Everything you need to know about Allahabad: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Allahabad: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
New Delhi, Apr 27 (ANI): In a major jolt to former Uttar Pradesh chief minister and Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati, the Supreme Court on Friday quashed the reservation based promotion for socially backward classes (SC/ST) in the state.
Lucknow, April 27 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government has taken up Kumbh Mela 2013 on a priority basis and asked various agencies to speed up work on a war footing, with Rs.669 crore sanctioned for the mega religious event.
Allahabad, April 26 (IANS) Protesting the order to vacate hostels, students of the Allahabad University Thursday fought pitched battles with police as they torched a police vehicle and two state transport buses as well damaging varsity property. Several students were injured in the clashes and taken to nearby medical facilities.
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Allahabad, April 18 (IANS) A team of Mumbai police aided by Allahabad cops traced the headless torso of Meenakshi Thapa, a budding Bollywood actress who was abducted on March 30, to a septic tank here, police said Wednesday.
Lucknow, Apr.3 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has reversed the Mayawati Government's decision to provide reservation to Schedule Caste (SC) officers in promotion in government jobs.
Lucknow, March 29 (IANS) The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court has sought details from the union and the state governments of the medical reimbursement facilities provided to cabinet ministers and IAS officials.
Lucknow, March 27 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government 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.
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) Hundreds of people gathered at the Jantar Mantar here Sunday as Anna Hazare began his day-long fast to demand a stronger Lokpal bill to fight corruption.
Allahabad/Moradabad/Jhansi, Mar 5 (ANI): With barely few hours left for the electoral verdict in Uttar Pradesh, elaborate security arrangements have been put in place for the counting, which begins at 8 a.m. tomorrow.
Allahabad/Moradabad/Jhansi, Mar 5 (ANI): With barely few hours left for the electoral verdict in Uttar Pradesh, elaborate security arrangements have been put in place for the counting, which begins at 8 a.m. tomorrow.
Allahabad, Feb 14 (ANI): Veteran actor and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Shatrughan Sinha has accused the ruling Congress party of nurturing corrupt politicians.
Allahabad, Feb 13 (ANI): Veteran actor and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Shatrughan Sinha on Monday lashed out at the Congress-led UPA Government at the Centre over the 2G spectrum scam and the 2010 Commonwealth Games scam.
Allahabad, Feb 13 (ANI): Talking a dig at Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav, Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi has dismissed all election promises made by Yadav as false and misleading.
Allahabad, Feb 12 (ANI): Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader Prakash Karat on Sunday hailed the Election Commission's decision to slap notice on Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid for violating the model code of conduct by promoting minority reservation issue during the elections.
Allahabad, Feb 12 (ANI): Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader Prakash Karat on Sunday hailed the Election Commission's decision to slap notice on Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid for violating the model code of conduct by promoting minority reservation issue during the elections.
Lucknow/Allahabad, Feb 11 (ANI): The Congress on Saturday slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for predicting that no party would get a mandate after the declaration of the results the ongoing assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh.
Allahabad, Feb 8 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday said his party will take strict actions against the three ministers caught watching pornographic video clips on their mobile phone during an assembly session in Karnataka.
Allahabad, Feb.5 (ANI): Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt on Sunday claimed that his "return" to the Congress came on the "advice" of Rashtriya Lok Manch chief and former Samajwadi Party general secretary Amar Singh.
Allahabad, Feb.5 (ANI): Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt on Sunday claimed that his "return" to the Congress came on the "advice" of Rashtriya Lok Manch chief and former Samajwadi Party general secretary Amar Singh.
Allahabad/ Kolkata, Jan 28 (ANI): Devotees across the country celebrated 'Basant Panchami' on Saturday with full enthusiasm as the colour yellow filled the air and welcomed the onset of spring on the fifth day of the lunar month of 'Magh'.
Allahabad/ Kolkata, Jan 28 (ANI): Devotees across the country celebrated 'Basant Panchami' on Saturday with full enthusiasm as the colour yellow filled the air and welcomed the onset of spring on the fifth day of the lunar month of 'Magh'.
Allahabad/Lucknow, Jan.26 (ANI): Residents of Uttar Pradesh on Thursday took a patriotic oath to fight politicians seeking votes and support on the basis of caste and religion.
Allahabad, Jan 14 (ANI): Launching a massive attack on the Mayawati-led Uttar Pradesh Government, Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal has highlighted the soaring crime rate in the state.
Allahabad, Jan 14 (ANI): Launching a massive attack on the Mayawati-led Uttar Pradesh Government, Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal has highlighted the soaring crime rate in the state.
Allahabad, Jan 4 (ANI): Vice President Mohammd Hamid Ansari on Wednesday said tobacco is a major cause of cancer and called for an all-out effort to prevent smoking. .
