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Akhilesh disbands hospital at UP CM's residence
In yet another gesture to project a people-friendly image, UP chief minister Akhilesh Yadav has disbanded a special hospital set up at the chief minister’s residence at 5, Kalidas Marg by his predeces
Woman kills husband, buries him in bathroom
In a gruesome incident, a young housewife killed her husband and then buried his body in her bathroom in Ganganagar in Meerut district.
An unrepentant Varsha Patel, 28, told reporters on Wednesday af
Many leaders, yet no one to lead BJP
For a party that collapsed under the weight of too many leaders, the BJP in Uttar Pradesh is now facing an acute leadership crisis.
SP man shoots at Jhansi BDO
A Samajwadi Party worker, Bharat Singh Yadav, shot a block development officer in Jhansi district Sunday night. The reason? BDO S.K. Srivastava had got a case registered against him for trying to rig the 2010 Legislative Council elections. The police on Monday arrested Bharat Singh Yadav.
Z-security provided to judges linked to Ayodhya Title suit
The Uttar Pradesh government on Monday informed the Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court (HC) that it had provided Z-category security to the three judges connected to the Ayodhya Title suits.
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Officer protesting against scam evicted, taken to hospital
A Provincial Civil Services officer, who was on a fast-unto-death here against 'corruption' in the social welfare department, was allegedly forcibly evicted from the protest site by the police who tri
Akhilesh Yadav transfers 112 police officers
In what amounts to a virtual change of guard in Uttar Pradesh's top police establishment, Chief minister Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday reshuffled 112 officers, including four directors general of police (DGPs) and 65 of the state's 75 superintendents of police (SPs).
Action replay: Another whistleblower termed insane, dumped into asylum
It seemed like a frightening replay of situation in 2011, when IPS officer D.D. Misra, a whistleblower on corruption, was forcibly picked up by the police and taken to a mental asylum.
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UP CM moves into official residence, meets partymen
UP chief minister Akhilesh Yadav, on Sunday, formally entered his official residence at 5, Kalidas Marg after performing a grah pravesh puja with family members.
Kingfisher shuts shop in Lucknow: Airport officials
Plagued by financial losses, Kingfisher Airlines has pulled out its flights from Lucknow to New Delhi and Mumbai, say airport officials.
According to the airport officials, the airline also shut its
