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

Bus mows down four in UP

May 16, 2013 at 1:34 PM

Lucknow, May 16 (IANS) Four people were killed and four others injured in Uttar Pradesh's Barabanki town Thursday when a speeding state roadways bus rammed into an auto-rickshaw packed with devotees on their way to the Deva Shareef shrine.

Oil factory damaged after fire in Hapur

May 10, 2013 at 1:18 PM

Hapur, May 10 (ANI): A fire broke out at an oil factory in Uttar Pradesh's Hapur District on Friday morning.

Himachal allows Reliance to set up cement unit

May 8, 2013 at 9:04 PM

Shimla, May 8 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh government Wednesday issued show cause notice to four cement makers for delaying commissioning of five plants but gave permission to Reliance to set up a new unit, an official said here.

32 killed as bus falls into river in Himachal

May 8, 2013 at 8:00 PM

Kullu (Himachal Pradesh), May 8 (IANS) Thirty-two people were killed and 13 others injured Wednesday when an overcrowded bus skidded off a road and plunged into the Beas river, officials said.

Two thieves lynched in UP

April 27, 2013 at 1:32 PM

Lucknow, April 27 (IANS) A mob of villagers early Saturday lynched two thieves in Uttar Pradesh's Hapur district, police said.

Himachal seeks central help to curb drug menace

April 15, 2013 at 6:36 PM

New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Monday sought central assistance in curbing cannabis and opium cultivation in Kullu, Mandi, Chamba and Shimla districts.

Robbery accused shot dead in UP court, lawyer hurt

April 2, 2013 at 8:04 PM

Panchsheel Nagar (Hapur), April 2 (IANS) An undertrial facing charges in a Rs.10-lakh bank robbery was Tuesday shot dead and a lawyer injured when four assailants opened fire in a court complex in Uttar Pradesh as part of a gang war, police said.

Undertrial shot dead in UP court, lawyer injured

April 2, 2013 at 3:24 PM

Lucknow, April 2 (IANS) An undertrial was shot dead and a lawyer was injured when unidentified assailants opened fire at them in the Hapur court complex Tuesday, police said.

Woman sold for Rs.50,000 in Ghaziabad

March 11, 2013 at 10:03 PM

Ghaziabad, March 11 (IANS) A woman was sold for Rs.50,000 by three men and a woman here, police said Monday.

Sukh Ram's son inducted into Himachal cabinet

March 2, 2013 at 2:43 PM

Shimla, Mar 2 (IANS) The two-month-old Congress government in Himachal Pradesh was expanded Saturday with the induction of Former telecom minister Sukh Ram's son Anil Sharma into the cabinet.

Mock 'quake' shakes Shimla

February 13, 2013 at 1:29 PM

Shimla, Feb 13 (IANS) At 10.30 a.m. Wednesday, the Himachal Pradesh capital was roused to action as hooters blared, announcing an earthquake. Residents scurried even though the quake could not quite be felt.

Akhilesh transfers 116 senior officials

February 10, 2013 at 10:03 AM

Lucknow, Feb 10 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav Saturday midnight undertook a major rejig of the state bureaucracy, transferring 56 Indian Administrative Service (IAS) and 60 Indian Police Service (IPS) officials.

ISKCON's 'Ratha Yatra' to be telecast live worldwide

February 1, 2013 at 5:58 PM

Gurgaon, Feb 1 (IANS) For the first time, the 'Ratha Yatra' of Lord Jagannath, Balbhadra and Subhadra taken out here by the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) will be telecast live worldwide, the organisers said Friday.

Sanitation worker murdered in Delhi

January 28, 2013 at 9:29 PM

New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) A 20-year-old sanitation worker, who was reported missing from his house since Jan 12, was found dead here, police said Monday.

Mansa Ram is Himachal's pro-tem speaker

January 2, 2013 at 3:59 PM

Shimla, Jan 2 (IANS) Senior Congress leader and former minister Mansa Ram Wednesday took oath as pro-tem speaker of the Himachal Pradesh state assembly.

Five arrested in Punjab for putting up Khalistan posters

December 31, 2012 at 10:53 PM

Chandigarh, Dec 31 (IANS) Five people were arrested for pasting pro-Khalistan posters in Mansa district in south-west Punjab, a senior police officer said.

Sachin Pilot's uncle dies of wounds inflicted by robbers

November 15, 2012 at 4:58 PM

Ghaziabad, Nov 15 (IANS) Ashok Kasana (60), uncle of union minister Sachin Pilot, who sustained injuries a month ago when two men attempting robbery shot him at his home in Hapur, died at a hospital in Gurgaon Thursday.

