SP will stop forces trying to create communal tension in UP: Akhilesh Yadav

Last Updated: Friday, October 18, 2013, 17:27

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Friday said Samajwadi Party will make all efforts to stop forces who try to spread communal tension in the state.

SP always had to fight against divisive forces: Mulayam

Last Updated: Friday, October 18, 2013, 16:57

SP supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav on Friday said those attempting to flare-up communal tension in Uttar Pradesh will never be successful.

Centre tells UP govt to maintain status quo in Ayodhya

Last Updated: Friday, October 18, 2013, 14:12

With Muzaffarnagar riots fresh in mind, the Centre has asked the Uttar Pradesh government to maintain status quo in Ayodha.

VHP Sankalp Diwas: BJP MP among 1,600 held; borders sealed

Last Updated: Friday, October 18, 2013, 09:09

As many as 1,600 people, including BJP MP Yogi Adityanath and several VHP leaders, were arrested on Friday while the borders of Ayodhya and Faizabad have been sealed by the Uttar Pradesh government as part of crackdown on the saffron outfit`s proposed `Sankalp Diwas` rally.

Over 350 activists arrested on eve of VHP`s Ayodhya rally

Last Updated: Thursday, October 17, 2013, 19:55

The Uttar Pradesh police on Thursday arrested around 340 people, including former BJP MLA Lalu Singh, and put 42 others under house arrest on the eve of the VHP`s `Sankalp Diwas` rally in Ayodhya, which has been banned by the state government.

UP: 42 VHP activists held ahead of banned `Sankalp Sabha`

Last Updated: Thursday, October 17, 2013, 08:40

The two events were banned by the Samajwadi Party government in the state and many senior VHP leaders including Ashok Singhal and Praveen Togadia were arrested.

VHP vows to defy ban, administration talks tough

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 15, 2013, 20:19

A day after the Uttar Pradesh government banned its proposed `Sankalp Diwas` rally, the VHP on Tuesday vowed to go ahead with its programme even as the district administration said it was determined to thwart any such plan.

Controversial Ayodhya letter: Principal Secretary Home shunted

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 15, 2013, 15:08

The UP government Tuesday removed R M Srivastava from the post of Principal Secretary (Home), close on the heels of suspending IAS officer Sarvesh Chandra Mishra in connection with a controversial letter on "reconstruction" of Ram Temple in Ayodhya.

HC seeks reply from UP Police, IB on threat to three Judges

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 8, 2013, 00:29

Allahabad High Court sought report from UP Police and IB on threat to 3 judges who decided Ayodhya case and suggested additional CRPF security in wake of SIMI activists escaping from Khandwa jail.

Security reviewed ahead of Durga Puja in Faizabad

Last Updated: Monday, October 7, 2013, 00:14

To prevent recurrence of last year`s communal violence during idol immersion, senior police and administrative officials on Sunday reviewed security arrangements ahead of Durga Puja in Faizabad.

Azam Khan slams Modi`s `toilets before temple` remark

Last Updated: Saturday, October 5, 2013, 13:00

Uttar Pradesh Urban Development Minister Mohd Azam Khan has lashed out at Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi for his comments that he preferred toilets to temples.

Ayodhya, religious places in UP put on high alert

Last Updated: Friday, October 4, 2013, 21:43

Uttar Pradesh govt has put on high alert Ayodhya and other religious places after Indian Mujahideen co-founder Yasin Bhatkal`s revelation that terrorist, Tahseen Akhtar, was planning to target them.