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Everything you need to know about Basti Dei: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more

Everything you need to know about Basti Dei: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more

Sushma's remark reflects BJP frustration over possible Gujarat poll loss: Jagdambika Pal

December 2, 2012 at 4:59 PM

Basti (Uttar Pradesh), Dec. 2 (ANI): Congress leader Jagdambika Pal on Sunday took a jibe at Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sushma Swaraj over her advocating Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi as a powerful contender for Prime Minster, saying that BJP leaders are making such statements out of frustration that the party and Modi might not win the assembly elections to be held later this month.

Night shelters are fully functional for homeless persons in Delhi:CM

December 1, 2012 at 5:31 PM

Delhi Chief Minister. Sheila Dikshit has stated that, in all 150 night shelters are fully functional across Delhi to provide shelter to the homeless persons during winter season. Dikshit while taking stock of the functioning of night shelters, instructed the DUSIB to upgrade night shelters, wherever necessary, to ensure a comfortable stay in the shelters

National Culture Fund, HUDCO ink heritage pact

October 18, 2012 at 8:30 PM

New Delhi, Oct 18 (IANS) The National Culture Fund and HUDCO Thursday inked an agreement to create a website on heritage and disaster management, upgrade museums, improve amenities at heritage sites and restore old buildings, an official release said.

Floods return to Basti, civic life thrown out of gear

September 19, 2012 at 7:01 PM

Basti (Uttar Pradesh), Sept 19 (ANI): Incessant rains over the past two to three days have resulted in fresh wave of floods here, as river Ghagra, flowing above the danger mark, has submerged important offices and police stations.

Nizamuddin Basti: Centuries-old Delhi urban sprawl lives in secular harmony (Feature)

June 28, 2012 at 2:12 PM

New Delhi, June 28 (IANS) As the summer heat settles on Hazrat Nizamuddin Basti every morning, the 700-year-old urban sprawl in south Delhi comes to life blurring the boundary between the past and present. It is a strange cluster of old Mughal buildings, archaeological relics and new concrete homes that exist in secular harmony in the Indian capital.

Teacher shot dead in Uttar Pradesh

May 7, 2012 at 3:02 PM

Lucknow, May 7 (IANS) In a sensational daylight killing in Uttar Pradesh, a teacher was shot dead in Basti district Monday when he was going to an education centre to evaluate answer sheets, police said.

Gunfire in Meerut jail as cops, inmates clash, 11 hurt

April 18, 2012 at 7:17 PM

Meerut (Uttar Pradesh), April 18 (IANS) Rioting broke out at the district jail here Wednesday with prisoners pelting stones at policemen and jail staff and the security forces resorting to gunfire, injuring at least 11 people, to thwart the virtual jail-break attempt, officials in Lucknow said. However, district officials here put the figure of those wounded at 150.

Gunfire in Meerut jail as cops, inmates clash

April 18, 2012 at 11:17 AM

Meerut (Uttar Pradesh), April 18 (IANS) Rioting broke out at the district jail here Wednesday with prisoners pelting stones at policemen and jail staff and forces resorting to gunfire, injuring two people, officials said. The exact reason behind the violence was yet to be ascertained.

Row over door leads to death

April 5, 2012 at 5:28 PM

Bhopal, April 5 (IANS) A man Madhya Pradesh Thursday shot dead a neighbour for opposing the construction of a house whose door opened towards the latter's home, police said Thursday.

Prisoners clash with Mau jail authorities in Uttar Pradesh

March 21, 2012 at 9:26 PM

Mau, Mar 21 (ANI): Irked by the death of an undertrial, the inmates of a prison at Mau in Uttar Pradesh turned violent and clashed with jail authorities on Wednesday.

Prisoners clash with Mau jail authorities in Uttar Pradesh

March 21, 2012 at 3:49 PM

Mau, Mar 21 (ANI): Irked by the death of an undertrial, the inmates of a prison at Mau in Uttar Pradesh turned violent and clashed with jail authorities on Wednesday.

Candidate shuns luxury, campaigns on buffalo in poll bound Uttar Pradesh

January 26, 2012 at 12:10 PM

Basti (Uttar Pradesh), Jan.26 (ANI): Stirred by poverty in villages and rising fuel prices, a candidate has decided shun the use of costly vehicles and is seeking votes by riding a buffalo in the Basti Sadar assembly constituency of Uttar Pradesh, which goes to polls next month.

