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Pawan Dixit

Pawan Dixit has been a journalist for over a decade. He has extensively covered eastern UP for around five years, covered 2012 UP assembly polls, 2014 Lok Sabha polls while being stationed in Varanasi. Now, in Lucknow, he covers outstation political assignments, reports special cases from district court, high court and state information commission

Articles by Pawan Dixit

In ‘karyakarta’ push, BJP fields local leader to take on SP’s aura in Milkipur

BJP fields Chandrabhan Paswan to wrest Ayodhya district’s Milkipur assembly seat, which has a sizable presence of Pasi voters, against the SP’s Ajeet Prasad, son of influential veteran leader and Faizabad MP Awadhesh Prasad

Among more than six probables for the ticket, the party zeroed in on Chandrabhan Paswan due to several factors, caste being the main reason. (For representation only)

Lucknow

Published on Jan 14, 2025 10:05 PM IST

ByPawan Dixit, Lucknow

‘India’s tallest’ Ram statue in Sambhal nears completion, CM likely to unveil it

The Ram Bagh Dham Trust, an NGO, which began the construction work on May 31, 2023, claims that this is the tallest statue of the deity in the country

The statue, coming up at the Ramleela ground at Ram Bagh Dham, features Lord Ram carrying a bow in one hand and blessing devotees with the other hand. (Sourced)

Lucknow

Updated on Jan 14, 2025 05:58 AM IST

ByPawan Dixit

Ram temple new inspiration for Sanatan Dharma: Yogi

Pratishtha Dwadashi calling for strengthening national unity, says U.P. CM at Pran Pratishtha first anniv in Ayodhya

Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath speaking on first anniversary of Ram Lalla Pran Pratishtha in Ayodhya. (Sourced)

Lucknow

Updated on Jan 12, 2025 04:45 AM IST

ByPawan Dixit, Lucknow

All eyes on Dharma Sansad as contentious issues likely to be raised

The VHP's Dharma Sansad in Prayagraj will address key issues like forming a Sanatan Board, abolishing the Waqf Board, and Mandir-Masjid disputes.

Tents put up as part of preparations for Maha Kumbh Mela 2025, in Prayagraj (PTI)

Lucknow

Updated on Jan 10, 2025 06:36 AM IST

ByPawan Dixit, Lucknow

Milkipur bypoll: Yogi-led battery of ministers ramping up campaign

BJP’s seriousness could be gauged from the fact that chief minister Yogi Adityanath has taken the onus on himself to win the seat for the BJP

UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath is BJP in charge of Milkipur. (HT file)

Lucknow

Published on Jan 07, 2025 09:26 PM IST

ByPawan Dixit, Lucknow/ayodhya

Yogi leads from front as BJP out to avenge Faizabad loss

Along with the chief minister, senior BJP leaders have hit the ground running in the reserved assembly constituency located in Ayodhya district.

Chief minister Yogi Adityanath (HT Files)

Lucknow

Updated on Jan 07, 2025 05:44 AM IST

ByPawan Dixit, Lucknow

28 get life term in Chandan Gupta murder case

The court also imposed a fine of ₹50,000 ( under section 302) and ₹10,000 (under section 307) on all 28 convicted persons.

Lucknow

Published on Jan 03, 2025 10:52 PM IST

ByPawan Dixit, Lucknow

28 sentenced to life for Chandan Gupta’s murder during 2018 Tiranga yatra in Kasganj

On Thursday, the special court convicted the 28 under multiple penal provisions including murder and attempt to murder, and Prevention of Insult to National Honour Act

Chandan Gupta was killed on January 26, 2018 during a rally involving large number of motorcycles with the tricolour and saffron flags (File Photo)

Lucknow

Published on Jan 03, 2025 03:35 PM IST

ByPawan Dixit

Advocate commissioner submits Sambhal mosque survey report in sealed cover

Advocate commissioner Ramesh Raghav also submits a three-page covering letter along with the 45-page survey report.

The report has 60 pictures taken during the survey, four hours of videography also submitted (PTI)

Lucknow

Updated on Jan 03, 2025 05:54 AM IST

ByPawan Dixit, Lucknow

Advocate commissioner submits Sambhal mosque survey report in sealed cover

Advocate commissioner Ramesh Raghav also submits a three-page covering letter along with the 45-page survey report.

