Farmers protest against Hydro Power Project in HimachalRAMPUR - Hundreds of residents and farmers here protested against the construction of run-of-river hydropower plant project on the river Satluj. BJP’s Naqvi criticises union government, MayawatiRAMPUR - Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) vice-president Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi Wednesday blamed the union government’s policies for the poor condition of farmers and also accused Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati of victimising political rivals. Mobs lynch man accused of killing teenage boy in JharkhandRAMPUR - An unruly mob of over 500 villagers on Tuesday lynched a man accused of killing a teenage boy in Jharkhand’s Rampur village. Security stepped up for country’s biggest hydro power station in HimachalRAMPUR - Security has been beefed up around India’s biggest 1500 MW Nathpa Jhakri Hydro Power Station as a precautionary measure to avert any terrorist attack. Less rain helps in increasing power generation at Nathpa-JhakriRAMPUR - India’s biggest hydropower project, the 1500MW Nathpa-Jhakri power station generated a record 1.14 billion units of power in July, officials said on Sunday. Nathpa-Jhakri Power Station achieves record power generationRAMPUR - The 1500-megawatt Nathpa-Jhakri Power Station (NJPS) in Himachal Pradesh generated a record 114 crore units of power in the month of July, officials said on Sunday. Love affair triggers communal tensionRAMPUR - A love affair has triggered communal tension in this Uttar Pradesh town that also saw violence after an angry mob attacked a police station and damaged public property. A Hindu temple where Muslims also prayRAMPUR - A temple dedicated to Hindu god Shiva in a village here counts many Muslims among its devotees. Not only do they take part in some rituals but also donate for community feasts during every festival. Star of Oscar winning documentary lives in an impoverished conditionRAMPUR - Despite all claims and promises made to improve her life, Pinki Sonkar, protagonist of the short documentary ‘Smile Pinki’, which won an Oscar, continues to live in stark poverty in her village, Rampur. When government contributes to its cash crisisRAMPUR - Guess who is contributing to the cash crunch of the Uttar Pradesh power department! The state government itself. Mulayam’s real face is uncovered now: Azam KhanRAMPUR - Ousted Samajwadi Party leader Mohammed Azam Khan has hit back at party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav, saying he had lost the right to call himself secular, and demanded a probe into the SP’s alleged use of black money in elections. Unhappy Azam Khan quits as SP general secretaryNEW DELHI/RAMPUR - Capping weeks of discontent with the party, especially over its association with Kalyan Singh, Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Azam Khan Sunday resigned as the party general secretary as well as parliamentary board member citing the SP’s ‘closeness to communal forces’. Azam Khan quits as SP general secretaryNEW DELHI/RAMPUR - Disgruntled Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Azam Khan Sunday resigned as the party general secretary as well as parliamentary board member over the SP’s ‘closeness to communal forces’. I will not leave politics even if I lose, says Jaya PradaRAMPUR - In the eye of an increasingly ugly political storm, Samajwadi Party’s (SP) actor-turned-politician Jaya Prada said Wednesday that she would not quit politics even if she lost the election. Jayaprada’s hotel room raided in RampurRAMPUR - Samajwadi Party (SP) candidate from the Rampur Lok Sabha seat Jayaprada’s hotel room was raided by the police late on Monday night. Azam Khan weakening SP: MulayamRAMPUR - After maintaining studied silence on the Amar Singh-Azam Khan spat that brought the bitter infighting within the Samajwadi Party (SP) to the fore, party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav Saturday said ‘Khan was weakening the roots of our party’. Amar Singh threatens to quit SPRAMPUR - In the latest episode of the Amar Singh- Azam Khan spat, Amar Singh has given an ultimatum to Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav that he will quit the party after the elections if nothing is done to rein in Khan. A BJP candidate who believes in namaz and Hindu godsRAMPUR - He is a Muslim man who also visits Hindu temples. He offers the namaz but also sports a tilak on his forehead. Meet Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) vice president and candidate in Uttar Pradesh’s Rampur Lok Sabha constituency. How and where have I wronged Azam Bhai: Jaya Prada (Interview)RAMPUR - Fighting discontent within her own party rather than her political opponents in the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Samajwadi Party’s actor-MP Jaya Prada says she would have ‘abdicated’ the Rampur Lok Sabha seat for her party rival Azam Khan if he had told her so. Advani claims BJP will emerge as the single largest partyUNNAO/RAMPUR/AHMEDABAD - Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Prime Ministerial candidate L K Advani has said his party would become the single largest party in the next Parliament. Jayaprada files nomination papers from RampurRAMPUR / LUDHIANA - Actor-turned-politician and Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Jayaprada has filed her nomination from Rampur seat in Uttar Pradesh Amar Singh-Azam Khan spat out in open at Samajwadi Party eventRAMPUR - Bringing his rift with senior party colleague Mohammad Azam Khan in the open, Samajwadi Party general secretary Amar Singh Monday lashed out at him at a grand party function to lend support to film star-turned-politician Jayaprada, the party candidate for the Rampur Lok Sabha seat. Filing of nominations gathers momentum across IndiaRAMPUR/NEW DELHI - Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi filed his nomination papers as a candidate from the Rampur constituency of Uttar Pradesh. Azam Khan fires another salvo at Amar SinghRAMPUR - The bitter war between Samajwadi Party general secretary Amar Singh and veteran leader Mohammed Azam Khan rages on in the run-up to the elections and shows no signs of ending soon. Almond, plum crop damaged in Himachal Pradesh after dry weatherRAMPUR - Farmers in Himachal Pradesh have complained of huge losses as 90 percent of their almond and plum crops have been damaged due to a drought like situation. Intermediate biology, maths exams cancelled in MoradabadRAMPUR - The Uttar Pradesh Board of High School and Intermediate Education Friday cancelled its intermediate examination for biology and mathematics papers at all centres in the Moradabad division of the state. German scientist trains farmers on ancient Indian vedic homa therapyRAMPUR - To deal with the impact of climate change in agriculture, farmers in Himachal Pradesh are being trained by a German scientist in the ancient Indian vedic homa therapy.lrich Berk claims the vedic homa therapy, which invokes prayers, has been found to aid farming. People welcome spring season with a traditional fair in Himachal PradeshRAMPUR - People here on Friday welcomed the spring season with a traditional Fag fair. A large numbers of people are participating in this fair that commenced on March 13 and will be over on March 16. Now, Jayaprada faces charge of distributing money before pollsRAMPUR - Film actress-turned politician Jayaprada is the latest Samajwadi Party member to figure in a complaint to the poll panel for allegedly distributing cash ahead of the Lok Sabha polls. Azam Khan dares Amar to sack him from Samajwadi PartyRAMPUR - Samajwadi Party leader Mohammed Azam Khan has once again criticised party general secretary Amar Singh and party MP Jayaprada and said he will not quit the organisation on his own despite being treated ‘like an insect’. |