Everything you need to know about Gonda: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Gonda: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Lucknow, May 6 (ANI): A woman from Lucknow gave birth to twins on a train that was traveling from Mumbai to Gonda. Zubin Mehta went into labour in the general compartment (S-10) of the Kushinagar Express and gave birth to her twins between Unnao and Lucknow. It was the second time in four years that she had delivered twins in a train.
Lucknow, May 6 (IANS) A woman from Uttar Pradesh gave birth to twins on a moving train - the second time in four years that she has delivered trains in a train!
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) Parliament was disrupted again Wednesday as the Samajwadi Pary sought the resignation of Steel Minister Beni Prasad Verma, while DMK and AIADMK membres raised the Sri Lankan issue.
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Wednesday came out in support of Mulayam Singh Yadav, demanding that union Steel Minister Beni Prasad Verma resign over his reported comments against Samajwadi Party supremo.
New Delhi, Mar 20 (ANI): The Lok Sabha was adjourned for the day on Wednesday following an uproar over issues relating to Sri Lankan Tamils and Union Minister Beni Prasad Verma's remarks against Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav.
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) Taking strong objection to Steel Minister Beni Prasad Verma's allegation that he had links with terrorists, Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav Monday demanded his sacking from the cabinet.
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) The BJP Monday slammed Steel Minister Beni Prasad Verma for his comments against Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav and said that the SP should withdraw its support to the Congress-led UPA government.
New Delhi, Mar. 18 (ANI): Union Steel Minister Beni Prasad Verma on Monday hit back at Samajwadi Party (SP) supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav after the latter demanded his sacking from the Union Cabinet.
Lucknow, Dec 7 (IANS) More than 16 bogies were gutted when a major fire broke out Friday on a goods train carrying petrol and headed for Gonda from here, officials said.
Lucknow, Nov. 19 (ANI): Union Minister for Steel, Beni Prasad Verma, on Monday announced numerous projects in his home state of Uttar Pradesh, including two power projects and two steel processing units (SPUs) under Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL).
Taking initiative for the next Parliamentary election, scheduled to be held in 2014, the ruling party in Uttar Pradesh Friday declared it's first list of 55 candidates in which several existing Member of Parliament (MP) have been repeated..............
Lucknow, Nov 9 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav Friday said his government would soon find a way to revive the sports quota in government jobs.
New Delhi, Oct 25 (IANS) The 57th senior men's Freestyle and Greco-Roman National Wrestling Championships will be held at Nandini Nagar, Gonda, in Uttar Pradesh from Nov 8 to 11.
Lucknow, Oct.14 (ANI): The Uttar Pradesh Government has stopped the recruitment of contractual staff under National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) in all districts of the state with the immediate effect.
Lucknow, Oct 13 (IANS) A day after a minister was forced to resign on allegations of intimidating and kidnapping the chief medical officer (CMO) in Uttar Pradesh's Gonda, the state government Saturday shifted out the district magistrate, district police chief, chief development officer and the CMO.
Lucknow, Oct 12 (ANI): Samajwadi Party (SP) supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav on Friday asked ministers of the Akhilesh Yadav-led government in Uttar Pradesh to conduct themselves better.
Lucknow, Oct 12 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Minister of State for Revenue and Rehabilitation Vinod aka Pandit Singh resigned from the government Friday after allegations that he abducted a medical officer.
Lucknow, Oct 12 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Minister for Revenue and Rehabilitation Vinod Kumar Singh, who was accused of abducting a chief medical officer, resigned from his post on Friday.
Lucknow, Oct 11 (IANS) A red faced Akhilesh Yadav government Thursday ordered an investigation into the allegations of a chief medical officer (CMO) that he was abducted by a state minister.
New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) Nandininagar, a township between Faizabad and Gonda, has come up as the Uttar Pradesh franchisee for the Indian Wrestling League (IWL).
Lucknow, Oct 4 (IANS) Hoping to meet the growing demand for power, the Uttar Pradesh government is exploring the viability of setting up two new thermal power plants in the state.
New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) A 19-year-old youth, hailing from Uttar Pradesh, facing financial crisis for the past few years, committed suicide by hanging himself from a ceiling fan at his residence here, police said Monday.
Lucknow, June 1 (IANS) A contract killer who along with his associates killed a Congress corporator in Maharashtra in 2010 was arrested here Friday, police said.
