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
Traders’ wrath may be a ‘roadblock’ for BJP candidate in Ayodhya
For the past six months, resentment has been brewing among locals against the state government’s road widening project, which is likely to displace a large number of shopkeepers
Published on Jan 21, 2022 05:55 PM IST
UP Polls: AAP formulates strategy for each region, uses triple ‘C’ formula to vet candidates
The party to contest all 403 assembly seats. Its list of first 150 candidates has 55 OBC candidates, 31 schedule caste, 36 Brahmin, six Kayastha, 14 Muslims and seven businessmen among others
Published on Jan 18, 2022 01:01 AM IST
Trust launches YouTube channel, releases short movie on Ram temple construction
Through 3D presentation, the Trust has tried to show the existing makeshift temple at the Ram Janmabhoomi, how the construction work of Ram Mandir began besides various stages of the construction
Published on Jan 13, 2022 11:25 PM IST
Pawan Dixit, Lucknow
Yogi’s candidature: RSS starts preparations in Ayodhya before formal announcement by BJP
Adityanath set to contest his first assembly poll from Ayodhya (Sadar) Assembly constituency. Before assuming office of CM in 2017, he represented Gorakhpur parliamentary constituency five times in a row from 1998
Published on Jan 13, 2022 08:30 PM IST
Arrest warrant against Swami Prasad Maurya in 2014 hate speech case
A local court on Wednesday issued an arrest warrant against BJP MLA Swami Prasad Maurya, who quit the Uttar Pradesh cabinet on Tuesday, in connection with a 2014 hate speech case.
Published on Jan 13, 2022 12:48 AM IST
Pawan Dixit, Lucknow
After emissary’s visit, speculation about Yogi contesting from Ayodhya rife
Speculations on the probability of the UP chief minister contesting from Ayodhya got credence after his emissary Sanjeev Singh spent two days there last week meeting party workers
Published on Jan 09, 2022 11:10 PM IST
Pawan Dixit, Lucknow
Alld HC junks PIL against ECI order reserving Cong, BJP’s poll symbols
In one of two orders passed on September 19, 1989, the ECI had accorded the status of a national party to the BJP and reserved “Lotus” symbol for it. Similarly on September 23, 1989, the poll panel passed another order granting the status of a national party to the Congress and reserving “Hand” symbol for it
Published on Jan 08, 2022 11:11 PM IST
Pawan Dixit, Lucknow
Transfer of land owned by Dalit to trust in 1996 illegal, says Ayodhya court
A court of assistant record officer, Bhan Singh, last week passed the order while hearing a case challenging the transfer of land in Manjha Barhata village in Ayodhya district to the Maharishi Ramayan Vidyapeeth Trust
Published on Jan 08, 2022 01:02 AM IST
Pawan Dixit, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
SP, BJP gave kabristan, shamshan; we will give schools: Kejriwal in UP
AAP convenor kicks off party campaign in UP with promise of free electricity, better schools and a version of the pilgrimage scheme
Published on Jan 02, 2022 11:34 PM IST
Arvind Kejriwal alleges SP, BJP made kabristan, shamshan in Uttar Pradesh
We will construct schools, hospitals if voted to power in Uttar Pradesh, says AAP leader and Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal at Lucknow rally
Updated on Jan 03, 2022 06:04 AM IST
Pawan Dixit, Lucknow
Amit Shah says SP, Congress, BSP were against Ram temple construction in the past
Union home minister Amit Shah asks: Who ordered firing on kar sevaks, why did Ram Lalla have to stay in a tent for so many years?
Published on Dec 31, 2021 10:49 PM IST
Rajesh Kumar Singh and Pawan Dixit, Lucknow
In Ayodhya, Amit Shah hits out at Samajwadi Party
Union home minister Amit Shah listed the development projects of chief minister Yogi Adityanath’s government and added they include five expressways.
