Umesh Raghuvanshi
Umesh Raghuvanshi is a journalist with over three decade experience. He covers politics, finance, environment and social issues. He has covered all assembly and parliament elections in Uttar Pradesh since 1984.
Articles by Umesh Raghuvanshi
Ahead of UP polls, Congress releases calendar with Priyanka Gandhi’s photos
UPDATED ON JAN 22, 2021 09:13 AM IST
Priyanka’s photos from her visits to Lucknow, Amethi, Rae Bareli, Varanasi, Ujjain, Haryana and Jharkhand have also been used in the calendar
UP govt to take a call on budget session soon
PUBLISHED ON JAN 19, 2021 09:41 AM IST
The state budget session has to be convened by the third week of February to meet the constitutional requirement
BJP out to wrest Sonia Gandhi’s Rae Bareli seat after dethroning Rahul in Amethi
By Umesh Raghuvanshi | Edited by Abhinav Sahay, Lucknow
PUBLISHED ON JAN 15, 2021 08:53 AM IST
- Senior Congress leaders publicly exude confidence that the BJP would not be able to replicate their performance in Amethi in Rae Bareli, however, the saffron party's attempts to make capture the seat remains an area of concern for them.
Congress revival bid gets reality check with video of leader abusing party brass
By Umesh Raghuvanshi | Edited by Abhinav Sahay, Lucknow
PUBLISHED ON JAN 14, 2021 10:28 AM IST
- Questions are now being raised over the manner in which appointments are being made on various posts in the Congress in Uttar Pradesh.
UP Congress leaders camp in districts, Priyanka Gandhi monitors progress
By Umesh Raghuvanshi | Hindustan Times, Lucknow
UPDATED ON JAN 08, 2021 11:26 AM IST
Under the programme, the party proposes to set up its units in all the 8,000 ‘nyay panchayats’ wards in urban areas to bolster the party’s chances in the state polls to be held next year.
Doing my duty, I convey problems brought to my notice: Anandiben Patel, governor UP
PUBLISHED ON JAN 07, 2021 04:50 PM IST
Yogi Adityanath govt paying for misdeeds of previous government: Patel
By Umesh Raghuvanshi | Hindustan Times, Lucknow
UPDATED ON JAN 07, 2021 11:02 AM IST
Governor Anandiben Patel also said that there was a difference in work culture among bureaucrats in Uttar Pradesh and Guajrat and the bureaucracy in India’s most populous state is bit lax compared to Gujarat.
Uttar Pradesh’s December revenue collection up by Rs 2,522 crore
By Umesh Raghuvanshi | Hindustan Times, Lucknow
UPDATED ON JAN 05, 2021 09:20 AM IST
Its total collections in the first three quarters of 2020-2021 (April 1, 2020 to December 31, 2021) have also improved considerably.
Moti Lal Vora: Uttar Pradesh governor who made political history
By Umesh Raghuvanshi | Hindustan Times, Lucknow
UPDATED ON DEC 21, 2020 11:43 PM IST
Vora, a senior Congress leader, passed away at a Delhi hospital due to post-Covid-19 complications on Monday. He was 93. Vora remained UP’s governor from May 26, 1993, to May 3, 1996.
UP CM wants timelines for Covid vaccination met, but challenges remain
By Umesh Raghuvanshi | Edited by Abhinav Sahay | Hindustan Times, Lucknow
UPDATED ON DEC 20, 2020 08:53 AM IST
Workers in 5,180 government run healthcare facilities have completed the registration for Covid vaccination along with staff in 19,170 private facilities. However, several workers still need to register.
Yogi Adityanath govt coins MYK mantra to counter opposition before 2022 polls
By Umesh Raghuvanshi | Edited by Abhinav Sahay | Hindustan Times, Lucknow
UPDATED ON DEC 19, 2020 08:57 AM IST
BJP is also trying to factor in Arvind Kejriwal led Aam Aadmi Party’s decision to contest 2022 assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, however, senior UP minister Sidharth Nath Singh called AAP’s foray ‘Mungeri Lal Ke Hasin Sapne’.
On road to 2022 polls, Yogi gives appointment letters, crunches jobs data
By Umesh Raghuvanshi | Edited by Abhinav Sahay | Hindustan Times, Lucknow
UPDATED ON DEC 18, 2020 10:58 AM IST
The UP chief minister has chaired over distribution of about 60,000 to 70,000 appointment letters of assistant teachers and various other posts in the past few weeks.
UP sees marginal rise in revenue collections in November, misses target
By Umesh Raghuvanshi | Edited by Abhinav Sahay | Hindustan Times, Lucknow
UPDATED ON DEC 04, 2020 08:39 AM IST
A close scrutiny of revenue recovery in November 2020, however, indicates that low increase in revenue collections was apparently because of lesser GST collections during the festival season.
