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West U.P: BJP, Oppn gauge ‘Kshatriya discontent’ factor
While Mayawati and other oppn leaders are eager to use it as a tool against BJP, the saffron party is confident of negating the local annoyance through the upper caste Kshatriya credentials of Yogi Adityanath.
Published on Apr 16, 2024 09:55 AM IST
S Raju
Som-Baliyan tiff: Dy CM Brajesh Pathak steps in
Sanjeev Baliyan is BJP’s candidate in Muzaffarnagar constituency and running for a third term. Sardhana constituency is part of Muzaffarnagar Lok Sabha constituency where Chaubisi( Rajput dominated 24 villages) are situated and being a Rajput, Sangeet Som has a good following there.Sangeet Som and Sanjeev Baliyan are not on good terms since the 2022 assembly elections in which Som lost to Atul Pradhan of SP and it is said that Baliyan opposed him internally.
Updated on Apr 13, 2024 07:52 AM IST
S Raju
Rajnath accuses SP, Congof spreading rumours
Addressing a rally in Pansar of Behat area of Saharanpur district, Singh said that the SP would be finished after these elections and people would wonder where the Congress was.
Updated on Apr 11, 2024 06:14 AM IST
S Raju
SP changes candidate again: Ex-mayor to take on ‘Ram’ Arun Govil in Meerut
In Rampur, Asim Raza and Mohibulla Nadvi had filed their nomination. Later, Raza’s nomination was rejected. In Moradabad, sitting MP ST Hasan, who had earlier filed his nomination, was replaced by Ruchi Veera
Published on Apr 04, 2024 06:32 PM IST
SP's Atul Pradhan reacts after party replaces him as Meerut candidate
In place of Atul Pradhan, who himself replaced advocate Bhanu Pratap Singh, the SP's original Meerut candidate, the party has now picked Sunita Verma.
Published on Apr 04, 2024 03:57 PM IST
HT News Desk, New Delhi
From reel to real: How stiff is a challenge for ‘Ram’ Arun Govil on his electoral odyssey?
Welcomed with garlands, showered with rose petals, and the beat of drums, people eagerly sought a glimpse of him, attempting to capture his image on their mobile phones.
Published on Apr 03, 2024 10:16 PM IST
S Raju
BJP’s Arun Govil files papers for Meerut-Hapur Lok Sabha seat
Visibly happy after filing his nomination papers, Arun Govil said that his candidature from the seat was like a ‘homecoming’.
Updated on Apr 02, 2024 08:09 PM IST
From crossroads to reunion, BJP-RLD to supplement each other in Jat belt
“My Ram Ram to all the leaders on the dais and the vast gathering of people,” he greeted in Hindi before starting the speech and paused for a while to see the reaction.
Updated on Apr 01, 2024 05:18 AM IST
Brajendra K Parashar, Lucknow
Modi will not stop, action on corruption to continue: PM
PM Modi launched BJP's campaign in UP, targeting Opposition INDIA bloc for corruption, at a rally in Meerut with RLD's Jayant Chaudhary.
Updated on Apr 01, 2024 05:44 AM IST
S Raju, Meerut
Nation trusts Modi’s guarantee, will make him PM again: U.P. CM
Yogi Adityanath said at a rally in Meerut that Modi does not just weave dreams, he weaves reality too
Published on Mar 31, 2024 11:35 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Meerut
Jayant credits PM Modi for recognising his grandfather’s contribution in nation building
Jayant claimed that the prime minister’s concern for farmers was evident, as he personally conveyed his worries during a brief meeting after the Bharat Ratna was conferred upon Chaudhary Charan Singh at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
Published on Mar 31, 2024 10:43 PM IST
S Raju
PM Modi to start Lok Sabha campaign from Meerut, RLD chief to be present
Since this is the first joint rally of the BJP-RLD, the leaders of both parties claimed that the attendance at the Modi rally would be more than 3 lakh people.
Updated on Mar 31, 2024 07:09 AM IST
HT Correspondents, Lucknow/meerut
Keeping up with UP | Will Ram sway the angry farmers of West UP?
Arun Govil and Dipika Chikhlia invoke Ramayana memories in Ayodhya, as western UP becomes a pivotal battleground in upcoming elections.
Published on Mar 30, 2024 03:57 PM IST
Sunita Aron
Charges framed against Azam’s family in resort case
BJP leader and MLA Akash Saxena lodged a complaint in 2019 that the resort had been constructed on government land. A team of revenue department investigated the matter, found that some part of the land belonged to the government land and submitted its report. On the basis of this report, the Nayab Tehsildar lodged a police case against Azam’s wife and former MLA Dr Tazeen Fatima, son Abdullah Azam and another son Adeeb Azam
Updated on Mar 30, 2024 07:58 AM IST
Meerut to Mathura, Modi and Yogi to spearhead BJP’s electoral blitz
PM rally in Meerut on March 30; Yogi will also embark on a whirlwind tour of western Uttar Pradesh, starting from Mathura on March 27
Published on Mar 26, 2024 10:11 PM IST
Will Ram factor help BJP polarise Hindu votes in west UP?
