Everything you need to know about Azamgarh: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Azamgarh: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Lucknow, April 24 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government Wednesday withdrew the case aggainst Tariq Qasmi, prime accused in the Gorakhpur bomb blasts of May 22, 2007 which left six people, including a woman, injured.
Lucknow, Jan 1 (IANS) Three policemen, including an additional superintendent of police (ASP), were killed when a speeding truck rammed into their official vehicle in Uttar Pradesh's Jaunpur district Tuesday, police said.
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IANS) A 17-year-old class twelve student committed suicide by hanging herself from ceiling fan at her residence in the capital, police said Saturday.
Lucknow, Oct 27 (IANS) Hundreds of Muslims offered Eid prayers in the violence hit Faizabad district Saturday amidst tight security.
Lucknow, Oct 26 (IANS) The Special Investigation Bureau (SIB) of the cooperative cell Friday raided several places to look for two former Uttar Pradesh ministers of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) government - Rangnath Mishra and Chandra Dev Ram Yadav.
Lucknow, July 30 (IANS) The opposition BSP Monday took pot shots at Akhilesh Yadav following attacks on statues of Dalit icon B.R. Ambedkar and their leader Mayawati, describing the Uttar Pradesh chief minister as a 'bechara' who is not taken seriously by his government officials.
Noida, July 28 (IANS) A senior BSP leader Saturday said there was neither any proper security arrangement nor electricity supply at the Dalit Prerna Sthal here. He also said that the statue of party chief Mayawati in Badalpur was not being properly guarded.
Lucknow, July 28 (IANS) Two days after a statue of former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati was vandalised here, three statues of Dalit icon B.R. Ambedkar were damaged in Azamgarh district, police said Saturday.
New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) A 20-year-old man who had murdered his sister's lover back home in Uttar Pradesh was arrested here, police said Sunday.
New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) A travel agent was arrested here Thursday for forging the signature of Bharatiya Janata Party MP Syed Shahnawaz Hussain to get a railway ticket confirmed, police said.
Lucknow, May 5 (IANS) Buoyed by the Uttar Pradesh government's moves seeking dropping of charges against terrorists involved in bomb blasts in Faizabad and Lucknow courts, a young Indian Mujahideen (IM) terrorist is "trying to work out a way to surrender" in a Delhi court.
Lucknow, May 3 (IANS) A school student was killed and more than a dozen others injured in two separate road accidents in Uttar Pradesh Thursday, police said.
Lucknow, April 18 (IANS) Over 12,000 people from across Uttar Pradesh thronged Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav's official residence here Wednesday at his maiden 'janata darshan', officials said.
Lucknow, April 18 (IANS) Over 12,000 people from all across Uttar Pradesh thronged Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav's official residence here at his maiden 'janata darshan' Wednesday, officials said.
Varanasi, Feb 12 (ANI): Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sushma Swaraj on Sunday asked the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, to dismiss Salman Khurshid after the Election Commission complained to President Pratibha Devisingh Patil against the Law Minister for his repeated efforts to woo Muslims with job quotas during the campaign for the ongoing Uttar Pradesh assembly polls.waraj said appropriate step must be taken to rest the controversy.
Varanasi, Feb 12 (ANI): Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sushma Swaraj on Sunday asked the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, to dismiss Salman Khurshid after the Election Commission complained to President Pratibha Devisingh Patil against the Law Minister for his repeated efforts to woo Muslims with job quotas during the campaign for the ongoing Uttar Pradesh assembly polls.waraj said appropriate step must be taken to rest the controversy.
The second phase of polling for Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election 2012 concludes with brick polling turn out amid few news of slight violence......
The second phase of polling for Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election 2012 concludes with brick polling turn out amid few news of slight violence......
The second phase of polling for Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election 2012 concludes with brick polling turn out amid few news of slight violence......
Lucknow/ Varanasi, Feb 10 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Vinay Katiyar on Friday claimed that the Congress was often seen to be crying when militants were killed or arrested.
Varanasi/ Azamgarh, Feb 9 (ANI): Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Arun Jaitley has flayed Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati for misgovernance over the last five years.
