Mirzapur Khurd Lauwa

Everything you need to know about Mirzapur Khurd Lauwa: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more

Everything you need to know about Mirzapur Khurd Lauwa: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more

Mob thrashes officials in Uttar Pradesh

April 30, 2013 at 6:28 PM

Lucknow, April 30 (IANS) A sub-divisional magistrate (SDM) and a station house officer (SHO) were thrashed by an angry mob Tuesday in Jaunpur, 250 km from here, police said.

Indian Embassy searching for over 99 Indians missing in UAE since 2010

April 11, 2013 at 1:24 PM

Manama, Apr. 11 (ANI): A total of 99 Indians have gone missing in the UAE in the past two years, according to figures maintained by the Indian government.

Four killed in UP road accident

March 8, 2013 at 10:35 AM

Lucknow, March 8 (IANS) Four people were killed and seven injured when the van they were travelling in was hit by a speeding truck in Uttar Pradesh's Rae Bareli town, police said Friday.

Naxal fear compels teachers to avoid visiting schools in Latehar

March 5, 2013 at 5:55 PM

Latehar (Jharkhand), Mar. 5 (ANI): At a time when the government is coming up with new policies and programmes to ensure that those residing in villages go to schools to learn and enhance their basic skills and knowledge base, teachers in Jharkhand's Latehar District are afraid to visit these temples of knowledge because of Naxal threats.

President Mukherjee to visit Bangladesh March 3-5

March 1, 2013 at 6:59 PM

New Delhi, Mar 1 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee is visiting Bangladesh March 3-5 in a trip that is expected to take bilateral relations between the two neighbours to new heights.

President Mukherjee to undertake three-day official visit to Bangladesh

February 28, 2013 at 12:27 PM

New Delhi, Feb.28 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee will pay a state visit to Bangladesh from March 3 to 5, at the invitation of the Government of Bangladesh.

Severe cold wave continues to grip north India; death toll reaches 107 in UP

January 3, 2013 at 10:47 AM

New Delhi/Lucknow, Jan 3 (ANI): People across India face the wrath of dipping mercury, as the cold wave further intensified in several parts of the country.

30 dead as cold wave sweeps Uttar Pradesh

December 27, 2012 at 10:21 AM

Lucknow, Dec 27 (IANS) The cold wave sweeping through Uttar Pradesh has claimed more than 30 lives in a 24-hour span, officials here said Thursday.

26 dead in UP as cold wave intensifies

December 24, 2012 at 9:25 AM

Lucknow, Dec 24 (IANS) Even as the fog receded in most parts of Uttar Pradesh Monday, 26 people have died in the last 24 hours because of the extreme cold, officials said.

Major bureaucratic reshuffle effected in Uttar Pradesh

December 12, 2012 at 10:24 PM

Lucknow, Dec 12 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government Wednesday effected a major bureaucratic reshuffle and transferred seven IAS and 11 IPS officers.

Neelanchal Express coach derailed in UP

October 19, 2012 at 2:38 PM

Lucknow, Oct 19 (IANS) Hundreds of passengers on board the Neelanchal Express from Odisha to New Delhi had a narrow escape Friday after one of train's coaches derailed in Uttar Pradesh's Mirzapur. No one was injured, police said.

Corpse of kidnapped Lucknow boy found in Mirzapur

September 29, 2012 at 9:06 PM

Lucknow, Sep 29 (IANS) The decomposed body of a minor boy who was kidnapped Sep 20 from outside the City Montessori School in Manaknagar here was recovered by Lucknow police in a forested area in Mirzapur.

Woman killed as lightning strikes UP village

August 31, 2012 at 10:51 AM

Lucknow, Aug 31 (IANS) A woman was killed and 12 injured when lightning struck in Mirzapur district late Thursday, police said.

School children work on 'designs for change'

July 30, 2012 at 12:03 PM

Agra, July 30 (IANS) One idea, one week, one billion lives to change: The annual Design For Change (DFC) challenge for schoolchildren has begun across India.

Monsoon showers bring relief to UP

July 7, 2012 at 11:12 AM

Lucknow, July 7 (IANS) The temperatures in the sun-scorched Uttar Pradesh went down considerably Saturday with heavy to moderate rains reported from most parts of the state.

