Everything you need to know about Uttar Gakulnagar: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Uttar Gakulnagar: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Mumbai, April 28 (IANS) The shooting for Madhuri Dixit's much-talked-about comeback film "Gulaab Gang" has been completed and the film is now into its post-production stage.
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) Both houses of parliament were adjourned till noon Tuesday after opposition parties raised various issues including the killing of a police officer in Uttar Pradesh.
Gurgaon, March 4 (IANS) A security guard posted at a construction site here was arrested Monday for raping a woman labourer, police said.
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) Former prime minister Charan Singh, father of union Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh who continues to influence the politics of western Uttar Pradesh, was a man confident of his leadership qualities, his biographer has said.
Lucknow, Dec 19 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh would bear the medical expenses of the woman who was raped in a moving bus in New Delhi Sunday night and will give a government job to her, Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav said here Wednesday.
Lucknow/Dehradun, Dec 17 (IANS) The battle for quota in promotions for Dalits and tribals in government jobs spilled on to streets in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand Monday as both supporters and opponents of the move took out processions and organised protests.
Lucknow, Dec 7 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh's Samajwadi Party (SP) government Friday announced the state advisory price (SAP) - price at which sugar mills in the state are supposed to buy the cane from farmers - at Rs.275-290 per quintal for the current year.
Lucknow, Dec 4 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government has decided to issue 'Golden Cards' to industrialists and industrial associations for easy access to its offices. But the business community called it "old wine in new bottle".
Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh), Nov.8 (ANI): Shopkeepers in Uttar Pradesh claim that there is a surge in the demand of the pocket-friendly Chinese lamps and lights ahead of the Hindu festival of lights 'Diwali.'
Greater NOIDA (Uttar Pradesh), Oct. 25 (ANI): Red Bull and Australian driver Mark Webber has claimed that his team has a good chance of winning the Indian Grand Prix that is took place at the Buddh International Circuit this weekend.
New Delhi, Oct 17 (IANS) Alleging that Law Minister Salman Khurshid had threatened him, India Against Corruption (IAC) leader Arvind Kejriwal Wednesday said his words did not behove the minister of a country.
Thane (Maharashtra)/Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh), Oct.14 (ANI): Women, including tudents, the Muslim community in particular, took to the streets of Thane and Lucknow n Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh respectively, over the weekend, to protest against an ttack by suspected Taliban militants on a 14-year-old Pakistani schoolgirl.
New Delhi, Sep 28 (ANI): Union Law and Justice Minister Salman Khurshid on Friday said the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) probe will continue in spite of the closure report filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the case related to Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Medical Officer Dr. Y.S. Sachan's death.
New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) Two people, including a woman, were arrested here on charges of duping unemployed youths on the pretext of providing them jobs in the government and public sectors, police said Tuesday.
New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati Tuesday welcomed the union cabinet's approval to a bill to give Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes reservation in job promotion.
Sulabh International, the NGO synonymous with low-cost sanitation and hygiene, Wednesday said that organization would give a monthly aid of Rs.1,000 to widows living in penury in Vrindavan in Uttar Pradesh.
Lucknow, Aug 22 (IANS) Sulabh International, the NGO promoting low-cost sanitation and hygiene, Wednesday said it would provide a monthly aid of Rs.1,000 to widows living in penury in Vrindavan in Uttar Pradesh.
Lucknow, Aug 14 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav Tuesday asked officials to explore non-conventional sources of energy to bridge the demand-supply gap in power.
Lucknow, Aug 10 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh's PWD minister Shivpal Yadav Friday back-tracked from his earlier statement in which he had reportedly told state government officials to steal but not plunder state coffers.
Uttar Pradesh UP PCS Main 2010 result has been declared. Announcement of UPPSC Uttar Pradesh PCS Combined State/Upper Sub. Services Main 2010 results have ended the eager wait of the aspirants.
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) Eighteen of the 82 parliamentarians given licences of prohibited bore guns between 2001-12 had criminal charges pending against them, a study has said, hinting at criminalisation of Indian politics.
