National

Three terrorists of Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind gunned down in Pulwama

Pulwama, February 19: Three militants were killed by security forces in an encounter between militants and security forces late Tuesday night in Tral area of ​​Pulwama district. The slain terrorists belong to the Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind- an Islamic jihadi outfit. Arms and ammunition have been recovered from the possession of the...

19
Feb

Uttar Pradesh

Budget dedicated to youth, successful in keeping fiscal deficit below 3 percent: says CM Yogi after the presentation of budget

Lucknow, February 18: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that everyone has been taken care of in the 2020-21 budget presented by the state government today. “We have made this budget for the youth, and have dedicated them. An attempt has been made to make Uttar Pradesh a center of education....

18
Feb

National

ISI and Lashkar-e-Toiba wanted Kasab to die as ‘Hindu terrorist’, reveals by ex Mumbai Police Commissioner in his book

There was a deep conspiracy to promote the Mumbai terror attack as ‘Hindu terrorism’ New Delhi, October 18: The terrorist organization Lashkar-e-Toiba had conspired to promote the Mumbai terror attack as ‘Hindu terrorism’ and named the captured alive terrorist Kasab as Sameer Dinesh Chaudhary. Former Mumbai Police Commissioner Rakesh Maria...

18
Feb

Uttar Pradesh

Two acid attack survivors set an example by acquiring IGNOU degrees

Ambuj Tripathi ambuj.tripathi@thelucknowjournal.com Lucknow, February 17: Thirty-third convocation ceremony of Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) on Monday was very special. On this occasion, 496 out of 2860 successful candidates were awarded degrees in the auditorium of the regional center of IGNOU in Lucknow, among them, acid attack survivors Rupali...

17
Feb

National

Nirbhaya case: The culprits will be hanged on March 3 at 6 am

Patiala House Court issued new death warrants New Delhi, 17 February :  Delhi’s Patiala House Court has issued a new death warrants against the convicts of Nirbhaya rape and murder case on Monday. Additional Sessions Judge Dharmendra Rana has issued an order for hanging on March 3 at 6 am....

17
Feb

National

Order to auto drivers in Millennium City … get the Fair Meter installed within a week, or face the music

Gurugram, 17 February :  Gurugram auto drivers have to install taxi fair meters (TFM) in a week. Auto drivers who have not installed these meters, get it installed asap and if they do not do so, they will have to face the music under Motor Vehicles Rules-1989. These orders have...

17
Feb

Uttar Pradesh

PM inaugurates ‘Kashi Ek-Roop Anek’ handicraft exhibition in Varanasi

PM visited every stalls one by one to increase enthusiasm of craftsmen Varanasi, 16 February: Prime Minister Narendra Modi called upon the craftsmen that in view of the changing world, time and demand, the old tradition needs to be adapted and refined according to the needs of the 21st century....

16
Feb

Uttar Pradesh

‘Jai Shree Ram’ slogan upsets Akhilesh Yadav, reprimands a man

Lucknow, February 15: Samajwadi Party President and former Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday reprimanded the young man first on the shouting of ‘Jai Shri Ram’ and later on Raja Dinesh Singh, an inspector of the Talagram police station at the Mahila Sabha programme in Kannauj. Akhilesh Yadav said during...

15
Feb

National

Uddhav Thackeray challenges BJP to bring down the government of Maha Vikas Aghadi

Mumbai, February 15: Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is trying to topple his government (Maha Vikas Aghadi- political coalition of Shiv Sena, NCP and Congress) every day. If there is courage in the BJP to bring down his government then they should show it....

15
Feb

Uttar Pradesh

Bar council unhappy over the incident of assault and bombing in Lucknow district court, inquiry committee formed

Prayagraj, 15 February: The Bar Council of Uttar Pradesh has constituted an inquiry committee taking seriously the case of assault between two office bearers of the Bar Association in Lucknow District Court. The 9-member inquiry committee has been asked to submit its report by March 1. The chairman of the...

15
Feb

National

Now, J&K leader Shah Faesal booked under Public Safety Act

Srinagar, February 15: Jammu and Kashmir administration has imposed the Public Safety Act (PSA) on bureaucrat-turned-politician Shah Faesal. Shah Faisal has been booked under the PSA. However, it has not been decided yet whether Shah Faesal will be kept in his house or in the MLA hostel. Shah Faisal left...

15
Feb

Crime Uttar Pradesh

Case filed against jailed Kafeel Khan under NSA
February 14, 2020

Lucknow, February 14: National Security Act (NSA) has been slapped against Kafeell Khan for giving anti-national speech in Aligarh Muslim Uniiversity (AMU). Though,  Kafeel is currently lodged in the Aligarh Jail and was granted bail by the CJM Court and he was scheduled to come out of jail very soon,...

