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South Indians are the leading Beer guzzlers!
2008-04-28 14:12:00 During my visit to Chennai this January for Proto.in, I was really surprised to know that Chennai does not have restaurants that serve Beer or alcoholic drinks. Not only that, it does not have any pubs or Disco's. If you want to go out and enjoy a couple of drinks, the only place would be 4 or 5 start hotels. Now thats a real dampener for person like me who really enjoys going out and having evening drinks with friends. However, it seems that outside of Chennai, South Indians seems to have a huge appetite for Beer. According to the latest figures released the growth was mainly led by the key guzzlers down south, with the largest market Andhra Pradesh vaulting 15.4%, Tamil Nadu 11.6% and Karnataka 24%. Another big market, Maharashtra, however, witnessed sedate growth of 5-6%, with Mumbai city recording a minor dip.
The end of BJP in UP: Gets 1.35% votes in by-poll
2008-04-18 21:26:00 Amid the blue hue that has swept UP, the humiliating defeat of BJP and its absolute marginalisation in the state has been totally overlooked.In the three Assembly by-polls, the share of votes in Muradnagar, Colonelganj and Bilgram, the party has been extraordinary low. It could get just 1.35%, 3% and 5% votes in the elections, the results for which were announced two days back. The BSP won all the three constituences, as also the two Lok Sabha seats. Surprisingly, the Lotus has wilted in the state where it emerged in the mid-80s pitting Hindus and Muslims against each other. And today it seems both Hindus and Muslims have forgotten this party in India's most populous state.This is shocking for the party that it got such a low vote shate. And it has happened barely two decades after the Ram Mandir movement threw the country into communal flames. Clearly the electorate no longer considers BJP as a political option.It was this state where the BJP had got 57 seats out of 85 at the heig...
On the Yamuna. Mathura. Uttar Pradesh
2008-04-02 21:00:00 Women drying up saris alongside the sacred Yamuna river in Mathura. A long line of picturesque, pink ghats - with their steps leading to the water's edge, arched gateways and a temple, of course pink, extending along the right bank of the River Yamuna, emphasise the sacred character of the town of Mathura. The birth place of Lord Krishna, "the best known, best loved and most complex of Lord Vishnu's manifestations". Mathura is today an important place of pilgrimage. An ancient city, Mathura's strategic location at the crossroads of various trade routes - that went westwards to West Asia and the Roman Empire; northwards, via Taxila, Pushkalavati and Purushapur to Central Asia and the Silk Route and eastwards to China - ensured its position as a centre of trade and a meeting point for many different culturesOn the cover of this book: www.garzantilibri.it/default.ph-p?page=visu_libro&CPID...
Congress blames BSP for Uttar Pradesh?s ?lawlessness?
2008-03-31 05:42:00 The Congress Sunday blamed Uttar Pradesh’s ruling Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) for “lawlessness” in the state and accused Chief Minister Mayawati doing little to rein in corruption.
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University of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh
2008-03-21 18:19:00 University of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh Central University Established 1887 The University of Allahabad that is popularly called Allahabad University was only the 4th modern University established in India. The university was established on 23rd September 1887. During the course of history, the university has maintained its sound academic tradition and several extraordinary achievements to its credit. Allahabad University began as an affiliating and examining body for graduate and Post-graduate degrees with a classical orientation in different branches of learning and the responsibility for secondary education as well. However by 1904, the University established its own teaching departments and instituted doctoral research programmes. In 1921, it was reorganised as a unitary teaching and residential University. In 1951, the University recognised certain local institutions as Associated Colleges authorised to teach undergraduate courses under the Faculties of Arts, Commerce, Scienc...
Triangle. Varanasi. Uttar Pradesh
2008-03-21 14:32:00 Dishes, Playing, Boating, a daily scene alongside the Ganges In Varanasi
Aligarh Muslim University, Uttar Pradesh
2008-03-20 14:19:00 Aligarh Muslim University, Uttar Pradesh Contact Information ADDRESSAligarh Muslim UniversityAligarh - 202 002,Uttar Pradesh,India. Central University Tel : 91-571-2704182 Vice Chancellor Phone : +91-571-2700994 Fax : +91-571-2702607 E-Mail : vcamu@amu.ac.in Registrar Phone : +91-571-2700220 Fax : +91-571-2700528 E-Mail : registrar@amu.ac.in DEPARTMENTS FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT OF POST HARVEST ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS & BUSINESS THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL MICROBIOLOGY FACULTY OF ARTS THE DEPARTMENT OF ARABIC CENTER OF COMPARATIVE STUDY OF INDIAN LANG. & CULTURE THE DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH DEPARTMENT OF FINE ART THE DEPARTMENT OF LINGUISTICS THE DEPARTMENT OF MODERN INDIAN LANG. THE DEPARTMENT OF PHILOSOPHY THE DEPARTMENT OF SANSKRIT THE DEPARTMENT OF URDU THE DEPARTMENT OF HINDI FACULTY OF COMMERCE THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE FACULTY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY THE DEPARTMENT OF APPLIED CHEMISTRY THE DEPARTMENT OF AP...
