Cities
Lucknow News
‘Caste-based’ harassment at IIT-Kanpur: Allahabad HC stays proceedings in case against four professors
Sources in the institute said a general body meeting of the faculty forum was organised on campus Thursday, where its members again expressed anguish at the "lack of action" by the institute.
Clash at medical college in Lucknow: 31 doctors submit resignations, join work after assurance of action
On Thursday, they returned to work after assurances from Police Superintendent Suresh Kumar and District Magistrate Vipin Kumar Mishra that action will be taken against those involved.
Lucknow: ‘Union War Book’ missing from home department office since 2013, FIR lodged
The FIR was registered under IPC section 409 (criminal breach of trust by public servant, banker, merchant or agent) at Hazratganj police station.
Lucknow: VHP takes out ‘Ram’ rath to draw crowds
Ambhuj Kumar Ojha, media in charge, VHP, said that though earlier the target was one lakh, the organisation now aims to draw about five lakh people to the event.
Jhansi: Seven VHP, Bajrang Dal workers booked for ‘attacking’ civic body staff
VHP workers claimed that the civic body staffers attacked them when they were protesting over razing of part of a temple built on the land.
IIT-Kanpur caste harassment: Faculty forum passes resolution to divest deputy director of duties
A letter signed by faculty forum convener Veejendra K Yadav and sent to Karandikar, the meeting was attended by 130 faculty members who expressed their “deep anguish at the lack of action by the institute after a previous resolution on the same”.
Lucknow: Akhilesh, Shivpal gear up to celebrate Mulayam’s birthday
While the PSP-L has planned a ‘dangal’ in Etawah apart from several other activities, the SP said it will celebrate in a “simple manner”, with party president Naresh Uttam having issued instructions to all district and city units to mark the day with ‘Vichar goshti’.
Lucknow: BJP MLA’s kin, students clash at medical college; 4 FIRs lodged
Additional SP Ashok Kumar Rai said, “Nine persons including Shyam Babu were taken to the police station for questioning in the early hours of Wednesday. All were released later. No arrests have been made so far... dekhein un logo me koi compromise hota hai (let’s see if there can be a compromise),” said Rai.
Lucknow: Starting today, BJP to organise ‘sammelans’ for Dalit sub-castes
Kishore, who is also president of the party’s Anusuchit Morcha in Uttar Pradesh, said they will prove that it is only the BJP that has achieved the mission of B R Ambedkar, as compared to BSP president Mayawati, “who just took his name, constructed memorials, but did not work on his policies”.
Lucknow: Ready to join grand alliance, but want 50% seats, says BMP president V L Matang
Shivpal announced a “grand” political rally to be held at Rama Bai Ambedkar ground in Lucknow on December 9. The rally, to be organised by his outfit and the BMP, also has the support of the Bahujan Kranti Morcha (BKM).
UP Cabinet nod for 95 ‘VIP’ cars, centres for the malnourished
The proposed “suposhan” (complete nourishment) centres would be established by the chief welfare department in Chitrakoot, Chandauli, Fatehpur, Sidharthanagar, Sonebhadra, Bahraich, Balrampur, Shravasti, Sitapur and Gonda districts. Bahraich will have the most number of centres (14).
