Uttar Karanji

Everything you need to know about Uttar Karanji: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more

Everything you need to know about Uttar Karanji: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more

Oil factory damaged after fire in Hapur

May 10, 2013 at 1:18 PM

Hapur, May 10 (ANI): A fire broke out at an oil factory in Uttar Pradesh's Hapur District on Friday morning.

Congress-SP war escalates, will they divorce?

March 28, 2013 at 1:54 PM

Lucknow, March 28 (IANS) From calling BJP leader L.K. Advani honest to billing Congress leaders "cheats" and "conspirators", the Samajwadi Party (SP) is steadily upping the ante against the Congress.

Akhilesh stresses need for increased oilseed production

March 17, 2013 at 7:42 PM

Agra, March 17 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav Sunday called for steps to increase oilseeds production in the state through use of better quality seeds and improved techniques.

Congress attacks SP over killing of UP cop

March 5, 2013 at 6:35 PM

New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) The Congress Tuesday attacked Uttar Pradesh's Samajwadi Party government over the killing of a police officer, saying it indicated a poor law and order situation in the state.

Lok Sabha adjourned for the day, Rajya Sabha till 2 p.m.

March 5, 2013 at 12:51 PM

New Delhi, Mar 5 (ANI): The Lok Sabha has been adjourned for the day, while the Rajya Sabha has been adjourned till 2 p.m. today following the uproar by opposition members on several issues, including the hike in petroleum prices and the killing of a cop in Uttar Pradesh.

Nine SSB jawans held for molesting NCC cadets during train journey

February 2, 2013 at 12:06 PM

Mughalsarai, Feb 2 (ANI): The Government Railway Police (GRP) has arrested nine Sashastra Seema Bal personnel on Friday evening at Mughalsarai junction in Uttar Pradesh after NCC girl cadets from the North Eastern states alleged that they were teased and molested by the jawans on board the New Delhi-Guwahati Sampark Kranti Express.

Mayawati ticks off Ansari, takes on government over quota bill (Third Lead)

December 12, 2012 at 9:52 PM

New Delhi, Dec 12 (IANS) Impatient over the delay in passing a bill that promises reservations for Dalits and tribals in job promotions, the BSP Wednesday stalled both houses of parliament, directly attacking Rajya Sabha Chairman M. Hamid Ansari.

1.7 lakh granted freedom fighter pension

December 11, 2012 at 8:56 PM

New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) A total of 1.7 lakh freedom fighters and their eligible dependents have been granted freedom fighters pension since the scheme was launched in 1972, the government said Tuesday.

UP mafia don arrested in Rajasthan

November 22, 2012 at 8:34 PM

Lucknow, Nov 22 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh Police Thursday arrested mafia don Sushil, alias 'Moonch', wanted in more than 40 cases ranging from extortions, contract killings and murders, from a shopping mall in Rajasthan.

UP CM Akhilesh takes on Kejriwal, says 'probe will take its course'

October 15, 2012 at 1:40 PM

Lucknow, Oct 15 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Monday hit out at activist-turned politician Arvind Kejriwal over his comment that the Samajwadi Party (SP) Government won't be impartial in the probe against Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid, saying it would be better to comment on the matter only after the investigation is complete.

IGL raises gas prices by 0.20 paise in UP

September 8, 2012 at 9:11 PM

New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) State-run gas distributor Indraprastha Gas Ltd (IGL) Saturday hiked compressed natural gas (CNG) prices by 20 paise per kg.

NDA leader will be next PM: Gadkari

August 6, 2012 at 10:01 PM

Agra, Aug 6 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) two-day brain-storming session ended here Monday with party president Nitin Gadkari's assuring all that only a National Democratic Alliance (NDA) leader would be the next prime minister.

After 'Jhalak...', Sushil Kumar says no to dance

August 5, 2012 at 6:33 PM

New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) "Kaun Banega Crorepati" winner Sushil Kumar's dance journey might have come to an end on "Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 5", but he is leaving the show as a much more confident man and better dancer too. But he won't do it again.

Fishy business: Mobile fish parlours flourish in Uttar Pradesh

July 18, 2012 at 2:16 PM

Lucknow, July 18 (IANS) A "Fish-on-Wheels" project that serves up delectable sea food delicacies in cities across the state is proving to be a hit across Uttar Pradesh. There is now a growing demand for franchises of the mobile fish parlours scheme undertaken by the Uttar Pradesh Fisheries Development Board.

