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Court grants Maya relief in Taj Corridor

Former UP chief minister and BSP president Mayawati got major relief on Monday when the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court finally dismissed the public interest litigation case challenging the UP government’s decision to refuse to initiate her prosecution in the Rs 17-crore Taj Corridor scam.

Amar singh not returning to fold, say samajwadis

Two days after Uttar Pradesh’s SP government withdrew money-laundering cases against Amar Singh, the party mounted a blistering attack on its former leader Sunday and SP spokesman Rajendra Choudhury v

Samajwadis woo brahmins for 2014

After the Bahujan Samaj Party, it is now the Samajwadi Party is now aggressively carrying out a campaign to woo brahmin voters for the Lok Sabha elections. The party is organising a Brahmin Sammelan in Lucknow on November 10 and Samajwadi Party president Mulayam Singh Yadav will address the same.

U.P. govt set to withdraw Amar cases

The festive season seems to be filling the winter air with goodwill, and a major patchup seems imminent.
Samajwadi Party president Mulayam Singh Yadav is reportedly on a patchup mode with former confidant Amar Singh.

SP men go berserk, cops look on helplessly

Samajwadi Party leaders refuse to mend their way despite innumerable warnings by party president Mulayam Singh Yadav and UP chief minister Akhilesh Yadav.

UP to get more Muslim cops

The Akhilesh Yadav government is now making a conscious effort to induct more people from Muslim minorities into the police force.

UP ‘grudgingly’ allows Kejriwal Farrukhabad rally

The Uttar Pradesh government has given permission to Indian against Corruption (IAC) activist Arvind Kejriwal to hold a rally against Union law minister Salman Khurshid in Farrukhabad on November 1 at the ground of the UP Housing development department.

MORE VIOLENCE erupts IN U.P.’s Faizabad

After a brief lull during the day, violence erupted again in Faizabad around Friday midnight in the rural areas of the district.

Gadkari problems delay Kalyan return

With Bharatiya Janata Party president Nitin Gadkari embroiled in a host of controversies, the return of former chief minister Kalyan Singh to the BJP fold seems to have been further delayed.

8th communal clash in 8 months

Uttar Pradesh, on Wednesday night witnessed its eighth major communal incident when two communities clashed during the immersion of idols Goddess Durga in Faizabad district. UP chief minister Akhilesh Yadav ordered the secretary (home) and DGP to visit the violence-hit district and warned of strict action against those found guilty of inciting violence.

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