Uttar Pradesh
Murder case against gangster Mukhtar Ansari after 22 yrs
Ansari was initially a witness in the case, but 22 years later, he has been made an accused. According to a police spokesman, an FIR was lodged at the Mohammadabad police station under Section 302 (for murder) of the IPC. The shootout had taken place at Usri Chatti in Ghazipur district on July 15, 2001, between Ansari and his arch rival Brijesh Singh.
They can poison me: Akhilesh refuses tea offered by UP cops
He asked his party worker to get tea from outside for him. "You never know, they may mix poison in my tea. I will drink my own tea and you people (cops) can drink your tea," he said. Akhilesh Yadav had reached the DGP headquarters unannounced
'Can't have vacuum in governance': SC stays HC order on UP urban body polls without OBC quota
A bench, headed by Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud, observed that a segment of the society would be left out if elections were held without reservation. The bench, also comprising Justice P.S. Narasimha, said: "We cannot have a vacuum in governance", as it noted that the term of some local bodies would come to end on January 31.
SC's 'Triple Test' for OBC quota in local body polls pits state govts against it
Most recently, Uttar Pradesh moved the Supreme Court against the Allahabad High Court order, which asked it to proceed with urban local body elections without reservation for OBCs. The high court noted that the government is yet to fulfil the triple test requirement laid down by the Supreme Court for such reservation. In the past, the triple test had haunted the Maharashtra government, which pursued a rigorous legal battle in the apex court, and also troubled the Madhya Pradesh government.
BJP to begin 'Mission 2024' for UP from Jan
The party's exercise to win maximum seats from Uttar Pradesh in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections will begin when BJP President J.P. Nadda,g eneral secretary B.L. Santhosh and Union Home Minister Amit Shah visit the state next month.
Mayawati appoints Vishwanath Pal as BSP's Uttar Pradesh chief
Bahujan Samaj Party President Mayawati on Tuesday announced the appointment of Vishwanath Pal as the party's Uttar Pradesh President. Pal is a resident of Ayodhya. Mayawati also appointed outgoing UP President Bhim Rajbhar as coordinator of Bihar. In a series of tweets, Mayawati said that she was confident that Vishwanath Pal would bring OBCs into the party fold.
Mukhtar Ansari convicted, gets 10-year jail in Gangsters Act case
His aide Bhim Singh has also been awarded a ten-year sentence by the court. The court has also imposed a fine of Rs five lakh each on the two. This is the first case in which Ansari has been convicted by the court. It relates to the murder of Avadesh Rai, brother of Congress zonal president Ajai Rai, in 1996.
'How long can he be kept in jail', SC on Ashish Mishra bail plea in Lakhimpur Kheri violence case
A bench comprising justices Surya Kant and Krishna Murari asked its registrar to ascertain from the Additional Sessions Judge, Lakhimpur Kheri, how much time the trial in the case is likely to take to conclude. Mishra is the son of Union Minister Ajay Mishra Teni.
Mainpuri, Khatauli bypolls show up BJP's slippery grip on Dalit votes
According to the data from political parties, there are around 1.5 Dalit voters in Mainpuri which were dominated by the BSP. Gradually, the party's hold on the votes weakened, which divided the voters and resulted in the BSP winning only one seat in the 2022 Assembly elections.
BJP claims victory, Samajwadi Party concedes defeat in Rampur bypoll
BJP candidate Akash Saxena told the reporters that he would work to develop Rampur as an industrial hub. He said that Rampur had broken the shackles of slavery after 50 years and had chosen the BJP. SP candidate Asim Raza, while leaving the counting centre, said that there was no election because 2.25 lakh people were not allowed to cast their vote.
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