Shringverpur (Allahabad, UP), Dec.5 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party leader Uma Bharti on Monday targetted both Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati and Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi on the eve of her Jal Sanrakhsan Yatra.
Allahabad, Nov 16 (ANI): Yoga guru Baba Ramdev is finding characteristics of Muammar Gaddafi in various leaders of Congress party.
Allahabad, Nov.14 (ANI): Congress leader Digvijay Singh has criticised Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati for suggesting that Singh could become the state's next chief minister if the Congress secures amajority in next year's state assembly elections.
Chandigarh, Nov. 13 (ANI): With Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati criticising Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi for his anti-Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) remarks, Union Law and Justice Minister Salman Khurshid on Sunday hit out at her, saying there is a need to be louder with those who avoid coming to the discussion table.
Manda (Uttar Pradesh), June 11(ANI): A campaign aimed at creating awareness about rainwater harvesting has begun in Uttar Pradesh.
Allahabad, May 29 (ANI): In this e-age where carrier pigeons have become obsolete, the idea of setting homing pigeons up for distance flying competition is catching on in Uttar Pradesh's Allahabad city.
Lucknow, Apr 20 (ANI): The Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court on Wednesday issued a notice to the Centre on a writ petition filed by advocate Asok Pande and social activist Nutan Thakur challenging the resolution issued by the government to constitute a Joint Committee on the Lokpal Bill.
Allahabad, Feb 27 (ANI): Around 200 children, who fell sick after consuming unhygienic food at a feast here, have been admitted to the local hospital after complaints of stomach pain and vomiting.
Lucknow, Feb 13 (ANI): The oldest litigant in the Ayodhya title suit, Mohammad Hashim Ansari, has finally decided to move the Supreme Court against the verdict of the Allahabad High Court in the Ram Janambhoomi-Babri-Masjid title case.
Lucknow, Feb 4 (ANI): Slamming the opposition parties for disrupting the proceedings on the opening day of the budget session in Uttar Pradesh assembly, Chief Minister Mayawati said such an act was a violation of parliamentary tradition.
Lucknow, Jan 18 (ANI): Following the controversy that there was a security breach during Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi's recent visit to Uttar Pradesh, close to a hundred policemen and a vehicle armed against riots escorted him when he arrived here today on a two-day visit.
Kakdwip/Allahabad/Lucknow, Jan 15 (ANI): Thousands of devotees took a holy dip in the River Ganges on the concluding day of the auspicious occasion of 'Makar Sankranti' in West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh on Saturday.
Allahabad, Jan.3 (ANI): Residents of Allahabad organised a cleaning drive of the River Ganges on Sunday to create awareness of conservation among locals ahead of the month-long Magh Mela river festival.
Allahabad, Dec.20 (ANI): Guava production has gone up in Allahabad due to the timely arrival of winter.
Allahabad, Dec.19 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Police arrested a Samajwadi Party deputy Raghuraj Pratap Singh, alias Raja Bhaiya, here over the weekend.
Lucknow, Dec 7 (ANI): Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav on Tuesday criticized the Mayawati Government in the state for not keeping a track of developments related to the multi-crore food scam case.
Allahabad, Nov.25 (ANI): Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Thursday said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) should initiate UPA-like measures to tackle issues like corruption.
Allahabad, Nov 25 (ANI): Congress President Sonia Gandhi will address a public rally here today on the occasion of the party completing 125 years.
Allahabad, Nov.23 (ANI): Scores of women gathered on the banks of the River Yamuna here on Tuesday to celebrate the festival of 'Sunder Dooj'.
Allahabad, Nov.7 (ANI): A large number of devotees converged on the banks of the holy River Yamuna in Allahabad to take a holy dip on the occasion of Bhai Dooj festival that was celebrated in different parts of the country today.
Ayodhya, Nov 1 (ANI): Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha (ABHM) president Swami Chakrapani has said the disputed Ram Temple-Babri Mosque land at Ayodhya only belongs to the Hindu community.
Rae Barely, Oct 26 (ANI): A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court on Tuesday fixed November 18 as the next date of hearing in the Babri mosque demolition case.
Allahabad, Oct.17 (ANI): Thousands of devotees lined up along the streets in Allahabad to watch the colourful procession dedicated to Lord Rama as a part of Dussera celebrations.
Lucknow, Oct 17 (ANI): The All-India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has decided to move to the Supreme Court to challenge the verdict of the Allahabad High Court on the Ayodhya title issue.
Ayodhya, Oct.16 (ANI): Mahant Gyandas, one of the main petitioners in the Ayodhya mosque-temple land title suit, slammed Bharatiya Janata Party Vice President Vinay Katiyar here on Saturday over his alleged comments which favoured the Muslim community in the issue related to construction of mosque in Ayodhya.