Lucknow, May 8 (IANS) The son of a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator was shot dead in Uttar Pradesh's Gonda district Tuesday after a spat with the guard of a nursing home over parking a car, police said.
Lucknow, March 31 (IANS) Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh Saturday assured Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav that no central-aided projects in the state would be left hanging at the central level.
Surat, Mar 17 (ANI): Traders in Surat city have urged the government to take adequate steps to prevent the smuggling of Chinese garlic in Gujarat, as it is affecting their business adversely.
Surat, Mar 17 (ANI): Traders in Surat city have urged the government to take adequate steps to prevent the smuggling of Chinese garlic in Gujarat, as it is affecting their business adversely.
The first phase of polling for assembly election 2012 begins today in Uttar Pradesh since 7 am. Approximately 1.70-crore voters including 95.28 lakh male and 70.44 lakh female..
Gonda (UP), Feb 4 (ANI): Attacking the Congress party, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati has alleged that the Central Government has scuttled development projects due to her low caste.
Gonda (UP), Feb 4 (ANI): Attacking the Congress party, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati has alleged that the Central Government has scuttled development projects due to her low caste.
Gonda, Feb 2 (ANI): Congress President Sonia Gandhi has accused Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati of failing to take adequate steps to combat corruption.
Gonda, Feb 2 (ANI): Congress President Sonia Gandhi has accused Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati of failing to take adequate steps to combat corruption.
Lucknow, Feb.1 (ANI): Chief Minister Mayawati will address two political rallies in Sitapur and Barabanki on Wednesday, while Congress president Sonia Gandhi will address rallies in Gonda and Deoris.
Lucknow, Feb.1 (ANI): Chief Minister Mayawati will address two political rallies in Sitapur and Barabanki on Wednesday, while Congress president Sonia Gandhi will address rallies in Gonda and Deoris.
Islamabad, Jan 25 (ANI): The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has raised an alarm through its reports that another person who had been detained for suspected involvement in an attack on the military headquarters has been found dead.
Islamabad, Jan 21 (ANI): A fourth civilian facing a court martial under the Pakistan Army Act on charges of attacking the GHQ and ISI Hamza camp died mysteriously on Friday, a brother of the deceased has claimed.
New Delhi, Dec 25 (ANI): Congress General Secretary Digvijay Singh on Sunday alleged that veteran social activist Anna Hazare was associated with Hindu leader Nanaji Deshmukh.
Islamabad, Dec 13 (ANI): The Punjab and Balochistan provincial assemblies passed resolutions on Monday, condemning last month's NATO attack at the Salala border post in Mohmand Agency in which 24 officers and soldiers were killed.
Rajkot, Nov 4 (ANI): Cotton growers of the Rajkot in Saurashtra region of Gujarat are elated at the prospects of earning higher profits from the bumper output this season.
New Delhi, Sep.9 (ANI): Investigators probing Wednesday's bomb blast outside the Delhi High Court are yet to come out with any specific leads two days after the tragedy that has so far claimed 13 lives and injured over 70 others.
London, Sept 4 (ANI): A former senior Ukrainian police official accused of murdering journalist Georgiy Gongadze in 2000 has reportedly admitted playing a role in the killing after being ordered by the then President Leonid Kuchma.
Allahabad/Gonda (Uttar Pradesh), Aug.13 (ANI): Floods continued to affect several villages in India's northern Uttar Pradesh state on Friday (August 12).
Lahore, May 21(ANI): Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif wants to become an agent of America's Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and India's Research and Analysis Wing (RAW), a Pakistan People's Party (PPP) parliamentary leader has said.
Islamabad, April 21(ANI): The assets returns filed by members of the Pakistan Parliament's Lower House in the Election Commission of Pakistan have some unbelievably absurd details.
Islamabad, April 5(ANI): British security specialists have arrived in Islamabad to take charge of the security arrangements made locally for British Prime Minister David Cameron's day-long visit to the Pakistan capital on Tuesday.
Lahore, Feb 19(ANI): A 'bogus Pakistan badminton team' comprising unranked players had been sent to Iran to participate in the Fajr International Badminton Tournament, Pakistan Badminton Federation (PBF) Senior Vice-President Syed Naqi Mohsin has said.
