Ram Naik

Muzaffarnagar riots: Justice Sahai Commission report to be tabled in UP

The report of one-man inquiry commission headed by Justice (Retired) Vishnu Sahai on the Muzaffarnagar riots will be tabled in the Vidhan Sabha today.More than 60 people had died and over 40,000 displaced in the riots that broke out in Muzaffarnagar and adjoining districts two years ago.

Mar 06, 2016, 13:45 PM IST

Stormy start to UP Assembly Budget session as BSP, Congress MLAs disrupt Governor's speech

The Budget Session of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly witnessed a stormy start as BSP and Congress members protested and interrupted Governor's speech on Friday.

Jan 29, 2016, 12:24 PM IST

UP Governor Ram Naik admitted to hospital, discharged after tests

UP Governor Ram Naik was admitted to a hospital here last night after he complained of dizziness and was discharged this afternoon following medical tests.

Jan 25, 2016, 14:26 PM IST

Uttar Pradesh Governor Ram Naik hospitalised in Lucknow

Uttar Pradesh Governor Ram Naik has been admitted to Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences here after he complained of chest pain.

Jan 25, 2016, 10:38 AM IST

Convocation dress code should reflect Indianness: UP Governor

Uttar Pradesh Governor Ram Naik on Friday stressed that the dress used by students during the convocation function in universities should reflect Indianness.

Jan 09, 2016, 19:06 PM IST

SP leader accuses Azam Khan of misappropriation of funds

Samajwadi Party (SP) functionary and former district panchayat chairman of Rampur Abdul Salaam on Friday opened a front against Urban Development Minister Mohd Azam Khan, accusing him of embezzlement of crores of rupees. Salaam also accused Azam Khan, a legislator from Rampur, of fraud and treating the Maulana Mohammad Ali Jauhar University as his private fiefdom.

Jan 08, 2016, 20:13 PM IST

Samajwadi Party MLA in coma: UP Governor sends plea seeking his disqualification to EC

Uttar Pradesh Governor Ram Naik has referred a petition seeking disqualification of Samajwadi Party MLA Waqar Ahmad Shah, who is in coma for a long time, to Election Commission for opinion.

Nov 24, 2015, 22:58 PM IST

President Pranab Mukherjee to visit Vrindavan tomorrow

President Pranab Mukherjee will inaugurate the 500th year celebrations of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu's advent in Vrindavan tomorrow.

Nov 18, 2015, 01:40 AM IST

UP Governor stops national anthem mid-way

Uttar Pradesh Governor Ram Naik on Saturday stoked a controversy when he ordered stopping of national anthem mid-way as it was being played during the end of the oath taking function for ministers

Oct 31, 2015, 19:44 PM IST

UP Governor in row over stopping national anthem mid-way

Uttar Pradesh Governor Ram Naik on Saturday stoked a controversy when he ordered stopping of national anthem mid-way as it was being played during the end of the oath taking function for ministers in Raj Bhawan.

Oct 31, 2015, 15:08 PM IST

UP governor refuses to join issue with SP leader

A day after Samajwadi Party national general secretary Ram Gopal Yadav dubbed him as an "RSS worker", Uttar Pradesh Governor Ram Naik on Tuesday refused to join issue with him saying it would be unbecoming of the constitutional post he held.

Oct 27, 2015, 14:32 PM IST

Dadri incident heart-rending: Ram Naik

Voicing sadness over Dadri lynching incident, Uttar Pradesh Governor Ram Naik on Staurday appealed to the people of the state to maintain peace and cooperate with the government.

Oct 03, 2015, 16:33 PM IST

I am doing my job in accordance with the Constitution: Ram Naik

Dismissing allegations that his utterances and actions were politically motivated, Uttar Pradesh Governor Ram Naik on Friday asserted that he was discharging his duties in the manner mandated by the Constitution.

Oct 02, 2015, 23:55 PM IST

DNA: Panel indicts SP, BJP leaders for Muzaffarnagar riots

Two years after the communal violence, which claimed the lives of at least 60 people and displaced over 50,000 in western Uttar Pradesh, Justice Vishnu Sahai, a retired Allahabad High Court judge,

Sep 24, 2015, 23:35 PM IST

Muzaffarnagar riots report handed over to UP governor

Justic Sahay has handed over the Muzaffarnagar report to Governor Ram Naik. In the report there are some minister names as well.

Sep 24, 2015, 14:11 PM IST

BJP leader Sangeet Som rejects Muzaffarnagar riots report

BJP leader Sangeet Som, who was allegedly one of the spearheads of the 2013 riots in Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, on Thursday rejected the conclusions of the Justice (Retired) Vishnu Sahay Committee report on the incident.

Sep 24, 2015, 11:53 AM IST

BJP, SP leaders to blame for 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots: Probe panel

A panel probing the Muzaffarnagar riots of 2013 in Uttar Pradesh has blames the ruling Samajwadi Party and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for the violence.

Sep 24, 2015, 03:24 AM IST

Shabnam, Saleem killed seven for 'love'; UP Governor rejects their plea for mercy

Uttar Pradesh Governor Ram Naik has rejected mercy petition of Shabnam and her lover Saleem, convicted for killing seven members of her family including a 10-month-old baby in 2008, reports said on Wednesday.

Sep 16, 2015, 16:36 PM IST

MLC appointment: UP Guv justifies his objection to five names

 Uttar Pradesh Governor Ram Naik on Tuesday sought to justify his decision on holding back five names sent by the state government for appointment as MLCs and said he followed the rule book while deciding on the issue.

Sep 15, 2015, 18:42 PM IST