Everything you need to know about Uttar Kanpur: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Uttar Kanpur: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) In the wake of the Supreme Court overruling the Uttar Pradesh government's decision to provide reservations in job promotions, the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) said the directive, if implemented, will go against the rights of scheduled castes and scheduled tribes.
Kanpur, Apr 29 (ANI): Congress leader and Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal on Sunday took a dig at Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray over his statements on Tendulkar, saying other political parties could not digest the fact that Tendulkar had been nominated by the Congress-led central government.
Lucknow, April 25 (IANS) Weeks after banning junk food in all schools in the state, the Uttar Pradesh government Wednesday stepped up its 'mission' to make all degree colleges and universities 'tobacco-free', an official here said.
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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.
Lucknow, April 24 (IANS) Legislators of both houses in the Uttar Pradesh assembly will soon be armed with the latest gadgets and web-friendly mobile phones having 3G connectivity, thanks to new Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav's initiative to overhaul governance using information technology.
Lucknow, April 24 (IANS) Barely 24 hours after five people were killed in two explosions of stockpiled crackers at two places in Uttar Pradesh, six more people were killed Tuesday when a blast took place at a cracker shop in Shahjahanpur, 175 km from here.
Lucknow, April 24 (IANS) With an aim to promote American studies in India and strengthen India-US relations, an American Corner and American Studies Curriculum were inaugurated at a college here.
Lucknow, April 23 (IANS) Five people, including three women and two children, were killed Monday in explosions of stockpiled crackers at two places in Uttar Pradesh, police said.
Kanpur, April 23 (IANS) More than 200 shops were gutted in Kanpur Monday when a fire broke out in a busy area of this major city of Uttar Pradesh, police said.
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.
Kanpur, Apr 19 (ANI): Unknown miscreants on Thursday fired shots at a college principal in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur city, and killed one person.
Kanpur, Apr 18 (ANI): Yoga Guru Baba Ramdev's close aide Balkrishna has criticised the Central Government for slapping unnecessary notices and attempting to stall the fight against corruption.
Kanpur, April 17 (IANS) Bodies of a man and a woman from Uttarakhand, who had eloped some weeks back, were found hanging from a ceiling fan at a rented accommodation in Govindnagar here Tuesday. No suicide note was found.
Uttar Pradesh BJP has blamed the Kushwaha episode for the major debacle in the state assembly election.
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) Making his debut on the national stage after becoming Uttar Pradesh chief minister, Akhilesh Yadav Monday called for better security infrastructure, more recruitment to police forces and asked for extending 'mega-city policing' to Noida and Ghaziabad that adjoin the capital.
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) Making his debut on the national stage after becoming chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, Akhilesh Yadav Monday called for better security infrastructure, more recruitment to police forces and asked for extending "mega city policing" to Noida and Ghaziabad that adjoin the capital.
Agra, Apr 16 (ANI): Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati has criticized the Samajwadi Party (SP)-led state government over its alleged plans to convert memorial structures built by her government.
New Delhi, Apr 15 (ANI): Speaking on the controversy surrounding the parks built by Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati in Uttar Pradesh, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has said Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav's statements regarding the construction of hospitals in the vacant space inside such parks were hollow.
New Delhi, Apr 14 (ANI): Hours after Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati warned the Samajwadi Party (SP) Government in Uttar Pradesh to stay away from the parks and statues constructed during her regime, Congress Party on Saturday said the feelings of all classes should be respected, and added that no one should play with the statues.
Lucknow, Apr 14 (ANI): Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Saturday issued a stern warning to the Samajwadi Party (SP) Government in Uttar Pradesh, asking it to stay away from the parks and statues constructed during her regime.
New Delhi, Apr 14 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, who met Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh here on Saturday, said that the latter has assured him that the Centre will assist all schemes of the state government.
New Delhi, Apr 14 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav will meet Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh here on Saturday seeking more central assistance for development in the state.
Lucknow, April 13 (IANS) In yet another major reshuffle in the Uttar Pradesh bureaucracy, the less than a month-old Samajwadi Party (SP) government Friday shifted 70 Indian Administrative Service (IAS) and 68 Provincial Civil Service (PCS) officials, a government communique said.
Kanpur, April 12 (IANS) Three labourers cleaning a sewer were killed here Thursday as poisonous gas leaked during the cleaning operation.
