Everything you need to know about Gandhi Chowk Hamirpur: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Gandhi Chowk Hamirpur: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Guwahati, May 2 (IANS) Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Wednesday cut short his Amethi visit to fly to Dhubri in Assam and express solidarity with the relatives of the ferry tragedy victims.
Lucknow, May 2 (IANS) Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Wednesday dropped enough hints about a major shake up in the Uttar Pradesh unit of the party, saying no one would be spared for the poor showing in the February-March assembly elecctions.
New Delhi, May 2 (ANI): Congress spokesperson Janardhan Dwivedi has clarified that a private member's bill on restraining the media, which was submitted by Meenakshi Natarajan contains the personal views of the lawmaker, and added that she did not take the approval of Rahul Gandhi before submitting it.
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Kathmandu, April 30 (IANS) At least four people were killed and over 10 injured Monday when a bomb went off in a central Nepal town Monday, police said.
Tumkur, Apr 28 (ANI): Congress Chief Sonia Gandhi arrived in the Karnataka to woo voters from the Lingayat community and attend the birthday celebrations of the highly respected Lingayat seer Shivakumara Swami at the 'Siddaganga Mutt' in Tumkur District.
Mumbai, April 28 (IANS) Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi visited drought-hit villages of Maharashtra's Satara district for two and a half hours Saturday but did not any announce any relief measure.
Mumbai, April 28 (IANS) As Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi began his one-day tour of drought-hit areas of Maharashtra's Satara district Saturday, he became the third Gandhi after his late father and former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi and mother Sonia Gandhi to visit the region, though little has changed there in all these decades.
Satara, Apr 28 (ANI): Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi visited the drought-hit regions in Mumbai's Satara District on Saturday, and assured the locals that the government would come up with a proper solution to help them get rid of all their problems.
Mumbai, April 28 (IANS) Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi arrived in Satara town Saturday morning for a visit to nearby drought-hit areas of Maharashtra, an official said.
Mumbai, April 28 (IANS) Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi arrived at Satara district Saturday morning for a visit to drought-hit areas there, an official said.
New Delhi, Apr 27 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has criticised the Congress President Sonia Gandhi over the UPA-II Government's ' hesitation' to re-investigate the 1985-86 Bofors scam.
Mumbai, April 26 (IANS) Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi arrives here Friday on a two-day visit to Maharashtra during which he will visit some drought-hit regions, a party office bearer said here.
New Delhi, Apr 25 (ANI): Union Law and Justice Minister Salman Khurshid on Wednesday said that former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi had no role to play in the Bofors Gun case, and added that there was no need to reopen the case.
Mumbai, April 25 (IANS) Expressing his happiness over his name being cleared from the Bofors payoff scam, mega-star Amitabh Bachchan, however, said that he is "pained" that it came 25 years.
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) The Bofors ghost returned to haunt the Congress Wednesday with former Swedish police chief Sten Lindstrom giving a clean chit to the late Rajiv Gandhi in the payoff scandal but also saying that he just 'watched the massive cover-up' and the guilty, Italian Ottavio Quattrocchi, got away.
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) The Congress Wednesday said former Swedish police officer Sten Lindstrom's revelations on the Bofors payoff scandal has given a clean chit to former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi.
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) Former Swedish police chief Sten Lindstrom has spoken out on the Bofors artillery guns payoff scandal, which broke out in 1987. Here, in a nutshell, is what he told the website thehoot.org on the Bofors gun deal that brought down the Rajiv Gandhi government in 1989:
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) The Bofors ghost returned to haunt the Congress Wednesday with former Swedish police chief Sten Lindstrom giving a clean chit to the late Rajiv Gandhi in the payoff scandal but also saying that he just "watched the massive cover-up" and the guilty, Italian Ottavio Quattrochchi, got away.
