New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) The Samajwadi Party (SP) has intensified its opposition to the proposed demolition of buildings at Jauhar University in Rampur by announcing that a delegation of its Members of Parliament will visit the district on Saturday to assess the situation and press the administration against any bulldozer action.The move comes after the party had already sent a delegation of MLAs, led by Leader of Opposition Mata Prasad Pandey, to Rampur on Thursday. Now, under the direction of…
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Lucknow, July 20 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Minister, Om Prakash Rajbhar, on Monday launched a sharp attack on Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav over his remarks on demolition action against illegal construction at Mohammad Ali Jauhar University in Rampur, alleging that the latter himself wanted jailed SP leader Azam Khan to be “ruined”. Speaking to IANS on Akhilesh Yadav’s criticism of the “bulldozer action” against the university, Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (SBSP) chief Rajbhar questione…
Lucknow, July 18 (IANS) Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind president Maulana Arshad Madani on Saturday said that politics driven by hatred weakens the nation. Referring to the action being taken against Rampur’s Jauhar University, he said that if there were any irregularities, the government should impose penalties or take legal action, but demolishing the university with bulldozers was not the right solution. He also described the “One Nation, One Election” proposal as a political issue and said that the Gyan…
Rampur (Uttar Pradesh), July 18 (IANS) In a setback to jailed Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan, the MP-MLA Special Court (Sessions Trial) here on Saturday rejected his appeal against a two-year sentence awarded by a lower court for his objectionable remark against a district magistrate in 2019. After the court’s decision to uphold the sentence awarded to the SP leader, Prosecution Officer Seema Rana said, “An appeal was filed in the court of the Special Judge (MP-MLA/Sessions Court) Vijay Kuma…
Lucknow, July 17 (IANS) The proposed demolition of 38 out of 40 buildings inside the sprawling Jauhar University in Rampur has triggered war of words, with the Congress calling it a ‘diversionary tactic’ and ‘face saver’ attempt by the state government, in light of ignominy arising out of Ram Temple donation theft. Uttar Pradesh Congress committee (UPCC) Chief Ajay Rai speaking to media on Friday, said that the proposed plan to flatten the University, founded by the Samajwadi Party (SP) leader A…
Rampur, June 30 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday tore into the Samajwadi Party and Congress, accusing them of politicising the donation theft controversy at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya and raking up the ‘dark reign’ during their rule when the devotees were fired upon for merely asserting their devotion to Lord Ram.The Chief Minister’s scathing attack came in the backdrop of a huge political uproar over alleged misappropriation of ‘chadhava’ (offerings) in cash a…
Greater Noida, June 5 (IANS) In a significant breakthrough, the Greater Noida police on Friday busted a burglary racket involved in looting and ransacking of the locked residences in the city and recovered key valuables, including cash and jewellery, from their possession. The police, acting on a tip-off, swooped upon the gang and apprehended four miscreants.Two of them got injured during an encounter while two others were arrested during a combing operation.The police recovered substantial amou…
Lucknow, May 29 (IANS) Abdullah Azam, the son of senior Samajwadi Party (SP) Azam Khan, got a major relief in the two-passport case on Friday. A special MP/MLA court in Rampur overturned his seven-year sentencing by the trial court in the fake passport case; however, the former MLA is unlikely to walk free because of other pending cases. Azam Khan, a former minister in the Uttar Pradesh government and his son, Abdullah Azam, are currently lodged in a Rampur jail. Abdullah came under police scann…
Rampur (Uttar Pradesh), May 16 (IANS) A Rampur MP-MLA court has sentenced senior Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan to two years in prison after convicting him in a 2019 case in which he made an objectionable remark against the then District Magistrate during the Lok Sabha election campaign.He was also fined Rs 5000.The verdict was delivered by Special Magistrate Shobhit Bansal on Saturday after completion of the hearing.The case pertains to a roadshow held in the Bhot police station area of Rampu…
Prayagraj/New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) The Allahabad High Court has dismissed a writ petition filed by a court clerk challenging disciplinary action taken against him for the loss of a judicial file, observing that such lapses strike at the very foundation of the justice delivery system and must be dealt with strictly. Dismissing the plea, a single-judge Bench of Justice Anish Kumar Gupta held that the scope of judicial review in disciplinary matters is limited and found no illegality in the punis…