It also happens here: Women in India fight indifference (Comment)

July 14, 2012 at 11:44 AM

In an India that prides itself on the surge towards a more modern tomorrow, a reality check is in order. And it came again - as it always does with tragic regularity - with a panchayat in Uttar Pradesh decreeing that women should not be allowed to use mobile phones, a teen in Guwahati being molested by a mob in public and a young acid attack victim in New Delhi pleading for government help or just the permission to die..

Pranab in UP Tuesday to canvass for presidential poll

July 2, 2012 at 10:44 AM

Lucknow, July 2 (IANS) United Progressive Alliance (UPA) presidential candidate Pranab Mukherjee will be in the Uttar Pradesh capital Tuesday to meet legislators across parties and garner support for his election to the Rashtrapati Bhavan.

Pranab in UP Monday to scout for support

July 2, 2012 at 10:20 AM

Lucknow, July 2 (IANS) United Progressive Alliance (UPA) presidential candidate Pranab Mukherjee arrives here Tuesday to meet legislators across parties and garner support for his election to the Rashtrapati Bhavan.

Mulayam keeps Congress guessing on presidential race

June 11, 2012 at 9:27 PM

New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav Monday said his party will decide who to back in the presidential race only after knowing the candidates and simultaneous damanded "maximum" central assistance for Uttar Pradesh.

Steeplechase runner Sudha bags Olympic berth

June 8, 2012 at 10:24 AM

Huelva (Spain), June 8 (IANS) India's long distance runner Sudha Singh, an Asian Games gold medallist, has qualified for the 2012 London Games, breaking her own 3,000m steeple chase national record in the VIII Meeting Iberoamericano de Atletismo here.

Man killed over water in Uttar Pradesh

June 7, 2012 at 12:00 PM

Lucknow, June 7 (IANS) A middle-aged man was killed over filling water from a municipality tap in an Uttar Pradesh town, police said.

Samajwadi Party's next goal: Mulayam as PM

May 23, 2012 at 3:13 PM

lucknow, May 23 (IANS) Just over two months after Akhilesh Yadav took over the reins of Uttar Pradesh, the Samajwadi Party seems to have fast-tracked its campaign to pitch party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav as the next prime ministerial candidate.

UP Human Rights Commission seeks reply from Mayawati Govt. on rape cases

June 21, 2011 at 3:50 PM

Lucknow, June 21 (ANI): With the sudden spurt in crimes against women in Uttar Pradesh shocking the nation, the State Human Rights Commission has issued notices to the Mayawati Government and different district officials, and sought a reply from them by June 28.

Congress slams Mayawati Govt. over deteriorating law and order situation in UP

June 20, 2011 at 9:41 PM

New Delhi, June 20 (ANI): Stating that the law and order situation in Uttar Pradesh has deteriorated, Congress Party on Monday criticized the Mayawati Government for not taking any effective action on crimes against women.

Horror in UP continues as woman gang raped, then set on fire in Etah district

June 20, 2011 at 5:41 PM

Etah (Uttar Pradesh), June 20 (ANI): In yet another shocking incident in Uttar Pradesh, a 35-year old married woman was allegedly gang raped by five men and then set on fire in Etah district late last night.

BJP accuses UP Govt. of failing to maintain law and order

January 29, 2011 at 11:55 AM

Agra, Jan 29 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has accused the Mayawati-led Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) Government in Uttar Pradesh of failing miserably in maintaining law and order.

Banda rape case: MLA did rape me, says Dalit girl

January 14, 2011 at 7:50 PM

Banda (Uttar Pradesh), Jan 14 (ANI): The dalit girl, who has accused Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) MLA Purushottam Naresh Dwivedi of raping her at his residence told a court here on Friday that she stands by her allegations.

Leopard injures three people in Uttar Pradesh

December 26, 2010 at 11:40 AM

Lucknow, Dec 26 (ANI): A leopard injured three villagers, including two minors in Bhawaria village of Uttar Pradesh after they saw it roaming in nearby fields, and tried to scare it away.

Riverbank land erosion leaves people homeless in Uttar Pradesh

September 2, 2010 at 1:24 PM

Koushambhi (Uttar Pradesh), Sep 2 (ANI): Erosion of low-lying areas bordering the River Yamuna and the River Ganges in Uttar Pradesh's Kaushambhi District, has left many families homeless.