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) Political parties who had been misleading the nation on the issue of the Bofors gun deal should apologise, the Congress said Wednesday after former Swedish police chief Sten Lindstrom gave a clean chit to the late Rajiv Gandhi in the bribery sandal
Mumbai, April 25 (IANS) With former Swedish police chief Sten Lindstrom giving him a clean chit in the Bofors gun payoff scandal, Amitabh Bachchan Wednesday said the accusations had led to years of "anguish of petulant blame".
Shimla, April 20 (IANS) The hills of Himachal Pradesh are likely to experience more thundershowers and snow in the next two days after a spell of dry weather, the meteorological department said Friday.
Srinagar, April 20 (IANS) A police official was shot dead by separatist guerrillas near a police station in this Jammu and Kashmir summer capital Friday, the day authorities removed a bunker of the paramilitary forces from the city centre Lal Chowk after almost two decades.
Shimla, April 19 (IANS) The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Himachal Pradesh Thursday refuted allegations that the state government wanted to take possession of Shimla's Annandale ground for constructing a multipurpose stadium.
Shimla/New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) In a snub to his own party's government in Himachal Pradesh, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national vice president Shanta Kumar Wednesday said 'national security is more important than a cricket ground', alluding to the alleged government move to dispossess the army of the Annadale ground in Shimla.
Thrissur (Kerala), April 17 (IANS) A 70-year-old retired school teacher has been waiting patiently for the outcome as his rare collection of Mahatma Gandhi memorabilia went under the hammer in London Tuesday. He intends to use the proceeds to set up an antique museum.
Shimla, April 17 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh unit of the Congress Tuesday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government of being "in league with the land mafia" in the state.
Shimla, April 17 (IANS) When a public relations officer of the Indian Army issued a routine official press note on the strategic significance of the Annandale ground in Shimla, little did he realise that an attachment, which he inadvertently sent along with the e-mail, would explode into a major controversy.
Lucknow, April 13 (IANS) In yet another major reshuffle in the Uttar Pradesh bureaucracy, the less than a month-old Samajwadi Party (SP) government Friday shifted 70 Indian Administrative Service (IAS) and 68 Provincial Civil Service (PCS) officials, a government communique said.
Shimla, April 12 (IANS) Three people, including a woman, were killed and 26 injured when a private bus skidded off the road and rolled down the hill near Hamirpur town in Himachal Pradesh Thursday, police said.
London, Apr 11 (ANI): Sir Ben Kingsley is reportedly in talks to play the villain in the next 'Iron Man' sequel.
Shimla, April 10 (IANS) Union Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises and Himachal Pradesh Congress leader Virbhadra Singh Tuesday asked the party high command to declare the chief ministerial candidate before assembly elections in the state later this year.
Ajmer, April 8 (IANS) As he visited the dargah of Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti and interacted with the khadims of the shrine here Sunday, Bilawal Bhutto, the 24-year-old son of visiting Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari, drew instant comparisons with Gandhi scion Rahul Gandhi.
New Delhi, Apr 8 (ANI): Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi has accepted Bilawal Bhutto Zardari's invitation to visit Pakistan.
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) After a review of its performance in Uttar Pradesh by party general secretary Rahul Gandhi, the Congress has formed a panel headed by Defence Minister A.K. Antony to go into the causes of the party's defeat in Punjab and Goa and its lackadaisical performance in Uttarakhand where it failed to get a majority on its own.
New Delhi, Apr.7 (ANI) Congress party on Saturday ruled out the possibility of closing entral Bureau of Investigation (CBI) office in Rajasthan, inspite of the high court in that state aying the day before that the CBI had lost its credibility as its officials were working on the hims and fancy of politicians.
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) Rahul Gandhi and Bilawal Zardari Bhutto, two scions whose respective pasts have uncanny similarities, are expected to talk at Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's lunch here Sunday for Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari.
In the post mortem process of recently concluded UP assembly election defeat, Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi reportedly find out several flaws in current party structure of Uttar Pradesh unit and indicated to dissolve it........
New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) Smarting from its electoral rout, the Congress Friday said it will monitor Akhilesh Yadav's Samajwadi Party government in Uttar Pradesh.
Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi has said to his party candidates to be prepare for the 2014 Lok Sabha elections.
New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) Smarting from its poor showing in the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, the state Congress said Friday it would monitor the performance of the Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party government and continue to struggle for the people of the state.
New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) Jewellers across India Friday called off their 21-day strike after being assured of duty roll back from Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee and Congress president Sonia Gandhi.
New Delhi, Apr 6 (ANI): Yemenese Nobel Peace Prize winner Tawakkol Karman said that Mahatma Gandhi has been an inspiration for Arab youth.
Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi will review the poor performance of the party in the recent UP assembly election.
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi will hold meetings here April 5-6 with the party's legislators from Uttar Pradesh and some candidates who lost in the assembly elections to analyse the party's poor show, sources said Wednesday.
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi will hold meetings here April 5-6 with the party's legislators from Uttar Pradesh and some candidates who lost in the assembly elections to analyse the party's poor show, sources said Wednesday.
Central govt. is unable to answer the question of a 10 yr old girl regarding the exact year in which Mahatma Gandhi was conferred with the title Father of the Nation.?
New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) Having taken responsibility for the Congress' dismal performance in last month's Uttar Pradesh assembly polls, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi will review the results with party leaders Friday to work out a strategy for the 2014 general elections.
Islamabad, April 3 (IANS) A leader of the ruling Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) was among seven people killed Monday in violence in Karachi.
Former central minister, freedom fighter and ex-president of BCCI who brought the first World Cup in 1983, passed away on early Sunday at a hospital in New Delhi due to age-related problems, family sources said.....
Srinagar, March 31 (IANS) A moderate intensity temblor rocked Kashmir Saturday morning, sending panic stricken locals rushing out of their homes and workplaces.
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) The subcontinent can become a paradise in the region by retaining cultural, social and political identities of countries like India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, says former Pakistani Army officer, journalist, writer and commentator Abdul Rahman Siddiqi, an old 'Dilliwallah' from Ballimaran in Chandni Chowk.
Jammu/Srinagar, March 28 (IANS) Sikhs in Jammu and Kashmir Wednesday joined their counterparts in Punjab to protest Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) terrorist Balwant Singh Rajoana's hanging scheduled for Saturday.
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani Sunday came out with praise for Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi for being featured on the cover of the Time magazine.
New Delhi, Mar.8 (ANI): "Mayawati ka soopda saaf (Mayawati has been wiped off Uttar Pradesh), Congress-BhaajPa ka raasta napa (Even Congress and BJP have been defeated), Akhilesh Bhaiya ke saath bhai (With Akhilesh Yadav at the lead brother) and Phir jeeti hai SaPa! (The Samajwadi Party has won again!) -- these were some of the many fiery strains that reverberated through the air outside Samajwadi Party headquarters in Lucknow on March 6, as news broke about its performance in the recently concluded Uttar Pradesh elections.
New Delhi, Mar.8 (ANI): "Mayawati ka soopda saaf (Mayawati has been wiped off Uttar Pradesh), Congress-BhaajPa ka raasta napa (Even Congress and BJP have been defeated), Akhilesh Bhaiya ke saath bhai (With Akhilesh Yadav at the lead brother) and Phir jeeti hai SaPa! (The Samajwadi Party has won again!) -- these were some of the many fiery strains that reverberated through the air outside Samajwadi Party headquarters in Lucknow on March 6, as news broke about its performance in the recently concluded Uttar Pradesh elections.
New Delhi, Mar 7 (ANI): Asserting that party's organisational structure in Uttar Pradesh was weak, Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday said that every election result is a lesson, whether the party wins or loses.
Kochi, Mar 7 (ANI): With the anti-Congress mood sober throughout the country following the verdict of assembly polls in the five states, Janata Party President Subramanian Swamy on Wednesday forecast that the results show that a new coalition will be forming government at the Centre by October or there will be a mid-term poll.