Lucknow, Apr 12 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday iled his nomination papers for the biennial elections to 13 seats of Legislative Council slated for April 26.
Kanpur, April 9 (IANS) A policeman shot at another cop at a police station in Kanpur, wounding him seriously, police said Monday.
Kanpur, April 8 (IANS) In a country where bunking classes is common, a 17-year-old Muslim boy stands out in stark contrast. He has not missed a single class in 14 years of school life.
New Delhi, Apr 6 (ANI): Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi on Friday met party legislators from Uttar Pradesh to review the causes for the party's dismal performance in the recently concluded state assembly elections.
Lucknow, April 6 (IANS) Did loud mouth central ministers script the Congress debacle in the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls?
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) The CBI Wednesday named four people in its second charge heet filed in a Ghaziabad court in connection with alleged irregularities in the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) in Uttar Pradesh.
Kanpur, Apr 2 (ANI): The jail authorities in Kanpur conducted a literacy programme for the inmate with the aim to educate them and make them self reliant.
Lucknow, April 2 (IANS) The Akhilesh Yadav-led Uttar Pradesh government has decided to re-examine the excise policy of the previous Mayawati government to help increase revenue.
Lucknow, March 31 (IANS) Business across the state was crippled Friday as jewellers in Uttar Pradesh observed a shutdown in protest of the central government's decision to hike excise, custom duty on gold jewellery and tax deduction on transaction of over Rs.2 lakhs.
Kanpur, March 30 (IANS) An Uttar Pradesh Police officer who was shot at along with a constable inside a police station here by a drunken youth succumbed to his injuries in hospital Friday, police said.
Kanpur, March 30 (IANS) A sub-inspector and a constable of Uttar Pradesh police were shot at and critically wounded inside a police station by a drunken youth here early Friday, police said.
Lucknow, March 29 (IANS) Hundreds of passengers on board the Shatabdi Express had a close shave Thursday evening in Uttar Pradesh after a minor fire broke out under a coach, leading to panic.
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Lucknow, March 27 (IANS) With new Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav prioritising the mono rail and metro rail projects for major cities in Uttar Pradesh, officials are working overtime to prepare a feasibility report on the projects. Officials say the report would be with the chief minister's office in three weeks.
Lucknow, March 26 (IANS) With bullion traders across Uttar Pradesh going on an indefinite strike Monday against the service tax proposed by union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on non-branded gold items and jewellery, politicians from all parties rallied behind the traders and assured them of all help.
Kanpur, Mar.26 (ANI): Union Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal has criticised the Ministry of Finance's decision to raise the excise duty hike on jewellery announced in this year's budget.
Bhopal, March 25 (IANS) Sleuths of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), investigating the murder of Right to Information (RTI) activist Shehla Masood, Sunday recovered the home-made revolver and the motorbike believed to have been used in the crime, agency sources said.
Amidst the ongoing Anna's fast on Jantar Mantar, Congress has insisted that Anna is free to fast as per his desire.
Lucknow, March 24 (IANS) In a major bid to haul up the state's infrastructure, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav Saturday ordered his officials to prepare feasibility reports for running metro, mono rail and Bus Rapid Transport System (BRTS) in Kanpur, Lucknow, Agra and Varanasi.
Kanpur, March 23 (IANS) Call it a coincidence or routine bureaucratic reshuffle, the industrial city of Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh now has two former IIT-Kanpur students heading the administration and the police.
New Delhi, Mar 21 (ANI) Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav will be honoured with the International Jurists Award-2012 by Chief Justice of United Kingdom Lord Phillips on May 28 in London.
Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav will be honoured with the International Jurists Award-2012.
New Delhi, Mar 21 (ANI) Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav will be honoured with the International Jurists Award-2012 by Chief Justice of United Kingdom Lord Phillips on May 28 in London.
Lucknow, Mar 17 (ANI): Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo has faced yet another blow after her party's disastrous performance in the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls, as the ruling Samajwadi Party (SP) in the state has withdrawn around 400 security branch personnel and security cars including escort and pilots from her security cover.
Lucknow, Mar 17 (ANI): Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo has faced yet another blow after her party's disastrous performance in the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls, as the ruling Samajwadi Party (SP) in the state has withdrawn around 400 security branch personnel and security cars including escort and pilots from her security cover.