Floodwater inundates large swathes of land in Bijnor

August 1, 2010 at 8:40 PM

Bijnor (Uttar Pradesh), Aug.1 (ANI): As different parts of the country are witnessing a heavy downpour during the ongoing Monsoon season, incessant rains have led to overflowing rivers at many places.

Snake smugglers arrested in Ludhiana

June 23, 2010 at 12:41 PM

Ludhiana, June 23 (ANI): A gang led by a doctor was arrested here on Tuesday for smuggling rare snakes.

People in Gorakhpur offer prayers to cure chicken pox

April 25, 2010 at 11:11 AM

Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh), Apr 25 (ANI): Locals in Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur District are flocking a temple to offer prayers to a Hindu deity as they believe the wrath of the Goddess has led to an outbreak of chickenpox in the region.

A haircut in a floating boat with hairstylist blindfolded!

March 21, 2010 at 8:06 PM

Faizabad, Mar 21 (ANI): A woman hairstylist in Uttar Pradesh's Faizabad city on Sunday attempted an unusual record by performing haircutting while being blindfolded in a moving boat!

Police baton charge Lucknow teachers

February 23, 2010 at 12:08 PM

Lucknow, Feb 23 (ANI): Police resorted to a baton-charge here on Monday to control a mob of unemployed aspiring teachers who were demanding jobs.

Uttar Pradesh villagers kill leopard for alleged trespassing into human settlement

February 21, 2010 at 4:37 PM

Bahraich (Uttar Pradesh), Feb.21 (ANI): In a gruesome incident of violence against wild animals, villagers in Uttar Pradesh's Bahraich district killed a leopard after it allegedly strayed into their locality on Saturday (Feb.21).

Mayawati skips PM's meet over price rise

February 9, 2010 at 12:12 AM

New Delhi, Feb 6 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati today skipped the Prime Minister's meeting as she blamed the central government on the current scenario of surging inflation.

Five arrested for trading in police ammunition in Gorakhpur

January 27, 2010 at 12:32 PM

Gorakhpur, Jan 27 (ANI): Five persons, including a policeman in-charge of an armoury, have been arrested for allegedly trading police ammunition in Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur district.

Fog engulfs north India, leaves 451 dead so far

January 21, 2010 at 12:15 PM

New Delhi/ Uttar Pradesh/ Punjab/ Haryana/ Bihar, Jan 21 (ANI): There is no respite from the dense fog this winter and the death toll is now reported to be over 451.

Security cover in Agra to be enhanced during 2010 Commonwealth Games: Govt.

December 15, 2009 at 8:41 PM

New Delhi, Dec 15(ANI): The Government on Tuesday said that it proposes to enhance security cover in Agra during the 2010 Commonwealth Games to be held in the national capital.

Excess of release of water from Nepal barrage maroons UP villages

October 12, 2009 at 1:27 PM

Sitapur (Uttar Pradesh), Oct 12 (ANI): Excess water released from Banbasa barrage in Nepal has marooned residents of 15 villages in Uttar Pradesh's Sitapur district.

Police quells violent protests in Uttar Pradesh

September 30, 2009 at 5:11 PM

Hathras, Sept 30 (ANI): Police personnel fired in the air to prevent protestors from damaging the Hathras railway junction in Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday.

Uttar Pradesh villages inundated by floods

August 25, 2009 at 1:55 PM

Bahraich (UP), Aug 25 (ANI): Flood situation continued to be grim in Bahraich district of Uttar Pradesh.

Flood hits normal life in Ayodhya

August 22, 2009 at 3:07 PM

Ayodhya, Aug 22 (ANI): Incessant monsoon rains have led to flood, hitting normal life in Ayodhya.

Buddhist Circuit to be developed in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar

August 19, 2009 at 4:40 PM

New Delhi, Aug 19 (ANI): Union Tourism Minister Kumari Selja has said that her Ministry will take along Uttar Pradesh and Bihar while promoting Buddhist Circuit for tourists.

Antique idols worth Rs 5.3 million seized in West Bengal

August 13, 2009 at 10:11 PM

Siliguri, Aug 13 (ANI): Customs officials on Thursday recovered antique idols of Hindu gods and goddesses, worth Rs 5.3 million in the international market, from West Bengal's Uttar Dinajur district.

Cabinet Secretary to discuss drought situation in India

August 6, 2009 at 1:20 PM

New Delhi, Aug 6 (ANI): Cabinet Secretary K M Chandrasekhar will meet the Chief Secretaries of all States and Union Territories here on Saturday to discuss the drought situation.