Arun Govil, known for his role as Lord Ram in the popular TV show Ramayan, fielded as party candidate from his home town Meerut
Published on Mar 26, 2024 10:03 PM IST
S Raju
Case registered against RLD gen secy for MCC violation
Upendra received a complaint alleging that mobile phones were distributed among students of the Sanskrit college on March 18, following the declaration of the Lok Sabha election.
Updated on Mar 22, 2024 05:34 AM IST
S Raju
Rampur Tiraha Case: Two former PAC constables sentenced to life imprisonment
The additional district judge (ADJ) in Muzaffarnagar, while delivering the sentence on Monday, compared the Rampur Tiraha incident with Jallianwala Bagh tragedy and denied any sympathy towards the convicted PAC constables.
Published on Mar 18, 2024 09:19 PM IST
S Raju
Azam, 3 others convicted in Dungarpur case
To recall, Ehtesham Khan, a resident of Dungarpur, had lodged a report in Ganj Kotwali in 2019 in which he accused Azam Khan, Ale Hasan, Azhar Khan, contractor Barkat Ali, Farhan Khan, Jibran and Omendra Chauhan of entering his house, beating and abusing him, threatening to kill him, looting ₹25,000 and forcibly taking possession of his house.
Updated on Mar 17, 2024 08:08 AM IST
S Raju
Police exam paper leak: Another accused arrested from Haryana
An STF press communique informed that the investigating team had arrested six members of the gang from Meerut on March 5 and during interrogation they revealed the name of Mahendra Sharma of Dhadhrath village under Pillukhera police station of Jind district in Haryana. A joint team of STF and Kankerkhera police raided a place in Jind and arrested Sharma.
Updated on Mar 14, 2024 05:52 AM IST
S Raju
Namo Bharat train: How Shivani Singh, 22, defied odds to become a pilot
Shivani's father died when she was just 12 and the family of six had to face challenging times.
Published on Mar 07, 2024 09:48 AM IST
Adarsh Kumar Gupta
Cops clueless in gas plant robbery case
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had virtually inaugurated the plant in Lohgara village in Bulandshahr along with other projects during the ground breaking ceremony in Lucknow on February 19.
Updated on Mar 07, 2024 07:06 AM IST
7 arrested in UP Police recruitment exam paper leak case
UP STF has arrested 7 people from Meerut & Delhi for their alleged involvement in the recent police recruitment exam paper leak case.
Published on Mar 06, 2024 06:19 PM IST
PTI | , Meerut
Delhi-Meerut RRTS: PM Modi inaugurates corridor, flags off Namo Bharat train
PM Modi virtually inaugurated Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS corridor extension and flagged off Namo Bharat train from Muradnagar RRTS station on Wednesday.
Updated on Mar 06, 2024 11:44 AM IST
Lingamgunta Nirmitha Rao | Edited by Aniruddha Dhar
Gangster Udham Singh gets 3-year jail term in pistol recovery case
Udham Singh is presently lodged in Unnao jail and has more than 70 cases of loot, murder, extortion and kidnapping against him, as well as those under Gangster Act and NSA in different police stations of Meerut, Ghaziabad, Shamli, Baghpat, Muzaffarnagar and Lucknow.
Updated on Mar 06, 2024 07:58 AM IST
HT Correpondent
Loyalist Sangwan rewarded for his dedication
“It’s indeed a significant reward bestowed upon me by my party and Jayant ji, and I will try my best to live up to his expectations,” said Sangwan, who emerged from student politics and currently serves the party as the national organisational secretary.
Updated on Mar 04, 2024 10:13 PM IST
S Raju
Darul Uloom refuses to close its website, police deny asking for closure
The seminary’s spokesperson Ashraf Usmani said that the matter came up for discussion in the meeting of ‘ Shoora’ ( executive council) which concluded on Thursday, and its members unanimously refused to close the website. Ashraf said that the website of the fatwa department was launched in 2008. It had a collection of over 60,000 fatwa and it received 20 million hits and searches every month from across the globe.
Updated on Mar 03, 2024 07:50 AM IST
S Raju
Dalit teen killed, 2 injured in community clash
The teenager was incidentally caught in the clash when he was returning home after completing his Class 10 examination.
Updated on Feb 29, 2024 05:00 AM IST
CBI raid Satya Pal Malik’s premises in Baghpat
The CBI raided Malik’s premises in connection with an alleged bribery case in the Kiru Hydroelectric Project in Jammu and Kashmir, valued at ₹2,200 crore.
Published on Feb 22, 2024 08:11 PM IST
Farm protest: Farmers take out tractor march in West UP
Rakesh said that the BJP government prioritises entrepreneurs over farmers. He emphasised that if there were a government representing farmers’ interests, a law guaranteeing MSP would have been enacted by now.
Published on Feb 21, 2024 05:20 PM IST