Lahore, Feb 19(ANI): A 'bogus Pakistan badminton team' comprising unranked players had been sent to Iran to participate in the Fajr International Badminton Tournament, Pakistan Badminton Federation (PBF) Senior Vice-President Syed Naqi Mohsin has said.
Gonda, Feb 10 (ANI): Farmers in Gonda in Uttar Pradesh are incurring huge losses in tobacco production because of last year's floods.
Rawalpindi (Pakistan), Jan.12 (ANI): The Pakistan Government has ordered the transfer of five police officers who it felt were hampering investigations into the assassination of former Punjab Governor Salman Taseer.
Islamabad, Dec 30 (ANI): Pakistan's National Assembly members have asked the government to take practical steps to tackle the grim situation in Balochistan, and remove the grievances of the Baloch people.
Karachi, Dec 4(ANI): The Maritime Security Agency (MSA) of Pakistan has detained five Indian fishermen for fishing 36 nautical miles inside Pakistani territorial waters.
Lahore, Dec 3 (ANI): The Lahore High Court has reportedly dismissed a petition registered by one Arif Gondal seeking a ban on the Wikileaks website, which created a huge controversy because of its release of secret US cables this week.
Lahore, Dec 3 (ANI): The Lahore High Court has reportedly dismissed a petition registered by one Arif Gondal seeking a ban on the Wikileaks website, which created a huge controversy because of its release of secret US cables this week.
Lahore, Sep 26(ANI): Pakistan Food and Agriculture Minister Nazar Muhammad Gondal has said that the country's judges were also among the larger beneficiaries of the National Reconciliation Ordination (NRO).
Islamabad, Sept 4 (ANI): It has emerged that non-professional beauticians in Pakistan are using homemade low quality creams and non-sterilised instruments, thus putting the health of their clients at risk.
Rajkot (Gujarat), Sep 1 (ANI): Incessant rains for the past two days in Gujarat's Rajkot District has flooded the area, forcing people to leave their houses on Wednesday.
Gonda (Uttar Pradesh), Aug 30 (ANI): Floods inundated several villages in Uttar Pradesh's Gonda district on Monday, compelling locals to abandon their homes and move to safer locations with their families and livestock.
Islamabad, Apr.24 (ANI): The Pakistan Government has decided to form a new joint investigation team to further probe the role of officials and others who have been indicted in the UN enquiry commission's report on former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's assassination.
Lucknow, Apr 14 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati on Wednesday said that despite stiff opposition, the construction work of the memorials of leaders and saints from low-castes would continue.
Rajkot, Mar 20(ANI): Red chilli farmers in Rajkot are witnessing a decline in less production due to lack of rainfall.
Lahore, Nov.27 (ANI): Its not all that bad to be a prisoner in Pakistan, as one can enjoy sumptuous meals consisting chicken and farm fresh milk while in custody.
Gonda (Uttar Pradesh), Nov 2 (ANI): An enquiry has been ordered into the train mishap in Gonda in Uttar Pradesh, which left 15 people dead and 51 injured.
Gonda (Uttar Pradesh), Nov 1 (ANI): At least 11 people were killed and over 20 others injured on Sunday, when a passenger train hit a truck at an unmanned railway crossing in Uttar Pradesh's Gonda district.
Rawalpindi, Oct. 16 (ANI): In the wake of a series of terror attacks across Pakistan, security of Rawalpindi's Adiala Jail has been beefed up, with the deployment of two companies of Rangers.
Lucknow, Sep 24 (ANI): Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi breached his security on Wednesday evening during a surprise visit to Uttar Pradesh.
Islamabad, Sep. 5 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has revamped the top bureaucratic posts, replacing over a dozen federal secretaries in several ministries with over 50 civil servants, a move being called by many civil servants as reeking of nepotism and favouritism.
Rawalpindi, Sep 1 (ANI): Pakistan's Adiala Jail, where the trial of Mumbai terror suspects are going on, has acquired 87 acres of land to build family suites for married prisoners in compliance with a decision of Federal Shariat Court (FSC) that married prisoners can maintain contacts with their spouses.
Faizabad (Uttar Pradesh), Aug.26 (ANI): Flood victims in Uttar Pradesh's Faizabad district are complaining that the local administration has not taken note of their pitiable condition.