Lucknow, July 6, (IANS) Power-starved Uttar Pradesh got a breather Friday as the 250 MW unit-5 Parichha extension thermal power started commercial generation.
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) In remarks that are bound to raise eyebrows, former BJP president L.K. Advani said Thursday that people were not happy with the UPA government but were upset with his own party too.
Lucknow, May 25 (IANS) A Maoist leader, carrying a cash reward of Rs.300,000 on his head, was arrested from a forest in Uttar Pradesh's Sonebhadra district, police said Friday.
Lucknow, May 17 (IANS) Launching its first offensive against the two-month-old Samajwadi Party (SP) government in Uttar Pradesh, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday alleged that Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav had virtually no control over his officers or the party workers.
Film: 'Ishaqzaade'; Cast: Parineeti Chopra, Arjun Kapoor; Writer-Director: Habib Faisal; Rating: ****
New Delhi, May 9(ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday in a sharp response to Sonia Gandhi's "fashionable" comment said, that the United Progressive Alliance (UPA)- II government had failed to address the problems of people.
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) Defective policy, poor infrastructure, neglect and competition from multinationals have taken a toll on the communities of traditional weavers in the country, a BJP functionary and an official of the weavers' cell of the party says.
Lucknow, May 5 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government will launch a project Monday for testing the health of the soil across the state, an agriculture department official said here Saturday.
Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh), April 29 (ANI): At least 18 people were killed on Sunday, when two buses rammed into each other on a busy road in Gorakhpur.
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) Unidentified individuals forged the signature of Uttar Pradesh MP Kamal Kishor on his letterhead and sent the government a recommendation for awarding music director and singer Bappi Lahiri a Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian award, Delhi Police said Thursday.
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) With 42 cases, Uttar Pradesh recorded the highest number of alleged staged shootouts 2011-12 as a total of 194 such cases were registered in the country, the Lok Sabha was informed Tuesday.
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) With poachers posing a massive threat to tigers in India, the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has launched a pilot project in Uttarakhand's Corbett National Park for round-the-clock surveillance of the park using high definition cameras.
Kanpur, Apr 22 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday said the 'Janata Darbar' were essential in giving his administration an approachable face as well as furthering the cause of good governance.
Etawah, Apr 15 (ANI): Muslim cleric Imam Syed Ahmed Bukhari on Sunday expressed hope that Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav would keep up the promises to provide representation to the Muslims in the state.
Film: 'Ishaqzaade'; Music Director: Amit Trivedi; Lyricist: Kausar Munir and Habib Faisal; Singers: Javed Ali, Shreya Ghoshal, Vishal Dadlani, Sunidhi Chauhan, Shalmali Kholgade, Suraj Jagan, Divya Kumar; Rating: ***
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) Expressing concern over delays in the poverty census, a member of the Sonia Gandhi-led National Advisory Council (NAC) has asked the government if it could affect implementation of the proposed Food Security Act.
Lucknow, April 6 (IANS) Team Anna has launched a pan-India SMS card to spread information about the campaign against corruption. One crore cards, priced at Rs.25, have been issued in the first phase and are doing brisk business in Uttar Pradesh.
Gurgaon (Haryana), March 24 (IANS) Twenty-five labourers in Gurgaon were Saturday sent to police custody for indulging in vandalism and arson at a construction site in the city Friday, police said.
Ghaziabad (Uttar Pradesh), March 23 (IANS) It will be some time before the chargesheet in the massive National Rural Health Mission scam in Uttar Pradesh is filed, the director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) said here Friday.
New Delhi, Mar 12 (ANI): With Akhilesh Yadav all set to take over as the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, Rashtriya Lok Manch chief Amar Singh on Monday took credit for the former's success, saying his elevation as president of the Samajwadi Party's state unit would not have been possible without his support.
Patna, Mar 10 (ANI): Congratulating Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Akhilesh Yadav for being chosen as the new Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday expressed the hope that the former would fulfill his promises and would do a great job.
Patna, Mar 10 (ANI): Congratulating Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Akhilesh Yadav for being chosen as the new Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday expressed the hope that the former would fulfill his promises and would do a great job.