MIM warns government over communal violence

November 5, 2012 at 4:15 PM

Hyderabad, Nov 5 (IANS) Voicing concern over increasing incidents of communal violence and inaction of the Congress government in Andhra Pradesh, the Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) Monday warned that it would not hesitate to go against the government.

Illegal pistol for Rs.2,000, supplier held

October 23, 2012 at 7:59 PM

New Delhi, Oct 23 (IANS) A 55-year-old man from Uttar Pradesh was arrested here for his involvement in supply of home-made pistols which cost Rs.2,000 apiece, police said Tuesday.

Sachin Pilot's uncle shot in UP

October 16, 2012 at 7:24 PM

Hapur/Lucknow, Oct 16 (IANS) An uncle of union minister Sachin Pilot was Tuesday shot at in Uttar Pradesh's Hapur town, leaving him critically injured, police said.

Sachin Pilot's uncle shot in UP

October 16, 2012 at 5:56 PM

Hapur (Uttar Pradesh), Oct 16 (IANS) An uncle of union minister Sachin Pilot was Tuesday shot at in Uttar Pradesh's Hapur town, leaving him critically injured and on life support, police said.

Indian Air Force gears up to celebrate 80th anniversary

October 4, 2012 at 1:50 PM

Agra, Oct 4 (ANI): Ahead of the 80th Air Force Day, to be celebrated on October 8, officers and airmen of the Indian Air Force (IAF) enthusiastically participated in rehearsals of various exercises here.

BSP workers protest over statue vandalisation

July 26, 2012 at 8:26 PM

Ghaziabad/Noida, July 26 (IANS) Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) activists blocked traffic movement in Ghaziabad and Noida in protest against the vandalisation of their party leader Mayawati's statue in Lucknow.

Eight IAS officials transferred in UP

July 19, 2012 at 10:56 PM

Lucknow, July 19 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government transferred eight senior Indian Administrative Service (IAS) late Thursday, including two divisional commissioners.

Men in khaki leave UP government red-faced

July 14, 2012 at 3:52 PM

Lucknow, July 14 (IANS) Voted to power on promises of bringing Uttar Pradesh's crime graph under control, the Akhilesh Yadav's Samajwadi Party (SP) government now has a new headache -- the police.

Eight suspected Taiwanese arrested in Himachal

June 13, 2012 at 6:15 PM

Shimla/New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) Eight foreigners, suspected to be Taiwanese, who have been arrested for illegally staying in Himachal Pradesh, were sent to three days police custody by a local court Wednesday. Police had previously described them as Chinese nationals

Police interrogates arrested Chinese nationals

June 13, 2012 at 5:35 PM

Mandi/ Shimla, June 13 (ANI): Police in Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, on Wednesday interrogated the eight Chinese nationals arrested earlier in the day for violation of visa and work laws.

Six hurt in 15 blasts across Pakistan province

May 2, 2012 at 10:58 AM

Islamabad, May 2 (IANS) At least six people were injured in 15 blasts across Pakistan's Sindh province Wednesday, a media report said.

UP Police issued notice over woman's death

April 30, 2012 at 9:46 PM

New Delhi, April 30 (IANS)) The National Human Rights Commission Monday issued notice to the Uttar Pradesh Police for remaining a meek spectator to the death of an old woman's death, hit by a vehicle in the state's Hapur district.

Infant buried on tantrik's advice, survives

April 14, 2012 at 9:31 PM

Hapur (Uttar Pradesh), April 14 (IANS) A nine-day-old child was buried alive by his parents in Hapur on the advice of an occult practitioner. The incident came to light Saturday when local residents informed the police after noticing the parents going to the burial site to check the progress of the child.

Sonia Gandhi accuses BSP for misusing central funds

February 27, 2012 at 8:55 PM

Saharanpur/ Hapur, Feb 27 (ANI): Congress President Sonia Gandhi has accused the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) for improper use of funds sent by the Central Government for the development of Uttar Pradesh.

Sonia Gandhi accuses BSP for misusing central funds

February 27, 2012 at 12:39 PM

Saharanpur/ Hapur, Feb 27 (ANI): Congress President Sonia Gandhi has accused the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) for improper use of funds sent by the Central Government for the development of Uttar Pradesh.

Mayawati blames UPA Government for surge in inflation

February 24, 2012 at 10:07 PM

Hapur, Feb 23 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati has blamed the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government for surging inflation.

Mayawati blames UPA Government for surge in inflation

February 24, 2012 at 11:51 AM

Hapur, Feb 23 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati has blamed the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government for surging inflation.

Congress joins forces with Bollywood to lure voters in UP

February 17, 2012 at 7:39 PM

Hapur, Feb 17 (ANI): Congress leader Rajeev Shukla hit the campaign trail in Uttar Pradesh with Bollywood actress Raveena Tandon in a bid to garner votes.

