Amita Verma

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Three UP aircraft fly without CVR

In a shocking revelation, it has been found that two aircrafts and one helicopter owned by the Uttar Pradesh government have been flying VVIPs without having the flight data recorder (FDR) and cockpit voice recorder (CVR) installed.

Dalit students, staff allege bias

Over a dozen dalit professors in the prestigious Banaras Hindu University in Varanasi have alleged caste discrimination and have said that dalit professors, employees and students were being given ste

30% dalits in UP ‘tech literate’

A silent revolution is taking place in the backwaters of Uttar Pradesh as more and more dalits are turning computer savvy.

LS polls: BSP focus on reserved seats

The Bahujan Samaj Party is paying extra attention on the 17 reserved seats for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in order to ensure that it wins maximum seats in this category.

Mulayam rolls out red carpet for brahmins

For all practical purposes, it was a Brahmin Sammelan but the Samajwadi chose to call it a “Prabuddh (intellectual) Sammelan”.

Foreign tennis players stay away from UP

In a major jolt to the image of the UP government, about 70 foreign tennis players have pulled out of the International Tennis Federation’s Futures event in Lucknow saying they are worried about security in the state.

U.P. widows to get a cow under new govt scheme

After wooing the state’s youth, the Akhilesh Yadav government is now planning a unique scheme for widows in Uttar Pradesh.

Youth to manage SP LS campaign

The Samajwadi Party’s election campaign for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections will now be managed by the youth.

MPs won’t hold zonal chief post

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi has probably had a change of heart and not all zonal chiefs in Uttar Pradesh are likely to be changed.

3 cops beat up ‘rape victim’, suspended

Three police personnel including a SHO, sub-inspector and a woman constable have been suspended for allegedly beating up a 16-year-old girl who had come to the police station to lodge a complaint of g

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