Azad was arrested for robbery in 2000, convicted in 2002 & acquitted by Allahabad HC last month. He remained in jail for another month for want of Rs 7,000 to execute bail bond.
For decades, the road of Majra Rajpur was in a dilapidated condition. Though there are other roads, they pass through another village and are longer, often congested.
Of the 20 accused in the violence on 18 November, 1981, which had stemmed from a Dalit-Thakur dispute, 13 died during the trial, while four are still absconding.
Karhal falls under Mainpuri Lok Sabha seat, which was represented 5 times in Parliament by Mulayam Singh Yadav. Akhilesh has fielded his nephew Tej Pratap as Karhal bypoll candidate.
The godman’s palatial ashram in Mainpuri was raided by police Wednesday night. He wasn't present at the premises, the police said. FIR registered against Hathras event organiser.
Dimple secured nearly 6 lakh votes in Mainpuri, a seat she first won in a 2022 bypoll after Mulayam Singh Yadav's demise. Starting 1996, the SP founder won the seat five times.
Reconciliation efforts were on ever since SP patron's death. Shivpal says followers of Gandhi, Lohia, Ambedkar & Chaudhary Charan Singh should come together for 2024 polls.
Till noon, the former CM has polled over 40,000 votes currently in SP bastion of Karhal in Mainpuri district. BJP’s S.P. Singh Baghel trails far behind, getting over 14,000 votes till now.
DMK govt accuses Centre of withholding funds, tightening borrowing, unilateral deductions from state accounts. Says Centre's accounting & funding decisions have 'artificially inflated' debt burden.
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