Prayer. Varanasi. Uttar Pradesh
2008-03-11 09:17:00 A man praying on the ghats in Varanasi. Early Morning light. You can see Nandi, Shiva's mount and the Lingam.
Pilgrims. Varanasi. Uttar Pradesh
2008-03-04 20:52:00 Pilgrims from Nepal staying a few days in Varanasi on Assi ghat. They were all coming back from the Ardh Khumbh Mela in Allahabad before heading back, home to Nepal
NTPC to build power plant in Uttar Pradesh
2008-02-28 18:30:00 India’s power generation major NTPC Ltd and state utility Uttar Pradesh Rajya Utpadan Nigam Ltd (UPRUNL) will together set up a 1,320 MW capacity coal-based power plant at Meja near Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh, the company said Thursday.
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Dividing UP: Harit Pradesh, Bundelkhand & Purvanchal
2008-02-17 19:02:00 Uttar Pradesh, the heart of India, and the great landmass with a population of 200 million may get trifurcated into three states (or even four states).And Lucknow may lose its political power that will get divided among Varanasi, Jhansi and Meerut, the capitals of the proposed states. It may take a couple of more years for the states to come into existence, but the growing regional aspirations among people in these regions and the politicians' vested interests will ultimately lead to the division of these states.Though UP is difficult to govern, given its size, the fact remains that smaller states have turned out to be bigger failures. As long as Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand were part of greater Madhya Pradesh and greater Bihar, the situation in these regions was not as bad as today.Both the states that had huge mineral deposits and other natural resources, have become hotbeds of Naxalism. Corruption has grown by leaps and bounds and insurgency has made development impossible. These ...
Uttar Pradesh ups security for Valentine?s Day
2008-02-13 16:13:00 Heavy security deployments have been planned in all major cities of Uttar Pradesh on the Valentine’s Day Thursday in view of the past history of vandalism by some extremist groups.
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In the name of Ash: Bachchans open girls’ school in Uttar Pradesh
2008-01-28 14:32:00 The Bachchans - Amitabh Bachchan along with wife Jaya Bachchan, son Abhishek Bachchan and daughter in law Aishwairya Rai Bachchan - were in Daulatpur village in Barabanki disctrict, Uttar Pradesh to lay the foundation stone for a girls' school named after the Bachchan bahu.The school - which is named Shrimati Aishwarya Bachchan Kanya Mahavidyalaya - is the very first in that area, sprawling across 3.5 acres of land bought specifically for this purpose.In her very first public address, Aishwarya said, "I was a little hesitant when the family decided to name the school after me. Since, there are so many other seniors in the family already.I think it would have been more appropriate to name it after them. But now that they have convinced me, my only hope is to ensure that I can live up to their expectations." In addition to the Bachchan family, a number of UNPA leaders including former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister - Mulayam Singh Yadav and Senior SP leader and close friend of the Bach...
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Mayawati forgets Muslims: No place in 30% job quota in private sector
2008-01-11 21:34:00 UP Chief Minister Mayawati has announced 30% quota in private sector. The scheme says that any industrial group that seeks land in Uttar Pradesh or any government assistnce in any other form, will have to give voluntary quota.No doubt it is a marvellous idea despite the fact that not many investors are coming to UP. But it is also true that UP is not totally devoid of opportunities. If properly implemented and monitored this scheme can work wonders. But Maya has conveniently forgotten Muslims. The 30% quota would be divided equally among Dalits, Other Backward Castes (OBCs) and Upper Castes. So where are Muslims? After Samajwadi Party, it is BSP that gets most Muslim votes. But Mayawati has had a strange relationship with Muslims. She is never comfortable with the community. And is only reaping the benefits of the work of her mentor Kashi Ram, who had brought the Dalis and Muslims together in heartland, after the failure of Dr Faridi's experiment.From Urdu poet Malikzada Manzoor Ah...