In UP, Opposition may fall back on backward class politics in 2022 polls
By Umesh Raghuvanshi, Lucknow
PUBLISHED ON NOV 17, 2020 06:00 PM IST
UP bypoll results: Its vote share improves, but Congress fails to grab even 1 of 6 seats contested
By Umesh Raghuvanshi | Hindustan Times, Lucknow
UPDATED ON NOV 12, 2020 11:34 AM IST
A weak organisation and the failure to put up winnable candidates have been blamed for the Congress’s continuing poor electoral performances in the state
Congress leader’s T-20 move to aid UP Brahmins. Narrow mindset, says BJP
By Umesh Raghuvanshi | Hindustan Times, Lucknow
UPDATED ON OCT 23, 2020 06:03 PM IST
Congress leader Jitin Prasada said there is a spurt in crime, and targeted attacks against Brahmins have come to the party’s notice.
With a quiz in UP, Congress presents ‘facts’ about its role in nation-building
By Umesh Raghuvanshi | Hindustan Times, Lucknow
UPDATED ON OCT 20, 2020 01:42 PM IST
The Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee (UPCC) organised the quiz contest on September 13 and 14. The prizes were given on Sunday.
GSDP’s declining growth may challenge goal of making Uttar Pradesh a trillion-dollar economy
By Umesh Raghuvanshi | Hindustan Times, Lucknow
UPDATED ON OCT 16, 2020 12:11 PM IST
No estimates have been released for the first quarter of the current financial year (2020-21) to date, which would have helped ascertain the impact of Covid-19 on the state’s economy
Eight firms submit bids for consultant to chart UP’s $1 trillion economy roadmap
By Umesh Raghuvanshi | Hindustan Times, Lucknow
PUBLISHED ON OCT 13, 2020 10:38 AM IST
Working out a roadmap to boost the size of UP’s GSDP to $1 trillion will be a tough challenge, especially in view of the impact of Covid-19 on the state’s economy,
UP Congress farmers’ wing to empower women with ‘Gandhi Ki Lathi’
By Umesh Raghuvanshi | Hindustan Times, Lucknow
UPDATED ON OCT 07, 2020 04:56 PM IST
A token distribution of lathis was made to around 20 women at a programme organised at the Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee (UPCC) headquarters in Lucknow
UP claims tax collections up, earning-expenditure gap remains
By Umesh Raghuvanshi | Hindustan Times, Lucknow
UPDATED ON OCT 05, 2020 11:56 PM IST
The state government’s non-tax revenue also increased to Rs 182.33 crore in September 2020 against Rs 120.89 crore in the same month in 2019.
In UP’s last budget before polls, funds for development will be a major challenge
By Umesh Raghuvanshi | Hindustan Times, Lucknow
PUBLISHED ON SEP 29, 2020 03:37 PM IST
The state finance department has asked the administrative departments to send their proposals by November 30 while issuing broad guidelines well in advance for preparation of the state’s budget.
Political activities gain momentum ahead of bypolls in Uttar Pradesh
By Sudhir Kumar, Umesh Raghuvanshi | Edited by Sparshita Saxena | Hindustan Times, Varanasi/Lucknow
UPDATED ON SEP 26, 2020 08:25 PM IST
Chief minister Yogi Adityanath sets ball rolling, visits two of eight assembly seats where by-polls are due.
‘$1 trillion economy, herculean task’: UP govt tells to-be-consultant in revised RFP
By Umesh Raghuvanshi | Edited by Sparshita Saxena | Hindustan Times, Lucknow
UPDATED ON SEP 15, 2020 07:12 PM IST
Last year, chief minister Yogi Adityanath had given a call to accept the challenge of making the state a trillion-dollar economy in the next five years.
Cong veterans in UP target Ghulam Nabi Azad for silence on their expulsion
By Umesh Raghuvanshi | Hindustan Times, Lucknow
PUBLISHED ON SEP 06, 2020 10:17 AM IST
In a letter to Congress president Sonia Gandhi, the expelled leaders urged her to “re-establish” communication with the party workers.
Veterans target Azad for silence on their expulsion
PUBLISHED ON SEP 06, 2020 12:48 AM IST
UP tells its departments to ban bidders from ‘certain’ countries
By Umesh Raghuvanshi | Hindustan Times, Lucknow
PUBLISHED ON SEP 04, 2020 09:54 AM IST
No country has been named in the order aimed at bidders from the countries India shares borders with. The order does not cover the countries where India is engaged in development projects
Now, call to oust Ghulam Nabi Azad from Congress citing indiscipline
By Umesh Raghuvanshi | Edited by Abhinav Sahay | Hindustan Times, Lucknow
UPDATED ON AUG 30, 2020 10:42 AM IST
Azad was also targeted for entering into an alliance with the Samajwadi Party in 2017 assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh.
UP Congress leaders slam Azad over letter
By Umesh Raghuvanshi | Hindustan Times, Lucknow
UPDATED ON AUG 30, 2020 07:20 AM IST
Azad is one of the 23 senior Congress leaders who signed the controversial letter to Congress president Sonia Gandhi, asking for a full-time party president, and also several reforms to strengthen the party.
New twist to resolution seeking action against Jitin Prasada
PUBLISHED ON AUG 28, 2020 12:20 AM IST