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  Thousands take holy dip in Sangam as Magh Mela begins

  India | January 05, 2015 11:06 IST

  Allahabad: Braving the winter chill, thousands of Hindu devotees Monday took the holy dip at the Sangam (the confluence of the three rivers, Ganga, Yamuna and Saraswati) on the first day of the 44-day long

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  Mission Ganga Rejuvenation: Uma Bharti to meet UP government today

  Politics | December 20, 2014 7:28 IST

  New Delhi: Union Minister Uma Bharti will meet with the Uttar Pradesh government today to seek cooperation in her pledge to clean Ganga and the Sangam in years, as she has vowed.Uma Bharti, a senior

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  12 states to set up solar parks, ultra mega solar projects: Goyal

  India | November 28, 2014 7:51 IST

  New Delhi: Twelve states have agreed to set up of solar power parks and ultra mega solar projects totalling 22,100 MW capacity, including a 7,500 MW park to be set up in Leh and Kargil

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  14 more districts drought-hit in Uttar Pradesh

  India | November 18, 2014 9:44 IST

  Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh has said 14 more districts, including Lucknow, are drought-hit. With this, more than two thirds of the state districts have now been declared drought-hit, an official said Tuesday.Officials said the drought in

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  US to help India develop three smart cities

  World | October 01, 2014 6:50 IST

  Washington: The US will help India in developing three smart cities in Allahabad, Ajmer and Visakhapatnam apart from joining coordinated efforts with civil society and local authorities to provide clean water and sewage facilities in

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  Students protest in Allahabad against hike in room rents

  India | September 20, 2014 11:43 IST

  Allahabad: Scores of students in Allahabad on Friday staged a massive protest against sudden hike in rent of their rooms.Students alleged that the owner of Maurya lodge hiked rent without any prior notification.When students attempted

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  UP to have metro in more cities

  India | September 16, 2014 10:24 IST

  Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government has decided to run metro rail in Meerut, Kanpur, Allahabad and Varanasi, after pushing for a similar project in Lucknow, an official said Tuesday.Chief Secretary Alok Ranjan has asked officials

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  Violence during PM Jan Dhan Yojana launch in Allahabad, 2 injured

  India | August 29, 2014 13:16 IST

  Lucknow: Three people were injured when a youth opened fire over an altercation at a Uttar Pradesh bank where the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana to open bank accounts was being launched, police said Friday.The

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  Railways seeks to blame Kumbh stampede squarely on local admin

  India | August 28, 2014 21:46 IST

  Allahabad: The Railways today appeared to disagree with the findings of a judicial commission set up by the SP government in UP to inquire into a stampede during the Maha Kumbh mela here last year

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  CAG report on Maha Kumbh exposes SP govt's claim: BJP

  Politics | July 02, 2014 18:39 IST

  Lucknow: Attacking the Uttar Pradesh government over CAG report on Maha Kumbh Mela, BJP today said the shortcomings pointed out by the auditor has “exposed” the dispensation which had “patted its back” for organising the

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  Voting goes off peacefully in Allahabad and Phulpur

  India | May 07, 2014 20:53 IST

  Allahabad: Voting went off peacefully in the twin Lok Sabha constituencies of Allahabad and Phulpur today, though there were some complaints of electoral malpractices and discrepancies in the electoral roll at some places.  Both the

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  Two Engineering students in Allahabad shot for reciting poem praising Narendra Modi

  India | March 06, 2014 6:17 IST

  New Delhi: Two engineering students were shot after they recited a poem praising Narendra Modi.Prashant Singh, third year B.Tech student of Institute of Engineering and Rural Technology in Allahabad was shot after he recited a

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  Modi is 'killer of humanity', says Mulayam

  Politics | March 02, 2014 17:03 IST

  Allahabad: Samajwadi Party leader Mulayam Singh Yadav Sunday launched a scathing attack on the BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, calling him "a killer of humanity".Addressing a large gathering at the Parade ground here, Yadav

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  Over 40 lakh take dip at Sangam on Makar Sankranti in Allahabad

  India | January 15, 2014 6:50 IST

  Lucknow/Allahabad: Around 40 lakh Hindu devout Tuesday took a holy dip in the holy Ganga at the Sangam - the point where the Ganga, the Yamuna and the mystical Saraswati meet in Allahabad, according to

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  UP Police lathicharge students in Allahabad

  India | December 19, 2013 14:24 IST

  Allahabad: Several students were injured when  Uttar Pradesh police lathicharged them while they were staging a protest demanding the removal of  UP Public Service Commission (UPPSC) chairman Dr. Anil Kumar Yadav.The students have been alleging

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  UP declares 20 districts flood-hit, seeks central assistance

  India | September 06, 2013 12:01 IST

  Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government has declared 20 districts flood- hit, officials said Friday, adding that financial assistance from the central government would be sought to offer compensation for rain-related damage.Central assistance would also be

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  Girl set on fire in Allahabad for accepting Facebook request

  India | August 28, 2013 12:05 IST

  Allahabad:  A 22-year-old Allahabad University student was set on fire on Tuesday by a man known to her, all for befriending another man on Facebook. Both are from Masaurhi village near  Patna, police said.The B.Tech

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  Army called in to repair breach, as Ganga flood water enters Allahabad

  India | August 25, 2013 18:21 IST

  Allahabad: The Bakshi embankment was breached today and flood water from the swirling Ganga entered the city submerging a sewage treatment plant  and many houses.Army engineers were called in to plug the breach.The Ganga in

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  Rahul Gandhi shown black flags in Allahabad

  India | August 05, 2013 17:29 IST

  Allahabad, Aug 5:  Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi today inaugurated a hospital here named after his great grandmother, Kamala Nehru, wife of the country's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.Gandhi, who is on a day-long visit

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  Rahul Gandhi shown black flags in Allahabad

  Politics | August 05, 2013 17:37 IST

  Allahabad, Aug 5: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi today inaugurated a hospital here named after his great grandmother, Kamala Nehru, wife of the country's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.Gandhi, who is on a day-long visit