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Under fire, Charanjit Singh Channi clarifies and Priyanka Gandhi uses marriage shield

CHANDIGARH: A day after his remarks on migrants from UP, Bihar and Delhi made in the presence of Priyanka Gandhi Vadra during Tuesday’s rally in Ropar stoked a controversy, Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi on Thursday claimed that his statement had been distorted by opposition parties. He said he was…

The Times of India

Amid Oppn. uproar, Channi says his remark was twisted

“My statement was directed at a few individuals causing disruption in the State”

The Hindu

‘Disappointed’, embassy advisories ‘delayed’: Indian students stuck in Ukraine

While the Indian embassy has issued advisories amid the escalating tensions between Russia and Ukraine, several Indians studying in Ukrainian towns told Newslaundry that the advisories were “delayed”, “disappointing” and “vague”.

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Uttar Pradesh: Akhilesh Yadav promises jail for Ajay Mishra Teni’s son & his saviours

LUCKNOW: Samajwadi Party president and former UP chief minister Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday promised jail for Ashish Mishra, son of Union minister of state for home Ajay Mishra Teni, “for mowing down farmers in Lakhimpur” once the Samajwadi Party government is formed in the state. He said the case would…

The Times of India

Uttar Pradesh: 75% of adult population in 43 districts fully jabbed

LUCKNOW: Over 75% of the adult population in 43 districts of UP is now fully vaccinated as per data from the state health department. Cumulatively the state had achieved the target on February 10.

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PM Narendra Modi flags vax success to turn Covid mgmt into a plus

LUCKNOW: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's stress on the rigorous vaccination drive undertaken against Corona pandemic during an election rally in Sitapur has turned the spotlight on BJP aggressive attempts to thwart opposition attempts to stoke the narrative of the saffron dispensation faltering in management of pandemic that claimed thousands of…

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Ravidas Jayanti becomes political pilgrimage for Punjab & UP netas

VARANASI: The birth anniversary celebrations of Sant Ravidas in Varanasi on Wednesday turned into a political pilgrimage with a galaxy of leaders from Punjab and UP converging at the mystic-poet’s shrine at Seer Gowardhanpur to reinforce their Dalit outreach in election season.

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Keep out ‘UP, Bihar, Delhi de bhaiye’: Charanjit Singh Channi to voters

BATHINDA/CHANDIGARH: An exhortation to voters by Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi to keep out “all the UP, Bihar and Delhi de bhaiye”, uttered to claps of approval from “Punjaban” Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, on Wednesday led his political rivals to slam the poll pitch as being inherently divisive and an insult…

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Mirzapur: In Apna Dal (S) bastion, disquiet among Kurmis over jobs, caste census

“There is a downfall in incidents related to goondaism and corruption but unemployment has risen…BJP is not fighting on the issue of development, they are fighting on the issue of Hindu-Muslim. Development won’t happen this way,” says Rajdeep Singh Patel, member of the panchayat in Mirzapur’s Bhawa village, outside his…

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Where is defence corridor in Bundelkhand: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav

LUCKNOW: On a whirlwind election tour of Bundelkhand, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Monday attacked the ruling BJP for promising a defence corridor where missiles will be made, but the project was yet to see the light of the day.

The Times of India

Muslim women have made up mind to bless BJP: PM Narendra Modi

LUCKNOW: Wheeling out a significant political message, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday affirmed that Muslim women of UP were coming out quietly from their houses to vote in favour of the BJP.

The Times of India

Assembly elections: UP second phase records 64% turnout, Amroha tops with 72%

LUCKNOW: The second phase of Uttar Pradesh elections on Monday saw a turnout of approximately 63% in 55 constituencies across nine districts of Rohilkhand and west UP regions.

The Times of India

BJP kept promises made for Bundelkhand in 2017 polls: Union minister Amit Shah

LUCKNOW: Union home minister Amit Shah on Monday asserted that the BJP fulfilled all the promises it made to the people of Bundelkhand during the 2017 assembly elections.

The Times of India

UP polls: BJP asks EC to check identity of women in ‘burqa’

MEERUT: In a letter to the EC, BJP state general secretary JSP Rathore has requested poll officials to ensure "proper identity check of 'pardanashin' women (those in purdah/burqa) turning up at voting centres".

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Why Dalits in Punjab's Doaba are angry with Congress

Punjab’s 117 assembly seats will go to the polls on February 20. The state’s Dalit community – which makes up 32 percent of the population – is being courted from all political corners. The Akali Dal has offered the deputy CM’s post, the BJP has promised the CM’s seat, and…

The Times of India

UP 2nd phase polls: Will ‘silent’ Muslim voters oblige PM Modi, BJP?

NEW DELHI: Though Muslims are said to be inclined towards voting for Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party (SP) in the ongoing seven-phase assembly election in Uttar Pradesh (UP), Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his BJP are making last-ditch efforts to woo the BJP's “silent voters” in the minority community.

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'Trust of people has been broken': Pallavi Patel on taking on UP's deputy CM in Sirathu

Local politics in Sirathu constituency in Uttar Pradesh's Kaushambi has taken a turn with the entry of Pallavi Patel, the joint candidate of the Apna Dal (K) and the Samajwadi Party. Sirathu is considered a stronghold of UP deputy chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya, but Patel sounds confident of success.

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2nd phase of UP assembly election: Why it’s do or die for Samajwadi Party

NEW DELHI: The second phase of election in Uttar Pradesh, being held in 55 seats on Monday, is a do or die battle for the Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party (SP)-Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) combine as more than half of the constituencies are Muslim-dominated and this minority community is poised to…

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UP assembly elections: Voting begins for 55 seats

LUCKNOW: Voting for 55 assembly seats spread across nine Uttar Pradesh districts started on Monday morning. This is the second phase of the assembly elections in the state.

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This election is to save UP, Constitution, says SP chief Akhilesh Yadav

AGRA: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav has said ongoing the assembly election is to save Uttar Pradesh and to safeguard the Constitution given by Dr BR Ambedkar. The poll result will impact national politics, he added.

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Phase 2: From Deoband to Rampur, Muslim-centric seats on test in UP

MEERUT: Over 2 crore voters are set to exercise their franchise across 55 assembly constituencies in nine districts of UP on Monday. Several Muslim-majority seats would be keenly watched as the community constitutes more than 40% of the population in six of these districts.

The Hindu

BJP 'jittery'; raking up Hijab row, UCC shows hold over electorate slipping: Salman Khurshid

Accusing the BJP of polarisation during assembly polls by raking up issues such as the Hijab row and the Uniform Civil Code, senior Congress leader Salman Khurshid on Sunday said it showed that the BJP was "jittery" as its hold over the electorate was slipping, and asserted that the people…

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Uttar Pradesh elections: AAP leader Sanjay Singh slams government for corruption

PILIBHIT: Rajya Sabha member of Aam Aadmi Party ((AAP) Sanjay Singh has accused the ruling BJP in UP of misappropriating donations contributed by the common men for the construction of the Ram temple in Ayodhya and asked how can it meet expectations of the public with transparency.

The Times of India

All schools in Uttar Pradesh to reopen from Monday

LUCKNOW: All schools in UP from class nursery to class 8 shall be reopened from Monday, said ACS(home) Awanish Kumar Awasthi on Friday.

Newslaundry

One phase down, six to go: Why UP’s rival alliances still have their work cut out for them

In multi-phase polls, which have become routine in bigger states or in states facing administrative challenges, the completion of phase one often brings an undercurrent for the next phases of the election campaign. This is also true for the ongoing seven-phase assembly election in Uttar Pradesh.

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