Congress joins forces with Bollywood to lure voters in UP

February 17, 2012 at 1:54 PM

Hapur, Feb 17 (ANI): Congress leader Rajeev Shukla hit the campaign trail in Uttar Pradesh with Bollywood actress Raveena Tandon in a bid to garner votes.

HRW blasts govt. for letting 'law of its own' ISI remain beyond reach of Pak criminal justice system

January 31, 2012 at 8:53 PM

Islamabad, Jan 31 (ANI): Human Rights Watch (HRW) has expressed concern over a judicial inquiry of a commission into the killing of journalist Saleem Shahzad, indicating that it overlooked the alleged role of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) in the conspiracy.

HRW blasts govt. for letting 'law of its own' ISI remain beyond reach of Pak criminal justice system

January 31, 2012 at 3:56 PM

Islamabad, Jan 31 (ANI): Human Rights Watch (HRW) has expressed concern over a judicial inquiry of a commission into the killing of journalist Saleem Shahzad, indicating that it overlooked the alleged role of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) in the conspiracy.

Pak commission probing Saleem Shahzad murder case quizzes ISI high-ups

October 6, 2011 at 3:38 PM

Islamabad, Oct 6(ANI): The Pakistani judicial commission investigating the Saleem Shahzad murder case has questioned the high-ups of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) regarding the matter, according to a news report.

Pak scribe murder probe fails to provide answers at end of deadline

August 6, 2011 at 7:54 PM

Lahore, Aug 6 (ANI): A judicial commission formed to probe the murder of Pakistan scribe Saleem Shehzad has failed draw any conclusion at the end of its six -week deadline.

Pak journalists walking razor's edge between militants, intelligence agencies

June 7, 2011 at 1:09 PM

Islamabad, June 7(ANI): Pakistani journalists often walk a razor's edge as they report on the country's cauldron of Islamic militant groups, its shadowy government intelligence agencies and, at times, the link between the two.

Illegal mining in Himachal Pradesh threatening Himalayan ecology

August 12, 2010 at 3:25 PM

Kullu, Aug 12 (ANI): Private miners in the Kullu district of Himachal Pradesh are exploiting the area's rich mines in the absence of any regulation by the state government, and this is threatening Himalayan ecology and environment.

Farmers urge Punjab Government to buy their cotton product

September 30, 2009 at 6:49 PM

Abohar (Punjab), Sep 30 (ANI): Farmers in the Abohar region of Punjab are demanding that the State Government buy their cotton produce.

Old building on fire in Poonch

September 7, 2009 at 12:41 PM

Poonch (J-K), Sep 7 (ANI): Property worth millions was destroyed in a fire, which broke out in an old building and later engulfed adjoining houses in Bhla Poorian village in Poonch district.

Bike snatcher gunned down

May 19, 2009 at 7:44 PM

Ghaziabad, May 19 (IANS) Police Tuesday shot dead one of the two men who had snatched a farmer's motorcycle in Hapur town of Ghaziabad district, after they opened fire at the police,

Spotlight on Mandi, Hamirpur (Poll curtainraiser - Himachal Pradesh)

May 12, 2009 at 10:10 AM

Shimla, May 12 (IANS) As Himachal Pradesh goes to the polls for its four parliamentary seats Wednesday, all eyes are on the Hamirpur and Mandi constituencies. While Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal's son Anurag Thakur is contesting as a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate in Hamirpur, the Congress has fielded former chief minister Virbhadra Singh in Mandi.

Rahul, Modi to address rallies in Himachal

May 10, 2009 at 9:13 PM

Shimla, May 10 (IANS) Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Narendra Modi will address election rallies in Himachal Pradesh Monday - the last day of the campaigning.

Himachal's 'Raja Saab' has much at stake

May 10, 2009 at 10:57 AM

Shimla, May 10 (IANS) He is 74 and is contesting parliamentary polls after three decades. Veteran Congress leader and five-time former chief minister of Himachal Pradesh Virbhadra Singh, popularly known as Raja Saab because of his royal antecedents, has a lot at stake.

Treading up the Himalayas, spending a night out - to vote

May 10, 2009 at 10:51 AM

Shimla, May 10 (IANS) They have to trudge miles of rugged, cold and inhospitable Himalayan terrain before they cast their vote, sometimes spending a chilly night at the polling station. Yet voters in the tribal belt of Kinnaur in Himachal Pradesh have done so year after year with gusto.

The seven avatars that shaped Michelle Obama's image in first 100 days

April 29, 2009 at 1:26 PM

Washington, Apr 29 (ANI): Ever since Michelle Obama became the First Lady of US, she has been noticed for the many different activities she has taken up, right up to the kitchen garden at the White House.