National

Veer Savarkar’s grandson to sue Congress party for defamation of 100 crores

Ranjeet Savarkar said, legal advice is being sought in this regard Mumbai, 14 February: Ranjit Savarkar, grandson of freedom fighter Veer Savarkar, has said that he will sue the Congress party for defamation of Rs 100 crore for defaming his grandfather Veer Savarkar. He is seeking legal advice in this...

14
Feb

National

Anti-Sikh riot: Supreme Court nixes bail plea of Sajjan Kumar

Court will hear the bail petition after Holi holidays. Sajjan Kumar was sentenced to life imprisonment by the Delhi High Court in a case of anti-Sikh riots in the year 1984. New Delhi, 14 February: Sajjan Kumar, convicted in the 1984 anti-Sikh riot case, has not got relief from the...

14
Feb

Uttar Pradesh

LDA to claim illegal colonies’s land in Lucknow

Lucknow, February 14: The Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) has made preparations to lay claim to land on which illegal colonies have been mushroomed. LDA vice chairman (VC) Shivakant has instructed the officers to identify such colonies  and put information boards there. VC of Lucknow Development Authority, Shivakant Dwivedi said that...

14
Feb

National

Political parties should not give tickets to tainted people who are capable of winning elections: Supreme Court

Reasons for rendering tickets to criminal candidate should be given by the party: Supreme Court Court issued guidelines to stop candidates having criminal records from contesting elections New Delhi, February 13: The Supreme Court has expressed concern over criminalization in politics. The court has said that political parties should not...

13
Feb

National

BJP reappoints Chandrakant Patil as BJP state president

Mumbai, 13 February :  Bharatiya Janata Party national president JP Nadda has appointed Chandrakant Patil as the president of Maharashtra BJP. Chandrakant Patil has been reappointed to the same position. Along with this, Mangal Prabhat Lodha has also been re-appointed to the post of Mumbai President, this information was given...

13
Feb

Uttar Pradesh

Sleeper bus collides with truck on Agra-Lucknow Expressway, 14 killed, 24 injured

Firozabad, Feb 13: The sleeper bus going from Delhi to Bihar collided with a standing truck on the Agra-Lucknow Expressway near the Maidan village of Pagla Khanjar area of Firozabad district of Uttar Pradesh. However, there is a possibility of 14 people dead and 24 passengers injured in this accident....

13
Feb

Uttar Pradesh

Azamgarh: Priyanka Vadra meets protesting Muslim women in Bilariaganj

Azamgarh, February 12: National General Secretary of Congress Priyanka Gandhi Vadra reached Bilariaganj on Wednesday. Here she met the women injured in lathicharge during the protests against Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA). Priyanka was also accompanied by party state president Ajay Kumar Lallu. However, other party leaders and media were barred...

12
Feb

National

AAP 3.0: AAP MLAs elect Arvind Kejriwal as leader of legislature party, to take oath on Feb 16 as Delhi CM

New Delhi, February 12: Arvind Kejriwal, the chief of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), who won the historic Delhi Assembly elections 2020, has been elected as the leader of the legislative party on Wednesday. On February 16, Kejriwal will take oath as Chief Minister of Delhi for third time. It...

12
Feb

Uttar Pradesh

Jhansi brand ambassador Kumari Lagan meets Keshav Prasad Maurya
February 10, 2020

Lucknow, February 10: 12-year-old Kumari Lagan Lakshakar, brand ambassador of Jhansi, district of Uttar Pradesh, met Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya at the Janata Darshan program on Monday and sought cooperation in her upcoming plans. Kumari Lagan told the Deputy Chief Minister about herself that she has got 21...

Uttar Pradesh

NHRC sends notice to Uttar Pradesh’s big brass

Lucknow, February 10: On the complaint of All India Congress Committee General Secretary Priyanka Vadra and other Congress leaders, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sent to notice to Uttar Pradesh Chief Secretary (CS) and Director General of Police (DGP) on the police-violence and harassment during the peaceful-democratic stir...

10
Feb

Uttar Pradesh

Chanting of ‘Jai Shri Ram’ echoed in massive Saffron Rally in Lucknow
February 9, 2020

Lucknow, February 09: Thousands of activists joined for the Bhagva(Saffron) rally of the Ekal Abhiyan Sangathan on at the LDA ground near the Sangam intersection in Aliganj on Sunday in Lucknow. The activists associated with the Ekal Abhiyan held the flag, on which Om was inscribed, in their hands and...