Lucknow, May 6 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati's rivals - the Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) - are using her words to dent her winning Dalit-Brahmin electoral formula.
Lucknow, May 4 (IANS) Former Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Beni Prasad Verma, now the Congress candidate in Gonda, Monday said he would never accept SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav as a minister in a United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government.
Lucknow, April 23 (IANS) Voters in two villages of Uttar Pradesh's Gonda district Thursday boycotted the Lok Sabha elections to protest the lack of development of the area.
Lucknow, April 23 (IANS) About 14.5 percent of the 25 million-odd Uttar Pradesh voters eligible to vote Thursday exercised their franchise in 17 Lok Sabha constituencies till noon, election officials said here.
Amethi (Uttar Pradesh), April 23 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh's most high profile parliamentary constituency Amethi, the pocket borough of Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi, sprung a big surprise by registering a poor turnout of voters in the initial hours of polling Thursday.
Lucknow, April 17 (IANS) Senior Congress leader and former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Digvijay Singh has been booked for landing his helicopter at the venue of an election meeting in Uttar Pradesh instead of the designated helipad, the police said Friday.
Lucknow, April 9 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government's alleged steps targeting the Bharatiya Janata Party will only help the party perform better in the Lok Sabha elections, BJP leader Kalraj Mishra said here Thursday.
Gondal (Gujarat), Mar 17 (ANI): Chili traders in Gujarat are ruing losses as this year's bad crop has led to reduction in exports and also the prices of chili have shot up in domestic market making it difficult for the traders to sell their produce.
New Delhi, Mar 5 (ANI): Congress party has declared its first list of 24 candidates in Uttar Pradesh for the upcoming general elections.
Etah (Uttar Pradesh), Feb 28 (ANI): Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) has declared sitting Etah MP Kunwar Devendra Singh as its candidate from the Etah parliamentary constituency.
Rajkot, Feb.25 (ANI): Inspired by Rajasthan's capital Jaipur, popularly described as Pink City, a village in Gujarat has all the its structures painted in pink to gain popularity as a Pink Village.
Gondal (Gujarat), Feb 18 (ANI): India's cotton export will fall below the estimates due to sluggish demand across global markets.
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) Senior Congress leader Digvijay Singh Monday said a pre-poll alliance with the Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradesh would not be possible without 'friendly fights'.
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) The Congress has come under pressure from its allies as the Samajwadi Party Monday named more Lok Sabha election candidates from Uttar Pradesh and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) demanded more seats from select states.
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) The Samajwadi Party Monday announced five more candidates for the lok Sabha elections from Uttar Pradesh.
Gonda (UP), Dec 19 (ANI): People are facing tough time in Uttar Pradesh's Gonda district due to heavy fog.
New Delhi, Sept 23 (ANI): Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil undertook an aerial survey of flood affected areas of Orissa to day.
Lucknow, Sep.15 (ANI): Though recently there has been uproar over decreasing number of tigers and other wild animals due to poaching or other incidents, the authorities at the Lucknow Zoo despite the growing number of leopards are unable to accommodate.
Gonda (Uttar Pradesh), Sep 1 (ANI): Low lying areas and agricultural fields in Uttar Pradesh's Gonda District have submerged following heavy downpour over the past couple of days.
Siliguri/Gonda (UP)/Patna, Aug 31 (ANI): Following heavy monsoon rains in the catchment areas, more areas in the plains of eastern India are reeling under floods as the Himalayan rivers overflow.
Gonda (Uttar Pradesh), Aug 19 (ANI): People in Uttar Pradesh's Gonda District forced to spend nights in the open after the floodwaters inundated their huts and submerged their fields.
Islamabad, Aug 1 (ANI): A couple of days after senior PML-N leader and former premier Nawaz Sharif said that he will be soon holding "decisive talks" with PPP Co-chairman Asif Zardari over the judges' restoration issue, the latter has said that he would every possible effort to continue the alliance with Nawaz, but "without bowing to any pressure tactics".
On the basis of the report of enquiry committee which said that there have been irregularities in the recruitment of the police constables in 2005, state government taking further action in the investigation has cancelled the appointment of 3,964
In an unfortunate incident, at least 19 devotees of Lord Shiva, who were on their way for an annual ritual, die in a train mishap. The episode cropped up near Sarayu Ghat Railway station in the Gonda district of Uttar Pradesh on Thursday