Lucknow

Updated on Jan 03, 2025 05:02 AM IST

ByPawan Dixit, Lucknow

NIA court convicts 28 in Kasganj’s Chandan Gupta murder case

Nearly seven years after the murder of one Chandan Gupta in the communal flare-up in Uttar Pradesh’s Kasganj during Tiranga Yatra on January 26, 2018, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) special court here on Thursday convicted 28 accused in the case

During the trial of the case, prosecution presented 18 witnesses and the defence presented 23. (For Representation)

Lucknow

Updated on Jan 02, 2025 07:48 PM IST

ByPawan Dixit, Lucknow

Kukrail night safari project : NGT issues notices to Union, state ministries, office of PCCF

The NGT has issued notices regarding tree felling for a night safari in Kukrail forest, urging the state to prevent illegal logging until April 2025.

NGT was hearing a petition raising concerns over the proposed felling of trees in the Kukrail reserve forest for the night safari project and shifting of the Lucknow zoo there. The order was passed on December 24. (HT File Photo)

Lucknow

Updated on Dec 28, 2024 05:10 AM IST

ByPawan Dixit, Lucknow

ASI team surveys stepwell, Firozshah fort in U.P.’s Sambhal

Sambhal district is conserving historic sites, with ASI surveying 'Rani ki Bawdi' stepwell and Firozshah fort, removing illegal structures for restoration.

A two-member team of the ASI from Meerut has started a survey of the Ranki Ki Bawdi (stepwell) in Sambhal. (Agency)

Lucknow

Updated on Dec 26, 2024 08:18 PM IST

ByPawan Dixit

Excavation of Sambhal stepwell on, member of royal family claims ownership

Around 210 sq m of the 400 sq m stepwell excavated till Monday evening; the process will continue for a few more days, says sub divisional magistrate

Workers at the site after an ancient well closed for a long time with clean water was discovered in Sambhal, Monday. (PTI Photo)

Lucknow

Updated on Dec 24, 2024 06:22 AM IST

ByPawan Dixit

150-year-old stepwell found in Sambhal’s Chandausi

The stepwell, covering an area of 400 square metres, was unearthed in the Lakshman Ganj area of Chandausi; excavation work in progress.

Workers during excavation work at a site at Chandausi area, in Sambhal district on Sunday. (PTI)

India News

Updated on Dec 23, 2024 05:25 AM IST

ByPawan Dixit, Lucknow

Day 2 of Sambhal Survey: ASI collects samples from temple for carbon dating

An ASI team surveyed the Kartik Mahadev temple and other sites in Sambhal, collecting samples for carbon dating after the temple's reopening.

ASI team members conduct a survey at the ancient Kalki Vishnu temple, in Sambhal on Saturday. (PTI)

Lucknow

Updated on Dec 22, 2024 01:08 AM IST

ByPawan Dixit, Lucknow

Attempt to murder case: Allahabad HC gives split verdict against rebel SP MLA

The Allahabad high court's Lucknow bench delivered a split verdict on rebel SP MLA Abhay Singh's murder attempt case; one judge sentenced him to three years, the other acquitted him.

The division bench of Justice Attau Rahman Masoodi and Justice Ajai Kumar Srivastava passed the order on Dec 20. (For Representation)

Lucknow

Updated on Dec 20, 2024 09:35 PM IST

ByPawan Dixit, Lucknow

HC sets aside two orders issued by ex-Yeida chairman

The Allahabad High Court annulled orders by former Yeida chairman Anil Kumar Sagar on industrial plot lease cancellations, referring the case for review.

Lucknow

Updated on Dec 17, 2024 08:32 AM IST

ByPawan Dixit, Lucknow

High court sets aside two orders issued by ex-Yeida chairman

A single judge bench of Justice Pankaj Bhatia passed the order after the state government’s counsel apprised it about removal of Anil Kumar Sagar as the Yeida chairman on December 14

Lucknow

Updated on Dec 17, 2024 06:26 AM IST

ByPawan Dixit

UP govt removes Yeida chairman after HC rap over anamolies

The decision comes three days after the Lucknow bench of the court, during a hearing on the cancellation of two industrial plot lease deeds, noted gross anomalies in the authority

Lucknow

Updated on Dec 15, 2024 05:58 AM IST

ByPawan Dixit, Lucknow

‘Derogatory’ remarks against Savarkar: Lucknow court summons Rahul Gandhi on Jan 10

The order was issued on a complaint filed by advocate Nripendra Pandey accusing Congress leader of using derogatory language against Veer Savarkar at a press conference in Akola, Maharashtra, on November 17, 2022

The court has found Congress leader prima facie responsible for the offences under various sections. (For Representation)

Lucknow

Updated on Dec 13, 2024 09:41 PM IST

ByPawan Dixit

Post SC order, how mandir-masjid cases stand in U.P. courts

The top court’s order halts proceedings in the Allahabad high court and trial courts related to mandir -masjid disputes in Badaun, Sambhal, Jaunpur, Varanasi, Mathura, Agra and Lucknow.