Varanasi/ Azamgarh, Feb 9 (ANI): Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Arun Jaitley has flayed Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati for misgovernance over the last five years.
Allahabad/Azamgarh/Sitapur, Feb 7 (ANI): Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh has accused Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Mulayam Singh Yadav of being a supporter of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), as he wants to maintain a political diplomacy with them.
Allahabad/Azamgarh/Sitapur, Feb 7 (ANI): Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh has accused Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Mulayam Singh Yadav of being a supporter of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), as he wants to maintain a political diplomacy with them.
Ghazipur/Ayodhya/Azamgarh/Mathura, Jan 18 (ANI): With candidates intensifying their mass outreach campaigns, Uttar Pradesh is on the edge, bracing for an intense political battle royal ahead of upcoming assembly polls.
Ghazipur/Ayodhya/Azamgarh/Mathura, Jan 18 (ANI): With candidates intensifying their mass outreach campaigns, Uttar Pradesh is on the edge, bracing for an intense political battle royal ahead of upcoming assembly polls.
Azamgarh, Jan 15 (ANI): Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday slammed the Congress Party for wrong policy making for which the common man has been paying the price.
Azamgarh, Jan 15 (ANI): Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday slammed the Congress Party for wrong policy making for which the common man has been paying the price.
Azamgarh, Jan 11 (ANI): Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi has promises revamping Uttar Pradesh if people vote for his party in the upcoming assembly polls.
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Aligarh, May 10 (ANI): The Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), which has been shut down indefinitely following a clash between two students' group inside the campus premises, today decided to reopen on May 13.
Aligarh, Apr 30 (ANI): The Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) has been shut down indefinitely and the security stepped up after two students group clashed with each other inside the campus last evening.
Lucknow, Feb 4 (ANI): Senior Congress leader Digvijay Singh, who is on a visit to Azamgarh, has questioned the Batla House encounter that took place in Delhi last year after meeting families of alleged Indian Mujahideen operatives at Sanjarpur.
Lucknow, Feb 3 (ANI): Senior Congress leader Digvijay Singh's visit to Azamgarh on Wednesday has kicked off a controversy, as the Ulema Council has called the visit an eyewash.
Azamgarh (Uttar Pradesh), Feb 2 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh's anti-terror squad (ATS) has taken into its custody Shehzad Ahmad alias Pappu- a key accused in the September 2008 Delhi serial blasts and the Batla House encounter.
New Delhi / Lucknow, Dec 28 (ANI): Yaum-e-Ashura or tenth Day of Muharram was observed throughout the country on Monday.
Badaun (Uttar Pradesh), Oct 5(ANI): A 37-year-old Malaysian national was recently detained by Uttar Pradesh Police for overstaying in Badaun district two years after his passport's expiry.
Lucknow, May 17 (ANI): Controversial Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan on Sunday resigned from the post of General Secretary and the membership of the party's parliamentary board.
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) A city court Saturday ordered an inquiry after two residents of Azamgarh in Uttar Pradesh said that property Delhi Police were seeking to attach belonged to them and not to the two alleged terrorists who escaped a gun battle in south Delhi last year.
Cape Town, April 24 (IANS) It has been a fairytale journey for medium pacer Kamran Khan, who rose from obscurity to shine among cricket's elite at the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Uttar Pradesh will be given 'special attention' if Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) comes to power at the Centre, pledged UP Chief Minister and BSP Chief Mayawati at an election rally in Azamgarh on Saturday.
Lucknow, April 11 (IANS) If the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) comes to power at the centre after the Lok Sabha polls, it would give 'special attention' to Uttar Pradesh for its all-round development, BSP supremo and state Chief Minister Mayawati said Saturday.
Lucknow, April 10 (IANS) Five members of the Ulema Council have been booked for dishonouring the national flag during a public meeting in Uttar Pradesh's Azamgarh district, police said Friday.
New Delhi/Lucknow, March 25 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Wednesday lashed out at the Mayawati-led Uttar Pradesh government for denying its prime ministerial candidate L.K. Advani permission to hold a rally in Azamgarh. However, the charge was refuted by district authorities that insisted that an alternate venue had been provided.
