Two arrested in Varanasi for noise pollutionVARANASI - In the first such case in this ancient city, two people have been arrested for causing noise pollution. This come four years after the Supreme Court imposed strict norms on noise levels. Police admit they have been indifferent to the problem so far. Uttar Pradesh madrasa has Hindu children on rollMUZAFFARNAGAR - A unique endeavour to spread communal harmony and promote brotherliness among people of different religious faith has been made in an obscure village near Muzaffarnagar city of Uttar Pradesh, where Hindu children have been enrolled at Madarsa, Islamic school. Chartered bus kills Noida schoolboyNOIDA - A private chartered bus crushed a Class 9 student of the Gyan Bharti School here this morning. ‘Children’s Day’ celebrated at Nehru’s ancestral homeALLAHABAD - Children’s Day was celebrated at Anand Bhawan, the ancestral home of the Nehru-Gandhi family on Saturday. Taj Mahal security beefed up following terror threatAGRA - Security at the Taj Mahal here has been tightened following threats of an eminent terrorist attack. Delhi-Noida Metro opens for commutersNEW DELHI/ NOIDA - The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) unlocked the Yamuna Bank to Noida Sector 32 metro line for passengers this morning. Akhilesh Yadav alleges Congresss-BJP nexus in FirozabadFIROZABAD - An upset Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav, son of party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav, Thursday said his wife Dimple’s defeat in the Lok Sabha by-election here was a verdict against him, but did not rule out a covert deal between the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the constituency. Paramilitary border force organises dog squad competitionGorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh), Nov 12 (ANI): Trained dogs today took part in an inter-frontier dog squad competition organized by the SSB (Armed Border Force). Delhi CM flags off Metro for NoidaNew Delhi,NOIDA - Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit flagged off the first metro service from the Yamuna Bank metro station in Delhi to Noida in Uttar Pradesh (UP) on Thursday. Delhi Metro to arrive in NoidaNew Delhi,NOIDA - The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) will today add another feather to its cap with the start of its metro service till Noida in Uttar Pradesh (UP). Firozabad verdict against me: Akhilesh YadavFIROZABAD - An upset Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav, the son of party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav, Thursday said his wife Dimple’s defeat in the Lok Sabha by-election here was a verdict against him. Uttar Pradesh farmers learn to live with floods (Feature with images)MAKHNAHA - Forty-year-old Ram Naval was struggling to feed his family of seven a couple of years ago as floods kept ruining his crops. Now he has learnt how to adapt. Give up arms, Muslim clerics tell terrorists and Maoists (Roundup)
Muslim clerics support fatwa on ‘Vande Mataram’
Deoband meet urges terrorists, Maoists to lay down armsDEOBAND - Urging terrorists and Maoist rebels to lay down arms, an Islamic cleric Tuesday assured them the community would help them take up their cause. Swami Ramdev promotes yoga at Deoband gatheringDEOBAND - Renowned yoga guru Swami Ramdev Tuesday sought to promote his method of keeping fit and dispel misconceptions about it at the gathering of clerics and followers at the historic Islamic seminary here. Chidambaram in Deoband: Condemn communalism in word and action
Islam is not an alien faith: Chidambaram
Railway orders probe into the train mishap in GondaGONDA - An enquiry has been ordered into the train mishap in Gonda in Uttar Pradesh, which left 15 people dead and 51 injured. 11 killed, 20 injured as train hits truck in Uttar PradeshGONDA - At least 11 people were killed and over 20 others injured on Sunday, when a passenger train hit a truck at an unmanned railway crossing in Uttar Pradesh’s Gonda district. Rahul Gandhi addresses huge rally in Firozabad
Mulayam’s daughter-in-law files nomination papersFIROZABAD - Dimple Yadav, the daughter-in-law of Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav, filed her nomination papers for the by-election to Uttar Pradesh’s Firozabad parliamentary seat. Indo -US war games in BabinaBABINA - Indian and US armies started the joint war games Yudha Abhayas 09 at Babina cantonment area in Jhansi District of Uttar Pradesh on Monday. Excess of release of water from Nepal barrage maroons UP villagesSITAPUR - Excess water released from Banbasa barrage in Nepal has marooned residents of 15 villages in Uttar Pradesh’s Sitapur district. Ford Foundation fellowships to end in 2010VARANASI - The International Fellowships Programme (IFP) run by the US-based Ford Foundation will end in 2010, an organisation official said Sunday. Dudhwa rhinos fight for turfDUDHWA - A fierce turf war is raging among rhinos in the Dudhwa National Park. With the rhino population rising to 29 with the birth of another calf in mid-September, the fight over food and territory has become intense, say concerned forest officials. Key accused in Gangandeep murder case arrestedMEERUT - The Meerut police on Saturday arrested a person identified as Rahul Chaudhary, allegedly the key accused in the murder of India’s Under-19 cricketer Gangandeep Singh. Under-19 cricketer Gagandeep Singh shot dead in MeerutMEERUT - An under-19 cricketer, Gagandeep Singh, was shot dead by an unidentified gunman here last night. IAF eyes to meet fighter plane deficit by 2022HINDON - The Indian Air Force (IAF) plans to bridge its fighter squadron deficit by 2022, Air Chief Marshal P.V. Naik said Thursday as the force celebrated 77 years of its existence with an elaborate parade and aerobatics display here. Air power display dominates IAF’s 77th anniversaryHINDON - The Indian Air Force today celebrated its 77th anniversary with a breathtaking display of air power by its frontline fighter aircrafts, followed by a thrilling aerobatics performance by its Surya Kiran and Sarang teams. |