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Follow security procedures for Maya, states told

Follow security procedures for Maya, states told

Rediff.com31 Jan 2008

Talking to reporters in Lucknow on the sidelines of a workshop for Pradesh Congress Committee members, Jaiswal said the UP government had complained that in certain states the laid down security procedures were not being followed for the protection of Mayawati.

UP MLA raped teen, framed her in theft case: Probe

UP MLA raped teen, framed her in theft case: Probe

Rediff.com11 Jan 2011

A preliminary inquiry by the Crime Branch-Crime Investigation Department into the Banda rape case has found that Bahujan Samaj Party legislator Purushottam Naresh Dwiwedi had raped the teenager and framed her in a false theft case, official sources said on Tuesday. "The CB-CID, which was asked to probe the matter by Chief Minister Mayawati, has completed a preliminary inquiry and is ready with its report," a senior official said.

Cong seeks action against BSP MLA accused of rape

Cong seeks action against BSP MLA accused of rape

Rediff.com31 Dec 2010

The Uttar Pradesh's Congress unit on Friday asked Chief Minister Mayawati to arrest a Bahujan Samaj Party member of Legislative Assembly and his associates for allegedly raping a girl belonging to the backward class and falsely implicating her in a theft case. "A most backward minor girl was raped by BSP MLA Purshottam Narain Dwivedi and his associates in Banda and she was later lodged in the jail on charges of stealing the legislator's licensed pistol and Rs 5000," said Cong

Did Modi Slip Up On Dynasty Politics?

Did Modi Slip Up On Dynasty Politics?

Rediff.com13 Oct 2023

The PM is seen as slipping up in confidence levels as aired by his 'exposure' of the BRS on a crucial issue as alliance negotiations, which is not done under normal circumstances, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.

HC reserves order in Taj corridor case

HC reserves order in Taj corridor case

Rediff.com20 Dec 2010

The Allahabad High Court reserved its order on three PILs, challenging dropping of proceedings against Chief Minister Mayawati and her cabinet colleague Naseemuddin Siddiqui in the Taj Corridor case.

SC pulls up EC over Mayawati, Adityanath's speeches

SC pulls up EC over Mayawati, Adityanath's speeches

Rediff.com16 Apr 2019

During the hearing, the bench asked the counsel for EC as to what action they have taken against Mayawati and Yogi Adityanath for alleged hate speeches.

UP was alerted of terrorist attack: Jaiswal

UP was alerted of terrorist attack: Jaiswal

Rediff.com25 Nov 2007

Uttar Pradesh was alerted about the possibility of terrorist attacks in public places, Minister of State for Home Sri Prakash Jaiswal said on Sunday.

Supreme Court refuses to halt Maya's statue drive

Supreme Court refuses to halt Maya's statue drive

Rediff.com10 Jul 2009

"If it has been approved by the government, this court cannot interfere," a bench headed by Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan said, when an application seeking to maintain the status quo on the works was mentioned before it.

Will Mayawati spring a surprise in UP polls?

Will Mayawati spring a surprise in UP polls?

Rediff.com15 Feb 2017

The BSP supremo is looking forward to the support of Dalits and Muslims to seize the throne in Lucknow, writes Amit Shankar.

Is another state reorganisation on cards?

Is another state reorganisation on cards?

Rediff.com12 Dec 2009

It is like shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted. The Telangana episode has triggered many other leaders to restart their chant for separate states

Review: Aarakshan doesn't deserve the hype

Review: Aarakshan doesn't deserve the hype

Rediff.com12 Aug 2011

The film is less about reservations and more about education.

The significance of the UP panchayat polls

The significance of the UP panchayat polls

Rediff.com27 Oct 2010

About three months back when Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati announced the government's decision to hold state panchayat elections without political parties, it was pretty evident that something big was cooking on her mind.

Another UP minister under Lokayukta scanner

Another UP minister under Lokayukta scanner

Rediff.com1 Nov 2011

Another cabinet minister of the Mayawati government has come under the scanner of the Uttar Pradesh Lokayukta for alleged misuse of office.

UP scribes demand Bukhari's arrest

UP scribes demand Bukhari's arrest

Rediff.com15 Oct 2010

Journalists from Uttar Pradesh have urged Chief Minister Mayawati to take stringent action and arrest the Shahi Imam of the Delhi's Jama Masjid, Maulana Syed Ahmed Bukhari, for assaulting a scribe at a press conference convened by him on Thursday in Lucknow.

Sonia's Rae Bareli seethes over land cancellation

Sonia's Rae Bareli seethes over land cancellation

Rediff.com13 Oct 2008

The withdrawal of land for the proposed rail coach factory in All India Congress Committee chairperson Sonia Gandhi's parliamentary constituency on Monday elicited strong resentment among people against the Uttar Pradesh government.