Kochi, Mar 7 (ANI): With the anti-Congress mood sober throughout the country following the verdict of assembly polls in the five states, Janata Party President Subramanian Swamy on Wednesday forecast that the results show that a new coalition will be forming government at the Centre by October or there will be a mid-term poll.
New Delhi, Mar 7 (ANI): Asserting that party's organisational structure in Uttar Pradesh was weak, Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday said that every election result is a lesson, whether the party wins or loses.
New Delhi, Mar 5 (ANI): Congress President Sonia Gandhi has returned home after a routine medical checkup abroad and is said to be absolutely fine.
New Delhi, Mar 5 (ANI): Congress President Sonia Gandhi has returned home after a routine medical checkup abroad and is said to be absolutely fine.
Moradabad, Mar 1 (ANI): With Uttar Pradesh gearing up for the seventh and last phase of assembly polls, Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi has urged the people to elect Congress in order to achieve good governance in Uttar Pradesh.
Moradabad, Mar 1 (ANI): With Uttar Pradesh gearing up for the seventh and last phase of assembly polls, Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi has urged the people to elect Congress in order to achieve good governance in Uttar Pradesh.
New Delhi, Feb 28 (ANI): Congress President Sonia Gandhi has travelled abroad for a routine medical checkup and is expected to return home within a week.
Moradabad, Feb 25 (ANI): Criticizing opposition parties, Congress President Sonia Gandhi said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and the Samajwadi Party (SP) have a track record of misgovernance and corruption.
Moradabad, Feb 25 (ANI): Criticizing opposition parties, Congress President Sonia Gandhi said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and the Samajwadi Party (SP) have a track record of misgovernance and corruption.
Ghaziabad, Feb 24 (ANI): Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi has promised to change the face of Uttar Pradesh through development work, if elected to power in the state.
Ghaziabad, Feb 24 (ANI): Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi has promised to change the face of Uttar Pradesh through development work, if elected to power in the state.
Mainpuri (Uttar Pradesh), Feb.21 (ANI): Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday criticised the party's political rivals for making false promises to garner votes from people in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh.
Jhansi, Feb 21 (ANI): Congress leader Rita Bahuguna Joshi has accused the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) of attacking Rahul Gandhi to neutralise his growing popularity.
Mainpuri (Uttar Pradesh), Feb.21 (ANI): Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday criticised the party's political rivals for making false promises to garner votes from people in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh.
Jhansi, Feb 21 (ANI): Congress leader Rita Bahuguna Joshi has accused the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) of attacking Rahul Gandhi to neutralise his growing popularity.
Jhansi, Feb 21 (ANI): Congress leader Rita Bahuguna Joshi has accused the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) of attacking Rahul Gandhi to neutralise his growing popularity.
Kanpur, Feb 19 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sushma Swaraj has called election campaign of Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi ' theatrics', which would not translate into votes.
Kanpur, Feb 19 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sushma Swaraj has called election campaign of Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi ' theatrics', which would not translate into votes.
Hamirpur, Feb 18 (ANI): Former Samajwadi Party leader and Rashtriya Lokmanch party founder Amar Singh here on Saturday fell off a helicopter while getting off it while it was making an emergency landing.
Rae Bareli (Uttar Pradesh), Feb 18 (ANI): Priyanka Gandhi, the star campaigner for the Congress in Uttar Pradesh, has justified the manifesto-tearing episode by Rahul Gandhi, and said that the pathetic progress of the biggest and most populous state of Uttar Pradesh makes her brother angry.
Rae Bareli (Uttar Pradesh), Feb 18 (ANI): Priyanka Gandhi, the star campaigner for the Congress in Uttar Pradesh, has justified the manifesto-tearing episode by Rahul Gandhi, and said that the pathetic progress of the biggest and most populous state of Uttar Pradesh makes her brother angry.
Lucknow, Feb 17 (ANI): With just two days left for the fourth phase of Uttar Pradesh assembly polls, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday lashed out at the campaign tactics used by Congress President Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul Gandhi to garner the support of the voters.