Pilgrims. Varanasi. Uttar Pradesh
2007-12-05 07:17:00 Pilgrims from Nepal staying a few days in Varanasi on Assi ghat.They were all coming back from the Ardh Khumbh Mela in Allahabad before heading back to Nepal.
Uttar Pradesh Bomb Blasts
2007-11-23 20:13:00 Three serial bomb blasts in Uttar Pradesh have left the people terror struck. The blasts have claimed several lives and left others injured. The gove1 Vote(s)
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Hotels in Uttar pradesh
2007-11-15 00:00:00 Browse Hotels in Uttar pradesh, get information about the tourist places to visit, favorable season to visit, hotel packages, meal charges, hotel facilities and other services provided by the hotels / resorts in India.
Going Home. Vrindavan. Uttar Pradesh
2007-11-12 14:44:00 A White Widow of Vrindavan going home after the prayers. I do understand this is one image, but I shot it thinking about the other one. This is part of a set...more images:widowsofvrindavan.blogsp-ot.com/
Baidehi. Varanasi. Uttar Pradesh
2007-11-10 19:04:00 Baidehi is an old woman, people told me, 100 years old. She is a destitute woman from the state of Bihar. She came to Varanasi to die. She is living with other older women inside a house next to the cremation ghats. You can see all her belongings next to the clay oven where she cooks her meals.
Purge of police in India's Uttar Pradesh is criticized
2007-10-17 00:46:00 '); E-Mail Article Listen to Article Printer-Friendly 3-Column Format Translate Share Article Text Size LUCKNOW, India: The new government of the most populous Indian state, Uttar Pradesh, has fired 18,000 police officers in recent weeks, charging
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Raymond to double number of retail outlets in Uttar Pradesh
2007-07-21 05:23:00 By Vipin Agnihotri Raymond limited is all set to double its retail presence in the most populous state of the country, Uttar Pradesh by targeting customers in tier III and tier IV cities. In an exclusive interview with The India Street, Aniruddha Deshmukh, president retail, Raymond limited said that expansion potential is limited in Lucknow so... Please visit www.theindiastreet.com for more!
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Alert in Uttar Pradesh after violence over medical test results
2007-06-16 16:19:00 Lucknow, June 16 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government Saturday sounded an alert to contain widespread violence across the state a day after it had ordered a probe into alleged irregularities in the results of medical entrance exams.
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ALLAHABAD, Uttar Pradesh ,India
2007-06-10 12:35:00 ?Prayag? or ?Allahabad? as it is known today is one of the most sacred pilgrimage centers of India. The present city of Allahabad was founded by the Mughal emperor Akbar in 1575 A.D. Realizing its strategic importance as a waterway landmark in north India; Akbar built a magnificent fort on the banks of the holy ...
Amitabh could face criminal charges in Uttar Pradesh
2007-06-05 15:25:00 Lucknow, June 5 (IANS) With Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati cracking the whip on all officials involved in allegedly forging records to accord Amitabh Bachchan “farmer” status, will the superstar also have to face criminal charges? After Mayawati late Monday issued a directive to the administration to file criminal cases against at least five officials - ...
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Uttar Pradesh?s top bureaucrat is a man of action
2007-05-28 13:58:00 Lucknow, May 28 (IANS) Shashank Shekhar Singh, Mayawati’s choice as cabinet secretary in the new Uttar Pradesh administration, is a former helicopter pilot with a reputation for being an upright officer, a man of action and a hard taskmaster. A former army officer, commissioned in 1970, Shashank Shekhar Singh originally came on deputation to the state ...
Another haul of explosives in Uttar Pradesh
2007-05-25 14:09:00 Lucknow, May 25 (IANS) Is Uttar Pradesh sitting on a powder keg? The question has begun doing the rounds since the state police made a major haul of explosives close on the heel of two other similar incidents this week. Police Thursday night discovered the pack of explosives from a village in Allahabad district bordering Madhya ...
In Mayawati?s Uttar Pradesh Blue is the new Saffron
2007-05-16 02:22:00 ? OffStumped For All Things Right of Center, Bringing a Right of Centre Reality Check to Indian Politics, News Media Reporting and Opinion now in Hindi ?? ?? ?? ???? ????? ??. ? In nearly over a decade Uttar Pradesh has a majority government. As the BSP’s Mayawati settles down into the Chief Minister’s chair in Lucknow, the ...
BSP crushes everyone to take power in Uttar Pradesh
2007-05-11 14:21:00 Lucknow, May 11 (IANS) The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) created history Friday with an amazing electoral victory in Uttar Pradesh, India’s most populous state, to catapult its charismatic leader Mayawati as chief minister for a fourth time and as a key player in national politics. Mayawati, 51, who had ruled Uttar Pradesh on three occasions briefly, ...
