No BSP-Congress alliance anywhere in the country: Mayawati
Mar 18, 2019, at 11:53 am
Lucknow, Mar 18 (IBNS): Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Monday clearly stated her party is having no alliance with Congress for the upcoming Lok Sabha election, a day after the oldest political outfit left seven seats in Uttar Pradesh for the alliance between BSP and Samajwadi Party (SP).
Three killed in road mishap in UP's Moradabad
Mar 16, 2019, at 06:04 pm
Moradabad, Mar 16 (UNI) Three people, including a father and daughter, were killed and as many injured seriously in a collision between two vehicles in the Mudhapandey area in this district of Uttar Pradesh, early Saturday morning.
UP: BJP's Prayagraj MP resigns, to contest from Samajwadi Party
Mar 16, 2019, at 02:04 pm
Lucknow, Mar 16 (IBNS): Continuing the trend of switching sides in the election season, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP from Prayagraj, Shyama Charan Gupta, on Saturday resigned as the party member, media reports said.
Opposition defaming Army in quest of votes: UP BJP
Mar 12, 2019, at 09:20 pm
Lucknow, Mar 12 (UNI): Hitting out at Opposition leaders in Uttar Pradesh, the BJP state unit on Tuesday said in the quest of votes, some leaders were defaming the valour of army and questioning the surgical strike.
Drug peddler held,contraband worth Rs 25 lakhs seized in UP
Mar 12, 2019, at 03:48 pm
Lucknow, Mar 12 (UNI) A drug peddler was arrested and 250 kilos of 'ganja' worth Rs 25 lakhs recovered from him from Khalilabad police station area in Santkabirnagar district by the Uttar Pradesh police's Special Task Force (STF), official sources said here on Tuesday.
Modi's 'Do or Die' battle essentially lies in UP, Bengal and Odisha
Mar 11, 2019, at 12:57 pm
New Delhi, Mar 11 (UNI): Of all the political narratives the BJP will have to deal with in the run up to the parliamentary polls, the most striking one would be - can 'Narendra Modi' as a brand equity work in three important states of Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and Odisha.
PM Modi lays foundation stone for Kashi Vishwanath corridor
Mar 08, 2019, at 01:43 pm
Varanasi, Mar 8 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday laid foundation stone for the Kashi Vishwanath Corridor in the temple city.
Supreme Court orders mediation in Ayodhya land dispute case
Mar 08, 2019, at 11:12 am
New Delhi, Mar 8 (IBNS): A five-judge bench, headed by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi, of Supreme Court on Friday ordered mediation in the politically-sensitive case which pertains to whether Ram temple can be built in the disputed land of Uttar Pradesh's Ayodhya where Babri Masjid stood till 1992, media reports said.
Omar Abdullah, Mehbooba Mufti criticise attack on Kashmiris in Lucknow
Mar 07, 2019, at 12:30 pm
Srinagar, Mar 7 (IBNS): Former chief ministers of Jammu and Kashmir Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti have criticised the attack on two Kashmiri dry-fruit vendors in Lucknow.
Embarrassment for BJP as party MP and MLA get into fight in Uttar Pradesh
Mar 06, 2019, at 07:29 pm
Sant Kabir Nagar, Mar 6 (UNI): In a major embarrassment for the ruling BJP in Uttar Pradesh, the local MP Sharad Tripathi and MLA Rakesh Singh Baghel got into a fight during a meeting on Wednesday.
RLD to join SP-BSP alliance formally on Tuesday
Mar 05, 2019, at 01:42 pm
Lucknow, Mar 5 (UNI) The Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) will on Tuesday officially join the Samajwadi Party-Bahujan Samaj Party (SP-BSP) mahagathbandhan in Uttar Pradesh for the Lok Sabha election.
BSP leaders join Congress in Uttar Pradesh
Mar 04, 2019, at 10:17 pm
Lucknow, Mar 4 (UNI): The Uttar Pradesh Congress received another shot in the arm, when former Bahujan Samaj Party Member of Parliament (MP) from Sitapur, Kaiser Jahan and her two times MLA husband, Jasmir Ansari joined the party, along with their supporters, here on Monday.
UP STF arrests wanted criminal in Barabanki
Feb 26, 2019, at 08:06 pm
Lucknow, Feb 26 (UNI) Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) has arrested a notorious criminal carrying reward of Rs 25,000 on his head, from Fatehpur area.
President of India Kovind to visit Uttar Pradesh on February 24 and 25
Feb 23, 2019, at 07:18 pm
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IBNS): President of India Ram Nath Kovind will visit Uttar Pradesh (Lucknow and Kanpur) on Feb 24 and 25, 2019.
Uttar Pradesh: Three arrested for gold loot in Meerut
Feb 23, 2019, at 06:51 pm
Lucknow, Feb 23 (UNI/IBNS) Three members of a gang involved in looting gold from a private gold loan company in Meerut have been arrested by the Special Task Force (STF) of Uttar Pradesh police.