New Delhi/ Hamirpur/, Feb 16 (ANI): Congress leader Renuka Chaudharyas said that the prospect of any post-poll alliance with the Samajwadi Party (SP) is premature, as polling in Uttar Pradesh is still on.
Sonbhadra/Rae Barely, Feb 10 (ANI): A defiant Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi has said that he would continue to visit villages and the downtrodden despite being mocked by opposition parties during his election campaign in Uttar Pradesh.
Kaptanganj (UP), Feb 6 (ANI): Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi has said he is not affected by criticism or sarcasm.
Kaptanganj (UP), Feb 6 (ANI): Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi has said he is not affected by criticism or sarcasm.
Meerut, Feb 3 (ANI): Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi has slammed Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati of being numb during land acquisition stir in Bhatta Parsaul village in the state's Bulandshahr District.
New Delhi, Feb 3 (ANI): Asserting that corruption under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA) cannot be overlooked, Congress President Sonia Gandhi has said any complaints or irregularities related to scheme should be strictly addressed.
New Delhi, Feb 3 (ANI): Asserting that corruption under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA) cannot be overlooked, Congress President Sonia Gandhi has said any complaints or irregularities related to scheme should be strictly addressed.
Meerut, Feb 3 (ANI): Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi has slammed Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati of being numb during land acquisition stir in Bhatta Parsaul village in the state's Bulandshahr District.
Faizabad/Deoria, Feb 2 (ANI): As politics heats up in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh, Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi has said states ruled by his party, including Maharashtra, Haryana, Delhi and Kerala, are growing faster unlike non-Congress ruled states.
Faizabad/Deoria, Feb 2 (ANI): As politics heats up in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh, Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi has said states ruled by his party, including Maharashtra, Haryana, Delhi and Kerala, are growing faster unlike non-Congress ruled states.
Taking a lesson from yesterday's incident when a toddlers foot was stuck between the doors of the last coach, which was rescued by the guard of the platform.....
New Delhi/Ahmedabad, Jan.30 (ANI): President Pratibha Devisingh Patil, Vice-President Mohammad Hamid Ansari, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and a host of other dignitaries led the nation on Monday in paying homage to Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi on his 64th death anniversary.
New Delhi, Jan.30 (ANI): The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation is going to modify its Signaling and Telecommunication software system so that the passenger announcement system and the passenger information display system (PIDS) installed at the stations, can automatically give advance information to the passengers whether the next train will be a four coach or six coach train.
New Delhi, Jan.30 (ANI): The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation is going to modify its Signaling and Telecommunication software system so that the passenger announcement system and the passenger information display system (PIDS) installed at the stations, can automatically give advance information to the passengers whether the next train will be a four coach or six coach train.
New Delhi/Ahmedabad, Jan.30 (ANI): President Pratibha Devisingh Patil, Vice-President Mohammad Hamid Ansari, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and a host of other dignitaries led the nation on Monday in paying homage to Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi on his 64th death anniversary.
Tarn Taran (Punjab), Jan 25 (ANI): Congress General Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday expressed his party's commitment towards bringing in a string and effective Lokpal Bill, and said that his political outfit was dedicated to ameliorate the common man, the poor and farmers.
Haldwani, Jan 24 (ANI): Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday made a scathing attack on the 2004 'India Shining' campaign slogan of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and said the country will not shine if leaders continue to sit in air-conditioned houses.
New Delhi, Jan 17 (ANI): Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi on Tuesday said Priyanka Gandhi had every right to campaign for her brother Rahul Gandhi in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh.
New Delhi, Jan.17 (ANI): Union Minister for Human Resource Development and Telecom, Kapil Sibal today laid the foundation stone of a Community Centre at C-Block of Gandhi Vihar in Civil Lines Zone to be constructed at an approximate cost of Rs. 2.6 crore.
New Delhi, Jan 15 (ANI): Congress Party on Sunday slammed Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) senior leader Rajnath Singh for having links with yoga guru Baba Ramdev's assailant, after his photograph with Singh appeared in the media.