Lucknow, Mar.15 (ANI): Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday took oath to office here, to become at 38, the youngest chief minister of India's largest state, Uttar Pradesh.
Lucknow, Mar 15 (ANI): The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Thursday welcomed Akhilesh Yadav, becoming Uttar Pradesh's youngest chief minister, saying people of the state have high hopes from the young leader, and see him as a successful politician of the future.
Lucknow, Mar 15 (ANI): Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Akhilesh Yadav will take oath as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh on Thursday.
Lucknow, Mar 15 (ANI): The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Thursday welcomed Akhilesh Yadav, becoming Uttar Pradesh's youngest chief minister, saying people of the state have high hopes from the young leader, and see him as a successful politician of the future.
Lucknow, Mar.15 (ANI): Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday took oath to office here, to become at 38, the youngest chief minister of India's largest state, Uttar Pradesh.
Lucknow, Mar 15 (ANI): Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Akhilesh Yadav will take oath as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh on Thursday.
Lucknow, Mar 14 (ANI): Preparations are in full swing for the swearing-in ceremony of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister designate Akhilesh Yadav, which is scheduled to take place tomorrow.
Lucknow, Mar 14 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister-designate and Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday said his cabinet would include youth as well as experienced people.
Lucknow, Mar 14 (ANI): Preparations are in full swing for the swearing-in ceremony of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister designate Akhilesh Yadav, which is scheduled to take place tomorrow.
New Delhi, Mar 13 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday said his party needed to evaluate it's below par performance in recently concluded Uttar Pradesh assembly polls.
New Delhi, Mar 13 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister designate Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday vowed to meet the expectations of his voters by firmly promoting happiness in the state.
Kanpur/Bijnor, Mar 13 (ANI): Expecting for a 'pro-people' railway budget for fiscal 2012-13, commuters in several parts of Uttar Pradesh put forth their wish list as they pin hope from the central government to provide better facilities and infrastructure.
New Delhi, Mar 13 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday said his party needed to evaluate it's below par performance in recently concluded Uttar Pradesh assembly polls.
New Delhi, Mar 13 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister designate Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday vowed to meet the expectations of his voters by firmly promoting happiness in the state.
Kanpur/Bijnor, Mar 13 (ANI): Expecting for a 'pro-people' railway budget for fiscal 2012-13, commuters in several parts of Uttar Pradesh put forth their wish list as they pin hope from the central government to provide better facilities and infrastructure.
New Delhi, Mar 12 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister designate Akhilesh Yadav on Monday termed the probable rise of a Third Front in Parliament to be a healthy development.
New Delhi, Mar 11 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister designate Akhilesh Yadav and Samajwadi Party president Mulayam Singh arrived here on Sunday to attend the budget session of Parliament.
Kanpur/ Ropar, Mar 9 (ANI): Union Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal has urged the newly elected Samajwadi Party (SP) to curb violence in Uttar Pradesh.
Kanpur/ Ropar, Mar 9 (ANI): Union Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal has urged the newly elected Samajwadi Party (SP) to curb violence in Uttar Pradesh.
Lucknow, Mar 7 (ANI): Mayawati, who was rejected whole-heartedly by Uttar Pradesh in the elections, on Wednesday tendered her resignation to Governor BL Joshi.
New Delhi, Mar 6 (ANI): Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday accepted responsibility for the party's poor performance in the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls.
Dehradun, Mar 6 (ANI): Former Uttarakhand Chief Minister and senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank on Tuesday expressed confidence of forming the government in the state.
Lucknow, Mar 6 (ANI): Samajwadi Party leader and son of party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav, Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday thanked the people of Uttar Pradesh for voting in favour of Samajwadi Party.
New Delhi, Mar 6 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Prakash Javadekar on Tuesday welcomed vote trends in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab and Goa, claiming that there was a clear-cut anti-Congress mood throughout the country.
Etawah/Lucknow, Mar 6 (ANI): With the Samajwadi Party (SP) taking a clear lead in Uttar Pradesh, senior party leader Shivpal Singh Yadav on Tuesday said Mulayam Singh Yadav would be the chief minister of the state.
New Delhi, Mar 6 (ANI): Congress General Secretary Digvijay Singh on Tuesday said that Congress party was unable to win the confidence of people in Uttar Pradesh and personally took the responsibility for the defeat.