New Delhi, Mar 9 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Congress chief Rita Bahuguna Joshi, who met Congress President Sonia Gandhi here on Friday to discuss the poll debacle, has offered to resign taking responsibility of the party's dismal show in the state assembly elections.
New Delhi, Mar 9 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Congress chief Rita Bahuguna Joshi, who met Congress President Sonia Gandhi here on Friday to discuss the poll debacle, has offered to resign taking responsibility of the party's dismal show in the state assembly elections.
Lucknow, Mar 7 (ANI): Blaming the Congress Party for playing the quota card wrongly before and during the seven-phased assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, outgoing chief minister Mayawati on Wednesday said this was a key factor for her party's lose and the Samajwadi Party's absolute majority win.
New Delhi, Mar 6 (ANI): With the Congress slipping to fourth position in Uttar Pradesh, Minister of State for Communication and IT Sachin Pilot on Tuesday said the Samajwadi Party (SP) gained an advantage from the Congress campaign against the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP).
New Delhi, Mar 6 (ANI): With the Congress slipping to fourth position in Uttar Pradesh, Minister of State for Communication and IT Sachin Pilot on Tuesday said the Samajwadi Party (SP) gained an advantage from the Congress campaign against the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP).
New Delhi, Mar 5 (ANI): Counting of votes for Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Manipur and Goa assembly elections will take place on Tuesday.
New Delhi, Mar 5 (ANI): Counting of votes for Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Manipur and Goa assembly elections will take place on Tuesday.
Barabanki, Mar 4 (ANI): Congress leader Beni Prasad Verma on Sunday said that alit dominant Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) seemed a much better ally than Goonda Raj Samajwadi Party (SP) in Uttar Pradesh.
New Delhi, Mar 4 (ANI): The Congress Party on Sunday distanced itself from the Union Steel Minister Beni Prasad Verma's remark over the post-poll pact in Uttar Pradesh.
New Delhi, Mar 4 (ANI): As the fate of poll candidates from 690 constituencies gets sealed with the conclusion of assembly elections in five states, Chief Election Commissioner S.Y Qureshi has lauded voters, terming their participation as 'outstanding.'
New Delhi, Mar 4 (ANI): Taking a dig at the opinion and exit polls being run on several news channels, Chief Election Commissioner S.Y. Quraishi on popular microblogging site, Twitter, said such surveys should at best be on entertainment channels.
New Delhi, Mar 4 (ANI): The Congress Party on Sunday distanced itself from the Union Steel Minister Beni Prasad Verma's remark over the post-poll pact in Uttar Pradesh.
Barabanki, Mar 4 (ANI): Congress leader Beni Prasad Verma on Sunday said that alit dominant Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) seemed a much better ally than Goonda Raj Samajwadi Party (SP) in Uttar Pradesh.
New Delhi, Mar 4 (ANI): As the fate of poll candidates from 690 constituencies gets sealed with the conclusion of assembly elections in five states, Chief Election Commissioner S.Y Qureshi has lauded voters, terming their participation as 'outstanding.'
Gorakhpur, Feb 29 (ANI): The contamination of drinking water is becoming a major cause of worry for residents in Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur city, which is witnessing a dramatic increase in the spread of waterborne diseases.
Gorakhpur, Feb 29 (ANI): The contamination of drinking water is becoming a major cause of worry for residents in Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur city, which is witnessing a dramatic increase in the spread of waterborne diseases.
New Delhi, Feb 16 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday lashed out at Union Steel Minister Beni Prasad Verma for reigniting the row over minority reservation in Uttar Pradesh.
Gorakhpur, Feb 15 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Yogi Adityanath has slammed Law Minister Salman Khurshid for practising divisive politics through Muslim reservation amid crucial assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh.
Varanasi, Feb 13 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday hit out at the Congress-led UPA Government at the Centre for not taking any action against Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid, and appealed to the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, to break his silence on the matter.
New Delhi, Feb 9 (ANI): The Election Commission has censured Union Law and Justice Minister Salman Khurshid for his remarks on sub-quota for minorities, and said he violated the election code of conduct.
