Brooms for the lord at Shiva temple

MORADABAD - When devotees head for a 150-year-old Shiva temple in Uttar Pradesh, they come armed with brooms - not to clean the premises but to offer them to the lord.

At this temple, devotees offer brooms to deity

MORADABAD - Devotees come with brooms and line up at a 10-year-old temple in Uttar Pradesh everyday - not to clean the premises but to offer the ‘jhadus’ to the deity, Hindu god Shiva.

Moradabad farmers cultivating flowers ahead of Commonwealth Games, Kumbh

MORADABAD - In view of the upcoming 2010 Commonwealth Games and Kumbh Mela, farmers of Moradabad district in Uttar Pradesh have begun large-scale cultivation of flowers.

Green coloured products to promote environment conservation

MORADABAD - The aluminium industry here is producing household and decorative items in the colour green with the theme of environment conservation.

Abducted sailor’s family wants action on Somali pirates

MORADABAD - Kin of Arif Hasan, a sailor aming 24 Indians on board the ship MV al Khaliq, hijacked by Somali pirates, has urged the Indian Government to take strict action against the kidnappers.

Contaminated river water causing fish deaths in Uttar Pradesh

MORADABAD - Discharge of effluents from factories or mills into Ramganga River of Uttar Pradesh has endangered the lives of fishes here. A large number of fishes have died and thus their population in the river has been badly affected.

Ten people killed in Moradabad road accident

MORADABAD - Ten people were killed and seven others injured when a car in which they were travelling collided with truck in Uttar Pradesh’s Moradabad district on Tuesday.

Firecrackers industry in Moradabad gears up for ‘Diwali’

MORADABAD - Preparations are on to light up Uttar Pradesh’s Moradabad district, and production in firework industry gears up and hopes to do good business during the festival of lights, Diwali, which is to be celebrated on October 17.

Thousands of devotees celebrate Sufi saint’s anniversary in Moradabad

MORADABAD - Setting aside all differences of faith, caste, colour and creed, thousands of devotees converged at the Dargah (mausoleum) of Hazrat Abdul Aziz Miyyan, a Sufi saint at Moradabad for the annual Urs (anniversary celebrations) that was celebrated on Thursday.

Muslims design effigies of Ravana, convey a message of communal amity

Haldwani (Uttarakhand),MORADABAD -Muslims in Moradabad and Haldwani are busy these days making effigies of the demon king Ravana that would be burnt on during the Dussehra festival.

Violence in Moradabad casino

MORADABAD - Police resorted to baton charge to disperse violent people in a theme park here on Tuesday.

Moradabad artist makes portraits incorporating religious verses

MORADABAD - A young artist from Moradabad in Uttar Pradesh has mastered a unique technique to draw and sketch portraits based on different religious verses and thus spread the message of communal amity and peace.

Miniature Bhagwad Gita transcribed by UP sweet shop owner

MORADABAD - Hindu scripture Shrimad Bhagwad Gita has been transcribed into an illustrated miniature book by a sweetmeat shop owner in Moradabad.

Rita Joshi granted regular bail by court for speaking against Mayawati

MORADABAD - Uttar Pradesh Congress chief Rita Bahuguna Joshi was granted bail by a court here on Wednesday in a case relating to derogatory remarks made by her against Chief Minister Mayawati.

Joshi gets bail, accuses Mayawati of ‘political conspiracy’ (Second Lead)

MORADABAD - Uttar Pradesh Congress chief Rita Bahuguna Joshi, charged with denigrating Dalits, was Saturday granted interim bail till July 29 by a Moradabad court. After her release from jail, Joshi charged the state government with hatching a “political conspiracy” against her.

Defiant Rita Joshi blames Mayawati for burning of her house

MORADABAD - Uttar Pradesh Congress chief Rita Bahuguna Joshi, who was released from a Moradabad jail on Saturday, categorically blamed state chief minister, Mayawati for burning her house.

Joshi released on bail, says ready for jail again

MORADABAD - Uttar Pradesh Congress chief Rita Bahuguna Joshi, charged with denigrating Dalits after a speech last Wednesday, was released from jail here Saturday after beinjg granted interim bail.

Azharuddin courts arrest in support of Joshi

MORADABAD - Congress MP Mohammad Azharuddin on Friday courted arrest in support of Uttar Pradesh Congress unit chief Rita Bahuguna Joshi.

Court reserves order on Joshi’s bail application

MORADABAD - A local court here on Friday reserved its order after an in-camera hearing on the bail application of Uttar Pradesh Congress unit chief Rita Bahuguna Joshi.

Rita Bahuguna Joshi’s bail plea hearing today

MORADABAD - A district court will today hear a bail plea of Uttar Pradesh Congress unit chief Rita Bahuguna Joshi.

Hearing of UP Congress leader Joshi’s fresh bail application deferred to Friday

MORADABAD - The chief judicial magistrate of Moradabad has deferred the hearing of Uttar Pradesh Congress unit chief Rita Bahuguna Joshi’s second application for bail till 10.30 a.m. Friday.

Uttar Pradesh Congress leader Joshi files fresh bail application

MORADABAD - Uttar Pradesh Congress unit chief Rita Bahuguna Joshi has filed a second application for bail before the chief judicial magistrate of Moradabad, seeking her release from 14 days of judicial custody.

Ghaziabad court sends Rita Bahuguna Joshi to 14-day judicial custody

MORADABAD - Uttar Pradesh Congress unit chief Rita Bahuguna Joshi has been sent to 14 days judicial custody for allegedly making inflammatory remarks against Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati.

Clerics in Moradabad issue fatwa against homosexuality

MORADABAD - A day after the Delhi High Court overturned ban on gay sex, Muslim clerics in Moradabad have issued a fatwa against homosexuality.

Brass traders hope for some relief in budget

MORADABAD - Artisans and traders associated with the brass industry, which has been hit by the recent recession, are hoping for some relief in the government’s budget to be presented on July 6.

Kapil Dev campaigns for Azharuddin

MORADABAD / MATHURA - Former Indian cricket skipper Kapil Dev campaigned for the successful innings of fellow cricketer Mohammad Azharuddin as a politician at Moradabad in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday.

Ex-cricketer Azharuddin files nomination papers from Moradabad

MORADABAD/ JALANDHAR/COIMBATORE - Former cricket skipper and Congress candidate Mohammad Azharuddin filed his nomination papers from the Moradabad parliamentary constituency.

I’m not an outsider in Uttar Pradesh: Azharuddin

MORADABAD - Mohammad Azharuddin, former Indian cricket captain and Congress candidate from Moradabad parliamentary seat, Tuesday said he was confident that the people of the Uttar Pradesh region will shower him with love and not treat him as an ‘outsider’.

Make this city shine again, Moradabadis tell Azhar

MORADABAD - The people of this town are still star-struck with Mohammed Azharuddin turning Congress candidate and campaigning here. They have huge expectations from India’s former cricket skipper. They want him to put the sheen back on the city known for its brassware.

Azharuddin gives tips on cricket to children

MORADABAD - Former cricket skipper and Congress candidate for the Moradabad parliamentary constituency, Mohammad Azharuddin, gave tips on the game to children in the ‘Brass City’.