Congress witnessing deep crisis
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) Reeling under the impact of disastrous result in the Lok Sabha elections, the Congress is going through a deep crisis, with uncertainty over the leadership at the top and exodus…
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Illegal mining in UP: How it got bigger
Lucknow, July 22 (IANS) The earth always yielded gold but the politicians in Uttar Pradesh realised this about two decades ago when two Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) ministers reportedly began giving away mining lease to…
As terror network shifts from east to west in UP, Yogi’s ATS swoops down on new modules
Lucknow, July 22 (IANS) Once a breeding ground for homegrown terror, resulting in the creation of dreaded militant outfit Indian Mujahideen (IM), eastern Uttar Pradesh’s Azamgarh town is now focusing on Kaushal Vikas — the…
UP real estate: Tall buildings, taller criminals
Lucknow, July 22 (IANS) Behind every tall building, there is a taller criminal and the bigger the building, the bigger the criminal, goes the popular Uttar Pradesh adage. The nexus between real estate and criminals…
Organised crime, disorganised gangs
Lucknow, July 22 (IANS) Organised crime had been a flourishing industry in Uttar Pradesh since the eighties when Gorakhpur — the home of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath — was known as the crime capital of…
Why Yogi is the ‘encounter man’ in UP?
Lucknow, July 22 (IANS) When Yogi Adityanath announced a month after becoming the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh that “Agar apradh karenge to thok diye jayenge” (if you commit a crime, you will be knocked…
Kartarpur corridor: Pakistan’s tacit pandering of pro-Khalistani elements a worry
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) Even as it is moving ahead with the Kartarpur corridor project, India has concerns about pro-Khalistan elements in Pakistan misusing the pilgrimage for its propaganda. India has handed over a…
No resumption in dialogue but India, Pakistan talk Kartarpur corridor
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) Even though India has refused to resume full-fledged dialogue with Pakistan because of continued terrorism emanating from there, the two countries have been holding talks on opening a corridor for…
Devotees throng BSF outpost to view Kartarpur Gurudwara
Amritsar, July 21 (IANS) An outpost of the Border Security Force (BSF) on the Pakistan frontier here is thronged by scores of devotees daily. They visit the Viewers’ Gallery at the outpost to have a…
Kartarpur corridor work on, but no progress on demand for access to Sharda temple in PoK
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) While work is underway to build a corridor for Indian pilgrims to visit Kartarpur Sahib gurdwara in Pakistan, a demand is pending for a similar facility for Sharda Peeth temple,…
Significance of Kartarpur Sahib gurdwara
By Vishal Gulati Amritsar, July 21 (IANS) Kartarpur Sahib gurdwara in Pakistans Punjab Province is much in news these days as a corridor is being constructed to enable Indian pilgrims to visit it throughout the…
Workers race against time to complete Kartarpur Sahib corridor
By Vishal Gulati Amritsar, July 21 (IANS) Racing against time, workers are doing three shifts a day to complete the Indian part of the Kartarpur Sahib corridor that will enable pilgrims from here to visit…
SC: State Coordinator and government should together in publishing NRC
By Sumit Saxena New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) The Centre, Assam government and the State Coordinator appointed for National Register for Citizens (NRC) in Assam, are apparently working in silos instead of sharing information. As…
Corruption in NRC process, government wants to engage senior officers for re-verification
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) The process of preparing the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam has been rigged due to corruption, believes the government which now wants to engage senior officers for re-verification…
Parties in Tripura favour NRC in the state, some with riders
Agartala, July 20 IANS) As an exercise to identify illegal immigrants is underway in Assam, all major political parties in the neighbouring Tripura favour its replication in this state too, although some put certain riders….
Demand for NRC in Mizoram too
Aizawl, July 20 (IANS) Except the Congress, all the local parties in Mizoram are demanding introduction of National Register of Citizens (NRC) in the Christian-dominated state which shares border with Bangladesh and Myanmar. The ruling…
NRC: An exercise in focus
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) The exercise to finalise the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam is under tremendous focus as it is aimed at identifying illegal immigrants for their deportation. The exercise is…
NRC in Assam: Re-verification sought by 25 lakh people
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) After nearly 41 lakh people in Assam were left out of the draft National Register of Citizens (NRC), about 25 lakh people have sent a petition to the Centre for…
Home Ministry working to expand scope of NRC across India
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) While the finalization of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) is at an advance stage in Assam, the Home Ministry is working on modalities to implement across the country the…
Windies tour perfect chance to look at future beyond Dhoni
By Baidurjo Bhose New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) Talks of M.S. Dhonis future have made headlines right from his struggle against England in the group stage encounter at Edgbaston in the World Cup. While the…