Allahabad, Oct.13 (ANI): Thousands of people participated in a colourful procession in honour of Lord Ram in Allahabad.
Bhopal, Oct.9 (ANI): Law Minister Veerappa Moily disclosed here on Saturday that the Government of India was taking all possible steps under the law to extradite the former chief of Union Carbide Warren Anderson, accused in the Bhopal gas tragedy case.
Ayodhya, Oct.9 (ANI): The three key parties in the Babri mosque title suit came together to find an amicable solution to the issue.
Lucknow, Oct 5 (ANI): The hearing in the Babri mosque demolition case was deferred on Tuesday and the next date of hearing will take place on October 26, as the notification for nomination of a judge is still to be issued by the Allahabad High Court.
Allahabad, Oct.4 (ANI): Ahead of the Dussehra festival, scores of people participated in a grand procession to honour Ravana here on Sunday.
Allahabad, Oct. 2 (ANI): People paid homage to nation's former Prime Minister, Lal Bahadur Shastri, on his 106th birth anniversary here on Saturday.
Ayodhya/Lucknow, Oct 1 (ANI): People across Uttar Pradesh have cautiously welcomed the 2-1 verdict on the Ram Janambhoomi-Babri Masjid title case.
Islamabad, Oct 1 (ANI): Following the announcement of Ayodhya verdict by the Allahabad High Court, Pakistan Minister for Religious Affairs Hamid Saeed Kazmi has called it a political verdict, which is "totally in favour of the Hindu community."
Islamabad, Sept.30 (ANI): Reactions in Pakistan to the Ram Janambhoomi-Babri Masjid verdict issued by the Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court today have been mixed.
Lucknow, Sep.30 (ANI): Expressing its dissatisfaction with Ayodhya verdict, as pronounced today by the Allahabad High Court's Lucknow Bench, the Sunni Waqf Board has decided to appeal in the Supreme Court against the Ayodhya verdict delivered today in Lucknow.
Lucknow, Sep.30 (ANI): The Allahabad Court's verdict on Ramajanambhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute suit, has been welcomed by political parties and religious organisations in various parts of the country.
Ayodhya, Sep. 24 (ANI): Reacting to the Supreme Court's deferment of the Babri mosque verdict, residents in Uttar Pradesh's Ayodhya city said that they just want to live in peace and harmony.
Patna, Sep 21 (ANI): An alert has been sounded across Bihar ahead of the ahead of the long-awaited verdict on the Ayodhya title case by the Allahabad High Court.
Lucknow, Sep. 19 (ANI): Ahead of final verdict in the Ramajanambhumi-Babri mosque case that is due to come on September 24 in Allahabad court, residents here on Sunday offered prayers to urge for peace and communal amity.
Allahabad, Sep 14 (ANI): Stringent security measures have been initiated in Uttar Pradesh to thwart any untoward incident ahead of the verdict on the 1992 Babri Mosque demolition case, due to be pronounced on September 24 by the Allahabad High Court.
Allahabad, Sep. 8 (ANI): Illicit liquor has claimed the lives of at least three people in Uttar Pradesh's Allahabad District.
Lucknow/Allahabad (Uttar Pradesh), Sep 3 (ANI): Muslims across India gathered in huge numbers at various mosques to offer the 'Alvida Namaz' on the occasion of the last 'Jumma' of the fasting month of Ramadan on Friday.
Ayodhya, Sep 2 (ANI): Residents in Uttar Pradesh's Ayodhya town have said the verdict in the Ramjanmbhoomi-Babri Masjid case will not affect harmony between the two communities, whichever way the judgment of Allahabad High Court goes.
Allahabad (Uttar Pradesh), Aug 29 (ANI): Dalit leaders have accused Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati of favouring only a particular backward community to which she belongs.
Allahabad, Aug 13 (ANI): The High Court here has settled 29,395 cases from July 2009 to July 2010, probably the highest figure in the legal world, during a 12-month period.
Allahabad, July 18 (ANI): Singing a popular number from Bollywood film 'Peepli Live', activists and supporters of the Samajwadi Partystaged a protest against price rise in Allahabad on Sunday.
Lucknow, July 12 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh's Cabinet Minister Nand Gopal Gupta injured in an attack outside his residence in Allahabad on Monday.
Lucknow, July 11 (ANI): Activist of Samajwadi Party took out a mock funeral procession to protest spiraling inflation and the recent fuel price hike in Uttar Pradesh's Allahabad city. arty workers said the funeral procession marked the failure of the Congress led UPA government to curb inflation and control the prices of essential commodities.