Mayawati's axe falls on 50 party leaders

May 18, 2009 at 9:28 PM

Lucknow, May 18 (IANS) Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) party chief and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati Monday asked for the resignation of over 50 party leaders heading various corporations, official sources said.

Congress 'discussing' SP's offer of support: Moily

May 17, 2009 at 2:39 PM

New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) With the UPA now needing just 10 more seats to get simple majority in the Lok Sabha, the Congress was Sunday undecided on taking the support of the Samajwadi Party, which has emerged the single largest party in Uttar Pradesh.

Uttar Pradesh doctors demand protection through law

May 14, 2009 at 3:21 PM

Lucknow, May 14 (IANS) Wary of being assaulted by relatives of patients, doctors in Uttar Pradesh are demanding a special law for their protection.

Huge increase in the assets of re-contesting MPs

May 12, 2009 at 1:01 AM

The National Election Watch (NEW), in one of its latest report on the comparison of assets of a number of MPs who are re-contesting in 2009 after the 2004 poll, has found tremendous increase in the possessions of the candidates.

164 candidates with criminal records in round four of polls

May 5, 2009 at 7:54 PM

New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) The candidates for the fourth phase of polls Thursday is a mixed bag - 164 have criminal records and 259 are millionaires, a survey said Tuesday.

Samajwadi Party for Congress, rules out tie-up with Third Front

April 26, 2009 at 7:05 PM

Kolkata, April 26 (IANS) The Samajwadi Party Sunday said it was open to a tie-up with the Congress after the Lok Sabha polls but ruled out any truck with the Third Front and the Left as they were aligned with the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP).

Woman prisoner who lost her child to be compensated

April 24, 2009 at 5:17 PM

New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has asked the Uttar Pradesh government to compensate a woman prisoner who lost her new born baby girl because of inadequate medical facilities in the jail.

Labourer burns kids, self to death

April 15, 2009 at 12:25 PM

Agra, April 15 (IANS) A poverty-stricken labourer burnt himself and his two minor children to death in the Pinhat town of Uttar Pradesh, police said Wednesday.

Amarnath row comes alive in Jammu

April 13, 2009 at 5:35 PM

Jammu, April 13 (IANS) The Amarnath land row seems to have come alive again. Not on the streets of this Jammu and Kashmir winter capital but at least in the political rhetoric one gets to hear during the election campaign these days.

PM, Congress ignoring Samajwadi Party: Mulayam Singh

April 11, 2009 at 12:50 PM

Lucknow, April 11 (IANS) Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav Saturday accused Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and the Congress of ignoring his party despite the help it extended to the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government at the time of last year's trust vote in parliament.

Indian found dead in Lahore jail

April 10, 2009 at 12:39 PM

Lahore, Apr.10 (ANI): A 20-year-old Indian civilian has reportedly been found dead inside the Kot Lakhpat District Jail here under mysterious circumstances.

Indian found dead in Lahore jail

April 10, 2009 at 12:22 PM

Lahore, Apr.10 (ANI): A 20-year-old Indian civilian has reportedly been found dead inside the Kot Lakhpat District Jail here under mysterious circumstances.

Airtel most congested network, says regulator

March 30, 2009 at 7:53 PM

New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) Leading telecom player Bharti Airtel emerged as the most congested mobile network in the GSM space in October-December 2008 with competitor Vodafone close behind, the telecom regulator said Monday.

Congress, BJP policies influenced by big houses, brokers: Mayawati

March 29, 2009 at 6:50 PM

Bhagalpur, Mar 29 (ANI): Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati on Sunday claimed that her party was the only alternative to the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), whose policies are influenced by big houses and brokers.

RJD, LJP campaign jointly in Bihar

March 27, 2009 at 1:31 PM

Nalanda, Mar 27 (ANI): Ahead of the general elections, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav and Lok Janashakti Party (LJP) chief Ram Vilas Paswan commenced their campaign jointly here on Thursday.

Possibilities of poll alliance with Samajwadi Party over: Congress

March 18, 2009 at 8:06 PM

New Delhi, March 18 (IANS)Putting all speculation to rest, the Congress party Wednesday announced that possibilities of a poll alliance with the Samajwadi Party for the Lok Sabha elections in Uttar Pradesh were over.

More SC/ST seats in 15th Lok Sabha

March 12, 2009 at 8:18 PM

New Delhi, Mar 12 (ANI): The 15th Lok Sabha will have 11 more reserved seats for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. The number of total seats, however, will remain 543.