Faizabad (Uttar Pradesh), Jan 15 (ANI): Samajwadi Party (SP) candidate from Ayodhya, Pawan Pandey, who has trimmed down his wedding expenses due to strict model code of conduct declared by the Election Commission (EC) in the poll-bound Uttar Pradesh, on Sunday expressed his unhappiness of being forced to limit his fairytale wedding.
Faizabad (Uttar Pradesh), Jan 15 (ANI): Samajwadi Party (SP) candidate from Ayodhya, Pawan Pandey, who has trimmed down his wedding expenses due to strict model code of conduct declared by the Election Commission (EC) in the poll-bound Uttar Pradesh, on Sunday expressed his unhappiness of being forced to limit his fairytale wedding.
Faizabad, Jan 14 (ANI): Justifying Salman Khurshid's statement promising minority reservation of 4.5 percent included within the existing 27 percent OBCs, Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal has said that declaring the reservation on the basis of new census is not illegal and as such the Law Minister has not violated the moral code of conduct by proclaiming it.
Faizabad, Jan 14 (ANI): Justifying Salman Khurshid's statement promising minority reservation of 4.5 percent included within the existing 27 percent OBCs, Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal has said that declaring the reservation on the basis of new census is not illegal and as such the Law Minister has not violated the moral code of conduct by proclaiming it.
New Delhi, Jan 13 (ANI): India's Chief Election Commissioner, SY Qureshi on Friday wrote a letter to Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh in which he condemned the remarks made by Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid, undermining the authority of the Election Commissioner.
Dubai, Jan 12 (ANI): The Indian community living in the UAE feels the procedure to exercise their franchise is too complicated, and has urged the government to simplify the voting process.
New Delhi, Dec 24 (ANI): Upsetting Mayawati's plans, the Election Commission today announced a seven-phased poll in Uttar Pradesh between February 4 and 28, while assembly elections in Punjab, Uttarakhand, Manipur and Goa will be held in a single-phase. unjab and Uttarakhand will go to polls on January 30, while it will be held on January 28 in Manipur and on March 3 in Goa.
New Delhi, Dec.24 (ANI): The Election Commission will announce the schedule for assembly polls in the five states of Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur on Saturday evening.
Lucknow, Nov. 27 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati on Sunday accused her political opponents, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Samajwadi Party (SP), of indulging in divisive politics.
NOIDA (Uttar Pradesh), Nov.10 (ANI): A seven-year-old school student Varsha Gupta won the national-level third 'Doodle4Google' contest organised here on Wednesday.
Lucknow, Nov 2 (NAI): The politics of reservation took centrestage in Uttar Pradesh, with political parties accusing each other of using reservation to sway voters.
New Delhi, Aug 16 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought responses from the Central Government and Uttar Pradesh Government on director Prakash Jha's petition to lift the ban on his latest release 'Aarakshan' (Reservation), which is based on the quota system in education.
Bhadohi (Uttar Pradesh), Aug.13 (ANI): Carpet industry workers in Bhadohi district of Uttar Pradesh, the biggest carpet-manufacturing centre, fear that their export orders will be cancelled due to the credit downgrade of the US by Standard and Poor.
Mumbai/Lucknow/Chandigarh/New Delhi, Aug 11 (ANI): With the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) Government banning Prakash Jha's latest release 'Aarakshan' (Reservation) in Uttar Pradesh, the security has been stepped up for the casts of the film starring Amitabh Bachchan, Saif Ali Khan and Deepika Padukone.
Siddharthnagar (Uttar Pradesh), July 29(ANI): The water released by dams in Nepal threatens to flood villages near Siddharthnagar, along the Indo-Nepal border in Uttar Pradesh.
New Delhi, July 13 (ANI): Pawan Kumar Bansal, who assumed charge as the new Water Resources Minister here on Wednesday, said that a new national water policy would be finalised by the end of March 2012
Onboard, July 12 (ANI): Criticizing the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government at the Centre over charges of corruption, senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said the government has lost its moral authority of governing the nation.