Kins turn electoral foes in Himachal Pradesh

April 28, 2009 at 9:54 AM

Shimla, April 28 (IANS) Two brothers from the erstwhile Kullu royal family are crossing swords in an electoral battle in the Lok Sabha elections in Himachal Pradesh.

Dhumal will have to ensure BJP victory, not just son's

April 26, 2009 at 10:41 AM

Shimla, April 26 (IANS) As the political heat generated by the parliamentary elections grows in the cool environs of Himachal Pradesh, Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal will have to ensure that not only his son but also the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) wins.

Shabana puts on 25 kg for Gurinder Chaddha's movie

April 25, 2009 at 10:22 AM

Mumbai, April 25 (IANS) She had shaved her head for Deepa Mehta's 'Water' though she wasn't in the final film that released, and had put on a lot of weight to look like a madame in a brothel for Shyam Benegal's 'Mandi'. Now veteran actress Shabana Azmi has once again put on 25 kg for Gurinder Chaddha's 'It's A Wonderful Afterlife'.

Multimillionaire ex Himachal chief minister doesn't own car

April 23, 2009 at 6:50 PM

Shimla, April 23 (IANS) Congress leader and five-time Himachal Pradesh chief minister Virbhadra Singh has total assets worth over Rs.20.5 crore (Rs.205 million) -- and the multimillionaire politician doesn't own a car.

Man crushed to death by Blueline bus

April 21, 2009 at 8:15 PM

New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) A 38-year-old man was crushed under the wheels of a private-run Blueline bus in the capital, police said Tuesday.

Man held in Delhi for triple murder

April 13, 2009 at 8:06 PM

New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) A 40-year-old man wanted for alleged triple murder in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, has been arrested from the national capital, police said Monday.

Royal descendants to battle it out in Himachal's Mandi

March 27, 2009 at 2:52 PM

Mandi (Himachal Pradesh), March 27 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh's Mandi constituency is set to witness a battle royale in the coming Lok Sabha elections with two candidates from erstwhile princely families crossing swords.

Schoolgirl killed, four others injured in auto-bus crash

March 20, 2009 at 7:17 PM

Ghaziabad, March 20 (IANS) An 18-year-old girl was killed and four of her classmates were injured when the autorickshaw they were riding in was hit by a private bus coming from the opposite direction Friday, the police said.

PM's presence at AIIMS stirs curiosity among patients

January 24, 2009 at 3:05 PM

New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) Fifty-year-old Shah Bano, a regular patient at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), was Saturday surprised to be asked for an identity proof for the first time at the hospital.

Three of family murdered in Hapur town

January 10, 2009 at 8:59 PM

Hapur (Uttar Pradesh), Jan 10 (IANS) An accountant, his wife and their daughter have been murdered in this Uttar Pradesh town, the police said Saturday, adding they were probing if the two women had been raped too.

Snowfall raises hopes of good apple harvest in Himachal

January 7, 2009 at 11:15 AM

Shimla, Jan 7 (IANS) Farmers and horticulture experts are hoping that the light to moderate snowfall in the mid hills of Himachal Pradesh during the past few days after a long dry spell would ensure a good apple harvest this year too.

Truckers vow to continue strike

January 6, 2009 at 8:24 PM

New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) Striking truckers Tuesday accused the government of indifference and vowed to continue their agitation, even as a leading exporters' organisation said the country would lose about Rs.10 billion daily on account of the stir.

Rs.10-bn loss feared daily following truckers' strike: Exporters

January 6, 2009 at 5:01 PM

New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) The Indian economy could lose Rs.10 billion (Rs.1,000 crore) daily on account of the indefinite nationwide truckers' strike, a premier organisation of exporters said here Tuesday.

Baghpat firing toll rises to three

December 11, 2008 at 4:54 PM

Lucknow, Dec 11 (IANS) The death toll in the firing by criminals in Uttar Pradesh's Baghpat region has risen to three following the death of a third trader who succumbed to injuries Thursday, officials said.

Two businessmen killed in Uttar Pradesh

December 11, 2008 at 12:38 AM

Lucknow, Dec 10 (IANS) Two businessmen were killed and six were critically injured when a gang of criminals opened indiscriminate fire in a busy market in Bagpat district of Uttar Pradesh late Wednesday evening, police said.

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.

Woman in live-in relationship killed by brother

October 30, 2008 at 7:08 PM

Ghaziabad, Oct 30 (IANS) A woman who was in a live-in relationship was shot dead by her brother in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad district, a police official said Thursday.

Stabbing incidents arising out of staring on the rise, says Lahore police

January 1, 2008 at 12:00 AM

Lahore, July 20 (ANI): Staring seems to be one of the reasons for increasing incidents of knifing in Lahore.