New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday sought the UP government’s reply on a plea, filed by the Allahabad Heritage Society, challenging the decision to rename Allahabad as Prayagraj. A Bench, comprising Chief Justice S.A. Bobde and Justices B.R. Gavai and Surya Kant, issued notice to the state government. The petition also challenges the February 2019 […]
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President accepts Allahabad varsity VC resignation, orders probe
New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind on Friday accepted the resignation of Professor Rattan Lal Hangloo from the position of Vice Chancellor of the University of Allahabad. Hangloo sent his resignation in a letter dated December 31, 2019, citing personal reasons. He has been relieved with immediate effect. A press release issued by the Ministry […]
Priyanka Gandhi helps child with tumor in Allahabad
Allahabad: Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi has extended a helping hand for a minor girl suffering from tumor here in Uttar Pradesh. The girl’s parents on Friday contacted Gandhi and expressed their inability to bear the cost of their daughter’s treatment. Gandhi immediately contacted senior party leaders Rajiv Shukla, Hardik Patel and Mohd Azharuddin and […]
Samajwadi Party names candidates for Phulpur, Allahabad
Lucknow: The Samajwadi Party on Saturday named Pandhari Yadav as its candidate from the Phulpur parliamentary constituency. Pandhari Yadav is a former district President of the Samajwadi Party (SP). The Phulpur Lok Sabha seat was won by former Prime Minister late Jawaharlal Nehru in 1952, 1957 and 1962. The Samajwadi Party, which wrested the seat […]
Three drown as boat capsizes in Yamuna river in Allahabad
Allahabad (1 Min Read) : Three persons were drowned in the Yamuna river here on Monday evening as their boat capsized, police said. Five persons are still missing while six persons were safely rescued. An official informed that the prima facie reason for the mishap was a hole in the boat. There were fourteen persons, […]
Allahabad now officially renamed Prayagraj
Lucknow : Allahabad will now on be officially known as Prayagraj. A decision to this effect was ratified by the Uttar Pradesh cabinet at a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday. Briefing the media, government spokesman and Health Minister Siddhartha Nath Singh said the decision was taken keeping in mind the rich […]
Four of a family killed in Allahabad
Allahabad : Four members of a family were brutally hacked to death here in Uttar Pradesh early on Friday, police said. The murders took place in Bigahiya in Madhavnagar. The dead include two women, a child and one man. The deceased have been identified as Kamlesh Devi, 52, her son-in-law Pratap Narayan, 35, her daughter […]
One injured as bomb goes off in Allahabad
Lucknow : A child was injured when a bomb exploded in a garbage dump in Allahabad on Wednesday, police said. The blast took place in Rasoolabad area of the city. Four crude bombs were also recovered from the site and have been sent for forensic checking, a police official said. “They have since been diffused […]
Six injured in communal clash in Allahabad
Allahabad, Jan 12 : Six persons, including four policemen, were injured here in a clash between two communities on Friday, police said. The clash erupted as a fallout of the heated exchanges on Thursday in Ghoorpur area, a police officer said. Senior Superintendent of Police Aakash Kulhari is camping at the site. The situation was […]