UP bride runs away for lack of proper toilet

May 11, 2012 at 11:34 AM

Lucknow, May 11 (IANS) Lack of a proper toilet is least of reasons a young woman revolts. Not at least in Uttar Pradesh's countryside where half the population is forced to defecate out in the open.

Trinamool supporters attack, kill two CPI-M leaders in West Bengal

February 22, 2012 at 9:48 PM

Kolkata, Feb.22 (ANI): Trinamool Congress activists attacked and killed two CPI-M leaders in the Dewandighi area of West Bengal's Burdwan District on Wednesday.

Trinamool supporters attack, kill two CPI-M leaders in West Bengal

February 22, 2012 at 5:24 PM

Kolkata, Feb.22 (ANI): Trinamool Congress activists attacked and killed two CPI-M leaders in the Dewandighi area of West Bengal's Burdwan District on Wednesday.

Campaigning for third phase of UP assembly polls ends, voting on Wednesday

February 13, 2012 at 7:09 PM

Lucknow, Feb 13 (ANI): Campaigning for third phase of UP assembly polls came to a close today at 5pm as the state gears up for Wednesday's voting in 56 constituencies spread across ten districts of Uttar Pradesh.

Campaigning for UP third phase polls ends today

February 13, 2012 at 1:49 PM

Lucknow, Feb 13 (ANI): The campaigning for the third phase of assembly elections covering 56 constituencies in Uttar Pradesh will end on Monday at 5 pm, as a total of 1,021 candidates are in fray for this phase.

Rahul Gandhi slams regional parties for betraying people in poll-bound UP

February 9, 2012 at 9:17 PM

Mirzapur, Feb 9 (ANI): Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi on Thursday hit out at the ruling Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) Government and other regional parties in the state for betraying the common man.

Punjab farmers residing near Indo-Pak border demand compensation

December 30, 2011 at 8:13 PM

Rattan Khurd, Dec 30 (ANI): The farmers residing in Punjab's Amritsar, Gurdaspur, Tarn Taran and Ferozepur Districts have reiterated their demand for compensation for their agricultural land located on the other side of the border fence, here on Friday.

Bangladeshi woman chops off man's penis during alleged rape attempt

May 31, 2011 at 11:03 AM

London, May 31 (ANI): A Bangladeshi woman cut off a man's penis to thwart an alleged rape attempt and took it to the police as evidence.

Reserve Bank of India extends financial services to rural areas

September 14, 2010 at 4:13 PM

Mirzapur (Uttar Pradesh), Sep14 (ANI): The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has extended its financial and timely adequate services to the interiors and isolated rural areas of the country, which includes the facility of smart cards and easy availability of credit.

Two villagers killed in Bihar Naxal attack

April 9, 2010 at 12:12 PM

Patna, Apr 9 (ANI): Two villagers were killed after nearly 50 Naxals attacked the Chenari Khurd village in Bihar's Rohtas district on Friday.

Security beefed up in Uttar Pradesh to counter Maoist threat

February 20, 2010 at 11:47 AM

Lucknow, Feb 20 (ANI): Security has been beefed up and patrolling intensified in the border areas of three districts of Sonebhadra, Chandauli and Mirzapur following the recent Maoist attacks in West Bengal and Bihar.

Farmer couple writes to president, demands mercy killing of four sons

August 28, 2009 at 6:53 PM

New Delhi, Aug. 28 (ANI): The farmer couple Jeetnarayan and wife of Prabhawati living in Bashi village of Mirzapur district of Uttar Pradesh have written to the President of India seeking permission for mercy killing of their four sons aged between 10 and 16 years.

Jammed EVM holds up one result in Uttar Pradesh

May 17, 2009 at 12:06 PM

Lucknow, May 17 (IANS) A jammed electronic voting machine in Chandauli parliamentary constituency of Uttar Pradesh Sunday continues to hold back the result of just one of the state's 80 seats.

Indian newspapers report large voter turnout amid Naxal attacks, boycott call

April 17, 2009 at 3:01 PM

New Delhi, Apr 17 (ANI): Indian daily newspapers projected the first phase of 15th Lok Sabha elections as by and large 'peaceful' as large number voters came out to cast their votes despite of naxal threat and the fear of communal violence.

