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Amid lobbying, it's SP rebels vs BJP loyalists in race for tickets

Lucknow, Aug. 25 -- Samajwadi Party rebels and Bharatiya Janata Party loyalists are lobbying for the BJP ticket for seven assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh where elections are due early next year. Won b... Read More


BJP should clarify its stand on quota: Cong leader

LUCKNOW, Aug. 25 -- Targeting the BJP government over reservation, Rajendra Pal Gautam, All India Congress Committee (AICC) in-charge for Uttar Pradesh, on Monday said the ruling party should clarify ... Read More


Pathak asks health dept to stay prepared

LUCKNOW, Aug. 25 -- Deputy chief minister Brajesh Pathak on Monday directed officials of the health department to strengthen the surveillance system and improve preparedness, in the wake of a swine fl... Read More


Resilience, sovereignty take centre stage at BRICS Academic Forum

LUCKNOW, Aug. 25 -- The 18th BRICS Academic Forum organised at Lucknow University on Monday saw experts from academia and policymakers from BRICS nations emphasising the importance of upholding sovere... Read More


Heavy rush at Lord Shiva templesacross UP on last Sawan Monday

VARANASI/PRAYAGRAJ, Aug. 25 -- Thousands of devotees thronged prominent Shiva temples in Varanasi, Prayagraj, Mathura, Barabanki and other districts of the state on the last Monday of the Sawan month,... Read More


'Fish feast' in Ayodhya triggerspolitical row; BJP, Cong trade barbs

LUCKNOW, Aug. 25 -- A reported fish feast at a gathering attended by Congress leaders in Ayodhya has led to a war of words as the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, its allies and the Opposition traded ba... Read More


HC pulls up UP housing agency over delay in compliance with order

LUCKNOW, Aug. 25 -- The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court on Monday came down heavily on the state housing agency, UP Awas Evam Vikas Parishad, for delaying compliance with an order of the UP ... Read More


HC rejects bail plea of Atiq's eldest son

PRAYAGRAJ, Aug. 25 -- The Allahabad high court on Monday rejected the bail application of Mohammad Umar, eldest son of slain gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed, in a case involving demands for mone... Read More


UP FSDA targets proxy owners in fresh crackdown on illegal drug trade

LUCKNOW, Aug. 25 -- Following back-to-back seizures of counterfeit and illegally stored medicines in recent months, Uttar Pradesh has tightened its drug enforcement with new Standard Operating Procedu... Read More


Mahana stresses dignity of legislature, caution on social media

LUCKNOW, Aug. 25 -- Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly Speaker Satish Mahana on Monday said the legislature is one of the most important institutions of democracy and maintaining its dignity is the co... Read More