Congress activists honour Sibal

December 19, 2011 at 12:00 PM

The congress activists of Shakoor Basti assembly constituency on Sunday evening honoured Union Telecom and Human Resource Minister Kapil Sibal at Jhang Bhawan.....

Govt. plans to connect 2,50,000 villages to NKN: Sibal

December 18, 2011 at 6:00 PM

The Indian government is planning to connect over 2,50,000 villages under National Knowledge Network (NKN) within next two to three years.....

Germany grants ?150,000 for conservation of Chausath Khambha in Nizamuddin

April 13, 2011 at 5:17 PM

New Delhi, Apr. 13 (ANI): To support the conservation and restoration of a 16th century Mughal-era tomb in New Delhi, Germany has signed an agreement with the Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC) today.

Families of Indians stranded in Libya fear for their safety

March 25, 2011 at 4:49 PM

Basti (Uttar Pradesh), Mar.25 (ANI): As air strikes increase in strife-torn Libya, the families of Indian nationals stranded in the country fear for their safety.

Flood situation continues to be grim in Uttar Pradesh

October 13, 2009 at 12:57 PM

Basti (UP), Oct 13 (ANI): Flood situation remained grim in Uttar Pradesh, as a couple of major rivers continued to swell inundating the regions through which they flow.

Elephant triggers panic in Uttar Pradesh

March 17, 2009 at 2:00 PM

Lucknow, March 17 (IANS) An elephant has triggered panic in an Uttar Pradesh village after killing two people and injuring four in the last 10 days, an official said Tuesday.

BJP announces four candidates for Uttar Pradesh

March 10, 2009 at 8:00 AM

New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Monday night declared candidates for four Uttar Pradesh constituencies for the Lok Sabha polls.

Quaint melody - young musicians play for street children (Feature)

January 10, 2009 at 10:49 AM

New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) Adheer Ghosh, 20, is very busy like many other Delhi University students who are juggling daylong extra-curricular activities in addition to academics. But there is a distinction in this young guitarist's weekly schedule - a two-hour session when he conducts music workshops for street kids at Shastri Nagar in north Delhi.

Relatives mourn death of Mumbai terrorist victims in Basti, Uttar Pradesh

December 1, 2008 at 10:27 AM

Basti (Uttar Pradesh), Dec.1 (ANI): Families of the victims killed in the Mumbai terror attack are mourning the loss of their loved ones.

Relatives mourn death of their loved ones in Mumbai terror attack

November 30, 2008 at 6:23 PM

Basti (U.P.), Nov 30 (ANI): With 60 hours of terror coming to an end after a tough battle between the National Security Guards (NSG) commandos and the terrorists, bereavement of those 195 innocents killed in the attacks has overwhelmed the country.

Relatives mourn death of their loved ones in Mumbai terror attack

November 30, 2008 at 6:23 PM

Basti (U.P.), Nov 30 (ANI): With 60 hours of terror coming to an end after a tough battle between the National Security Guards (NSG) commandos and the terrorists, bereavement of those 195 innocents killed in the attacks has overwhelmed the country.

Relatives mourn death of their loved ones in Mumbai terror attack

November 30, 2008 at 6:23 PM

Basti (U.P.), Nov 30 (ANI): With 60 hours of terror coming to an end after a tough battle between the National Security Guards (NSG) commandos and the terrorists, bereavement of those 195 innocents killed in the attacks has overwhelmed the country.

Five killed as shell bursts in Meerut scrap heap

November 8, 2008 at 5:18 PM

Lucknow, Nov 8 (IANS) At least five people were killed and seven injured in a blast in a scrap heap in Meerut, western Uttar Pradesh, Saturday afternoon. The police suspected a live shell that ragpickers had picked up from Meerut Cantonment had burst.

Four killed in Uttar Pradesh road accident

October 11, 2008 at 4:05 PM

Lucknow, Oct 11 (IANS) Four people were killed and 15 critically injured when a tractor-driven trolley in which they were travelling overturned in Uttar Pradesh's Basti district, the police said.

Flood situation remains grim in UP

January 1, 2008 at 12:00 AM

Basti (Uttar Pradesh), Sept 26 (ANI): The release of more water from barrages in Nepal coupled with continuous downpour has compounded the already grim flood-situation in Basti in Gorakhpur District of Uttar Pradesh.