Uttar Pradesh: Eight killed in explosion at illegal fireworks factory
Feb 23, 2019, at 06:20 pm
Bhadohi, Feb 23 (UNI) At least eight people were killed in an explosion that occurred in an illegally-operated fireworks factory in the Chairi police station area in this district of Uttar Pradesh on Saturday.
SP-BSP announces list of seats for Lok Sabha polls
Feb 21, 2019, at 07:28 pm
Lucknow, Feb 21 (IBNS): Just few days ahead of the announcement of Lok Sabha poll dates by the Election Commission, the Samajwadi Party (SP) and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) on Thursday announced the list of seats for the upcoming elections.
Akhilesh to announce candidates after poll dates are notified
Feb 21, 2019, at 04:47 pm
Lucknow, Feb 21(UNI) Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday said the party will announce names of its candidates for the Lok Sabha polls after the election schedule is notified.
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra makes 'connect' with UP people
Feb 20, 2019, at 05:58 pm
Shamli, Feb 20 (UNI/IBNS) Newly-appointed AICC General Secretary for Uttar Pradesh East Priyanka Gandhi Vadra made her first personal contract with the people of western parts of the state, during her visit to martyr Amit Kori's residence here, along with her brother and Congress president Rahul Gandhi, General Secretary UP west Jyotiraditya Scindia and UPCC Chief Raj Babbar.
Rahul, Priyanka, Jyotiraditya kick-start poll campaign in UP
Feb 11, 2019, at 02:38 pm
Lucknow, Feb 11 (IBNS): Aiming to gain lost ground in the northern state, Congress president Rahul Gandhi, party in-charge for eastern and western Uttar Pradesh, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Jyotiraditya Scindia respectively, kick-started campaign trails on Monday.
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi to visit Uttar Pradesh today
Feb 11, 2019, at 09:23 am
Lucknow, Feb 11 (IBNS): Ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi, who recently joined mainstream politics, will visit Lucknow city on Monday.
UP: Yogi Adityanath govt allocates Rs 450 crore for cow shelters in state budget
Feb 07, 2019, at 01:52 pm
Lucknow, Feb 7 (IBNS): The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh has allocated nearly Rs 450 crore for maintenance and construction of cow shelters across the state in its Rs 4.79 lakh crore budget.
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra gets room next to Rahul's at Congress headquarters
Feb 05, 2019, at 11:09 pm
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IBNS): Prior to making debut as Congress general secretary in eastern Uttar Pradesh, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has got a room next to the one of her brother and party president, Rahul Gandhi, at the Congress headquarters on Akbar Road here.
Uttar Pradesh : Yogi Adityanath announces India's longest expressway between Meerut and Pryagraj
Jan 29, 2019, at 02:32 pm
Lucknown, Jan 29 (IBNS) : Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday announced that a 600 km-long, six-lane expressway would be constructed to link the western part of the state to the east.
United opposition could see BJP sliding to 5 seats in Uttar Pradesh: Opinion poll
Jan 24, 2019, at 04:23 pm
Lucknow, Jan 24 (IBNS): The BJP's tally in the next General elections could plunge to as low as five in Uttar Pradesh that sends 80 members to the Lok Sabha if all the opposition parties were to fight together, finds a poll by India Today-Karvy Insights.
Ready to cooperate with SP, BSP to beat BJP: Rahul Gandhi
Jan 23, 2019, at 03:52 pm
Amethi, Jan 23 (IBNS): Days after the Samajwadi Party and the Bahujan Samaj Party formed an alliance for the Lok Sabha polls by leaving the Congress party, its president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said he is ready to cooperate with the two political parties of the state to defeat the Bharatiya Janata Party in whatever ways possible.
Priyanka Vadra, Jyotiraditya Scindia are on a mission in UP: Rahul Gandhi
Jan 23, 2019, at 03:30 pm
Amethi, Jan 23 (IBNS): Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and party leader Jyotiraditya Scindia have been appointed as the outfit's general secretary in Uttar Pradesh on a mission.
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra enters active politics, gets key role in Congress
Jan 23, 2019, at 01:34 pm
New Delhi, Jan 23 (IBNS): Ahead of the 2019 General Elections, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday appointed his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who so far stayed away from active politics, as the party's general secretary in east Uttar Pradesh.
BJP lawmaker makes offensive comments against Mayawati
Jan 20, 2019, at 11:02 am
Lucknow, Jan 20 (IBNS): A huge controversy broke after a lawmaker of the ruling BJP in Uttar Pradesh targeted Mayawati and said the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief "sold her dignity for power."
SP-BSP alliance enough to beat BJP in UP: Tejashwi Yadav on Congress question
Jan 14, 2019, at 04:42 pm
Lucknow, Jan 14 (IBNS): Reacting to the non-inclusion of Congress in the Uttar Pradesh alliance, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav on Monday said the Samajwadi Party (SP) and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) are enough to defeat the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the 2019 General Elections, media reports said.