Mayawati’s BSP takes Uttar Pradesh - Offstumped early analysis
2007-05-11 14:15:00 — OffStumped For All Things Right of Center, Bringing a Right of Centre Reality Check to Indian Politics, News Media Reporting and Opinion now in Hindi अब आप के लिये हिंदी मे. —    Mayawati’s strategy of sewing up rainbow coalition, particularly wooing Brahmins and other upper castes, appeared to have paid rich dividends to BSP. The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) was poised to take power in Uttar Pradesh after pulling off a spectacular showing on Friday in Assembly elections. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav has conceded defeat and tendered his resignation. The BJP’s central office in New Delhi was silent on Friday as the vote count in the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections showed the saffron party’s decline after a worse than ever performance. It now looks like Mayawati will not need anyone’s support to form the government getting very close to the half way mark. Offstumped attempts to get beneath headlines...
BSP crushes everyone to take power in Uttar Pradesh
2007-05-11 13:21:00 Lucknow, May 11 (IANS) The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) created history Friday with an amazing electoral victory in Uttar Pradesh, India’s most populous state, to catapult its charismatic leader Mayawati as chief minister for a fourth time and as a key player in national politics. Mayawati, 51, who had ruled Uttar Pradesh on three occasions briefly, ...
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Uttar Pradesh, India?s most populous state
2007-05-11 13:08:00 New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh, which is set to have a new government soon, is the most populous state in India with a population of 166 million. The state has an area of 236,286 sq km. It has a sex ratio of 898 females per 1,000 men and a literacy rate of 56.3 percent. The ...
All except BSP await a fractured verdict in Uttar Pradesh
2007-05-10 15:35:00 Lucknow, May 10 (IANS) With counting of votes Friday for the crucial Uttar Pradesh assembly polls, most parties are resigned to a fractured verdict - except for the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) that is expecting its leader Mayawati to form the next government. Mayawati has been claiming that she is going to be state’s chief minister ...
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Mammoth Uttar Pradesh election ends - most peacefully
2007-05-08 15:45:00 Lucknow, May 8 (IANS) India’s most staggered election ended in Uttar Pradesh Tuesday in peace with 50 million people voting in all to pick a new government in the country’s most populous and politically most crucial state. The Election Commission earned kudos from voters and politicians alike as the final and seventh phase of the gigantic ...
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Uttar Pradesh Polls sixth phase - Offstumped Predictions
2007-05-03 19:50:00 ? OffStumped For All Things Right of Center, Bringing a Right of Centre Reality Check to Indian Politics, News Media Reporting and Opinion now in Hindi ?? ?? ?? ???? ????? ??. ? An exit poll after the sixth phase of voting in Uttar Pradesh assembly elections on Thursday showed the BJP and the ruling SP at second ...
Millions vote in Uttar Pradesh?s penultimate round
2007-05-03 15:39:00 Lucknow, May 3 (IANS) A little over seven million people voted peacefully Thursday in the sixth and penultimate leg of elections in Uttar Pradesh, making it the longest state ballot in India’s history. Belying fears of low polling, at least 43 percent of 16.3 million cast their votes to pick 52 legislators from among 738 contestants ...
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Uttar Pradesh Polls fifth phase - Offstumped Predictions
2007-05-01 17:20:00 ? OffStumped For All Things Right of Center, Bringing a Right of Centre Reality Check to Indian Politics, News Media Reporting and Opinion now in Hindi ?? ?? ?? ???? ????? ??. ? Though exit polls haven’t been able to agree on the outcome of the UP polls, NDTV-IMRB poll had a totally different view both on the ...
Millions vote, low Muslim turnout in Uttar Pradesh
2007-04-28 13:59:00 Lucknow, April 28 (IANS) Millions voted Saturday in the fifth leg of Uttar Pradesh’s staggered assembly elections but Muslim turnout was low in most of the 57 constituencies, officials said. After a slow start, some 32 percent of the estimated 15.9 million voters had voted by 2 p.m. in the nine districts of Hardoi, Unnao, Lucknow, ...
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Uttar Pradesh Polls Phase 4 - Offstumped Predictions
2007-04-24 01:04:00 — OffStumped For All Things Right of Center, Bringing a Right of Centre Reality Check to Indian Politics, News Media Reporting and Opinion now in Hindi अब आप के लिये हिंदी मे. — Uttar Pradesh went to the fourth phase of assembly elections on Monday. According to the NDTV exit poll conducted after the fourth phase, the SP ...