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Wednesday came down heavily on the Mayawati-led Uttar Pradesh government for denying its prime ministerial candidate L.K. Advani permission to hold a rally in Azamgarh on March 28.
Lucknow, March 23 (IANS) The Ulema Council's candidate from the Azamgarh Lok Sabha seat in Uttar Pradesh and 30 of his supporters have been booked for defying the model code of conduct by taking out a procession and using microphones without permission, the police said Monday.
Lucknow, Mar 22 (ANI): The notification for the first phase of five phase Lok Sabha elections in Uttar Pradesh will be issued on Monday.
Lucknow, March 18 (IANS) A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Lok Sabha candidate in Uttar Pradesh and 30 of her supporters have been arrested for defying the model code of conduct, police said Wednesday.
Luckow, March 17 (IANS) Education officials in Uttar Pradesh were in for a shock when they found students of Class 8 and 9 answering question papers at an under-graduate exam in Azamgarh district, officials said Tuesday.
Lucknow, Feb 21 (ANI): Muslims staged a massive rally in Lucknow on Friday, contending that they are being targeted for the recent spate of terror attacks in the country.
Lucknow, Jan 23 (IANS) Four people have been arrested and charged with making firearms at an illegal arms manufacturing factory in Azamgarh district of Uttar Pradesh, a police officer said Friday.
New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) A city court Thursday sent to jail suspected Indian Mujahideen (IM) operative Hakim Abdul Karim, who had allegedly procured ball bearings used in the bombs that rocked the capital Sep 13 last year killing 26 people.
Lucknow, Jan 14 (IANS) In the year that has just begun, Uttar Pradesh police already claim to have gunned down eight criminals in three shootouts. So are the cops in the state simply out to show results or are they really cracking down on crime?
Lucknow, Jan 8 (IANS) Four gangsters who had committed many crimes in Uttar Pradesh were killed in a shootout with the police though two managed to escape Thursday evening, the police said.
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) A city court Wednesday sent Mohammed Saif, an accused in the Sep 13 serial bombings here, to jail and issued production warrant for the other six accused - all of them Indian Mujahideen cadres.
New Delhi, Jan.5 (ANI): A city court on Monday sent a suspected Indian Mujahideen (IM) terrorist to ten days police remand for his role in the serial bomb blasts that rocked national capital New Delhi in September last year.
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) A city court Monday granted Delhi Police 10 days' remand of suspected Indian Mujahideen operative Hakim Abdul Karim, who allegedly arranged for the ball bearings used in the bombs in the Sep 13 serial blasts in the capital.
Lucknow, Jan 3 (IANS) Delhi Police Saturday obtained from a Lucknow court a two-day transit remand of a suspected Indian Mujahideen member who is an accused in the Sep 13 serial bombings in the national capital, officials said.
Lucknow, Jan 3 (IANS) A youth suspected to be a member of the Indian Mujahideen terrorist outfit and of involvement in the Sep 13 serial bombings in New Delhi has been arrested by the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS), the police said Saturday.
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) A city court Friday sent Mohammed Saif, one of the accused in the Sep 13 serial bombings in Delhi, to judicial custody till Jan 7.
Azamgarh (Uttar Pradesh), Dec 22 (IANS) Street demonstrations and protests were witnessed in this Uttar pradesh town Monday following the arrest of a prominent Islamic cleric's son in Maharashtra last week.
Lucknow, Dec 17 (IANS) The Congress party plans to hold a rally this week in Uttar Pradesh's Azamgarh district, where a number of residents have been arrested for terrorist attacks and the Muslim community is complaining of victimisation.
Lucknow, Dec 14 (IANS) A fact-finding team of the People's Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) has given a clean-chit to Abu Bashar Qasmi who was arrested by the Uttar Pradesh police four months back and declared the mastermind of the Ahmedabad serial blasts by the Gujarat police.
Lucknow, Dec 12 (IANS) As many as 25 government-run schools in Uttar Pradesh's Azamgarh district have come under the scanner for anomalies in the Mid-Day Meal (MDM) scheme sponsored by the central government, an official said Friday.
Azamgarh, Dec.11 (ANI): Musahar, the tribal community of Uttar Pradesh's Azamgarh region which is supposed to have rats, cats and turtles as their staple diet, is waiting for a change.