Updated on Dec 31, 2021 03:22 PM IST
Rajnath Singh lays foundation of BrahMos unit, defence technology centre in Lucknow
Want to manufacture BrahMos missiles so that no country casts evil eye on us, says defence minister Rajnath Singh
Published on Dec 26, 2021 08:41 PM IST
Pawan Dixit, Lucknow
Nadda, chief ministers of BJP-ruled states visit Ayodhya, offer prayers
Visitors worship Ram Lalla, construction team gives presentation of the ongoing Ram temple work to the delegation
Updated on Dec 16, 2021 06:06 AM IST
Pawan Dixit, Ayodhya
Lakhimpur SIT wants accused to be charged with attempt to murder
- The SIT has so far arrested 13 people in the case, including Ashish Mishra, son of Union MoS for home, Ajay Mishra
Published on Dec 14, 2021 12:29 AM IST
Pawan Dixit, Hindustan Times, Lucknow
Oudh Bar Association opposes transfer of cases from Lucknow to Allahabad HC; to raise the issue before CJ
In a meeting held on December 10, Oudh Bar Association has resolved to oppose any move to transfer ‘any case’ or ‘class of cases’ from Lucknow high court to Allahabad high court
Published on Dec 14, 2021 12:13 AM IST
Ahead of UP polls: Mega projects lined up for foundation laying, inauguration
Foundation laying of mega projects like 594-km long Ganga Expressway, the country longest expressway, along with inauguration of five airports across state are on the anvil ahead of UP polls
Published on Dec 11, 2021 10:21 PM IST
Pawan Dixit, Lucknow
Can’t compel rape survivor for her child’s DNA test: Allahabad HC bench
With this, the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad HC also overturned June 25, 2021 order of Pocso court, Sultanpur district, directing DNA test of the rape survivor’s child
Published on Dec 10, 2021 10:45 PM IST
Pawan Dixit, Lucknow
High court to Lucknow police commissioner: Provide details of cases lodged against lawyers
It appears that an organised group of advocates is indulging in extortion, money laundering and blackmailing and is creating difficulty in maintaining law and order on the court campus, says high court
Published on Dec 07, 2021 11:45 PM IST
Premature release of convicts: UP govt scrutinising details, seeking legal opinion
The UP govt is going through the details of all 103 prisoners for whom the Supreme Court has asked the government whether its policy of 2018 on the premature release of convicts serving life sentence can be applied retrospectively in the wake of some amendments made to it
Updated on Dec 05, 2021 11:41 PM IST
Pawan Dixit, Lucknow
Army to get AK-203 assault rifles manufactured in UP’s Amethi soon
With Amethi district all set to roll out five lakh AK-203 series assault rifles from its manufacturing unit in Korwa, the defence manufacturing sector in Uttar Pradesh will get a major boost
Published on Dec 04, 2021 10:44 PM IST
Pawan Dixit, Lucknow
UP Law Commission submits draft gram prahari bill
UP Law Commission recommends separate law, proper remuneration, minimum qualification and physical fitness for gram praharis
Published on Dec 03, 2021 11:24 PM IST
Pawan Dixit, Lucknow
Judge helps Dalit student get admission by paying her fee
Advocates Survesh Kumar Dubey and Samta Rao volunteered to assist Sanskriti Ranjan as she could not arrange a lawyer to represent her after she moved the court
Published on Nov 30, 2021 03:49 PM IST
Hathras case: High court fixes December 16 for next hearing
Hathras gang rape and murder victim’s family reiterates request for relocation to Noida, besides seeking a house and a job to a family member
Published on Nov 29, 2021 11:01 PM IST
Pawan DIxit, Lucknow
Hathras gang rape and murder: Victim’s kin want to relocate to Noida
Family members of 19-year-old dalit girl, who was gangraped in a Hathras village, say that “living in the same village was next to impossible for them”.
Published on Nov 27, 2021 10:29 PM IST
Pawan Dixit, Lucknow
Election duty death: GO restricting time period to 30 days challenged, HC seeks reply from govt
The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court has directed the state government to file a reply on a petition challenging its order regarding filing of Covid-19 compensation claims by government employees
Published on Nov 27, 2021 12:50 AM IST
Pawan Dixit, Lucknow
New HC bench in Agra - first increase jurisdiction of Lucknow HC: President OBA
Increasing the territorial jurisdiction of the Lucknow high court is a long-pending demand of lawyers of Lucknow.
Published on Nov 23, 2021 11:57 PM IST
Pawan Dixit, Lucknow
Ayodhya yet again on BJP’s priority list as UP assembly elections near
According to Ayodhya’s administration, the Queen Heo Hwang-ok memorial park and a digital museum at Ram Katha Park are nearly complete. Ayodhya’s railway station is also undergoing a makeover
Published on Nov 17, 2021 04:42 PM IST
With Ayodhya a priority, UP CM likely to launch projects next month
UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath has been a regular visitor to Ayodhya ever since he started visiting the temple town as CM on May 31, 2017
Published on Nov 16, 2021 10:58 PM IST
Pawan Dixit, Lucknow
UP govt plans sector-wise industrialisation in 12 districts along Purvanchal Expressway
Barabanki, Amethi, Sultanpur, Jaunpur, Azamgarh, Ghazipur, Mau, Ayodhya, Gorakhpur, Ambedkar Nagar, Ballia and Sant Kabir Nagar districts have been identified for the Purvanchal Expressway Industrial Corridor project
Published on Nov 16, 2021 08:41 PM IST