New Delhi, Jun 28 (ANI); Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee chief Rita Bahuguna Joshi on Tuesday criticized the Mayawati Government over recent crime cases in the state, and demanded immediate dismissal of the state government.
Lucknow, June 15 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati has ordered the suspension of a police officer over serious lapses in handling of the alleged rape-and-murder case of a minor girl within the compound of Nighasan police station in Lakhimpur District.
Lucknow, June 15 (ANI): Condemning the murder of a minor girl within the compound of Nighasan police station in Lakhimpur District, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati on Wednesday accused the opposition parties of playing politics over the murder case.
New Delhi, June 14 (ANI): Under fresh attack over the alleged rape-and-murder of a minor girl within the compound of Nighasan police station in Lakhimpur District, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati has written a letter to the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, saying that her government is being targeted.
Lucknow, June 14 (ANI): The Uttar Pradesh Congress on Tuesday charged the Mayawati Government claiming that the authorities are trying to shield the accused responsible for the alleged rape-and-murder of a minor girl within the compound of Nighasan police station in Lakhimpur District.
New Delhi, June 13 (ANI): Ajit Kumar Seth, an IAS officer of 1974 batch, Uttar Pradesh cadre, today assumed charge as Cabinet Secretary.
New Delhi, June 13 (ANI): Minister of State for Women and Child Development Krishna Tirath condemning the alleged rape-and-murder of a minor girl within the compound of Nighasan police station in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur District, on Monday accused the Mayawati Government of being insensitive to this issue.
New Delhi, June 7 (ANI): Former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Uma Bharti, who was expelled from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in December 2005 for indiscipline, was re-inducted in the party on Tuesday after almost five and a half years.
Faizabad, May 28 (ANI): Villagers in Uttar Pradesh's Faizabad District are angry after ponds created under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) remain dry and prove to be of no use to them.
Gorakhpur, Feb 4 (ANI): Women residing in different villages of Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur District have formed around 160 self-defence groups to fight against exploitation and sexual harassment.
New Delhi, Dec 7 (ANI): Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar on Tuesday said the responsibility of distributing foodgrains lay with state governments, adding that it is upto the courts to decide what action is to be taken with regard to the alleged food scam in Uttar Pradesh.
Bahjoi (Uttar Pradesh), April 22 (ANI): With extended power cuts that may last up to as long as 22 hours in a day at times in Uttar Pradesh's Bahjoi city, an innovative electrician, driven by a sense of social service, has arranged electricity supply for a chain of some 300 CFLs (Compact Fluorescent Lights) here.
Pratapgarh (Uttar Pradesh), March 4 (ANI): At least 65 people died and over 100 have injured in the Ram Janki temple stampede which occurred here on Thursday in Uttar Pradesh's Pratapgarh District.
Amethi (Uttar Pradesh), Feb 18 (ANI): An Uttar Pradesh policeman was on Thursday suspended after being caught on camera for thrashing a Dalit woman inside the police station in an attempt to extract a confession from her.
Lucknow, Jan 21(ANI): Several Uttar Pradesh Government employees were injured on Thursday when police resorted to baton charge when they were staging a demonstration in Lucknow to press for their demands.
Lucknow, Jan 13 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday unveiled its new commando force "Blue Hawks", which has been raised by the State police to tackle militants.
New Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jan 5 (ANI): With temperatures dipping below normal and snowfall witnessed in the upper reaches of Himachal Pradesh and the Kashmir valley, the normal life was disturbed for the fourth consecutive day and over 125 deaths were reported from across the country.
Bareily, Dec 27 (ANI): Ahead of Muharram, Muslims took part in a procession in large numbers in Bareily here on Saturday.
New Delhi, Nov 13 (ANI): The Supreme Court today rejected Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati's appeal for permission to commence maintenance and other related works at the debated Ambedkar site in Lucknow.
Muzaffarnagar (UP), Nov 9 (ANI): Unhappy with the central government's stipulated pricing of sugarcane, farmers in Muzaffarnagar district blocked road and rail transport on Monday.