Lucknow, Dec 5 (IANS) The Congress party is hopeful of striking an electoral alliance with the Samajwadi Party to jointly contest the next Lok Sabha election in Uttar Pradesh, senior Congress leader Digvijay Singh said here Friday.
New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) Delhi Police's elite anti-terrorism wing Special Cell has gravely misused custodial detention of the accused in the Sep 13 serial blasts in the capital, a human rights group said Tuesday.
New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) Delhi Police are set to interrogate Mohammad Sadiq Shiekh, an alleged key terror conspirator of the Indian Mujahideen (IM), on his suspected role in the Sep 19 serial blasts in the capital. A court here Tuesday sent him to 14-day custody.
Lucknow, Nov 11 (IANS) A jackal killed an old man and injured 24 people in a village in Uttar Pradesh, state forest officials said Tuesday.
Mumbai, Nov 10 (IANS) In a startling revelation, the Mumbai police said Monday that Indian Mujahideen operative Mohammed Saddik Israr Ahmed Shaikh, held for his alleged role in the serial bomb blasts in various Indian cities earlier this year, was one of the two gunmen who had attacked the American Center in Kolkata on January 22, 2002.
Mumbai/Kolkata, Nov 10 (IANS) The Mumbai police said Monday an Indian Mujahideen operative, held for his alleged role in the serial bomb blasts in various Indian cities earlier this year, was one of the two gunmen who had attacked the American Center in Kolkata Jan 22, 2002.
Lucknow, Nov 4 (IANS) A Delhi Police team Tuesday recorded the statements of family members of a suspected terrorist, who was gunned down in a shootout days after the September serial blasts in the national capital.
New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) Din Mohammad, a shopkeeper at the Batla House market in south Delhi, used to sell at least 60 'arabi rumaals' every month, but he has barely sold five in the last 20 days. There are few takers for the innocuous chequered scarves, usually worn by Muslims to offer prayers, that have come to be suddenly associated with terror.
Lucknow, Oct 31 (IANS) Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Kalraj Mishra Friday demanded that Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray should be treated like an 'anti-national' for attacks on non-Maharashtrians.
Lucknow, Oct 23 (IANS) Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav and party general secretary Amar Singh Thursday met Rabe Hassan Nadwi, vice chancellor of the Nadwa College and the chairman of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board.
New Delhi, Oct 20 (IANS) Ahmed Bukhari, the Shahi Imam of the Jama Masjid here, has sought an appointment with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to discuss the current state of affairs of Muslims in India, especially the targeting of Muslims in the name of countering terrorism.
New Delhi, Oct 20 (IANS) The Lok Sabha was adjourned Monday after disruptions in the house over the shootout in Jamia Nagar and attacks on north Indians by the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) in Mumbai.
New Delhi, Oct 18 (IANS) Celebrated writer Arundhati Roy has joined the chorus of people demanding a probe into the Jamia Nagar incident in the capital last month, though she does not think the shootout in which two suspected terrorists were killed was a 'fake enounter'.
Allahabad (Uttar Pradesh), Oct 18 (IANS) As many as 67 people, most hailing from Azamgarh district from where over a dozen suspects have been held for allegedly masterminding serial blasts in several Indian cities, were arrested in Uttar Pradesh's Allahabad district for living in rented houses on fake identity, a police official said Saturday.
New Delhi, Oct 17 (IANS) Describing the Jamia Nagar shootout as a 'fake encounter', the Samajwadi Party and the Trinamool Congress Friday evening demanded a judicial probe into the Sep 19 firefight in which two suspected terrorists were gunned down.
Lucknow, Oct 17 (IANS) The war for the Muslim vote in Uttar Pradesh is hotting up. Four days after Chief Minister Mayawati declared a slew of welfare measures for the community, the Samajwadi Party Friday held a rally in Azamgarh district and said there was a 'pre-planned conspiracy' by some communal parties to defame the district.
Lucknow, Oct 17 (IANS) The war for the Muslim vote in Uttar Pradesh is hotting up. Less than a week after Chief Minister Mayawati declared a slew of welfare measures for the community, Samajwadi Party leaders Mulayam Singh Yadav and Amar Singh will Friday hold a public rally in Azamgarh district.
