Everything you need to know about Maharajganj: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Maharajganj: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Lucknow, Feb 10 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav Saturday midnight undertook a major rejig of the state bureaucracy, transferring 56 Indian Administrative Service (IAS) and 60 Indian Police Service (IPS) officials.
Lucknow, July 24 (IANS) Five people, including a three-year-old girl, were killed and six others injured Tuesday when a truck rammed into a private bus in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur city, police said.
Lucknow, June 30 (IANS) Even as a worried Uttar Pradesh government is combating the outbreak of encephalitis that has claimed 117 lives in the last one month in the eastern part of the state, the Gorakhpur administration is toying with homeopathy and fish to take on the killer disease.
Lucknow, May 1 (IANS) The detention Monday of 40 people for trying to enter India from Nepal without valid identity papers through the border in Maharajganj has put the Uttar Pradesh intelligence unit on alert.
Sunauli/Maharajganj, Feb 10 (ANI): With Uttar Pradesh entering the second phase of assembly polls tomorrow, security has been stepped up along the India-Nepal border to avoid any untoward incident.
Siddarthnagar/Sitapur/Maharajganj (Uttar Pradesh), Feb.5 (ANI): The atmosphere in Uttar Pradesh has turned electric ahead of the upcoming polls, with political leaders intensifying their campaigns to mobilise their voter bases.
Maharajganj, Jan 29 (ANI): Security has been beefed up along 500-kilometer long Indo-Nepal border in a bid to avert movement of anti-social elements during assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh.
Lucknow, Jan.28 (ANI): The 500-kilometer-long Indo-Nepal border that runs along eight districts of Uttar Pradesh will be sealed two days before the state goes to polls to prevent movement of anti-social elements.
Lucknow, Jan.28 (ANI): The 500-kilometer-long Indo-Nepal border that runs along eight districts of Uttar Pradesh will be sealed two days before the state goes to polls to prevent movement of anti-social elements.
Maharajganj (Uttar Pradesh), Nov.26 (ANI): The town of Maharajganj in Uttar Pradesh had a hostile welcome ready for Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi, ahead of his rally here on Saturday.
Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh), June 19 (ANI): Family members of Brij Bihari Pandey, 108, who is finally released from Gorakhpur district jail after being convicted along with 15 others for the murder in 1987 of four persons in Maharajganj over inheritance of a Hindu religious institution, are taking special care of him as he is unable to recognise his home and relatives and can barely hear and speak in monosyllables.
Rae Bareli, Feb 5 (ANI): Congress President Sonia Gandhi today asked women panchayat representatives to overcome social hurdles while performing their duties.
Raebarely (Uttar Pradesh), Feb 4 (ANI): Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Friday expressing concern over the high school dropout rate among children said the government is committed to ensure that not a single child is deprived of education due to lack of money.
Lucknow, Dec 30 (ANI): Two persons died in different parts of Uttar Pradesh as the cold wave prevailed in most parts of the state, taking the toll to 13 this season.
Maharajganj (UP), Mar 18 (ANI): A Samajwadi Party MLA has been booked for setting a woman on fire in Uttar Pradesh's Maharajganj District.
Puraabazar (Uttar Pradesh) (ANI): The Uttar Pradesh Government on Sunday initiated distribution of relief material to the flood affected families of Munda village in Faizabad District.
Durgaganj Village (Uttar Pradesh), Aug 21 (ANI): The rising level of river water over the past couple of days has submerged many villages and rendered thousands of villagers homeless in Uttar Pradesh.
Elaborate arrangements have been made to ensure peaceful polling in the fifth and final phase of Lok Sabha elections in 86 constituencies spread over nine States and Union Territories go to poll on Wednesday (May 13).
New Delhi, May 9 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday alleged and criticised Congress party for influencing the Election Commission office to send a team to Bihar to discuss the prospects of re-polls in six constituencies of the State.
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) The Election Commission Friday deputed six teams of two officers each to look into the complaints received during the polling in various parliamentary constituencies in Bihar.