National

Delhi Election 2020: Exit polls hint return of Arvind Kejriwal

New Delhi, 08 February :  According to the poll (exit poll) in Delhi on Saturday, Arvind Kejriwal is returning to power again with a majority of the government. According to various exit poll estimates, the Aam Aadmi Party could get 40 to 50 seats and the BJP 15 to 30...

08
Feb

National

Delhi Election 2020: 57.75 percent polling in Delhi assembly election, turnout shrink by 9.50 percent

Voting reduced by 9.50 percent from last time The highest voter turnout was 68.36 percent in Matiamhal region and the lowest 39.52 in Delhi Cantt. New Delhi, 08 February (HC). Voting ended on Saturday for the Delhi Assembly elections. On an average 57.75 percent turnout was recorded in all 70...

08
Feb

Uttar Pradesh

Basti in Uttar Pradesh to be renamed as Vasishtnagar or Vasishthi

Process to change the name of the township starts, one crore rupees will be spent The new name will be Vashishtnagar or Vashishthi, the district officer sent a proposal to the Board of Revenue Basti, February 07: After Faizabad, Allahabad, Mughalsarai, the process of changing the name of Basti district...

07
Feb

International

So far 636 people have died due to coronavirus in China, 31 thousand infected, says China’s National Health Commission

China’s online news portal has claimed that 24, 589 people have died in China due to corona virus. Three cases of coronavirus have been reported in India till date. No symptoms of CoV have been traced in 647 Indians brought back to India from Wuhan, 10 Indians still stranded in...

07
Feb

National

Opposition of CAA exposes the real face of Congress: Prime Minister Modi

New Delhi, February 06: Prime Minister Narendra Modi blamed the Congress and other opposition parties for the protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), saying that this has exposed their true face to the country. Responding to the discussion on the motion of thanks presented in the Lok Sabha on...

06
Feb

National

Vision of New India in President’s address: Prime Minister Modi

New Delhi, 06 February: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in the Lok Sabha that the President has presented the vision of New India in his address. Responding to the discussion on the motion of thanks on the President’s address on Thursday, the Prime Minister said that the leaders of all...

06
Feb

National

Election Commission sends notice to Yogi Adityanath

New Delhi, 06 February : The Election Commission on Thursday issued a notice on a statement by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on ‘Biryani’ to the terrorists and asked them to clear it by 5 pm on Friday. Yogi Adityanath made this statement while addressing a gathering on 1...

06
Feb

Crime Uttar Pradesh

Chief Minister Yogi expresses condolences over Sitapur incident, directs strict action against the culprits

Lucknow, 06 February: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has expressed his condolences to the bereaved families of the dead, expressing deep condolences over the deaths of people due to poisonous gas leak at Dari factory in Sitapur. He directed the officers of the district administration to reach the spot...

06
Feb

Entertainment

FIR against Ganesh Acharya for sexual harassment

Mumbai, 06, Febraury: The Mumbai Police has registered a case against Bollywood choreographer Ganesh Acharya for sexual harassment. A second First Information Report (FIR) has been registered against Bollywood choreographer Ganesh Acharya, police said. Famous choreographer Ganesh Acharya is again embroiled in controversy. A female choreographer has allegedly accused Ganesh...

06
Feb

Uttar Pradesh

UP government issues letter to allot land to Sunni Central Waqf Board

Sunni Central Waqf Board to decide on five acres of land: Zafaryab Jilani Lucknow, 05 February: With the announcement of the formation of a trust by the central government for the construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya, the Uttar Pradesh government has issued a letter of allotment of land to...

05
Feb

Uttar Pradesh

Yogi government to give five acres of land for mosque at Raunahi situated on the outskirts of the Ayodhya city

Along with this important decisions in the cabinet meeting were taken, many other proposals were approved. Lucknow, 05 February: With the announcement of the formation of a trust by the central government for the construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya, the Yogi Adityanath government has given the green signal to...

05
Feb

Uttar Pradesh

Defence Expo: Indian battle tanks conduct massive exercise for defense expo

Lucknow, 04 February: Before the start of the Defense Expo in the Lucknow, capital of Uttar Pradesh, the battle ground has been decorated. In Sector 15 of the residential Vrindavan scheme, there was a massive exercise of battle between tanks placed at different sides of the ground on Tuesday morning....

04
Feb

National

People of Delhi and the country are angry with the ongoing anti-CAA protest, says Modi in a Delhi election rally

New Delhi, February 03: Prime Minister Narendra Modi while addressing an election rally in Shahdara area of ​​Delhi on Monday said that the election of Delhi Legislative Assembly is going to determine the future of not only the capital but also of 21st century India. The Prime Minister said that...

03
Feb