Shri Krishna Janmasthan Temple and Shahi Eidgah Mosque (HT Photo)

Lucknow

Updated on Dec 13, 2024 06:18 AM IST

ByPawan Dixit, Lucknow

Jaunpur mosque survey: Court to hear plea for security on Dec 16

A suit was filed before the Jaunpur court on May 17 by the Swaraj Vahini Association and Santosh Kumar Mishra, a local resident, seeking a declaration that the disputed property was ‘Atala Devi Mandir’

Following orders of the court on July 31, court commissioner Ram Swarath Mishra, went to carry out a survey of the Atala Masjid. But the Muslim party, referred to as the Peace Committee in this case, did not allow the court commissioner to enter the mosque. (File Photo)

Lucknow

Updated on Dec 11, 2024 08:08 AM IST

ByPawan Dixit

Sambhal mosque survey: Plea seeks 15-day extension, no court order after SC stay

The Shahi Jama Masjid survey was conducted on November 19 following orders from a court after a petition claimed that a temple existed at the site earlier.

Tight security outside Sambhal court on Monday. (PTI PHOTO)

Lucknow

Updated on Dec 10, 2024 05:25 AM IST

ByPawan Dixit, Lucknow

Sambhal mosque survey report deadline ends today

Advocate commissioner says report is in the final stages and if completed, it is likely to be presented in court on Monday

Security personnel deployed to maintain law and order, a day after clashes between police and protesters opposing the survey of the Jama Masjid in Sambhal (PTI)

India News

Updated on Dec 09, 2024 06:39 AM IST

ByPawan Dixit, Lucknow

Pleas over character of places of worship dot U.P.’s legal landscape

The 1991 Act locks the religious character of holy sites as they stood on August 15, 1947, with an exception for the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute, which the top court ruled on in November 2019

A second round of court-ordered survey of Shahi Jama Masjid in Sambhal on November 24 triggered violence. (HT file)

Lucknow

Updated on Dec 08, 2024 08:20 AM IST

ByPawan Dixit, Lucknow

Pleas over character of places of worship dot UP’s legal landscape

The 1991 Places of Worship locks the religious character of holy sites as they stood on August 15, 1947, with an exception for the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute, which the top court ruled on in November 2019.

Police try to control the situation amid violence during a second survey of the Jama Masjid, claimed to be originally the site of an ancient Hindu temple, in Sambhal, last month. (PTI)

India News

Updated on Dec 08, 2024 06:54 AM IST

ByPawan Dixit, Lucknow

Sexual harassment of badminton players: Pocso court awards jail terms to son and father

The court also ordered that around two and a half years of prison term already served by Vijay Sinha will be deducted from his sentence

Additional district judge Vijendra Tripathi, who is special judge (Pocso Act), pronounced the verdict and ordered the cops to take the duo into custody and send them to prison. (Pic for representation)

Lucknow

Updated on Dec 07, 2024 07:46 AM IST

ByPawan Dixit

Anarchy to continue in Bangladesh till Jinnah’s spirit remains there: Yogi

Why those people, who pretended by waving the copy of the Constitution, were silent on atrocities on Hindus in the neighbouring country, questions Adityanath

Lucknow

Updated on Dec 06, 2024 09:07 PM IST

ByPawan Dixit

DNA of what Babur’s man did in Ayodhya, incidentsin Sambhal, Bangladesh the same: Yogi Adityanath

Yogi Adityanath cautioned against dismissing atrocities on Hindus in Bangladesh as distant and irrelevant events

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath offers prayers at Ram Janaki temple in Ayodhya. (PTI PHOTO)