Maya-jaal! Ex-UP CM went from 11 cr to 111 cr in 8 years

Maya-jaal! Ex-UP CM went from 11 cr to 111 cr in 8 years

Rediff.com15 Mar 2012

From Rs 11.35 crore in 2004 to Rs 87.27 crore in 2010 and now Rs 111.64 crore -- this is by and large the story of former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati. Her affidavit which was filed before the Lok Sabha on Tuesday shows a phenomenal rise in her assets; and for the 58 months that she ruled as the chief minister her assets went up by nearly Rs 59 crore, reports Vicky Nanjappa.

Maya to launch drive to check women's atrocities

Maya to launch drive to check women's atrocities

Rediff.com27 Jun 2011

Under attack for spurt in crime against women in Uttar Pradesh, the state government on Monday said it will launch a special one-month-long drive on July 1 to check atrocities against women.

Maya to support separate Telangana in Parliament

Maya to support separate Telangana in Parliament

Rediff.com25 Jun 2011

The Bahujan Samaj Party will support the bill for creation of a separate Telangana state if it was introduced in the Parliament, the party supremo and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, Mayawati, said in Hyderabad on Saturday.

UP frames 'India's best' land acquisition policy

UP frames 'India's best' land acquisition policy

Rediff.com3 Sep 2010

With a view to containing the crisis arising due to the on-going farmers' agitation in western Uttar Pradesh, Chief Minister Mayawati on Friday chalked out a new farmer-friendly course.

Aligarh farmers' protest is in disarray

Aligarh farmers' protest is in disarray

Rediff.com17 Aug 2010

Even after Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati's special envoy Shashank Shekhar Singh struck a midnight deal with protesting farmers in Aligarh, sharp divisions have developed among the agitators on the issue of enhanced compensation for their land acquired to build the Noida-Agra Yamuna expressway.

Delhi kisi ke baap ki nahi hain: Ramdev

Delhi kisi ke baap ki nahi hain: Ramdev

Rediff.com5 Jun 2011

Taking on the United Progressive Alliance government, which had forced him to leave Delhi in the wee hours of Sunday morning, Baba Ramdev said, "Sarkaar vikaas nahi, Ramdev ka vinaash chahti hain (The government doesn't want development; it wants the destruction of Ramdev).

RSS chief under attack for 'Hindustan' comment

RSS chief under attack for 'Hindustan' comment

Rediff.com11 Aug 2014

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat on Monday came in for flak from non-Bharatiya Janata Party parties for his suggestion that all Hindustanis are Hindus with many leaders wondering if he has read the Constitution and really believes in it.

Mulayam's apology a gimmick, says Maya

Mulayam's apology a gimmick, says Maya

Rediff.com15 Jul 2010

Reacting to Samajwadi Party leader Mulayam Singh Yadav's apology to Muslims for tying up with those responsible for Babri demolition, his political rivals on Thursday termed it opportunism and a gimmick to gain mileage ahead of the next assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh.

UP: 1.5 lakh voters will BOYCOTT polls this time

UP: 1.5 lakh voters will BOYCOTT polls this time

Rediff.com27 Jan 2012

In the name of development, Chief Minister Mayawati can only boast of statues of herself or Dalit icons across Uttar Pradesh, but the common man in the state who is yet to savour the pleasure of having basic civic amenities, will most naturally think for whom he or she should vote for, or may even opt for a total Bahujan Samaj Party poll boycott.

SP leaders accuse Maya of giving them the 'itch'

SP leaders accuse Maya of giving them the 'itch'

Rediff.com8 Jul 2010

Samajwadi Party on Thursday accused the Uttar Pradesh government of using dirty drain water to disperse protesting SP workers during the Bharat bandh on Monday.

Maya woos Punjab voters in the name of Kanshi Ram

Maya woos Punjab voters in the name of Kanshi Ram

Rediff.com21 Jan 2012

Wooing voters in the name of late Kanshi Ram who hailed from Punjab, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati on Saturday asked the electorate to give the Bahujan Samaj Party a chance to fulfil the party founder's dream to have a government in his native state.

Maya hits back at 'the Prince of Congress'

Maya hits back at 'the Prince of Congress'

Rediff.com18 Jul 2009

A day after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi dubbed her government as 'non-operational', Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati on Saturday hit back accusing the United Progressive Alliance government of being responsible for the state's dismal power scenario and released a "white paper" on the issue.

Maya says 'sharm karo' protest not against Rahul

Maya says 'sharm karo' protest not against Rahul

Rediff.com19 Jun 2009

In an obvious afterthought, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati on Friday was at pains to dispel the common impression that the statewide protest demonstrations organised to mark the day as "sharm karo" (feel ashamed) day had anything to do with the Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi's birthday.