Lucknow, Mar 6 (ANI): Samajwadi Party leader and son of party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav, Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday thanked the people of Uttar Pradesh for voting in favour of Samajwadi Party.
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New Delhi, Mar 6 (ANI): Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday accepted responsibility for the party's poor performance in the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls.
Etawah/Lucknow, Mar 6 (ANI): With the Samajwadi Party (SP) taking a clear lead in Uttar Pradesh, senior party leader Shivpal Singh Yadav on Tuesday said Mulayam Singh Yadav would be the chief minister of the state.
New Delhi, Mar 6 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Prakash Javadekar on Tuesday welcomed vote trends in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab and Goa, claiming that there was a clear-cut anti-Congress mood throughout the country.
Dehradun, Mar 6 (ANI): Former Uttarakhand Chief Minister and senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank on Tuesday expressed confidence of forming the government in the state.
New Delhi, Mar 5 (ANI): Congress Party on Monday stuck to its pre-poll stand of not allying with any political outfit to form the government in Uttar Pradesh.
New Delhi, Mar 5 (ANI): Congress Party on Monday stuck to its pre-poll stand of not allying with any political outfit to form the government in Uttar Pradesh.
Kanpur/New Delhi, Mar 4 (ANI): Congress leader and Union Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal on Sunday rejected an exit-poll forecast and said that the Samajwadi Party would be the best bet to form the next government in Uttar Pradesh.
Lucknow, Mar 4 (ANI): Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Kalraj Mishra on Sunday said the BJP would prefer to sit in the opposition if it failed to gain majority in Uttar Pradesh assembly polls.
Lucknow, Mar 4 (ANI): Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Kalraj Mishra on Sunday said the BJP would prefer to sit in the opposition if it failed to gain majority in Uttar Pradesh assembly polls.
Kanpur/New Delhi, Mar 4 (ANI): Congress leader and Union Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal on Sunday rejected an exit-poll forecast and said that the Samajwadi Party would be the best bet to form the next government in Uttar Pradesh.
New Delhi, Mar 3 (ANI): Congress General Secretary B. K. Hariprasad on Saturday said that there was a possibility of involvement of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders in activist Shehla Masood's murder case.
New Delhi/Kanpur, Mar 3 (ANI): The Congress Party on Saturday expressed confidence about forming governments in the five poll-bound states, and emphasized that eventually the decision to chose their leader lay with the people.
New Delhi, Feb 29 (ANI): Union Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal's counsel Subhash Chandra Maheshwari on Wednesday said the former's remarks over the imposition of president's rule in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh were misconstrued and stated out of context.
Bareilly, Feb 28 (ANI): Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav on Tuesday hit out at Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati over the rising number of rape cases in the state.
Bijnor/Agra, Feb 27 (ANI): Accusing the Samajwadi Party (SP) of being a perpetrator of crime in Uttar Pradesh, Chief Minister Mayawati warned that the former would disrupt law and order in the state if was returned to power.
Bijnor, Feb 27 (ANI): Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi has lashed out at the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and the Samajwadi Party (SP) for failing to establish a connect with the common man.
Bijnor/Agra, Feb 27 (ANI): Accusing the Samajwadi Party (SP) of being a perpetrator of crime in Uttar Pradesh, Chief Minister Mayawati warned that the former would disrupt law and order in the state if was returned to power.
Bijnor, Feb 27 (ANI): Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi has lashed out at the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and the Samajwadi Party (SP) for failing to establish a connect with the common man.
Shahjahanpur, Feb 26 (ANI): Congress Party has accused the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) Government in Uttar Pradesh of trying to hide the truth in the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) scam.
Lucknow, Feb 26 (ANI): The ongoing campaign for the sixth phase of the high-voltage Uttar Pradesh assembly polls ends on Sunday.
Saharanpur, Feb 26 (ANI): With electioneering picking up for the sixth phase of the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls, Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav has lashed out at the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) Government in the state for not doing anything for the welfare of the common man in the last five years.
Lucknow, Feb.25 (ANI): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) conducted fresh raids at 23 places across Uttar Pradesh on Saturday in connection with the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) scam.
Bulandshar, Feb 25 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Uma Bharti on Saturday said the core elements of both Samajwadi Party and Bahujan Samaj Party are filled with corruption and crime.