'Government projects polluting Lucknow'

March 10, 2009 at 10:37 AM

Lucknow, March 10 (IANS) The Mayawati government is turning a blind eye to the 'suffocating' levels of air pollution in the Uttar Pradesh capital, says the chief of an environment body set up by the Supreme Court, while pointing to the large-scale stone-cutting work being undertaken for official projects.

UP kickstarts week-long immunisation drive

March 1, 2009 at 1:18 PM

Lucknow, Mar 1 (ANI): Around a lakh twenty five thousand immunisation booths have been set up across Uttar Pradesh to administer polio drops to children on the first day of a week-long imunisation drive.

Fuel supplies hit in Uttar Pradesh as 2,000 officers join strike

January 8, 2009 at 5:10 PM

Lucknow, Jan 8 (IANS) Nearly 2,000 oil sector employees struck work in Uttar Pradesh Thursday, the second day of the nationwide strike called by officers of public sector oil companies.

Leopard rescued in Uttar Pradesh

December 25, 2008 at 1:05 PM

Bijnor (UP), Dec 25 (ANI): Forest officials in Bijnor district of Uttar Pradesh has rescued a two-year-old injured female leopard that had lost its way in the forest and later strayed into human habitat.

Uttar Pradesh to recruit 158,000 policemen

December 2, 2008 at 10:19 PM

Lucknow, Dec 2 (IANS) Barely a year after she sacked nearly 20,000 policemen, appointed by her predecessor Mulayam Singh Yadav, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati has announced her government will recruit 158,000 personnel for the state police force.

Six kids crushed by train at Ghaziabad

November 27, 2008 at 6:05 PM

Ghaziabad, Nov 27 (IANS) Six school children were killed Thursday afternoon when a speeding train ran over them at a railway track here.

Delhi BJP to raise Maharashtra violence in polls

November 12, 2008 at 11:02 AM

New Delhi, Nov 12 (IANS) Determined to wrest Delhi from the Congress, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is going to rake up the issue of attacks on north Indians in Maharashtra during the assembly elections here.

Mayawati's politics driven by revenge, vendetta: Congress

October 15, 2008 at 8:14 PM

New Delhi, Oct 15 (IANS) The Congress Wednesday accused Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati of playing 'politics of revenge' after she cancelled the land allotted for a rail coach factory in Rae Bareli.

CPI-M to take on Congress, BJP in Lok Sabha poll

October 14, 2008 at 8:28 PM

Kolkata, Oct 14 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) will aim to defeat the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress in the forthcoming Lok Sabha poll, the party's general secretary Prakash Karat said here Tuesday.

Rae Bareli farmers saddened over cancellation of land for railway coach factory

October 13, 2008 at 12:38 PM

Rae Bareli/ New Delhi/ Lucknow, Oct 13 (ANI): With Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati cancelling the land allotment for a rail coach factory project at Lalganj in Rae Bareli, which was proposed by Congress president and Lok Sabha MP in her constituency, farmers here are a dejected lot. They feel the project could have provided a number of jobs and ensured the overall development of the region.

Dethrone Congress government: Advani

October 6, 2008 at 8:51 PM

Lucknow, Oct 5 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) prime ministerial aspirant L.K. Advani Sunday exhorted people to dethrone the Congress-led central government as they had done in 'post-emergency elections of 1977'.

Around 600,000 students to appear for B.Ed entrance in Uttar Pradesh

October 6, 2008 at 12:00 AM

Agra, Oct 5 (IANS) Agra University is all set to hold the country's biggest professional entrance examination of Bachelor in Education (B.Ed) on Oct 19. About 600,000 forms have been sold by the varsity.

Thousands displaced by floods in Uttar Pradesh

January 1, 2008 at 12:00 AM

Lucknow, August 5 (ANI): Thousands of people have been displaced by floods in many villages around Lucknow, and they are being forced to spend nights in makeshift tents.

Countdown for UPA and deal begins today

July 1, 2008 at 12:00 AM

Monday, full of attack and counter-attack between the Prime Minister and the CPM leader Prakash Karat, eventually ended with the Dr. Manmohan

BSP's win in by-polls signals threat to Oppositions

April 17, 2008 at 12:00 AM

The clean sweep of Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) in Uttar Pradesh by winning all the five- three Vidhan Sabha and two Lok Sabha-seats