As many as 146 polling stations in Bihar and 58 in Jharkhand will go to repoll, the Election Commission ordered on Thursday just after the poll. While repolling will be conducted in Jharkhand on May 28, the date will be announced shortly for Bihar.
Maharajganj (Bihar), Apr 16 (ANI): The District Magistrate of Chapra District was on Thursday summoned to oversee and control an unruly scenario witnessed at a polling station in Maharajganj block of the district on Thursday.
Patna, April 16 (IANS) Bihar recorded nearly 50 percent voter turnout in the first phase of general elections Thursday amid violence by Maoist rebels, who killed two security personnel and attacked polling stations in Gaya.
Patna, April 16 (IANS) A candidate of the state's ruling Janata Dal-United (JD-U) Prabhunath Singh and Congress nominee Tarkeshwar Singh were detained Thursday after they were found 'intimidating' voters in Bihar's Maharajgang constituency, police said.
Patna, April 16 (IANS) A voter turnout of over 30 percent was recorded in Bihar in the first six hours of polling for the first phase of general elections under way in 13 of the state's 40 Lok Sabha constituencies Thursday, even as Maoists attacked polling stations in Gaya district and killed two securitymen.
Patna, April 16 (IANS) Less than 10 percent voter turnout was recorded in Bihar during the first three hours of polling for the first phase of general elections that was underway in 13 of the state's 40 Lok Sabha constituencies Thursday.
Patna, April 16 (IANS) Dozens of people facing serious criminal charges are in the election fray in Bihar although courts have barred four of them from the Lok Sabha contest.
Patna, April 16 (IANS) Polling for the first phase of general elections began Thursday morning in 13 of the 40 Lok Sabha constituencies in Bihar amid shoot at sight orders for the police to prevent violence by Maoists and political musclemen, officials said.
Patna, April 15 (IANS) The Bihar government Wednesday issued shoot at sight orders against trouble makers and sealed the state's borders with Nepal to ensure violence free polls in the first phase Thursday, an official said here.
Ahead of the first phase general elections on Thursday, the Bihar state administration has issued shoot-at-sight orders to tackle any grim security challenge. 13 of the 40 Lok Sabha seats would go for polls.
Patna, Apr.15 (ANI): Shoot-at-sight orders have been issued across Bihar in the run-up to Thursday's first phase election in 13 out of 40 Lok Sabha constituencies.
Patna, April 12 (IANS) Raking up the issue of Congress president Sonia Gandhi's foreign origin, a senior leader of Bihar's ruling Janata Dal (United) Sunday said he disliked 'her face, voice and language' and termed her popularity and acceptance as a national leader 'unfortunate for the country'.
Patna, April 8 (IANS) Maoist guerrillas have put up handwritten posters in Bihar's Gaya district threatening villagers that their hands would be chopped if they vote in the general election.
Lucknow, April 3 (IANS) Targeting the Bharatiya Janata Party on the issue of terrorism, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Friday said the BJP-led government in the past had bowed before terrorists, but his party's government refused to do so.
Lucknow, Apr 3 (ANI): Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi will address election rallies at Maharajganj, Kushinagar and Robertsganj in Uttar Pradesh today.
Lucknow, April 2 (IANS) Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi, who is also the party's Lok Sabha candidate for the Amethi seat in Uttar Pradesh, will launch his campaign in the state from Friday, party officials said Thursday.
Lucknow, Mar 31 (ANI): Congress president Sonia Gandhi and All India Congress Committee (AICC) general secretary Rahul Gandhi will be campaigning for party candidates in eastern Uttar Pradesh from April 3 onwards.
Maharajganj (UP), Mar 30 (ANI): Security along the India-Nepal border in Uttar Pradesh has been beefed up ahead of the upcoming general elections.
Lucknow, March 28 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) prime ministerial aspirant L.K. Advani, addressing a rally Saturday in Uttar Pradesh barely hours after party leader Varun Gandhi was jailed for reported hate speeches, preferred not to comment on the controversy and chose to criticise the Congress-led government instead.
