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Uttar Pradesh News Archive: December 2005

Uma Bharathi to be State Guest in UP

Wednesday, December 28, 2005 | AY
Samajwadi party supremo and Uttar Pradesh Cheif Minister, Mulayam Singh is seeing a future political ally in the outsted BJP firebrand leader, Uma Bharathi. He has announced that she willthe state's guest while in UP to conclude her Ayodhya march, undertaken shortly after her expulsion from the party. His decision has aroused curiosity in the political circles both in UP and Madhya Pradesh,since its expected that Uma may announce her political plans after the Ayodhya march.

Lord Rama epic getting familiarised

Sunday, December 18, 2005 | AY
The Uttar Pradesh government is planning to start a repertory for the Ramayana in Ayodhya. This facility would provide training in the presentation of the epic in its various forms. Expert artistes from within and outside the country would come and train budding talents, ultimately spreading the story of Lord Ram. The tourism department has started a cultural centre in Ayodhya, where a show on the Ramayana is performed everyday.

Raja Bhaiya granted bail

Friday, December 16, 2005 | AY
The Madhya Pradesh High Court granted bail for former UP minister Raghuraj Pratap Singh, alias Raja Bhaiya, barely four days before recording of evidence in a case in which he is facing Pota charges in a designated court. The division bench comprising Justices Dipak Mishra and Jitendra Maheshwari also set aside the designated Pota court's order rejecting his bail application. The bail, however, came with a rider that Raja Bhaiya would not influence witnesses and tamper with the evidence in the case. He was also directed to furnish a bond of Rs 10 lakh and two sureties of equal amount. Besides, the court restrained him from visiting his home district, Pratapgarh in Uttar Pradesh, except for appearing in court cases pending against him. He was also directed to surrender his passport and appear at the civil lines police station in Jabalpur on the last Sunday of every month between 2 and 4 pm.

NRI Awards for Faruqi

Monday, December 12, 2005 | AY
The American Federation of Muslims of Indian Origin (AFMI) announced today that it has selected Prof. K.M. Bahauddin of Cochin and Mr.Shamsur Rahman Faruqi of Allahabad for its prestigious Sir Syed Ahmed Khan and Mir Taqi Mir awards respectively. Distinguished Urdu critic, poet, and scholar Mr.Shamsur Rahman Faruqi is the author of numerous books and articles. Mr.Faruqi has been selected for the Mir Taqi Mir Award for his outstanding contributions and achievements in the cause of Urdu Language and Literature. The awards will be conferred on the distinguished scholars at the 14th annual convention of AFMI to be held on Dec.24-25th at Rajendra Swaroop Center for Performing Arts in the historic city of Kanpur. The American Federation of Muslims of Indian Origin (AFMI) is a North American based organization dedicated to the socio-economic and educational development of Muslims and other underprivileged masses of India.

Jaya Prada show in Uttar Pradesh

Saturday, December 10, 2005 | AA
Ruling Samajwadi Party's star MP Jaya Prada will perorm in a dance show at the cultural festival Lucknow Mahotsava this week. Jaya Prada and her 67-member troupe along with renowned vocalist Pandit Jasraj is permorning in the show.

Senior artist not treated fairly

Saturday, December 10, 2005 | AY
Lucknow Mahotsav, organised annually by the district administration to showcase the Nawabi tehzeeb, formally concluded on December 5. But the smoke it has created for what is being termed as showing disrespect to a senior artist, refuses to die down. While Pandit Jasraj, the doyen of the Mewati gharana, was paid a mere Rs 3.50 lakh for performing at the inaugural function of the Mahotsav on November 25, SP Lok Sabha MP from Rampur, Jayapradha, was paid Rs 40 lakh for enacting a musical ballet called Amrapalli. BSP leader in the Vidhan Sabha Swami Prasad Maurya described this not only as a disrespect of a senior artist but also misuse of public money. Defending the decision, Minister for Tourism and Culture Kakob Hamid said this was not the first time that someone from Bollywood had been paid such an amount.

UP in control on the Day-I of Ranji

Saturday, December 10, 2005 | AY
The Ranji Trophy match being played at the KD Singh ‘Babu’ Stadium, the day begins by Uttar Pradesh team losing the toss to Services which elected to bat first. However, the Uttar Pradesh team seemed in full control as at the end of the day’s play, they had taken five wickets of Services giving away 207 runs in 91 overs. Sabarjit Singh and A K Mohanty of Services on 17 and 12 runs respectively were playing when the play closed for the day. Services gave a dull start to the innings with opening batsman Narendra Singh scoring only 14 runs off 50 balls before he was decalred LBW at a ball from Ashish Wilson Zaidi. The other opener, P M S Reddy could score only 3 runs off 20 balls before being caught by Amir.

A well equipped eye care hospital opens in Amethi

Tuesday, December 6, 2005 | AY
UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, inaugurated a hi-tech eye hospital, called Indira Gandhi Eye Hospital and Research Centre, in her son Rahul Gandhi's constituency. The well-equipped 70-bed hospital at Munshiganj has been established with the help of Arvind Eye Care of Madurai and has been named after former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and Rahul's grandmother. Located within the premises of the Sanjay Gandhi hospital, the eye hospital would treat nearly 40,000 outpatients and 4,000 inpatients in the first year. The hospital has set a target to hold 100 eye screening camps annually and carry out 10,000 surgeries per year. The staff of the hospital has largely been recruited in Uttar Pradesh and trained at Arvind Eye Hospital in Madurai. The hospital has a staff strength of 47, including 5 opthamologists, 32 paramedics, 4 administrative staff and six support staff.

Sports college for women to be set up says CM

Monday, December 5, 2005 | AA
Etawah: A separate sports college for women would be set up in Uttar Pradesh and arrangements would be made to provide proper training and diet allowance to the sportspersons, Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav said today. "Women should come forward and participate in sports at the national and international level and earn name for the country and the state," he said at a function to mark the conclusion of the 31st women's sports at Chandagiram Sports Stadium here.

Bypolls held on Dec 2

Sunday, December 4, 2005 | AY
An estimated 42 to 45 per cent voters exercised their franchise in two assembly seats of Aurai in Bhadohi and Nangal in Saharanpur districts of Uttar Pradesh where bypolls were held on friday. The state government had deployed central forces in all polling booths to maintain law and order and ensure free and fair polls. In view of unrest in eastern Uttar Pradesh following the murder of BJP MLA Krishnanand Rai, security had been tightened in Aurai assembly seat in Sant Ravidas Nagar district and Nagal (reserved) seat in the Saharanpur district. Altogether, fate of 24 candidates, 15 in Aurai and 9 in Nagal, would be decided in the by-election where 6.11 lakh voters would exercise their franchise in 556 polling booths. The Aurai seat fell vacant after Samajwadi Party member Uday Bhan Singh's membership was cancelled following his conviction in a triple murder case. By-election to Nagal seat was necessitated following the death of Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) member Ilam Singh.

Students may escape the tension of failing

Saturday, December 3, 2005 | AY
Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav feels that, the education system should be such, that no student should be failed. With the academic year lost, the education fee of that session is also wasted, added Yadav, who was present at the third convocation ceremony of the Uttar Pradesh Technical University (UPTU), held at the Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET). He also added that degrees acquired by the students will be of no importance if they cannot serve the society. He advised the students to read latest journals and publication for making them aware about the latest technology. Students should dedicate themselves to the pursuit of the new vision of making India into an economically strong, scientifically progressive and technologically advanced nation.

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