New Delhi, Oct 17 (IANS) The city is undergoing a transition and in two years Delhi will become a world class capital, promises Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit as she prepares for another election.
New Delhi, Oct 15 (ANI): Atif, the alleged mastermind of the September 13 serial blasts in the national capital and was gunned down in a shootout last month, took admission in Jamia Millia University by allegedly using a fake degree certificate, said police.
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) Top Muslim clerics are expected to be among thousands of religious leaders who will congregate in Delhi Oct 14, a day after the meeting of the National Integration Council, to discuss why elements in the community were being 'alienated and targeted' in the fight against terror.
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) A massive crackdown has seriously dented the widespread network of the shadowy Indian Mujahideen (IM), blamed for the terror attacks in Indian cities, but investigators say a large number of jehadis are still at large with the potential to strike at will.
Sarai Meer (Uttar Pradesh), Oct 9 (IANS) It's a confidence building measure with a difference. In a step to soothe ruffled feathers, a cricket match is going to be played between residents of a village on the outskirts of this small town in Azamgarh district and a joint team of the administration and the police.
Lucknow, Oct 8 (IANS) Nearly half a dozen students of the Lucknow Arts College have suddenly found that no one is willing to let out rooms to them, for they are from Azamgarh, the district that has lately been linked to suspected terrorists.
Lucknow, Oct 8 (IANS) Suddenly, nearly half a dozen students of the Lucknow Arts College find that no one is willing to let out rooms to them. They are paying the price for belonging to Azamgarh, the district that has lately been linked to suspected terrorists.
Lucknow, Oct 6 (IANS) He has been a police officer for over 30 years, but Vibhuti Narain Rai, well known in Uttar Pradesh for his literary works and social activism, says he has finally got the job he yearned for.
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) Top Congress party leaders are anxious about the growing discontent and restlessness within the Muslim community, which feels it is being targeted in the name of fighting terrorism, especially in the wake of police claims they had busted the group behind the string of terror attacks.
Azamgarh (Uttar Pradesh), Oct 5 (IANS) Nusrat Khan's feat has given Azamgarh town, especially its Shibli Inter College (SIC), something to exult over after the terror taint.
Lucknow, Oct 3 (IANS) Mumbai and Uttar Pradesh police jointly conducted a raid in Sanjarpur village of Azamgarh district Friday morning in search of a terror suspect but returned empty handed.
Sarai Meer (Uttar Pradesh), Oct 3 (IANS) Nursery of terror? That may be the epithet bestowed on this township now, but it was once famous for something beautiful - intricate Benarasi sari embroidery crafted by the looms and hands of its Muslim weavers.
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) Millions of Muslims all over India gathered in mosques and homes to celebrate Eid Thursday but the mood was sombre with the fear of violence casting a grim shadow over festivities on a day that was also the birth anniversary of the peace apostle Mahatma Gandhi.
Lucknow, Oct 2 (IANS) There was neither festivity nor gaiety on Eid in Azamgarh district's Sanjarpur village, which was home to two suspected terrorists who were shot dead by the police in a shootout for their alleged involvement in the serial bombings at Delhi.
Lucknow, Sep 28 (IANS) Two youngsters were found murdered in a village near Sarai Meer town of Azamgarh district of Uttar Pradesh Sunday morning, police said.
Azamgarh (UP), Oct 3 (ANI): The Mumbai Police today conducted a search in Azamgarh town of Uttar Pradesh to look out for Abu Rashid, the main suspect in the recent series of bomb blasts across the country.
Lucknow, Sept 30 (ANI): Police have nabbed a suspect militant of the Indian Mujahideen outfit in Lucknow who was allegedly involved in the Ahmedabad and Lucknow blasts.
Sarai Meer, Azamgarh (Uttar Pradesh), Sep.29 (ANI): While Uttar Pradesh's Azamgarh district has hogged news headlines after arrest of some youth in relation to Delhi bomb blasts, few are aware that there are not many career opportunities for most of them locally And, they are craving to take up jobs in Arab countries.