Pilibhit (Uttar Pradesh), March 28 (IANS) Around 50 Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers were arrested here Saturday after they blocked roads and clashed with the police while waiting for Varun Gandhi, the party's nominee from Pilibhit for the Lok Sabha elections, to arrive and possibly get arrested for his alleged hate speeches, police said.
Pilibhit (Uttar Pradesh), March 28 (IANS) A large number of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers gathered in Pilibhit Saturday morning waiting for Varun Gandhi to arrive and possibly get arrested for reportedly making hate speeches.
Patna, March 26 (IANS) Bihar has sought four Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopters from the central government for aerial surveillance, particlarly in areas hit by Maoist insurgency, during the Lok Sabha elections in April-May.
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.
Floods are a natural phenomenon occurring in the majority of the rivers in India. The north-eastern region of Uttar Pradesh like Bahraich, Sidharthnagar, Maharajganj, Gorakhpur, Kushinagar and district
Lucknow, Nov 21 (IANS) A leader of the ruling Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and seven of his supporters have been charged with the murder of a Samajwadi Party leader in Uttar Pradesh's Maharajganj district, police said Friday.
Patna, Nov 7 (IANS) A woman has threatened to immolate herself in front of the Patna High Court premises to protest the acquittal of Janata Dal-United (JD-U) MP Prabhunath Singh in the case of murder of her two sons. Security has been tightened in and around the court since Friday morning, the police said.
Patna, Oct 24 (IANS) A Bihar fast track court Friday acquitted Janata Dal-United (JD-U) MP Prabhunath Singh and six others for lack of evidence in a double murder case of 1995.
Lucknow, Oct 3 (IANS) A peddler was arrested Friday with one kg of a drug that carried the street name of brown sugar, worth Rs.5 million, in Uttar Pradesh's Maharajganj district, the police said.
Agartala, Oct 1 (IANS) At least two people were killed and about 100 injured when four powerful bombs went off within half an hour in the Tripura capital Wednesday evening, the police said. Three bombs were recovered and defused later.
Agartala, Oct 1 (IANS) At least two people were killed and about 100 injured when four powerful bombs went off within half an hour in the Tripura capital Wednesday evening, the police said.
Agartala, Oct 3 (ANI): Tripura Director-General of Police Pranay Sahay has said that the involvement of Bangladeshi insurgents could not be ruled out in the Agartala serial blasts.
New Delhi, Oct 2 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh today condemned last evening's serial blasts in Tripura, in which the death toll has risen to four.
Unchahar/ Rae Bareilly, Sept 27 (ANI): Congress party president Sonia Gandhi attended an Iftar party here on Friday during the holy month of Ramadan.
Northeast India has been exposed to indigenous insurgency since long back, but the recent Agartala explosions might be an indication that the region is slowly
Lucknow, Oct 3 (IANS) A peddler was arrested Friday with one kg of a drug that carried the street name of brown sugar, worth Rs.5 million, in Uttar Pradesh's Maharajganj district, the police said.
Agartala, Oct 3 (ANI): Tripura Director-General of Police Pranay Sahay has said that the involvement of Bangladeshi insurgents could not be ruled out in the Agartala serial blasts.
New Delhi, Oct 2 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh today condemned last evening's serial blasts in Tripura, in which the death toll has risen to four.
Agartala, Oct 1 (IANS) At least two people were killed and about 100 injured when four powerful bombs went off within half an hour in the Tripura capital Wednesday evening, the police said. Three bombs were recovered and defused later.
Agartala, Oct 1 (IANS) At least two people were killed and about 100 injured when four powerful bombs went off within half an hour in the Tripura capital Wednesday evening, the police said.
Unchahar/ Rae Bareilly, Sept 27 (ANI): Congress party president Sonia Gandhi attended an Iftar party here on Friday during the holy month of Ramadan.
Jamuna Prasad Nishad, another skeleton in the Mayawati's Cabinet, who was sacked on Monday, was eventually arrested by the