Mahatma Gandhi and Rahul: Maya's latest targets

Mahatma Gandhi and Rahul: Maya's latest targets

Rediff.com13 Jun 2009

Apparently Mahatma Gandhi's goodwill with 'untouchables' of those days and All India Congress Committee General Secreatary Rahul Gandhi's attempts to reach out to dalits continues to bug Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati, to whom both seem absolutely unpalatable.

India's biggest real estate miracle is unfolding here!

India's biggest real estate miracle is unfolding here!

Rediff.com14 Mar 2011

Statistics from PropEquity, a firm that compiles and analyses real estate data across India, show that by 2014, Noida will have 190,123 new houses and apartments -- almost 40,000 more than what Gurgaon, Navi Mumbai, Gachibowli (Hyderabad) and Hinjewadi (Pune) collectively offer.

No big bash as Maya completes 3 years in office

No big bash as Maya completes 3 years in office

Rediff.com13 May 2010

Even as Bahujan Samaj Party president and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati will complete three years in office on Thursday, the usual anniversary bash would be missing this time. "There is no celebration planned for the day", a senior official of her personal secretariat told mediapersons in Lucknow.

I didn't marry for the sake of helping the downtrodden: Maya

I didn't marry for the sake of helping the downtrodden: Maya

Rediff.com27 Nov 2011

In what was seen as a desperate emotional appeal to hold her stock together, Bahujan Samaj Party supremo and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati said in Lucknow on Sunday that she chose to remain single because she did not want to lose focus from her devotion to the cause of dalits and other downtrodden castes.

Rahul Gandhi steals the show in Ambedkarnagar

Rahul Gandhi steals the show in Ambedkarnagar

Rediff.com15 Apr 2010

If sheer attendance at their respective rallies were to be the criterion, Rahul Gandhi clearly stole the show over the Bahujan Samaj Party in Ambedkarnagar.

Tikait surrenders before court, granted bail

Tikait surrenders before court, granted bail

Rediff.com2 Apr 2008

BKU leader Mahendra Singh Tikait, accused of making casteist remarks against Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati, was granted bail after he surrendered in the district court in Bijnore. Tikait, whose arrest attempt by police had sparked violence in Sisauli, the headquarters of the BKU on Monday, later regretted his comments and said it was a slip of tongue.

Remarks against Maya: Villagers clash with cops

Remarks against Maya: Villagers clash with cops

Rediff.com31 Mar 2008

Tension prevailed in Sisoli village in Muzaffarnagar district of Uttar Pradesh after supporters of Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Mahender Singh Tikait clashed with police trying to arrest him for allegedly making derogatory remarks against state Chief Minister Mayawati, leaving a dozen policemen injured. Uttar Pradesh government has sounded an alert in all the districts of Western Uttar Pradesh and paramilitary forces rushed to the area to avoid any untoward incident.

CD case: UP govt recommends CBI inquiry

CD case: UP govt recommends CBI inquiry

Rediff.com12 Mar 2008

A day after opposition members disrupted assembly proceedings over a CD allegedly containing objectionable references towards the characters in the epics Ramayana and Mahabharata, the Uttar Pradesh government on Wednesday recommended a CBI inquiry into the matter.

Mulayam manhandled in a bid to unveil statue

Mulayam manhandled in a bid to unveil statue

Rediff.com23 Mar 2010

Samajwadi Party president Mulayam Singh Yadav was on Tuesday not allowed to unveil the statue of Ram Manohar Lohia in Lucknow following which he had a scuffle with the police personnel.

US Ambassador bats for nuke liability bill

US Ambassador bats for nuke liability bill

Rediff.com17 Mar 2010

Roemer also said that the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Bill, 2010 would benefit both US and India."The passing of the bill by the Indian parliament would mean a win-win situation for both the countries", he said, while adding, "generating employment as well as giving India abundant clean energy." He said, "I am sure it is a very good story for both the countries."

UP: 13 killed as bus plunges into river

UP: 13 killed as bus plunges into river

Rediff.com15 Jan 2011

Thirteen people were killed on Saturday and eight others injured when a bus fell into a river near Kalikadham village near Varanasi, said the police. The bus carrying 21 passengers plunged into Varuna River after hitting the railing along the river, District Collector Ravindra said.Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati has announced an ex-gratia of Rs one lakh to the kin of each of those killed. She also announced free treatment for the injured in the mishap.

Tainted UP MLA finally arrested over rape charges

Tainted UP MLA finally arrested over rape charges

Rediff.com13 Jan 2011

Ruling Bahujan Samaj Party MLA Purshottam Naresh Dwivedi, charged of raping a minor OBC girl in his constituency, was finally arrested in Banda, about 180 km from Lucknow, on Thursday evening.