Uttar Pradesh Polls Phase 3 - Offstumped Predictions
2007-04-18 22:01:00 ? OffStumped For All Things Right of Center, Bringing a Right of Centre Reality Check to Indian Politics, News Media Reporting and Opinion now in Hindi ?? ?? ?? ???? ????? ??. ? The third phase of polling in Uttar Pradesh, involving 57of the state’s 403 seats, ended on Wednesday. In an NDTV exit poll for the third ...
Uttar Pradesh Polls Phase 2 - Offstumped Predictions
2007-04-13 18:51:00 ? OffStumped For All Things Right of Center, Bringing a Right of Centre Reality Check to Indian Politics, News Media Reporting and Opinion now in Hindi ?? ?? ?? ???? ????? ??. ? Samajwadi Party and BSP appeared to be in a neck and neck race in Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections with an exit poll after Friday’s second ...
Uttar Pradesh goes to polls - Offstumped Predictions
2007-04-07 18:25:00 ? OffStumped For All Things Right of Center, Bringing a Right of Centre Reality Check to Indian Politics, News Media Reporting and Opinion now in Hindi ?? ?? ?? ???? ????? ??. ? With an estimated 45 per cent of people voting in the first phase of the seven-phase election Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav is among the ...
Rahul Gandhi in Uttar Pradesh - Will he make an impact ?
2007-03-19 20:15:00 ? OffStumped For All Things Right of Center, Bringing a Right of Centre Reality Check to Indian Politics, News Media Reporting and Opinion now in Hindi ?? ?? ?? ???? ????? ??. ? In a broadside against the Congress establishment during late Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao’s tenure Rahul Gandhi on Monday claimed that the Babri Masjid would ...
Uttar Pradesh Assembly Polls - Dalit Vote Significance
2007-03-11 20:57:00 ? OffStumped For All Things Right of Center, Bringing a Right of Centre Reality Check to Indian Politics, News Media Reporting and Opinion now in Hindi ?? ?? ?? ???? ????? ??. ? The Dalit factor continues to be a wildcard in Indian Politics and more specifically in Uttar Pradesh. What was traditionally a Congress vote bank in ...
Bill on Communal Violence - Eye on Muslim Vote Bank in Uttar Pradesh
2007-03-02 04:14:01 ? OffStumped For All Things Right of Center, Bringing a Right of Centre Reality Check to Indian Politics, News Media Reporting and Opinion now in Hindi ?? ?? ?? ???? ????? ??. ? The cabinet Thursday gave its approval for enactment of the Communal Violence (Prevention, Control and Rehabilitation of Victims) Bill. The bill purportedly aims at preventing ...
Uttar Pradesh Poll schedule announced - Mulayam Congress face off continues
2007-02-23 03:57:01 ? OffStumped For All Things Right of Center, Bringing a Right of Centre Reality Check to Indian Politics, News Media Reporting and Opinion now in Hindi ?? ?? ?? ???? ????? ??. ? The 7 phase poll schedule for assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh announced by the Election Commission is the latest twist in the grand Indian Political ...
Uttar Pradesh to Uttarakhand - BJP smiling
2007-02-17 21:45:02 ? OffStumped For All Things Right of Center, Bringing a Right of Centre Reality Check to Indian Politics, News Media Reporting and Opinion now in Hindi ?? ?? ?? ???? ????? ??. ? Amidst reports that the Centre is considering dismissal of his government, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Samajwadi Party president Mulayam Singh has convened an emergency ...
Stating that Uttar Pradesh government had ultimately bowed t
2007-01-16 16:47:01 Stating that Uttar Pradesh government had ultimately bowed to public pressure by agreeing on a CBI probe into the killing of innumerable children at Nithari village in Noida, the BJP today said the investigation should start immediately.The two accused of Nithari killings, Moninder Singh Pandher and Surinder Koli were put through various psychological tests today at the Forensic Science Laboratory here.Noida Deputy SP Dinesh Yadav, who accompanied the accused from Delhi, told newspersons near the FSL that they had requested the officials here to conduct three tests -- narco-analysis, lie-detector and brain mapping -- in order to probe the missing gaps.''The tests are part of the investigations, and are being done on court orders,'' Mr Yadav said.Asked about the possibility of a link to organ trade, the DSP said, ''The case would be probed from every possible angle.'' Refusing to to give a time-frame for completion of the tests, the FSL Director said it could take at least th... |
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