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UPA minister faces murder charge in UP

Thursday 12 February '09

Union Minister for Small Scale Industries Mahabir Prasad is facing a murder charge after a case was registered against him at the Gaghan police station of Gorakhpur district late on Tuesday night.
Union minister faces murder charge

Thursday 12 February '09

Union Minister for Small Scale Industries Mahabir Prasad is facing a murder charge after a case was registered against him at the Gaghan police station of Gorakhpur district....
Rajeswar: A Governor the Opposition loves to hate

Thursday 12 February '09

Once again, Uttar Pradesh Governor T V Rajeswar has become the target of the biggest Opposition party in the state — the Samajwadi Party — which called him “an agent of the ruling Bahujan Samaj Party....
Union minister named in murder case FIR

Wednesday 11 February '09

Union Minister Mahavir Prasad has been alleged to have hatched the conspiracy for the murder of Ram Pragat of Ujjarpar village.
Willing companies worried over pending govt bills

Tuesday 10 February '09

The pending electricity bills of the government departments are one of the major concerns of the private companies, which are willing to become franchisee for distribution of power in Uttar Pradesh.
To sidestep model code, Maya fast forwards development projects

Friday 6 February '09

The state government seems to be in a hurry to launch all kinds of development projects before the announcement of the dates for the Lok Sabha elections. Within 48 hours, Mayawati has launched schemes worth over Rs 6,000 crore.
The old rivals are not new ‘friends’

Friday 6 February '09

The one-time ‘Hindutva mascot’ Kalyan has once again come to the rescue of ‘Maulana Mulayam’ and has repeated his claim that his renewed friendship with the Samajwadi Party....
Mulayam-Kalyan friendship: New chapter, old story

Thursday 5 February '09

The one-time 'Hindutva mascot' Kalyan has once again come to the rescue of 'Maulana Mulayam' and has repeated his claim that his renewed friendship with the SP chief is meant to ruin the BJP.
Announced on Maya’s birthday, schemes executed in 20 days

Thursday 5 February '09

Setting a record of sorts, the UP government officials have made sure that the two mega schemes announced by Chief Minister Mayawati on her birthday on January 15 took off within a month.
Developer surrenders commercial land in Noida

Thursday 5 February '09

In another setback to the state’s industrial development, developer BPTP Ltd has made a request to surrender its commercial land in Noida.
Pvt sector quota: Cong seizes Maya plank

Wednesday 4 February '09

While the Congress has included reservation in private sector in its draft manifesto for the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections, the Mayawati government in UP introduced...
Mahant Vs Yogi stirs up Gorakhpur LS battle

Friday 30 January '09

A day after one of the Central Election Commissioners let out the Lok Sabha polls timeframe, politics has heated up at the Gorakhnath Math in the eastern UP...
Gorakhnath Math power tussle gets political colour

Friday 30 January '09

The upcoming Lok Sabha polls in eastern Uttar Pradesh’s Gorakhpur will also decide —on the sidelines...
Maya over, reality dawns: UP woos pvt players now

Thursday 29 January '09

After failing to attract investors for its mega projects and the World Bank asking it to initiate Public Private Dialogue for the execution of Public Private Partnership projects, the Mayawati government now seems ready to hold interactions with private players.
Yamuna Expressway halts in its tracks

Friday 23 January '09

Work on the Mathura stretch of the Yamuna Expressway, earlier known as the Taj Expressway, on Thursday came to a grinding halt as farmers of the area blocked the construction to press for their demands of parity in compensation.
Transport department meets PPP project deadline, awaits cabinet approval

Thursday 22 January '09

The Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (UPSRTC) is the first department to abide by the deadline set by Chief Minister Mayawati to rework their Private Public Partnership (PPP) project...
Film on her govt leaves Maya cold, release held

Friday 16 January '09

Known for her fastidiousness , BSP chief Mayawati did not like what was shown about her, in a film made on the achievements of her government.
Mayawati announces 3 big, 97 small schemes

Friday 16 January '09

There was no cake to cut and no candles to blow out. No one sang ‘happy birthday’ either. Still, Chief Minister Mayawati’s birthday, a mega occasion for her party so far, turned into a state event...
Scented rice on revival route, set to outshine basmati

Friday 16 January '09

It is said to surpass all qualities of basmati except the length of the latter. But surprisingly, Kalanamak, a fragrant variety of rice and named thus as its husk is black, isn’t popular among farmers....
Maya’s flights of fancy

Friday 16 January '09

While most state governments make do with a couple of planes and a chopper or two, Uttar Pradesh currently boasts no fewer than five fixed-wing aircraft and three helicopters...
Maya turns 53 ‘quietly’

Friday 16 January '09

No cake to cut, no candles to be blown out, no grand celebration either. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati decided to keep her 53rd birthday a low-key affair...
Maya b’day today: babus work on ‘simple’ return gifts

Thursday 15 January '09

It's 'simplicity' that the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister wants for her birthday and state officials are discovering that is hard work.
Babus lose sleep over Maya b’day schemes

Wednesday 14 January '09

With the Opposition out to “spoil” her birthday, Chief Minister Mayawati has asked officials to come up with “practical and viable” welfare schemes, which can be executed within a short time.
Centre grounds Maya govt plan to shop for jet in US: no need to go, do it from here

Wednesday 14 January '09

The Ministry of Extrernal Affairs has denied clearance to a group of top UP officials to travel to the US to negotiate the purchase of an aircraft for the state government...
Centre grounds Maya govt plan to shop for jet in US: no need to go, do it from here

Wednesday 14 January '09

The Ministry of Extrernal Affairs has denied clearance to a group of top UP officials totravel to the US to negotiate the purchase ofan aircraft for the state government.
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