Lucknow

Updated on Dec 06, 2024 08:34 AM IST

ByPawan Dixit, Lucknow

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BJP fields Chandrabhan Paswan to wrest Ayodhya district’s Milkipur assembly seat, which has a sizable presence of Pasi voters, against the SP’s Ajeet Prasad, son of influential veteran leader and Faizabad MP Awadhesh Prasad

The Ram Bagh Dham Trust, an NGO, which began the construction work on May 31, 2023, claims that this is the tallest statue of the deity in the country

Pratishtha Dwadashi calling for strengthening national unity, says U.P. CM at Pran Pratishtha first anniv in Ayodhya

The VHP's Dharma Sansad in Prayagraj will address key issues like forming a Sanatan Board, abolishing the Waqf Board, and Mandir-Masjid disputes.

BJP’s seriousness could be gauged from the fact that chief minister Yogi Adityanath has taken the onus on himself to win the seat for the BJP

Along with the chief minister, senior BJP leaders have hit the ground running in the reserved assembly constituency located in Ayodhya district.

The court also imposed a fine of ₹50,000 ( under section 302) and ₹10,000 (under section 307) on all 28 convicted persons.

On Thursday, the special court convicted the 28 under multiple penal provisions including murder and attempt to murder, and Prevention of Insult to National Honour Act

Advocate commissioner Ramesh Raghav also submits a three-page covering letter along with the 45-page survey report.

Advocate commissioner Ramesh Raghav also submits a three-page covering letter along with the 45-page survey report.

Nearly seven years after the murder of one Chandan Gupta in the communal flare-up in Uttar Pradesh’s Kasganj during Tiranga Yatra on January 26, 2018, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) special court here on Thursday convicted 28 accused in the case

The NGT has issued notices regarding tree felling for a night safari in Kukrail forest, urging the state to prevent illegal logging until April 2025.

Sambhal district is conserving historic sites, with ASI surveying 'Rani ki Bawdi' stepwell and Firozshah fort, removing illegal structures for restoration.

Around 210 sq m of the 400 sq m stepwell excavated till Monday evening; the process will continue for a few more days, says sub divisional magistrate

The stepwell, covering an area of 400 square metres, was unearthed in the Lakshman Ganj area of Chandausi; excavation work in progress.

An ASI team surveyed the Kartik Mahadev temple and other sites in Sambhal, collecting samples for carbon dating after the temple's reopening.

The Allahabad high court's Lucknow bench delivered a split verdict on rebel SP MLA Abhay Singh's murder attempt case; one judge sentenced him to three years, the other acquitted him.

The Allahabad High Court annulled orders by former Yeida chairman Anil Kumar Sagar on industrial plot lease cancellations, referring the case for review.

A single judge bench of Justice Pankaj Bhatia passed the order after the state government’s counsel apprised it about removal of Anil Kumar Sagar as the Yeida chairman on December 14

The decision comes three days after the Lucknow bench of the court, during a hearing on the cancellation of two industrial plot lease deeds, noted gross anomalies in the authority

The order was issued on a complaint filed by advocate Nripendra Pandey accusing Congress leader of using derogatory language against Veer Savarkar at a press conference in Akola, Maharashtra, on November 17, 2022

The top court’s order halts proceedings in the Allahabad high court and trial courts related to mandir -masjid disputes in Badaun, Sambhal, Jaunpur, Varanasi, Mathura, Agra and Lucknow.

A suit was filed before the Jaunpur court on May 17 by the Swaraj Vahini Association and Santosh Kumar Mishra, a local resident, seeking a declaration that the disputed property was ‘Atala Devi Mandir’

The Shahi Jama Masjid survey was conducted on November 19 following orders from a court after a petition claimed that a temple existed at the site earlier.

Advocate commissioner says report is in the final stages and if completed, it is likely to be presented in court on Monday

The 1991 Act locks the religious character of holy sites as they stood on August 15, 1947, with an exception for the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute, which the top court ruled on in November 2019

The 1991 Places of Worship locks the religious character of holy sites as they stood on August 15, 1947, with an exception for the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute, which the top court ruled on in November 2019.

The court also ordered that around two and a half years of prison term already served by Vijay Sinha will be deducted from his sentence

Why those people, who pretended by waving the copy of the Constitution, were silent on atrocities on Hindus in the neighbouring country, questions Adityanath

Yogi Adityanath cautioned against dismissing atrocities on Hindus in Bangladesh as distant and irrelevant events

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