said adding the priests also realised that the situation was "not normal".

UP govt gets SC notice over dropping of riot case against Yogi

UP govt gets SC notice over dropping of riot case against Yogi

Rediff.com20 Aug 2018

"Issue notice. Let a copy of the petition be served on the caveator. Counter affidavit be filed within four weeks hence. Rejoinder, if any, be filed within two weeks therefrom. List after six weeks," the bench said.

UP relaxes lockdown from June 1 except in 20 districts where active cases above 600

UP relaxes lockdown from June 1 except in 20 districts where active cases above 600

Rediff.com30 May 2021

The 20 districts where there would be no relaxation yet are Meerut, Lucknow, Saharanpur, Varanasi, Ghaziabad, Gorakhpur, Muzaffarnagar, Bareilly, Gautam Buddh Nagar, Bulandshahr, Jhansi, Prayagraj, Lakhimpur-Khiri, Sonbhadra, Jaunpur, Baghpat, Moradabad, Ghazipur, Bijnor and Deoria.

BJP wins big in UP local body polls, blow to Akhilesh

BJP wins big in UP local body polls, blow to Akhilesh

Rediff.com3 Jul 2021

The panchayat polls or those for district panchayat chiefs are not held on a party symbol but candidates enjoy the tacit support of various parties.

Union minister Manoj Sinha fractures arm in car accident

Union minister Manoj Sinha fractures arm in car accident

Rediff.com24 Dec 2016

He sustained a fracture in his left arm in the accident which took place around 7.15pm on the Tapti river bridge near Gorakhpur when he was coming from Barabanki, North Eastern Railway CPRO Sanjay Yadav said.

How BJP Won UP

How BJP Won UP

Rediff.com12 Mar 2022

The BJP campaign highlighted Yogi's persona as a tough-as-nails leader and an incorruptible man with no nest to feather; Modi's charisma which was turned on full blast in the penultimate phases; Amit Shah's ground work; a well-oiled party organisation, and the RSS's back-up.