In a move that is bound to widen the rift between the Mayawati government and the UPA government, the UP chief minister has withdrawn all protocol privileges that are normally accorded to visiting Central ministers.

In a move that is bound to widen the rift between the Mayawati government and the Centre, the UP chief minister has withdrawn all protocol privileges normally accorded to Union ministers visiting the state.

The two-day meeting of the UP Congress coordination committee that begins on Monday in Lucknow will finally decide the action plan for the state assembly elections, scheduled to be held early 2012.

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati marked her 55th birthday on Saturday by dedicating to the people around 600 projects and welfare schemes worth over `4,000 crores.

The Thakur community in Uttar Pradesh is now divided over the issue of supporting Raja Bhaiyya, the man who — till not so long ago — was hailed as a modern-day icon of the community.

If you are planning to get married this year, there are 102 opportunities for you to do so.
The year 2011, according to pandits, has 102 muhurats for Hindu weddings with the maximum of 18 in June alone.
According to Pandit Umesh Misra of Dharam Sanskar Jyotish Kendra, a study of the Mahavir Panchang and the Vishwa Panchang (a calendar of sorts) shows that there are 102 auspicious occasions for weddings to be solemnised.
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The Bhartiya Janata Party in Uttar Pradesh will now hit the Mayawati government where it hurts the most, at her dalit vote base.
The BJP, according to sources, is all set to recall its dalit agenda and work at expanding its base among dalits.
The party will focus on the reserved constituencies in the state.
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BJP MP Varun Gandhi on Monday met former UP minister and Independent MLA Raja Bhaiyya, who is currently lodged in Bareilly jail, fuelling speculation about a possible political realignment in the state.

Wary of losing their tickets at the last minute and also the mounting anti-incumbency factor against the Mayawati government, a sizeable number of BSP MLA in Uttar Pradesh have started looking for oth

Lucknow: Now you can finally talk English, walk English and even squat in English. On the sidepath of the posh Samta Mulak crossing in Lucknow, Aditya Kumar runs roadside English speaking courses that promise to teach you “angrezi” within half an hour. Kumar comes here everyday at 4 pm on his bicycle that is fitted with signboards, promising to make you English literate in a jiffy, and takes his roadside classes till sunset.