Uttar Pradesh's Maoist areas record high voter turnout

April 16, 2009 at 10:21 PM

Lucknow, April 16 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh's Maoist-prone areas witnessed violence-free polling, while the state's average voter turnout was around 50 percent, poll officials said Thursday.

Mayawati ready for any action if proved to have money abroad

April 13, 2009 at 3:10 PM

Lucknow, April 13 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati Monday said she is ready to face any action if her political rivals, particularly Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav, prove that she has any money stashed in foreign banks.

Congress announces Azharuddin as its candidate from Moradabad

March 27, 2009 at 8:43 PM

Lucknow, March 27 (ANI): Former cricketer Mohammad Azharuddin has been named as Congress' candidate from Uttar Pradesh's Moradabad constituency for 15th Lok Sabha elections.

BSP's Rae Bareli candidate charged with violating poll code

March 21, 2009 at 12:17 PM

Lucknow, March 21 (IANS) R.S. Kushwaha, the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) candidate from Uttar Pradesh's Rae Bareli seat, has been charged with violating the model code of conduct for using mikes without permission, police said Saturday.

Oscar winner Pinki to be election mascot of National Dalit Front

March 7, 2009 at 12:41 PM

Mirzapur (UP), Mar. 7 (ANI): Recently floated political coalition National Dalit Front has roped in eight-year-old Pinki Sonakar, protagonist of the Oscar winning documentary 'Smile Pinky', as their election mascot.

Pinki's tryst with the Oscars

February 27, 2009 at 1:01 AM

Life has been tough for six year old Pinki. Born to poor parents, inhabitants of a small remote hamlet Rampur Dhabhi in Mirzapur, Pinki had since birth carried upon her fragile shoulders

Polling begins for Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal by-elections

February 26, 2009 at 10:28 AM

Umroi, Jan 25 (ANI): Voting has begun for the assembly by-election at Bhadohi reserve segment in Sant Ravidas Nagar in Uttar Pradesh this morning.

Slumdog Millionaire triumphs at Oscar

February 23, 2009 at 1:01 AM

"Who wants to be millionaire?" touched millions and millions of hearts with unexpected bliss and delight and reached Indians on cloud nine for the first time as the movie Slumdog Millionaire

Indian artisans campaign to get rid of middlemen

December 31, 2008 at 12:04 PM

Bangalore, Dec 31 (IANS) A treasure trove of Indian arts and crafts will be on display here from Friday, but it will be no ordinary exhibition. The show involving 120 artisans is part of a campaign to do away with middlemen who are eating into their profits.

Three killed as goods trains collide in Uttar Pradesh

December 8, 2008 at 5:58 PM

Lucknow, Dec 8 (IANS) Three people were killed when two goods trains collided Monday in Uttar Pradesh, railway officials said.

30 girl students hospitalised in Uttar Pradesh

November 3, 2008 at 3:23 PM

Lucknow, Nov 3 (IANS) At least 30 girl students of the Kasturba Gandhi Balika School in Uttar Pradesh's Mirzapur district have been hospitalised during the last 24 hours after they took ill.

Major oil theft busted in Uttar Pradesh

November 2, 2008 at 4:19 PM

Lucknow, Nov 2 (IANS) A major theft from the pipeline of the state-owned Indian Oil Corp. has been detected in the Mirzapur district of Uttar Pradesh, police said Sunday.

Two held in Uttar Pradesh for possessing 370 detonators

October 20, 2008 at 3:40 PM

Lucknow, Oct 20 (IANS) Two people have been arrested from Uttar Pradesh's Mirzapur district for allegedly possessing 370 detonators, police said Monday.

Four-day carpet expo in Varanasi from Oct 17

October 14, 2008 at 6:58 PM

Lucknow, Oct 14 (IANS) The India Carpet Expo, the country's only fair for handmade carpets and floor coverings will begin Oct 17 in Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh, an official said Tuesday.

Sixth Phase Polling begins for Assembly Election in UP

May 3, 2007 at 1:01 AM

The sixth phase of polling in Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, for the 52 seats spread over nine districts of state has begun this morning. By polls for the two Lok Sabha seats