‘verify about blocked news channels in UP’
lucknow: The Allahabad High Court on Friday directed Uttar Pradesh Chief Secretary to verify whether two news channels were blocked by cable operators on State Government’s orders.
Akhilesh to expand Cabinet today
lucknow: The almost two-year-old Akhilesh Yadav Government in UP will go for a minor expansion of the Council of Ministers on Saturday. This will be the fifth expansion of the Council of Ministers in such a short period. The Cabinet expansion was scheduled on November 1 last year, but it was postponed following death of Samajwadi Party’s sitting MlA Raja Ram Pandey.
Amartya: AAP win sets example of democracy
Jaipur: Debutant Aam Aadmi Party’s victory in the recent Delhi assembly elections has set a good example of the strength of democracy in India, Nobel laureate Amartya Sen said at the Jaipur literature Festival(JlF) on Friday.
UP CM: Development not getting publicity
lucknow: In a candid confession, Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav said that despite carrying out development work, his Government had got bad publicity because it was not able to publicise the good works among the people and media alike. won’t participate in T debate: YSR Cong Hyderabad: YSR Congress Party on Friday made it clear that it will not participate in the debate in Andhra Pradesh Assembly on the Bill for formation of separate Telangana State. As the assembly resumed the debate after Sankranti holidays, the party staged a walkout. It earlier stalled the house leading to adjournment for half-an-hour. YSRCP leader YS Vijayamma said since there was no response to their demands for passing a resolution to keep the state united and to first take up voting on the bill, they were staging a walkout.
Expose faulty policies of govts: Mayawati
lucknow: Exhorting party workers to work with a missionary zeal, Bahujan Samaj Party president Mayawati issued fresh directives asking them to expose the faulty policies of the State and Central Governments. “Do not get misled by the canard being spread by the other parties. Work hard to ensure the victory of BSP in all the parliamentary constituencies of the State,” Mayawati said.