Demand for division of Uttar Pradesh loses steam in 2017 Assembly polls
Once a hot issue to lure voters, division of Uttar Pradesh no longer finds favour with key political parties this time round.
Feb 09, 2017, 10:46 AM IST
BJP to begin Parivartan Rath Yatra from Jhansi today
In Uttar Pradesh, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will initiate the Parivartan Rath Yatra from Bundelkhand on Sunday, where party president Amit Shah, who flagged off the first Parivartan Rath from Saharanpur yesterday, will flag off the second Rath Yatra from Jhansi.
Nov 06, 2016, 09:22 AM IST
PM Narendra Modi blasts people advocating 'triple talaq', says won't let Muslim women suffer
PM Narendra Modi on Monday, while addressing a rally in UP's Mahoba, lashed out at people advocating 'triple talaq'.
Oct 24, 2016, 14:37 PM IST
New questions over India's $165 bn gamble of linking rivers
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Oct 13, 2016, 12:06 PM IST
Floods hit life in Vindhya, Bundelkhand regions
The authorities have commissioned a helicopter to rescue six persons who are perched for many hours on a tree in Magraj village in Satna district.
Aug 19, 2016, 17:46 PM IST
First drought, now water: Rains wash away farmers' hopes in Bundelkhand
The rains which were expected to be a godsend for the drought-prone Bundelkhand now threaten to be a calamity, according to the farmers.
Jul 08, 2016, 21:35 PM IST
Activists launch Jal Hal campaign in parched Bundelkhand
The Bundelkhand region of Madhya Pradesh is reeling under a severe crisis following drought and unemployment.
May 31, 2016, 00:01 AM IST
Drought politics: 10 more states demand package on lines of Karnataka, UP
Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Gujarat, Haryana and Jharkhand are the other states that have asked for additional funds.
May 09, 2016, 23:02 PM IST
Farmer arrested for 'stealing' water in drought-hit Bundelkhand
A 55-year-old farmer was arrested for allegedly stealing water from Urmil dam in drought-hit Mahoba of Bundelkhand region in Uttar Pradesh.
May 08, 2016, 09:05 AM IST
Discussion over why govt is ignoring condition of drought-hit areas-Part III
The news has again hit the death of a common citizen due to hunger and the government has once again started doing the politics.
May 07, 2016, 20:53 PM IST
Discussion over why govt is ignoring condition of drought-hit areas
The news has again hit the death of a common citizen due to hunger and the government has once again started doing the politics.
May 07, 2016, 20:50 PM IST
UP CM Akhilesh Yadav seeks Rs 10,600 cr from Centre to tackle drought
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss water scarcity and drought issues in the state.
May 07, 2016, 10:04 AM IST
Central team to UP to probe Dalit's death due to hunger
Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan on Friday said a team will be sent to Bundelkhand to look into the alleged death of a dalit due to hunger in Banda district in Uttar Pradesh.
May 06, 2016, 13:31 PM IST
Samajwadi Party asks why empty water train was sent to Bundelkhand
The Samajwadi Party on Friday raised the issue of an empty water train reaching drought-hit Bundelkhand, even as Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman PJ Kurien stressed that there should be no politics over water.
May 06, 2016, 13:12 PM IST
Panel discussion over water scarcity prevailing in Bundelkhand region-Part II
The central government sent water tanker train to Jhansi but the U.P. government alleges that the tankers are empty. The question is that why politics is swirling on the issue of life and death.
May 05, 2016, 23:47 PM IST
Panel discussion over water scarcity prevailing in Bundelkhand region
The central government sent water tanker train to Jhansi but the U.P. government alleges that the tankers are empty. The question is that why politics is swirling on the issue of life and death.
May 05, 2016, 23:44 PM IST
Uttar Pradesh, Centre spar over ''Water Express''
A railway official said that "the Water Express was stationed at Jhansi station and would be of use only when officials take it further".
May 05, 2016, 17:50 PM IST
DNA: Millions of tonnes of grains in warehouses go to waste while people die of hunger
On one side of face where high yielding data is shown on government files, the actual realty is something worse than what can be even thought.
May 05, 2016, 00:25 AM IST
BJP slams UP CM Akhilesh Yadav over hunger death in Bundelkhand
Uttar Pradesh BJP attacked the ruling Samajwadi party (SP) on Wednesday over reports of a famine death in the Bundelkhand region.
May 04, 2016, 13:23 PM IST
After Latur, now 'water train' for drought-hit Bundelkhand
After Latur, now water-scarce Bundelkhand region in Uttar Pradesh will receive relief in the form of railway wagons loaded with water.
May 04, 2016, 13:13 PM IST