Allahabad, July 6 (ANI): Activists and supporters of the ruling Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) staged a rally in Allahabad on Tuesday to blame Congress-led United Progressive Alliance government for the steep price of essential commodities.
Allahabad, June 27(ANI): Members of the farming community in Allahabad staged a mass protest on Sunday against the acquisition of their agricultural lands for a proposed power project.
Allahabad (Uttar Pradesh), Apr 19 (ANI): Residents in Jhusi, the biggest town in Allahabad District are in a state of panic after a concrete mixing plant caught fire.
Lohgara (Uttar Pradesh), Apr 16 (ANI) Farmers of Lohagara in Uttar Pradesh's Allahabad district staged a mass protest on Thursday against the construction of a 5,000 megawatts power project being constructed by Jaypee Group.
Allahabad, Apr 12 (ANI): Air Chief Marshal P V Naik on Monday said that any decision to use air power to combat Naxals must be conducted with clear strategy to limit collateral damage.
Allahabad, Apr 7 (ANI): A special team of the Supreme Court has verified reports of malnourishment in Ganne village of Uttar Pradesh's Allahabad District.
The Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Mayawati on Monday got a major relief from multi-million garland row as the Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court today rejected the public interest litigation (PIL) seeking..
Allahabad, Mar 22 (ANI): The Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court on Monday dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the alleged expenses of about Rs 200 crore, which includes the currency note garland that was presented to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati by her supporters during the Bahujan Samaj Party's (BSP) silver jubilee celebrations on March 15.
Allahabad, Mar 19 (ANI): A public interest litigation (PIL) has been filed before the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court asking a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) inquiry into the expenses by the ruling Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) on March 15 to mark the 25th anniversary of the party.
Allahabad/Lucknow, Mar 17 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Congress committee chief Rita Bahuguna Joshi today condemned the reports of another garland of currency notes being presented to Chief Minister Mayawati.
Allahabad, March 14 (ANI): Agitated Muslim women took to streets for stage a mass demonstration in Allahabad city on Sunday to protest a remark by a Muslim cleric on their role in society vis-à-vis the Women's Reservation Bill.
Allahabad, March 14 (ANI): Muslim women took to streets and staged a mass demonstration in Allahabad city on Sunday to protest a remark by a Muslim cleric on their role in society vis-à-vis the Women's Reservation Bill.
Allahabad, Mar 4 (ANI): At lease twenty people were feared dead in a stampede here on Thursday afternoon.
Allahabad, Feb 28 (ANI): Although 'Holi', the festival of colours, is celebrated with dance and spraying colours on each other across India, but many people in Allahabad celebrate it in their unique manner.
Allahabad, Jan. 29 (ANI): A group of Muslims in Allahabad are spreading the message of communal harmony by reciting Sanskrit shlokas and singing Hindu bhajans.
Kachari (Allahabad), Jan 14 (ANI): Residents of Kachari, an obscure village in Allahabad were most perturbed when a stray bull entered their hamlet on Wednesday.
Allahabad, Jan 4 (ANI): Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat has said that with Pakistan and China adopting hostile stances, there is a threat to India's security.
Allahabad, Dec 31 (ANI): Hundreds of devotees came together at Sangam in Allahabad here to take a holy dip on the first day of the Magh Mela, an annual bathing festival.
Allahabad, Dec 22 (ANI): Rise in temperature coupled with pollution has led to a sharp decrease in the number of migratory birds visiting the wetlands of Sangam, Uttar Pradesh's Allahabad city.
Allahabad, Dec 20(ANI): Hundreds of enthusiastic and curious people converged on the banks of River Ganga at Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh on Sunday to participate in the 'Save Ganga Campaign'.
Allahabad, Dec. 14 (ANI): An Allahabad-based flute player left the audience spellbound by playing the instrument from his nose instead of his mouth.
Allahabad, Dec 14 (ANI): Forty artistes moulded sand sculptures in Allahabad on Sunday to create awareness on climate change and global warming.
Allahabad, Nov 16 (ANI): Converging on the banks of the river Ganga in Allahabad on Monday, hundreds of devotees took a holy dip on the occasion of Somavati Amavasya in the belief that it will give them peace and prosperity.
Allahabad, Oct 19 (ANI): Women here on Monday prayed for the long life of their brothers on the occasion of 'Bhai Dooj'.
Allahabad, Oct 15 (ANI): Women artistes of Allahabad are sculpting eco-friendly idols of Lord Ganesha and Goddess Lakshmi ahead of Diwali.
Allahabad, Oct.14 (ANI): Protests were staged in Allahabad against China's objections to the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to Arunachal Pradesh state.
Sasha Khadi (Allahabad), Sept 21 (ANI): Allahabad Police have arrested three people and seized a huge cache of arms and ammunition from them.
