Posts Tagged ‘Uttar Pradesh’
Return acquired land to Noida farmers: SC
Upholding an Allahabad High Court order quashing the acquisition of land for construction of apartments by private builders in Greater Noida Extension area of Gautam Budh Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh, the Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the concerned authorities to return the villagers their plots0 lakh on the Greater Noida Industrial [...]
Rahul throws Maya a challenge, visits Bhatta Parsaul again
Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi visited Bhatta Parsaul village and adjoining areas in Uttar Pradesh's Greater Noida, hit by the recent stir over land acquisition early on Tuesday Gandhi took the Gautam Budh Nagar district administration by surprise as he reached the village around 530 am He has been touring the area on foot and [...]
UP: Married woman gangraped
A married woman was allegedly gangraped in Unchahar area of Raebareli, Congress president Sonia Gandhi's Lok Sabha constituency, by four persons, who lured her by promising a job 22-year old victim went to NTPC colony on Sunday to meet Ashish Mishra, who had promised her a job in NTPC, police said The girl reached the colony, where Mishra [...]
‘Fire brand’ Uma Bharti begins Ganga cleaning project
Apparently with an eye on the upcoming polls in the state next year, BJP leader and the party in-charge in Uttar Pradesh Uma Bharti launched her ambitious Ganga cleaning project Starting her campaign from Garhmukteshwar, 80 kms from Ghaziabad at a public rally on Thursday evening, Uma said that she will go door-to-door to connect people through [...]
Supreme Court slams UP govt over land issue
The Supreme Court delivered a stern warning to the Mayawati government for acquiring prime agricultural land to benefit builders, saying it would step in if the state government continued with such acquisitions plan called the Industrial Development Plan which is a generic term that includes commercial and residential use The court, however, [...]
Murder case filed in Sachan’s death on wife’s plea
A case of murder and conspiracy was on Sunday registered by UP police in connection with the death of Deputy Chief Medical Officer Y S Sachan in Lucknow district jail hospital on his wife's complaint20B conspiracy has been lodged at Gosaiganj police station against unidentified persons on an application moved by DyCMO Sachan's wife Malti Sachan," [...]
Deputy CMO death: NHRC issues notice to UP government
The National Human Rights Commission 8,000 crore NRHM scam and the murder of Dr V K Arya and Dr B P Singh - two other CMOs of the state family welfare department - Dr Sachan was found dead in an under construction toilet on the first floor of the prison's hospi- tal There were nine deep injuries on his body State cabinet secretary Shashank [...]
Govt casts doubts on NHRC report on Bhatta-Parsaul
Government today cast doubts on the veracity of the NHRC report which ruled out rape in Bhatta-Parsaul during the recent farmers' agitation, saying one report cannot negate all the charges "Other agencies have gone and confirmed that women were treated in a way which we are all against Let us see Views and counter views are coming Let me see [...]
Five jail officials suspended for Lucknow deputy CMO’s death
The Uttar Pradesh government on Thursday suspended five jail officials for the death of Lucknow Deputy Chief Medical Officer Yogendra Singh Sachan inside the city prison even as his family and the Congress and BJP demanded a CBI probe Those suspended were the jailor, deputy jailor, chief prison guard and two guards Sachan, who is accused of [...]
UP Govt to amend law to tackle attacks on Women
Pilloried by Opposition over a spate of rape incidents in Uttar Pradesh, Chief Minister Mayawati today announced that the CrPC will be amended to complete trials in six months in such cases, make the offences non-bailable and provide harsher punishment to the guilty134 in AP, 53 in Assam, 4 in Chattisgarh, 42 in MP and 26 in Delhi," she [...]
Lakhimpur minor girl murder case: No objection to CBI probe says Mayawati
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati on Wednesday said her government has no objection to a CBI inquiry into the Lakhimpur minor girl’s murder case if the victim’s family wanted it4-year-old girl was allegedly raped and murdered inside a police station, the Chief Minister said she wanted to assure the family of the victim that sternest action [...]
Lakhimpur Minor Girl case: Fresh post-mortem confirms murder, rules out rape
A fresh post-mortem on a minor girl, whose body was found hanging near the Nighasan police station in Lakhimpur-Kheri district, on Monday revealed she was murdered but ruled out rape even as the Mayawati government ordered a CB-CID probe, removed a top police officer and suspended three doctors “The second post-mortem conducted by a panel [...]
Lakhimpur girl case: CB-CID probe, fresh post-mortem ordered
Under fire from opposition parties, the Uttar Pradesh government has ordered a CB-CID probe into the alleged rape and murder of a 14-year-old girl in the premises of a police station in Lakhimpur district and a fresh post-mortem4 NCW chairperson Yasmeen Abrar said, "We will take suo moto cognisance of the incident People are suffering under the [...]
Opponents conspiring to run down BSP: Mayawati
The BSP accused its political opponents of hatching conspiracies to weaken the party and asserted that it would not bow down to any such tactics "After BSP came to power in Uttar Pradesh, the opposition parties with caste-based mindset tried to inflate minor incidents to make the party instable," BSP supremo and Uttar Pradesh Chief [...]
Sachin Pilot arrested on way to Bhatta-Parsaul, freed
Union minister and Congress leader Sachin Pilot was arrested and later released on Sunday on his way to Bhatta-Parsaul village in Greater Noida which has grabbed the nation's attention for clashes between farmers and police over land acquisition51 of the CrPC 8-55 fled their homes following the incident, fearing a crackdown by security [...]
PM announces financial aid for Greater Noida farmers
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today announced a financial assistance of Rs 50,000 to those seriously injured and Rs 10,000 for people who suffered minor injuries during violence at Bhatta Parsaul villages in Greater Noida recently A statement issued by the Prime Minister's office said the Prime Minister has announced the financial [...]
Rahul’s claims on Bhatta Parsaul baseless: UP Govt
Uttar Pradesh government today dismissed as baseless Rahul Gandhi's allegations about burning of people and rape of women in Bhatta Parsaul, rocked by farmers' agitation on land acquisition issue, and said preliminary forensic reports of ashes collected from the area have ruled out presence of any human remains600 crore for Bundlkhand," he [...]
BSP MLA sentenced to life for murder of Dalit girl
In yet another conviction of a BSP lawmaker in a murder case, a special court here today awarded life imprisonment to former Uttar Pradesh Minister and party MLA Anand Sen for kidnapping and killing a dalit girl student four years ago5,000 on Azad1 days after BSP MLA Shekhar Tiwari was given life imprisonment for murdering PWD engineer Manoj [...]
Greater Noida farmers’ protest: BSP questions Rahul’s evidence
The Bahujan Samaj Party BSP has questioned the authenticity of the photographs released by Rahul Gandhi to back his charge of UP government's alleged atrocities against farmers in the state The Congress General Secretary met with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday evening to highlight the situation of farmers in Greater Noida who [...]
Farmers killed, Women raped in UP: Rahul to PM
Upping the ante on the issue of land acquisition in Uttar Pradesh Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here and complained to him about alleged "rape" of women" and "murder" of farmers in Mayawati-ruled state but BSP denied the charges Congress demanded a judicial inquiry saying "grave allegations have been [...]
