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UP blast accused dies on way to jail; 42 cops booked, govt orders probe

May 19, 2013

Forty-two policemen, including DGP (Training) Brij Lal, have been booked for his death. The state government has also ordered a CBI probe. #Uttar Pradesh #NewsTracker #Khalid Mujahid
Prisoner dies after UP police injects petrol, acid into his body

May 19, 2013

According to reports, a thirty-something murder suspect died after the UP police injected petrol and acid into his body. #Uttar Pradesh #NewsTracker #Police brutality #UP Police
UP govt has to bring out truth in Varun Gandhi hate speech case: Cong

May 16, 2013

"We have seen that expose. After the emergence of new things regarding it, it is now the responsibility of the state government to present the truth regarding it before the court. The court will take a decision," Congress spokesperson Shakeel Ahmed said. #Uttar Pradesh #Congress #NewsTracker #Samajwadi Party #Varun Gandhi

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Do our politicians really need the security they get?

Mar 19, 2012

Is the security around most Indian politicians like Mayawati, who recently saw her security staff reduced from 400 to 40, really needed? #ThatsJustWrong #Uttar Pradesh #Mayawati #Mamata Banerjee #Security
Waiting for Godot: When will we see election reform?

Mar 05, 2012

EVM punched, we are then supposed to shut up and sit quietly in our little corner of the world for the next few years, watching institutionalized loot and plunder. #Anna Hazare #Jayaprakash Narayan #Uttar Pradesh #Chief Election Commissioner #Electoral reform #UP2012
Near-term macro risks remain, but don't sell your stocks yet

Feb 10, 2012

It is definitely not the right time to sell and stay out. There is a lot of liquidity being pumped into markets by central banks #Uttar Pradesh #Inflation #Finance #WhyNow #Federal Reserve System #Market liquidity #NotJobsButPassion

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Four men gang-rape woman, beat her up in Uttar Pradesh

2013-05-18 03:56:00

Zee Media Bureau Moradabad: In a heinous incident, a 35-year-old woman has been allegedly gang-raped and beaten up by four men in Moradabad district of Uttar Pradesh. According to a news channel, the suspects allegedly gang-raped the woman, with whom the #Uttar Pradesh
Calcutta Telegraph
Buzz of heartland role for Modi aide Amit

2013-05-18 21:03:00

New Delhi, May 18: Narendra Modi’s “right-hand man” Amit Shah is likely to be appointed the BJP’s general secretary in charge of Uttar Pradesh, party sources said. If it happens, the appointment will provide another sign of the Gujarat chief minister’s i #Amit Shah (politician) #Uttar Pradesh #Bharatiya Janata Party
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Uttar Pradesh: Sand mafia brutally assaults officials

2013-05-16 01:42:00

Ghaziabad: A team of government officials, including two policemen, were brutally assaulted on Thursday by henchmen of a sand mafia in Uttar Pradesh, police said. They even tried to run them over with a tractor. The incident took place at Shamli, over 10 #Uttar Pradesh #New Delhi

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